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B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Metacognition

Published on March 29, 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 metacognition and emotional intelligence. 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. Learners explore how […]

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B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Love

Published on August 30, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Love is Like Life and the theme of love. Students learn vocabulary related to love, talk about love, create similes about love, predict the content of a short film, write a narrative, watch a short film, analyse a short film, and reflect on […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Dance

Published on August 28, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Thought of You and the theme of dance. Students learn vocabulary related to dance, talk about dance, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, complete the lyrics of a song, write a narrative inspired by a short film, and […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Heroes

Published on August 24, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of heroes. Students learn abstract nouns to describe qualities, talk about well-known heroes, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, talk about unsung heroes and reflect on the lesson. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Overcoming Adversity

Published on August 23, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film and poem titled Today I Rise and the theme of adversity. Students learn vocabulary related to adversity, talk about adversity, watch a short film with no sound and try to work out its meaning, read a poem and discuss its meaning, analyse a short […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Bullying

Published on August 21, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short poem and video titled To This Day and the theme of bullying. Students learn vocabulary related to bullying, talk about bullying, watch a short video about an anti-bullying project, answer comprehension questions, write a poem or narrative inspired by images in a video, watch a short […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Invictus

Published on August 18, 2022
By kierandonaghy
A 70-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Invictus starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon 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 film synopsis with a […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: New York

Published on August 16, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Beat of New York and the themes of New York and cities. Students talk about New York, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, analyse a short film, learn vocabulary related to film shots, create a storyboard, plan […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Symmetry

Published on August 9, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Symmetry and the themes of symmetry and binomials. Students work on antonyms and collocations, watch a short film and identify antonyms and collocations, analyse a short film, complete binomial pairs, write a dialogue and reflect on the lesson.   Language level: Intermediate (B1) […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: A Love Story

Published on August 7, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled A Love Story and the theme of love. Students learn vocabulary related to love, talk about love, listen to a short film and speculate on what is happening, write a love story, watch a short film, analyse a short film and reflect on […]

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