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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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A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Subway Knitter

Published on April 24, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Subway Knitter and the theme of knitting. Students learn vocabulary related to knitting, talk about knitting, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, talk about a character in a short video, analyse a short video, and reflect […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Importance of Failure

Published on April 15, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Failing Upwards and the themes of success and failure. Students learn vocabulary related to success and failure, talk about success and failure, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they […]

Train in Empathy with Kieran in Barcelona this Summer

Published on April 11, 2024
By kierandonaghy
We are delighted to announce we are offering a new edition of our innovative course, Empathy in Language Teaching, in Barcelona this summer.     On this course, tutored by Kieran Donaghy, the Director of Pedagogy at Film English and the School for Training, teachers learn why empathy is particularly important in language teaching and […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Become a Powerful Public Speaker

Published on April 9, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Become a Powerful Public Speaker and the theme of public speaking. Students learn vocabulary related to public speaking, talk about public speaking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Barbie

Published on April 4, 2024
By kierandonaghy
A 75-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Barbie Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera and Kate McKinnon starring 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 […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How the discovery of DNA changed the world

Published on April 2, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How the discovery of DNA changed the world and the theme of DNA and how DNA has changed the world. Students learn vocabulary related to DNA, talk about DNA and how DNA has changed the world, predict the content of a short video, watch […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Universal Basic Income

Published on March 26, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why the U.S. Should Provide Universal Basic Income and the themes of inequality and universal basic income. Students learn vocabulary related to universal basic income, talk about inequality in the USA, talk about universal basic income, predict the content of a short video, watch […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to solve the plastic problem

Published on March 19, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to solve the world’s plastic problem and the theme of plastic and how to solve the world’s plastic problem. Students learn vocabulary related to plastic, talk about plastic and how to solve the world’s plastic problem, predict the content of a short video, […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Manage Your Moods

Published on March 13, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video How Best to Manage Your Moods and the themes of moods and how to manage moods. Students learn vocabulary related to moods, talk about moods and how to manage moods, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse […]

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