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Ingredients of Mental Health

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Ingredients of Mental Health and the theme of mental health. Students learn vocabulary related to mental health, talk about mental health, talk about how to improve mental health, watch a short film, makes notes about a short film, analyse a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Inseparable

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film called Inseparable by Nick White and the theme of relationships. Students practise using prefixes, predict a story, watch a short film, write down two short conversations and write a narrative.

Inside My Autistic Mind

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Inside My Autistic Mind and the theme of autism. Students learn vocabulary related to autism, talk about autism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write from the perspective of an autistic person and reflect on the lesson.person and reflect on the lesson.

Intellectual Humility

This complete ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Why Intellectual Humility Matters and explores the themes of humility, intellectual humility, and personal growth. Designed for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, it includes engaging activities that build vocabulary related to belief and scientific reasoning, develop listening, viewing, and reading skills, and encourage creative writing, reflection, and roleplay. It’s ideal for teachers seeking a ready-to-use, thought-provoking lesson that promotes open-mindedness and critical thinking.

Introversion

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Happier Alone and the themes of introversion and introverts. Students learn vocabulary related to introverts and extroverts, talk about introverts and extroverts, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film without sound and write the narration of the film, watch and listen to a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Invictus

An 70-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Invictus starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon 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.

Is it still worth going to university?

This ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan, based on the video Is it still worth going to university?, explores the theme of higher education and its relevance in today’s world. Aimed at B2–C1 learners, it helps students develop language around university, employment, technology and soft skills. Through engaging tasks, students discuss quotations, analyse the video, complete comprehension activities, perform a roleplay, and read a follow-up article titled Beyond Degrees: How Soft Skills Shape Success.

Is Social Media Killing Real Friendship?

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short video titled We’re Lonelier than Ever — And There’s One Big Reason and the theme of real-life versus digital friendship. Students learn vocabulary related to character, human connection and social media, discuss quotations about friendship, talk 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, perform a roleplay, read an article titled From Likes to Love: Can Online Relationships Thrive?, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.

Jackie

A 60-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Jackie starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig and Billy Crudup 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.

Jealousy

This engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video How Jealousy Distorts Your Thinking and explores the theme of jealousy and how it impacts our thoughts and behaviour. Aimed at Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) level students, the lesson includes vocabulary-building tasks, video analysis, guided discussions, article-based reading activities, roleplay, and reflective writing.

Jobs

A 35-page Extensive Viewing guide to the biopic film Jobs about Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher and Dermot Mulroney 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.

Journaling

This comprehensive ESL video lesson plan helps learners explore the themes of journaling and the power of writing through a rich sequence of viewing tasks, discussions, vocabulary development, critical thinking activities and creative practice. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced students, it provides teachers with a complete, ready-to-use resource that strengthens emotional literacy, reflective skills and communicative confidence.

Joy

70-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Édgar Ramírez and Diane Ladd 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.

Joy is Made

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

Joy is Shared

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert titled Joy is Shared and the themes of friendship and Christmas. Students talk about friendship and Christmas, predict the content of a film, watch a film, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of a film, analyse a film, and reflect on the lesson.

Julio Díaz

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video by Story Corps in which a young man explains what he did when he was mugged at knifepoint. In the lesson students talk about an imaginary situation, listen to a story, watch a video, speak, and write an account of an incident from another person’s perspective.

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