This lesson plan is designed around a short film by John X. Carey which was commissioned by Dove and the theme of beauty. Students describe portraits, talk about beauty, watch a short film and write a detailed self-portrait. Language level: … Continue reading
This lesson plan is designed around a moving short film by Nicholas Clifford and the theme of empathy. Students write a story, watch a short film and speak about empathy. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner … Continue reading
This lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film by Nuno Rocha called 3 X 3 and the themes of intelligence and persistence. Students describe a photo, watch a short film and speak about physical appearance, intelligence and persistence. … Continue reading
This lesson plan is designed around a short video which was inspired by Be Happy: A Little Book to Help You Live a Happy Life by Monica Sheehan. Students speak and write about happiness, and watch a short video. Language … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a beautiful short film by Bruce Branit called World Builder. Students speak and write about a perfect world, and watch a short film. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper-intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a beautiful short film called Momentos by Nuno Rocha and the theme of homelessness. Students use vocabulary to describe appearance, character and feelings, write a story, watch a short film and speak about homelessness. Language … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a beautiful and poignant video based on the spoken word poem To this Day by Shane Koyczan. The video is the result of the To This Day Project to raise awareness of the long-term effects … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around Head Over Heels an Oscar-nominated puppet animation directed by Timothy Reckart. Students practise using idiomatic expressions, watch a short film and talk about love and relationships. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a short film called On Time by Ted Chung in which a travelling salesman sells the future. Students describe an image, predict a story, watch a short film, speaking about time and write a story. … Continue reading
This lesson plan is designed around the original trailer for Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho is a masterpiece, one of the best trailers I’ve ever seen. In the trailer, which is a masterpiece, Hitchcock takes us on a tour of the film … Continue reading