This lesson plan is designed around 2 short films: Paperman an Oscar-nominated short by John Kahrs and Signs an award winning film by Patrick Hughes. Students write a narrative, predict a story and use adjectives to describe characters and emotions. … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a short film by Ruairí Robinson called Blinky and the theme of robots and technology. Students talk about robots and technology, and watch a short film and a TV commercial. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a beautiful short film about Stephen Wiltshire, an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes. As a child Stephen was mute and did not relate to other people. When he was three he was diagnosed as … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a funny short film by Gavin O’Grady and the theme of dogs and their owners. Language level: Upper-intermediate (B2.1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 60 minutes Activity: Watching a short film, speaking and … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a short film by Ramon and Pedro which tells the story of a boy’s journey from childhood to old age. Students practise speaking, writing and vocabulary related to age, face, body, mood and actions. Language level: Intermediate (B1)- … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a short film Amar by Andrew Hinton which focuses on a single day in the life of a fourteen year-old Indian boy. Students practise talking about their present and past daily routines, and compare their routines with those of … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a beautiful and movingshort film called Whistleless by Siri Melchior, and the themes of communication and creativity. Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) – Intermediate (B1) Learner type: All ages Time: 60 minutes Activity: Watching a short film, speaking and … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a beautiful short documentary film called Caine’s Arcade directed by Nirvan Mullick and the themes of childhood games, creativity and imagination. Language level: Intermediate (B1)- Advanced (C1) Learner type: All ages Time: 90 minutes Activity: Watching short film, speaking, … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around two short films, What’s Cookin’? by LRG and Happy Food by Yum Yum London, and the theme of food. Students practise food and restaurant vocabulary and speaking. Language level: Elementary (A1) – Pre-intermediate (A2) Learner type: All ages Time: 60 … Continue reading
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