The Other Pair
This ELT lesson plan is designed around a short film by Sarah Zorik titled The Other Pair and the themes of altruism and empathy. Students watch a short film, write a story, and speak about a story. I would ask … Continue reading
Category Archives: Pre-intermediate (A2) – Intermediate (B1)
The Present
This ELT lesson plan is designed around a moving short film by Jacob Frey titled The Present and the theme of teenagers. Students practice adjectives related to character and teenagers, watch the start of a short films, write a narrative … Continue reading
Soar
This ELT lesson plan is designed around a delightful short film by Alyce Tzue titled Soar, and the theme of flying. Students listen to a description of a scene, visualise it, predict what is going to happen next, write a … Continue reading
The Man on the Moon
This EFL lesson plan is designed around a short film commissioned by the British department store John Lewis, directed by Some Such and the theme of Christmas. Students watch a short film, predict a story and talk about ways of … Continue reading
Mog’s Christmas Calamity
This EFL lesson plan is designed around a short film commissioned by the British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s titled Mog’s Christmas Calamity inspired by the children’s writer Judith Kerr. In the lesson students collate vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas … Continue reading
97% Love Match
This EFL lesson is designed around a short film by Ben Brand titled 97% and the themes of apps and dating. Students talk about the apps they commonly use, do a dictation, watch a short film and retell a story. … Continue reading
Colors
This EFL lesson is designed around a short film by The Mercadantes which explores how beauty can be found in the most seemingly mundane objects, and the theme of colours. Students revise colours, come up with objects of a certain … Continue reading
The Notebook
This EFL lesson is designed around a beautiful short film by Greg Gray and the theme of household chores. Students learn and practise vocabulary related to household chores, talk about household chores and watch a short film. I would … Continue reading
Paris and New York
This EFL lesson is designed around a short film by Franck Matellini which shows images of Paris and New York. In the lessons learn vocabulary related to cities, describe features of both cities and then compare them, and then watch … Continue reading
I want to learn English because …
Overview This EFL lesson is designed around a short video commissioned by OUP to promote their Q: Skills for Success series. In the lesson students talk about their reasons for learning English and what they want to do with … Continue reading