Listening

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What is Unconscious Bias? and the themes of bias and unconscious bias. Students learn vocabulary related to bias and unconscious bias, talk about bias and unconscious bias, 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 topics raised in an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Autism Spectrum Disorder: 10 Things You Should Know, a short film titled Can you make it to the end? and the theme of the autism spectrum and autistic people. Students learn vocabulary related to the autism spectrum, talk about the autism spectrum, read statements about the autism spectrum and decide if they are true of false, watch a short video to check their responses, predict the content of a short film, 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 film titled Accepting My Blindness and the themes of blindness and visual impairment. Students learn vocabulary related to blindness and visual impairment, talk about blindness and visual impairment, write a narrative, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, watch a second short film, summarise the message of a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Unexpected Guest and the theme of Christmas. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Coca-Cola AI-generated Christmas ad titled Unexpected Santa and the themes of Christmas, Christmas ads and AI-generated media. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and Christmas ads, discuss quotations about Christmas, watch a Christmas ad, answer comprehension questions, analyse a Christmas ad, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a Christmas ad, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why the U.S. Should Provide Universal Basic Income and the themes of inequality and universal basic income. Students learn vocabulary related to universal basic income, talk about inequality in the USA, talk about universal basic income, 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 reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled A Time-Honored Achievement and the theme of universities. Students learn vocabulary related to universities, talk about universities, 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.

A 34-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Up in the Air starring George Clooney and Vera Farmiga 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 35-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Vice starring Christian Bale and Amy Adams 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 activity sheet can be used with any video ad to help students become more active and critical viewers of media rather than just passive consumers of media through reflection on and discussion of a carefully selected series  of viewing questions.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Can visualisation help you achieve a better future? and the theme of visualisation. Students learn vocabulary related to psychology and personal development, talk about visualisation, 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.

This complete ESL video lesson plan explores the themes of wanderlust, adventure, and risk-taking at C1–C2 level. Learners expand vocabulary related to travel, psychology, and risk, engage with a short video and article, practise discussion, comprehension, writing, and roleplay. A ready-to-use resource for advanced classrooms.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled War School and the themes of global issues and war. Students learn vocabulary related to global issues and war, talk about global issues, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, discuss quotations about war and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a moving short film titled We've All Been There by Nicholas Clifford and the theme of empathy. Students write a story, watch a short film and speak about empathy.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video commissioned by Channel 4 to advertise the Paralympic Games. In the lesson students watch a video, visualise the content of a video, speak and write about the challenges people with disabilities overcome.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Pack for a Weekend Trip and the themes of travel and weekend trips. Students learn vocabulary related to travel and weekend trips, talk about weekend trips, 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, perform a roleplay, read an article titled Maximise Your Weekend Getaway with These Eight Tips, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write a dialogue using words from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.