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The Science of Kindness

Published on March 19, 2026
By kierandonaghy
Lesson Summary:This Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video The Science of Kindness and explores kindness, its importance in everyday life and the science behind helping others. Through viewing, discussion and creative activities, students learn vocabulary related to kindness, emotions and social behaviour, while developing listening, speaking, […]

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B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Purpose of Friendship

Published on November 24, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Purpose of Friendship and the themes of friendship and the purpose of friendship. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and relationships, talk about friendship and the purpose of friendship, discuss quotations about friendship, predict the content of a short video, watch a […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Power of Quiet Leadership

Published on November 20, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Power of Quiet Leadership and the themes of leadership and quiet leadership. Students learn vocabulary related to leadership, talk about introverts and extroverts, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Myth of Multitasking

Published on November 18, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What multitasking does to your brain and the themes of multitasking and what multitasking does to the brain. Students learn vocabulary related to multitasking and what multitasking does to the brain, talk about multitasking and what multitasking does to the brain, predict the content […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Overcome Negative Thoughts

Published on November 12, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Overcoming Negative Thought Patterns to Find Joy and the themes of joy and overcoming negative thought patterns. Students learn vocabulary related to joy and overcoming negative thought patterns, talk about joy and overcoming negative thought patterns, discuss quotations about joy, predict the content of […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: 3 rules to live by

Published on November 10, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 3 rules to quickly improve your life and the theme of self-improvement. Students learn vocabulary related to self-improvement, talk about self-improvement, discuss quotations about self-improvement, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations from a short […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Visualisation

Published on November 6, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Can visualisation help you achieve a better future? and the theme of visualisation. Students learn vocabulary related to psychology and personal development, talk about visualisation, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: What is self-esteem?

Published on November 3, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What Self-Esteem Is and the themes of self-esteem and how to cultivate self-esteem. Students learn vocabulary related to self-esteem and how to cultivate self-esteem, talk about self-esteem and how to cultivate self-esteem, discuss quotations about self-esteem, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, discuss […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Saltburn

Published on October 31, 2024
By kierandonaghy
An 68-page Extensive Viewing guide to the critically acclaimed film Saltburn starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant and Carey Mulligan 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: • […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Will humans keep getting smarter?

Published on October 30, 2024
By kierandonaghy
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 […]

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