Listening

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Gratitude Journaling: Working Towards Wellbeing and the themes of journaling and gratitude journaling. Students learn vocabulary related to related to positive perception and positive psychology, talk about journaling and gratitude journaling, discuss quotations about journaling, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video and reading an article, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

A 50-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Gravity starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney for English language students who want to learn English through watching films. The guide will help students improve their English vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation and speaking.

A 24-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning Green Book starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali for English language students who want to learn English through watching films. The guide will help students improve their English vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation and speaking.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five habits that make you feel incredible and the themes of self-development and positive habits. Students learn vocabulary related to self-development and positive habits, talk about positive habits, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, discuss comments on a YouTube short video, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled There is a formula for happiness — but it’s highly misunderstood and the themes of happiness and the science of happiness. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and the science of happiness, talk about happiness, discuss quotations about happiness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How some friendships last — and others don’t and the themes of friendship and how to build healthy habits for making and maintaining strong friendships. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and habits for making and maintaining strong friendships, talk about friendship and how to build healthy habits for making and maintaining strong friendships, discuss quotations about friendship, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss tips for making and maintaining strong friendships given in an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 5 Healthy Morning Routine Habits and the theme of morning routines and healthy habits. Students learn vocabulary related to morning routines and self-care, talk about morning routines, discuss quotations about mornings, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, read an article titled The Science of a Perfect Morning: Why Routine Matters, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Number One Rule for Healthy Relationships and the theme of healthy romantic relationships. Students learn abstract nouns to describe qualities and vocabulary related to expressing emotions and feelings, discuss quotations about romantic relationships, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

A 30-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Grammy-nominated film Her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson for English language students who want to learn English through watching films. The guide will help students improve their English vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation and speaking.

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film titled Her Shoes by The Mercadantes and the themes of shoes and clothes. Students learn vocabulary related to shoes and clothes, talk about shoes and clothes, watch a short film, describe shoes in a film, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of heroes. Students learn abstract nouns to describe qualities, talk about well-known heroes, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, talk about unsung heroes and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of Christmas and Christmas adverts. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and Christmas adverts, watch a short advert, predict the end of a short advert, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short advert, write from the perspective of a character in a short advert and reflect on the lesson.

An 60-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe for English language students who want to learn English through watching films. The guide will help students improve their English vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation and speaking.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Highly sensitive people are the best employees! and the themes of sensitivity and highly sensitive people. Students learn vocabulary related to sensitivity and highly sensitive people, talk about sensitivity and highly sensitive people, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from a short video and reflect on the lesson.

Lesson Summary:A complete B1–B2 ESL video lesson plan on hiking and emotional resilience that builds vocabulary, guides prediction and viewing, and develops speaking through discussion and extended roleplay. Learners analyse a short video, read a linked article, write reflectively and consolidate critical thinking. Learning Objectives: To introduce the themes of hiking and emotional resilience To […]