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B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Good Stress

Published on April 9, 2026

By kierandonaghy

Lesson Summary:This B1–B2 ESL lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of good stress. It is designed to help learners develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing and visually representing—through guided discussion, roleplay, vocabulary building and engaging classroom activities. Students examine how stress affects the body and mind, explore […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Deal with Perfectionism

Published on February 27, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Ease Perfectionism: Managing Our Own High Expectations and the themes of perfectionism and how to deal with perfectionism. Students learn vocabulary related to self-improvement and mental health, discuss quotations about perfection, talk about perfectionism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Tackling Youth Loneliness

Published on February 25, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the themes of loneliness and youth loneliness. Students learn vocabulary related to loneliness and social interaction, talk about loneliness and youth loneliness, discuss quotations about loneliness, discuss pre-viewing question related to the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: My Minimalist Wardrobe

Published on February 22, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled My Minimalist Wardrobe and the themes of minimalism and minimalist dressing. Students learn vocabulary related to minimalism and minimalist dressing, discuss quotations about minimalism, talk about minimalism and minimalist dressing, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, predict the […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Grandma Kitchen

Published on February 20, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Grandma Kitchen and the theme of the cultural significance of food and cooking. Students learn vocabulary related to food, cooking and culture, talk about food, cooking and culture, discuss quotations about food and cooking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Families around the World

Published on February 18, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How are families around the world the same and different? and the themes of family and how families can be different and similar across cultures. Students learn vocabulary related to the concept of families around the world, discuss quotations about family, talk about family […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Be Better at Conversation

Published on February 16, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How To Be Social – How To Never Run Out Of Things To Say and the theme of making conversation more engaging and effective. Students learn vocabulary related to social interaction and communication, talk about conversation and how to make conversation more engaging and […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: The Six Triple Eight

Published on February 13, 2025

By kierandonaghy

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: […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: What makes a person interesting?

Published on February 11, 2025

By kierandonaghy

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 […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Smart Cities

Published on February 9, 2025

By kierandonaghy

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, […]