Category: Cities

This engaging A2-level ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video that explores the theme of weekend getaways. 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. The ESL video lesson plan is designed around a […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Smart city: making cities more life enhancing and the theme of smart cities. Students learn vocabulary related to smart cities, urban planning and technology, talk about smart cities, discuss quotations about smart cities, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled We’re using our streets all wrong and the theme of the future of our cities and streets. Students learn vocabulary related to urbanism, talk about the future of streets, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Simple Idea that Could Transform City Life and the themes of cities and the 15-minute city. Students learn vocabulary related to cities, talk about cities, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, […]

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 […]

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Paris / New York. In the lessons learn vocabulary related to cities, describe features of both cities and then compare them, and then watch the short film.     Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) –Intermediate (B1) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 60 minutes […]

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a video of London. Students talk about what they know about London, compare London in the past and now, do a dictation and discuss their hometowns.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: watching a […]