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B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Learned Optimism

Published on March 22, 2026
By kierandonaghy
  Lesson Summary:This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of optimism and learned optimism. 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 analyse […]

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Extensive Viewing Guide: Match Point

Published on September 26, 2024
By kierandonaghy
An 87-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Match Point starring Scarlett Johansson, Brian Cox, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Matthew Goode and Emily Mortimer 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: Exercise Myths

Published on September 24, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Harvard professor debunks the biggest exercise myths and the themes of exercise and myths about exercise. Students learn vocabulary related to exercise, talk about exercise, discuss pre-viewing questions, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss pre-viewing questions to analyse a short video, write […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Friendship

Published on September 22, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Friendship Recession and the theme of friendship. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship, talk about friendship, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring real-world issues, and reflect on the lesson. Language level: Intermediate […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Habits that Make You Feel Incredible

Published on September 18, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five habits that make you feel incredible and the themes of self-development and positive habits. Students learn vocabulary related to self-development and positive habits, talk about positive habits, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, discuss comments […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Loneliness and the Power of Connection

Published on September 15, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Loneliness and the Power of Connection and the themes of loneliness and connection. Students learn vocabulary related to loneliness and connection, talk about loneliness and connection, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations from a […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Importance of Character

Published on September 12, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Character in the Selfie Age and the theme of the importance of character. Students learn vocabulary related to character, talk about character, talk about the virtues needed to have a good character, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Case for Optimism

Published on September 10, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Steven Pinker Makes the Case for Optimism and the themes of optimism and pessimism. Students learn vocabulary related to optimism and pessimism, discuss quotations about optimism and pessimism, talk about optimism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Why You Think Your Life is Boring

Published on September 5, 2024
By kierandonaghy
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 […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Manage Your Digital Footprint

Published on September 3, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Live My Digital for Students: Digital Footprint and the theme of digital footprints. Students learn vocabulary related to digital footprints, talk about digital footprints, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay, write about what they have learned […]

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