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‘The Six Triple Eight’ Extensive Viewing Guide

A 65-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film The Six Triple Eight starring Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Dean Norris, Sam Waterston and Oprah Winfrey 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. The viewing guide includes: […]

‘What makes a person interesting?’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How Not to be Boring and the theme of what makes someone interesting. Students learn vocabulary related to vocabulary related to personality and communication, talk about what makes someone interesting, talk about what makes someone boring, discuss quotations about what makes someone interesting, predict […]

‘Smart Cities’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Smart city: making cities more life enhancing and the theme of smart cities. Students learn vocabulary related to smart cities, urban planning and technology, talk about smart cities, discuss quotations about smart cities, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, […]

‘Healthy Friendships’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How some friendships last — and others don’t and the themes of friendship and how to build healthy habits for making and maintaining strong friendships. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and habits for making and maintaining strong friendships, talk about friendship and how […]

‘How To Make Smart Decisions’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to make smart decisions more easily and the themes of decision-making and how to make smart decisions. Students learn vocabulary related to decision-making, talk about decision-making and how to make smart decisions, discuss quotations about decision-making, predict the content of a short video, […]

‘7 Ways to Learn a New Language Effectively’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled That’s How You Learn a New Language: 7 Effective Methods and the themes of learning a language and effective language learning methods. Students learn vocabulary related to learning a language and effective language learning methods, discuss quotations about learning a language, talk about learning […]

‘How To Overcome Your Mistakes’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to overcome your mistakes and the themes of mistakes and how to learn from your mistakes. Students learn vocabulary related to mistakes and how to learn from your mistakes, talk about mistakes and how to learn from your mistakes, discuss quotations about mistakes, […]

‘The Benefits of Walking’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the themes of walking and the benefits of walking. Students learn vocabulary related to related to health, exercise and urban planning, talk about walking and the benefits of walking, discuss quotations about walking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, […]

‘Key Skills To Promote Constructive Conversations’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 5 conversation skills that enhance your rational brain and the themes of reducing defensiveness in discussions and promoting constructive conversations. Students learn vocabulary and phrases related to constructive conversations, talk about constructive conversations, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, […]