Listening

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Kite and the theme of grandparents. Students describe their grandfathers, talk about grandparents, write the beginning, middle and end of a story, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, write a sequel to a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film commissioned by P&G titled The Look and the theme of racism. Students practise different uses of ‘look’ as a noun, watch and discuss a short film, and talk about racism and implicit bias.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Lost Letter and the themes of Christmas and Christmas stories. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas, discuss quotations about Christmas, predict the story a short film tells, watch a Christmas short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a Christmas short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the theme of Christmas. Students watch a Christmas advert, predict the end of a story, answer comprehension questions, analyse a Christmas advert, discuss Christmas, talk about ways of showing people they are loved and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan 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 bathrooms.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Most Beautiful Thing and the theme of proms. Students talk about proms, predict the content of different parts of a short film, write stories, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What multitasking does to your brain and the themes of multitasking and what multitasking does to the brain. Students learn vocabulary related to multitasking and what multitasking does to the brain, talk about multitasking and what multitasking does to the brain, 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 and reflect on the lesson.

A 65-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film The Nightmare Before Christmas starring Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara and William Hickey 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 beautiful short film titled The Notebook and the theme of household chores. Students learn and practise vocabulary related to household chores, talk about household chores and watch a short film.

A 60-page Extensive Viewing guide to the romantic drama film The Notebook starring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner and Gena Rowlands 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 film titled The Other Pair and the themes of altruism and empathy. Students watch a short film, write a story, and speak about a story.

A 25-page Extensive Viewing guide to the coming-of-age film The Perks of Being a Wallflower starring Emma Watson and Logan Lerman 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.

Lesson Summary:This complete, ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan for Advanced (C1)–Proficient (C2) learners explores the theme of parks as places of reflection and restoration. Students expand vocabulary related to nature, mental health, and perspective, build their viewing, listening, and reading comprehension skills, engage in critical discussions and roleplay, and reflect on the importance of green […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Piano and the theme of emotions. Students learn vocabulary to describe emotions, listen to a piece of music and describe the emotions they feel, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, write the story a short film tells, analyse a short film, write a sequel or prequel to a short film and reflect on the lesson.

A 40-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film The Polar Express starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye and Jimmy Bennett 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 The Newspaper Devoted to Telling Positive Stories and the themes of news, newspapers and focusing on positive news. Students learn vocabulary related to news and newspapers, talk about news and newspapers, 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 Young People Changing the World: Stories of Hope, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.