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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 […]

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A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Prodigy

Published on July 9, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Nine-Year-Old Piano Prodigy and the theme of prodigies. Students learn vocabulary related to prodigies, talk about prodigies, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson. Language […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Joy

Published on July 1, 2024
By kierandonaghy
70-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Édgar Ramírez and Diane Ladd 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: • Viewing recommendations • A […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Become a Great Strategic Thinker

Published on June 23, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Become a great strategic thinker and the theme of strategic thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to strategic thinking, talk about strategic thinking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Becoming Excellent

Published on June 19, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Become excellent. Be unreasonable. and the theme of excellence. Students learn vocabulary related to excellence, talk about excellence, read and discuss quotations about excellence, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, make viewing notes, analyse a short […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Vegan Chef

Published on June 16, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 11-Year-Old Chef Teaches Kids How to Be Vegan and the theme of veganism. Students learn vocabulary related to veganism, talk about veganism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, correct viewing sentences, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Malala

Published on June 9, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video about Malala Yousafzai and the theme of youth activism. Students learn vocabulary related to activism, talk about youth activism, read about youth activists, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, talk about Malala Yousafzai and reflect on the […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Power of Branding

Published on June 5, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How Apple and Nike have branded your brain and the theme of brands and branding. Students learn vocabulary related to brands and branding, talk about brands and branding, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, make viewing […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Arguments

Published on June 2, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why We Should Refuse to Get into Arguments and the themes of arguments and how to avoid getting into arguments. Students learn vocabulary related to arguments, talk about arguments and how to avoid getting into arguments, predict the content of a short video, watch […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Notes on a Scandal

Published on May 30, 2024
By kierandonaghy
A 100-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Notes on a Scandal starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett 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: • Viewing recommendations • A film […]

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