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Why Perfect Grades Don’t Matter

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why Perfect Grades Don’t Matter and the themes of education and grades. Students learn vocabulary related to education and grades, talk about education and grades, 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 a short video and reflect on the lesson.

Why Suffering is Necessary

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why your Epicurean approach will never make you truly happy and the themes of happiness and suffering. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and suffering, talk about happiness and suffering, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, check true/false sentences, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring real-world issues, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, and reflect on the lesson.

Why you Have an Accent in a Foreign Language

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why you have an accent in a foreign language and the themes of accents and pronunciation. Students learn vocabulary related to accents and pronunciation, talk about accents and pronunciation, 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, read an article, answer comprehension questions, and reflect on the lesson.

Why You Think Your Life is Boring

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why your life is so boring and the theme of why people think their lives are boring. Students talk about why people think their lives are boring, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, make viewing notes, analyse a short video, discuss quotations from a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Wild

A 28-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Wild starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura 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.

Will humans keep getting smarter?

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Will humans keep getting smarter? and the themes of intelligence and the future of intelligence. Students learn vocabulary related to intelligence and the future of intelligence, discuss quotations about intelligence, talk about intelligence and the future of intelligence, 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.

Willpower

Lesson Summary:This  ESL video lesson plan for B2–C1 learners explores the theme of willpower and its role in success. Through engaging video-based activities, reading, discussion, and roleplay, students develop vocabulary related to psychology, self-control, and childhood development while enhancing their comprehension, speaking, and writing skills. Perfect for teens and adults, this ready-to-use resource builds both […]

Wisdom

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Wisdom and the themes of personal qualities and wisdom. Students learn vocabulary related to personal qualities and wisdom, talk about personal qualities and wisdom, read and discuss quotations about wisdom, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, read a video transcript, discuss a video and reflect on the lesson.

Women in History Collection

A Collection of 6 Extensive Viewing Guides for films related to the theme of women in history.
  • Becoming
  • Frida
  • Hidden Figures
  • Jackie
  • Suffragette
  • The Queen

Wonder

A 31-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Wonder starring  Julia Roberts, Owen Williams and Jacob Temblay 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.

Work-life Balance

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 6 Tips to Improve Your Work-life Balance and the theme of work-life balance. Students learn vocabulary related to work-life balance, talk about work-life balance, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss tips to improve work-life balance, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Working From Home

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Working from Home: 10 Tips to Stay Motivated and Productive and the theme of working from home. Students learn vocabulary related to working from home, talk about the advantages and disadvantages of working from home, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, talk about tips for working from home, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Working in a Prison

Lesson Summary:This ESL video lesson plan is built around a powerful short video titled What It’s Really Like to Work inside a Prison. Designed for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners, the lesson explores prisons, their role in society and the realities of working in a prison environment. Through viewing and discussion, learners develop […]

Workplace Happiness

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled This is what makes employees happy at work and the theme of workplace happiness and employee satisfaction. Students learn vocabulary related to workplace culture and emotional wellbeing, talk about workplace happiness and employee satisfaction, discuss quotations about workplace happiness, 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 topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

World Builder

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film by Bruce Branit called World Builder. Students learn collocations with ‘build’, speak and write about a perfect world, watch a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Yesterday

A 70-page Extensive Viewing guide to the critically acclaimed film Yesterday starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran and Kate McKinnon 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.

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