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Marathons

This complete ESL video lesson plan guides students through the inspiring story of a man who ran 365 marathons in 365 days. It offers a ready-to-use package that helps learners explore the themes of running, marathons and personal challenges. The lesson includes vocabulary development, guided viewing, structured discussion, quotations analysis, comprehension tasks, a roleplay activity, an article reading task and multimodal homework. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, this comprehensive resource builds reading, listening, speaking and writing skills through meaningful and motivating content.

Marriage Story

A 27-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Marriage Story starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Lorna Dern 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.

Master Your Anxiety

This complete ESL video lesson plan for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners explores the themes of anxiety and self-doubt, and how to overcome them. Students expand advanced vocabulary related to emotional awareness, creativity and self-perception through engaging viewing, discussion and creative activities. The lesson includes comprehension tasks, a roleplay, a follow-up reading The Gift of Fear: Why Anxiety Can Be an Ally, and multimodal homework projects.

Match Point

An 87-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Match Point starring Scarlett Johansson, Brian Cox, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Matthew Goode and Emily Mortimer 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.

Me Before You

A 24-page Extensive Viewing guide to the romantic drama film Me Before You starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin 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.

Meditation Detention

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Meditation Detention and the theme of meditation. Students learn vocabulary related to meditation, talk about meditation, 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.

Meet the Parents

A 50-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Meet the Parents starring Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo 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.

Mental Toughness

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 7 Secrets to Becoming Mentally Tougher and the theme of mental toughness. Students learn vocabulary related to mental toughness, talk about mental toughness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, write about a short video, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

Metacognition

This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL video lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use resource built around the video Train Your Brain’s Emotional Intelligence with Metacognition. It helps learners develop key language skills through viewing and discussion, focusing on metacognition and emotional intelligence. Students expand vocabulary related to emotions, cognition and self-regulation while engaging in meaningful speaking, writing and critical thinking tasks.

Micro Habits

Lesson Summary:This ready-to-use Upper Intermediate (B2)–Advanced (C1) ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Micro Habits That Improved My Life and explores how small daily actions can lead to meaningful personal change. Through viewing, discussion and creative tasks, students learn vocabulary related to habits, mindset and personal development while discussing quotations about […]

Migrants

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Migrants and the themes of climate change and the migrant crisis. Students learn vocabulary related to climate change and the migrant crisis, talk about climate change and the migrant crisis, write a story, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Mind the Gap

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mind the Gap. Students watch the first part of the film speculate and predict how it is going to end, read an article and talk about the film and article.

Missing U

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Missing U and the theme of pronunciation and text messages. Students practise pronunciation of letters, read text messages, come up with words that rhyme, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, read a poem, read a poem aloud, analyse a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Mixtape

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mixtape by Luke Snellin and the theme of music. Students learn vocabulary related to music, talk about music, read a text, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Mog’s Christmas Calamity

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mog’s Christmas Calamity and the theme of Christmas. Students collate and use vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas customs, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, predict the ending of a short film, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Moments

This ESL lesson is designed around a beautiful short film called Moments by Nuno Rocha and the theme of homelessness. Students learn vocabulary related to homelessness, talk about homelessness, watch a short film, write a story, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

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