Category: Active listening

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Art of Listening

Published on November 18, 2025

By kierandonaghy

Lesson Summary:This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL lesson plan is built around the video The Art of Listening: How does listening help us embrace different perspectives? and explores the theme of listening as an active and emotional skill. Students expand their vocabulary related to listening, dialogue and communication, discuss quotations, analyse the video, […]

C1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Art of Argument

Published on April 6, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Art of Argument and the themes of argument and how to construct an effective argument. Students learn vocabulary related to argument and how to construct an effective argument, discuss quotations about argument, talk about argument and how to construct an effective argument, predict […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Finding Empathy

Published on March 30, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Finding Empathy for Yourself and Others and the themes of empathy and how to develop it. Students learn vocabulary related to emotions and mindfulness, talk about empathy and how to develop it, discuss quotations about empathy, predict the content of a short video, watch […]

C1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Ask Better Questions

Published on March 25, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Ask Better Questions and the theme of asking good questions. Students learn vocabulary related to asking good questions, discuss quotations about asking good questions, talk about asking good questions, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Be Better at Conversation

Published on February 16, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How To Be Social – How To Never Run Out Of Things To Say and the theme of making conversation more engaging and effective. Students learn vocabulary related to social interaction and communication, talk about conversation and how to make conversation more engaging and […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Be More Likeable

Published on January 7, 2025

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The secret to being more likeable and the themes of likeability and how to be more likeable. Students learn vocabulary related to interpersonal skills, talk about likeability and how to be more likeable, discuss quotations about likeability, predict the content of a short video, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Be a Warm Person

Published on December 22, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How To Be Warm and the theme of being a warm person. Students learn vocabulary related to being a warm person, talk about being a warm person, discuss quotations about being a warm person, predict the content of a short video, watch a short […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to help someone struggling with their mental health

Published on May 21, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to help someone struggling with their mental health and the theme of struggling with mental health. Students learn vocabulary related to mental health, talk about struggling with mental health, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Are you a good listener?

Published on April 4, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 4 things all great listeners know and the theme of active listening. Students talk about being a good listener, 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 […]