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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: Becoming An American Citizen

Published on May 28, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Becoming An American Citizen and the theme of citizenship. Students learn vocabulary related to citizenship, talk about citizenship, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write from the perspective of a character in […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Piano

Published on May 24, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Piano and the theme of emotions. Students learn vocabulary to describe emotions, listen to a piece of music and describe the emotions they feel, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, write the story a short film tells, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to help someone struggling with their mental health

Published on May 21, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to help someone struggling with their mental health and the theme of struggling with mental health. Students learn vocabulary related to mental health, talk about struggling with mental health, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: The Hate U Give

Published on May 18, 2023
By kierandonaghy
A 74-page Extensive Viewing guide to the award-winning film The Hate U Give starring Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, KJ Apa and Sabrina Carpenter 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: […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Get Better Sleep

Published on May 16, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Better Sleep: a 2-minute guide and the theme of sleep. Students learn vocabulary related to sleep, talk about sleep, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Sailing Around the World

Published on May 14, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Love Sets Sail and the theme of sailing around the world. Students learn vocabulary related to sailing, talk about sailing around the world, write a plan of a voyage around the world, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, describe […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: I Can’t Feel Fear

Published on May 3, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled I Can’t Feel Fear and the theme of fear. Students learn vocabulary related to fear, talk about fear, 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. […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Blinky the Robot

Published on April 30, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Blinky and the themes of robots and technology. Students learn vocabulary related to robots and technology, talk about robots, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson. Language […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: The Giver

Published on April 27, 2023
By kierandonaghy
A 54-page Extensive Viewing guide to the award-winning film The Giver starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift 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: […]

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