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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: Working From Home

Published on October 23, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Working from Home: 10 Tips to Stay Motivated and Productive and the theme of working from home. Students learn vocabulary related to working from home, talk about the advantages and disadvantages of working from home, predict the content of a short video, watch a […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Make a Decision

Published on October 18, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Make a Decision and the theme of making decisions. Students learn vocabulary related to making decisions, talk about making decisions, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, talk about decision-making perspectives, analyse a short video, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Critical Thinking

Published on October 16, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking and the theme of critical thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to critical thinking, talk about language learning, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, talk about […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Rocketman

Published on October 13, 2022
By kierandonaghy
A 50-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Rocketman starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden and Bryce Dallas Howard 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 • […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Slowing Down

Published on October 11, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a song and short video titled Come into My Arms and the theme of slowing down. Students learn vocabulary related to slowing down, talk about how they slow down, answer and discuss a questionnaire about slowing down, make recommendations about how to slow down, listen to a song […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Homes for Homeless

Published on October 9, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Tiny Homes for the Homeless and the theme of homelessness. Students learn vocabulary related to homelessness, talk about homelessness, 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 […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Understanding Visual Impairment

Published on October 6, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Accepting My Blindness and the themes of blindness and visual impairment. Students learn vocabulary related to blindness and visual impairment, talk about blindness and visual impairment, write a narrative, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, watch a second […]

Train Online with Kieran on the Empathy in Language Teaching Course this November

Published on October 5, 2022
By kierandonaghy
  Join Kieran Donaghy on the Empathy in Language Teaching online course. Explore why empathy is particularly important in language teaching and how empathy can be developed among both language teachers and learners.     Course description Get exclusive video lectures, handouts and articles. A 4-week course with continual support at every stage and detailed […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Sustainable Clothing

Published on October 4, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Break the Pattern and the themes of fashion and sustainable clothing. Students learn vocabulary related to fashion and sustainable clothing, talk about fashion and sustainable clothing, watch the first part of a short film and predict the second part of the film, answer […]

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