This lesson plan is designed around an inspiring short film by Casey Neistat and the themes of life, inspiration and travel. Students put words into order to create quotes, discuss quotes, watch a short film, speak and write. Language level: … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a beautiful and inspiring short film by called Validation. Students practise using positive adjectives and paying compliments, and write a narrative. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: All ages Time: 90 minutes … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around a short film clip from Avalon directed by Barry Levinson and an infographic titled The Advantages of Learning Languages by Kaplan . The lesson encourages students to overcome the difficulties of learning English and to … 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 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
This lesson is designed around How To Be Alone, a short film by artist and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman, and a poem by singer-songwriter and poet Tanya Davies which examines how we can enjoy being alone. Language level: Upper-intermediate (B2.1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: Mature … Continue reading
This lesson is designed around an astonishing short film by Miguel Endara in which he records himself painstakingly creating a portrait of his hero using 3.2 million ink dots. The lesson also looks at the smallest works of art in the world … Continue reading
This lesson is based on the theme of inspiration and inspirational quotes in films. Language level: Upper-intermediate (B2.1) – Advanced (B2.2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Watching three videos, listening Topic: Inspiration, inspirational quotes and happiness Language: … Continue reading