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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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Extensive Viewing Guide: Knives Out

Published on March 14, 2023
By kierandonaghy
A 95-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Knives Out starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Shannon 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: 7 Things You Can Do to Make a Relationship Work

Published on March 12, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 7 Things You Can Do to Make a Relationship Work and the theme of romantic relationships. Students learn vocabulary related to personal qualities and romantic relationships, talk about romantic relationships, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: 20 Signs You’re Emotionally Mature

Published on March 7, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 20 Signs You’re Emotionally Mature and the theme of emotional maturity. Students learn vocabulary related to emotional maturity, talk about emotional maturity, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, make notes, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The World’s Most Sustainable City

Published on March 6, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Is Copenhagen the World’s Most Sustainable City? and the themes of sustainability and sustainable cities. Students learn vocabulary related to sustainability, talk about sustainability and sustainable cities, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Dunkirk

Published on February 28, 2023
By kierandonaghy
A 48-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Dunkirk starring Fionn Whitehead, Harry Styles, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy 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 […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Why do people lie?

Published on February 26, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why do people lie and how often are you lied to? and the themes of truth and lies. Students learn vocabulary related to truth and lies, talk about truth and lies, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Multimillionaire at 19

Published on February 21, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Multimillionaire at 19 and the themes of multimillionaires and stereotypes. Students learn vocabulary related to multimillionaires and business, talk about multimillionaires and stereotypes, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Argue

Published on February 19, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Harvard negotiator explains how to argue and the theme of arguing. Students learn vocabulary related to arguing, talk about arguing, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Quitting Social Media

Published on February 14, 2023
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why people are choosing to quit social media and the theme of social media. Students learn vocabulary related to social media, talk about social media, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform […]

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