Reading

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Grandma Kitchen and the theme of the cultural significance of food and cooking. Students learn vocabulary related to food, cooking and culture, talk about food, cooking and culture, discuss quotations about food and cooking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

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 engaging ESL video lesson plan based on How Drinking Coffee Could Benefit Your Health explores coffee culture and health benefits. Designed for A2–B1 learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to health, nutrition and lifestyle while developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through viewing, discussion and creative activities. It is a complete, ready-to-use resource with structured tasks, roleplay and critical thinking activities.

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.

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.

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 […]

A 48-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Home Alone starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard and Catherine O'Hara 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 engaging ESL video lesson plan helps B1–B2 learners explore how artificial intelligence is transforming everyday life. Built around a thought-provoking video and a follow-up article, the lesson provides a complete, ready-to-use package that develops key language skills while encouraging critical thinking. Students expand their vocabulary related to AI and digital technology, practise speaking through discussion and roleplay, and build confidence in expressing ideas about modern technological trends.

This engaging, free ESL video lesson plan is built around a short video titled How Being Bilingual Enhances Creativity and explores the cognitive and cultural benefits of bilingualism. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, it includes vocabulary-building tasks, video-based analysis, critical discussion, reading comprehension, and creative writing.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How friendship affects your brain and the themes of friendship and its impact on the brain. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and psychology, talk about friendship, 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, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Lesson Summary:This ESL video lesson plan, based on the short film What Happens to Your Brain Without Any Social Contact?, explores isolation and its effects on the brain and mental health. It offers a complete, ready-to-use lesson for mature teens and adults. Students learn and practise vocabulary related to isolation, the brain and mental health […]