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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: Inside My Autistic Mind

Published on February 4, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Inside My Autistic Mind and the theme of autism. Students learn vocabulary related to autism, talk about autism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write from the perspective of an autistic person […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Fast Fashion

Published on January 30, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The true cost of fast fashion and the themes of fashion and fast fashion. Students learn vocabulary related to fashion and fast fashion, talk about fashion and fast fashion, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Get Promoted

Published on January 28, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled A Harvard career coach’s “unspoken rules” for getting promoted and the theme of getting promoted. Students learn vocabulary related to promotion, talk about promotion, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Identical Twins

Published on January 23, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What identical twins separated at birth teach us about genetics and the themes of twins and genetics. Students learn vocabulary related to genetics, talk about identical twins, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Secrets to a Successful Relationship

Published on January 21, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The 17 Secrets to a Successful Relationship and the theme of successful relationships. Students learn abstract nouns to describe character and vocabulary related to relationships, talk about romantic partners and the secrets to a successful relationship, predict the content of a short video, watch […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Loving

Published on January 16, 2024
By kierandonaghy
A 40-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Loving starring Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Michael Shannon and Nick Kroll 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: What’s the point of pain?

Published on January 10, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What’s the point of pain? and the theme of pain. Students learn vocabulary related to pain, talk about pain, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Emotional Maturity

Published on January 7, 2024
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What Is It to Be Emotionally Mature and the theme of emotional maturity. Students learn vocabulary related to emotional maturity, talk about emotionally mature people, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, talk about the most important […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: The Notebook

Published on January 3, 2024
By kierandonaghy
A 60-page Extensive Viewing guide to the romantic drama film The Notebook starring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner and Gena Rowlands 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 […]

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