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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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Extensive Viewing Guide: Four Weddings and a Funeral

Published on April 28, 2022
By kierandonaghy
A 60-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Four Weddings and a Funeral starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell and Kristin Scott Thomas 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: The Power of Kindness

Published on April 26, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Extraordinary Power of Kindness and the theme of kindness. Students talk about kindness, 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 level: […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Winners and Losers

Published on April 24, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why You Are Not a Loser and the theme of ‘winners’ and ‘losers’. Students talk about ‘winners’ and ‘losers’, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video and reflect on the lesson.     […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Science of Gratitude

Published on April 20, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Science of Gratitude and the theme of gratitude. Students write sentences about what they are grateful for, talk about what they are grateful for, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write a letter of gratitude and reflect on […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Ghosts of The Arctic

Published on April 18, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Ghosts of The Arctic and the theme of the Arctic. Students talk about the Arctic, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.     […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Thankful

Published on April 12, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Say Thank You and the themes of being thankful and organ donation. Students write about being thankful, talk about being thankful, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.     Language level: […]

Train in Film and Video with Kieran in Barcelona this Summer

Published on April 4, 2022
By kierandonaghy
We are delighted to announce we are offering our most popular course, Film and Video in Language Teaching, at The School for Training, our small teacher development institute, in Barcelona this summer.     On this course, Kieran Donaghy, the Director of Pedagogy at Film English and the School for Training, trains teachers how to use […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Not Enough

Published on April 3, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Not Enough and the themes of dreams and ambitions. Students talk about the jobs they want or wanted to do, write sentences with ‘not + adjective + enough’, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film with the sound off […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Homeless Runner

Published on March 29, 2022
By kierandonaghy
This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Every Runner Has a Reason and the theme of running. Students talk about running, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) […]

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