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This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Pip and the themes of disability and service dogs. In the lesson, students talk about service dogs and disability, predict what will happen in a short film, and watch and discuss a short film.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Post-it Love and the theme of romantic partners. Students talk about romantic partners, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, come up with creative uses of Post-it notes and reflect on the lesson.

A 56-page Extensive Viewing guide to the prize-winning film Pride starring Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West and Paddy Considine 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 82-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Pride & Prejudice starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland and Rosamund Pike 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 ESL lesson plan designed around a short film titled Procrastination by John Kelly and the theme of procrastination. Students learn vocabulary related to procrastination, talk about procrastination, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, read an article, write tips to avoid procrastination and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Nine-Year-Old Piano Prodigy and the theme of prodigies. Students learn vocabulary related to prodigies, talk about prodigies, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of child prodigies. Students learn vocabulary related to technology and innovation, talk about child prodigies, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why people are choosing to quit social media and the theme of social media. Students learn vocabulary related to social media, talk about social media, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Strangers and the theme of racism. Students predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, write a narrative, analyse a short film, talk about racism and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video about racism. In the lesson students watch the video, identify eight differences between the treatment of black versus white people, read a pledge, write their own pledge, and discuss racism and discrimination.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the themes of resilience and raising resilient children. Students learn vocabulary related to resilience, talk about resilience and raising resilient children, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film by John X. Carey and the theme of beauty. Students talk about beauty, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, read and discuss an article about a short film, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL video lesson plan explores attention fragmentation and its causes through a thought-provoking short video and an in-depth article. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners, it develops learners’ ability to understand, analyse and discuss how attention is shaped and disrupted in modern life. Through viewing, discussion and creative activities, students build vocabulary related to attention, focus and productivity while strengthening critical thinking, speaking and writing skills.

Lesson SummaryThis engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Ryan’s Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur and explores the theme of recycling and its environmental benefits. Suitable for Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) level students, the lesson is ideal for teens and adults. It features vocabulary-building, critical thinking, structured roleplay, article-based tasks, and […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around an animated short film and the theme of refugees. Students practise vocabulary related to refugees, speak about refugees, watch a short film, retell a story, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, empathise with a refugee child, reflect on the lesson and write an account of a refugee child fleeing their country.

Lesson Summary:This ESL video lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use resource based on the short video The Productivity Myth: Why you’ll never ‘get on top of everything’. It explores the themes of productivity and reimagined productivity, helping learners develop advanced skills through vocabulary building, viewing, discussion and creative activities. Suitable for C1–C2 learners, it offers […]