This lesson is designed around a short film called When I Grow Up and a trailer for a documentary called One Week Job in which a young man does 52 jobs in one year. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper-intermediate (B2.1) Learner type: Teens and … Continue reading
The lesson is designed around a short film called The Love Competition directed by Brent Hoff and the theme of love. In order to find out if it’s possible for one person to love more than another the film-maker teamed up with … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around 2 short films and the theme of books. The Joy of Books by Sean Ohlenkamp is a stop-motion short film which features books joyfully coming to life at night. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a short film inspired by a poem by Charles Bukowski. Students watch the short film and write a verse of poetry inspired by the short film. Students then listen and read the poem. For homework … Continue reading
This lesson practises listening, speaking and reading. This optimistic lesson is designed around a short film School Portrait by director Nick Scott which tells the story of a jaded, cynical school photographer who tries to give each child a harsh vision of what their future … Continue reading
This lesson is based on a short animation film called Charade directed by John Minnis which won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 1985 , and a hilarious clip from a BBC programme It also looks at how students can learn lyrics … Continue reading
This lesson is based on a beautiful animation called A Short Love Story by Carlos Lascano, and the theme of dreams. It also encourages students to write narratives using a fantastic storytelling site called Storybird. The lesson is probably best suited to young … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around an award-winning film called Apricot by Ben Briand and the subject of memories. Students describe and interpret photos, watch a short film and speak about childhood memories. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: Teens and adults … Continue reading
This lesson is based on a beautiful short film called Signs by Patrick Hughes about communication. Students speak about communication, watch a short film and write a composition about improving their communication. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around the trailer for The King’s Speech and the theme of speaking in public. Students talk about speaking in public, watch a film trailer, read advice about speaking in public and prepare a short film presentation. … Continue reading