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Buster the Boxer

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Buster the Boxer 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.

Caine’s Arcade

This ESL lesson is designed around a beautiful short film called <em>Caine’s Arcade </em>directed by Nirvan Mullick and the themes of childhood games, creativity and imagination. Students talk about childhood games and creativity, watch a short film, discuss a short film, read an article and reflect on the lesson.

Can I help you with anything?

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Can I help you with anything? and the theme of kindness. In the lesson students predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, speak about the short film and kindness, and perform a roleplay.

Can Work Make You Happy?

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Can Work Make You Happy? Should It? and the theme of happiness at work. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness at work, talk about happiness at work, 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.

Captain Fantastic

A 36-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Captain Fantastic starring starring Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, and Kathryn Hahn 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.

Carol

A 27-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Carol starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara 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.

Carry-on

This B2 ESL extensive viewing guide is based on the film Carry-on. It is designed to help learners develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing and visually representing—through guided analysis, vocabulary building, and post-viewing discussion.

Catch Me If You Can

A 34-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Catch Me If You Can starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio, 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.

Character activity sheet

An engaging ESL film worksheet titled ‘Character activity sheet’ is designed to help learners develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing, and visually representing—through guided discussion, roleplay, vocabulary building, and engaging classroom activities.

Character Questions

These 95 generic character analysis questions help English language students understand and talk about the characters they encounter in films and other texts.

Choice

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film and poem by Gnarly Bay. Students discuss choices, use collocations with ‘choice’, do a dictation, visualise a short film, watch a short film, read a poem, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Civil Rights Collection

A Collection of 6 Extensive Viewing Guides for films related to civil rights:
  • BlacKkKlansman
  • Green Book
  • Hidden Figures
  • Selma
  • The Butler
  • The Help

Coca-cola Ad

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Coca-Cola video and the theme of healthy eating and lifestyles. Students compare their eating habits and lifestyle with those of their grandparents, watch an advert, read a press release and talk about the values Coca-Cola adverts try to transmit.

Coin Operated

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Coin Operated by Nicholas Arioli and the theme of dreams and ambitions. Students learn vocabulary related to dreams and ambitions, talk about dreams and ambitions, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions and discuss a short film.

Colors

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film by The Mercadantes which explores how beauty can be found in the most seemingly mundane objects, and the theme of colours. Students revise colours, come up with objects of a certain colour, watch a short film, and take their own photos for homework.

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