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Category: Inspiration

‘Stephen Wiltshire’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video about the cityscape artist Stephen Wiltshire. Students describe the character of a person they know, describe the character of a person in a photo, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.   Language […]

‘Caine’s Arcade’ Lesson plan

This ESL lesson is designed around a beautiful short film called Caine’s Arcade directed by Nirvan Mullick and the themes of childhood games, creativity and imagination. Students talk about childhood games and creativity, watch a short film, discuss a short film, read an article and reflect on the lesson.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) […]

‘Where do ideas come from?’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Where do ideas come from? by Andrew Norton and the themes of ideas, inspiration and creativity. Students learn vocabulary related to ideas, inspiration and creativity, talk about ideas, inspiration and creativity, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video and reflect […]

‘Make It Count’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around an inspiring short film titled Make It Count and the themes of life, inspiration and travel. Students put words into order to create quotations, discuss quotations, watch a short film, speak and write.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults […]

‘To Do List’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson is designed around an inspiring short film about what we do in our everyday lives. In the lesson students watch and discuss a short film, and write three to do lists. The lesson also encourages students to reflect on their own language learning and how they can improve it. Language level: Pre-intermediate […]