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B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Self-compassion

Published on April 12, 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 themes of compassion and self-compassion. 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 reflect on ambition, […]

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B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Get in Touch With Your Feelings

Published on June 12, 2022
By kierandonaghy
    This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Get in Touch with Your Feelings and the theme of feelings. Students learn vocabulary related to feelings, talk about feelings, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: Spotlight

Published on June 9, 2022
By kierandonaghy
  An 80-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Spotlight starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Liev Schreiber 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: Inclusive Employment

Published on June 7, 2022
By kierandonaghy
  This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Hiring Chain and the themes of jobs and inclusive employment. Students learn vocabulary related to jobs, talk about tasks involved in specific jobs, talk about qualities required for specific jobs, watch a short video, identify the tasks involved in specific jobs shown […]

Train with Kieran in Barcelona this Summer

Published on June 5, 2022
By kierandonaghy
We are offering new editions of our ‘Film and Video in Language Teaching’ and ‘Empathy in Language Teaching’ courses at The School for Training, our small teacher development institute, in Barcelona this summer. Both course are tutored by Kieran Donaghy, the Director of Pedagogy at Film English and the School for Training.     On our […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: The Great Gatsby

Published on June 2, 2022
By kierandonaghy
  An 80-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan 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: Moral Dilemmas

Published on May 31, 2022
By kierandonaghy
  This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mother and the theme of moral dilemmas. Students learn vocabulary related to dilemmas, talk about dilemmas, watch a short film, identify the moral dilemma in a film, discuss the moral dilemma in a film, analyse a short film, and reflect on the […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Improve your Memory

Published on May 29, 2022
By kierandonaghy
    This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Three tips to improve your memory and the theme of improving your memory. Students learn vocabulary related to memory, talk about memory, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, make notes about a short video, analyse a short […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Blind Painter

Published on May 24, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Blind Painter and the theme of art. Students learn vocabulary related to art, talk about art, 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.   Language […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Learning to Say No

Published on May 22, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Stop Trying to Be Nice All the Time and the theme of learning to say no. Students talk about being nice, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, read an article, use expressions […]

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