Listening

Lesson SummaryThis engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Ryan’s Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur and explores the theme of recycling and its environmental benefits. Suitable for Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) level students, the lesson is ideal for teens and adults. It features vocabulary-building, critical thinking, structured roleplay, article-based tasks, and […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around an animated short film and the theme of refugees. Students practise vocabulary related to refugees, speak about refugees, watch a short film, retell a story, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, empathise with a refugee child, reflect on the lesson and write an account of a refugee child fleeing their country.

Lesson Summary:This ESL video lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use resource based on the short video The Productivity Myth: Why you’ll never ‘get on top of everything’. It explores the themes of productivity and reimagined productivity, helping learners develop advanced skills through vocabulary building, viewing, discussion and creative activities. Suitable for C1–C2 learners, it offers […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Three Invaluable Tools to Boost Your Resilience and the theme of resilience. Students learn vocabulary related to resilience, talk about resilience, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of twins. Students write and talk about twins, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write from the perspective of a character in a video and reflect on the lesson.

Lesson Summary:This complete ESL video lesson plan is designed for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners and explores the themes of ageing and reverse ageing. Students learn key vocabulary related to health, longevity and wellbeing, discuss inspiring quotations about ageing, predict and analyse a short video, answer comprehension questions, explore issues through structured discussion and […]

A 29-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Revolutionary Road starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet 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 50-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Rocketman starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden and Bryce Dallas Howard 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 Collection of 6 Extensive Viewing Guides for romantic comedy films.

• As Good as It Gets
• Bridget Jones's Diary
• Four Weddings and a Funeral
• Love Actually
• Notting Hill
• Sleepless in Seattle

A Collection of 6 Extensive Viewing Guides for musical drama films.

• Before Midnight
• Carol
• If Beale Street Could Talk
• Marriage Story
• Revolutionary Road
• Silver Linings Playbook

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Love Sets Sail and the theme of sailing around the world. Students learn vocabulary related to sailing, talk about sailing around the world, write a plan of a voyage around the world, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, describe a voyage around the world from the perspective of a character in a video and reflect on the lesson.

A 68-page Extensive Viewing guide to the critically acclaimed film Saltburn starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant and Carey Mulligan 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 Christmas short film and the theme of Christmas adverts. Students talk about Christmas ads, watch a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson is designed around a short video titled Saving Grace by Toad’s Caravan commissioned by the charity Mary’s Meals. Students discuss poverty, do a dictation, watch two short videos, answer comprehension questions, discuss two videos and reflect on the lesson.

A 72-page Extensive Viewing guide to the award-winning film Scoop starring Gillian Anderson, Keeley Hawes, Billie Piper and Rufus Sewell 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 33-page Extensive Viewing guide to the critically acclaimed film Searching  starring John Cho and Debra Messing 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.