Category: Empathy

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Be a Good Friend

Published on September 24, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to be a good friend and the themes of friends and friendships. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship, write and talk about the qualities and characteristics of a good friend, read an article about the qualities of a good friend, predict the content […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Apologise

Published on September 14, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The best way to apologize (according to science) and the theme of apologising. Students learn vocabulary and phrases related to apologising, talk about apologising, 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: 3 Keys to Success for Children from Tough Backgrounds

Published on September 10, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 3 Keys to Success for Young People and the theme of disadvantaged children. Students learn vocabulary related to disadvantaged children, talk about disadvantaged children, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write questions […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: From Prisoner to PhD

Published on September 6, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled I went from prisoner to PhD and the themes of prison and prisoners. Students learn vocabulary related to prison and prisoners, talk about prison and prisoners, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Letters of Appreciation

Published on August 13, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of appreciation. Students learn vocabulary related to gratitude and appreciation, write sentences about what they are grateful for, talk about what they are grateful for, write sentences about a teacher they are grateful to, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Inclusive Café

Published on April 10, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around two videos about an inclusive café and the themes of cafés, disability and inclusion. Students learn vocabulary related to disability and inclusion, talk about cafés, predict the content of two short video, watch two short videos, answer comprehension questions, analyse two short videos, and reflect on the lesson. […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How to Argue

Published on February 19, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Harvard negotiator explains how to argue and the theme of arguing. Students learn vocabulary related to arguing, talk about arguing, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Refugees

Published on February 5, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around an animated short film and the theme of refugees. Students practise vocabulary related to refugees, speak about refugees, watch a short film, retell a story, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, empathise with a refugee child, reflect on the lesson and write an account of a […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Blessing Bags For The Homeless

Published on January 9, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Blessing Bags for the Homeless and the theme of homelessness. Students learn vocabulary related to homelessness, talk about to help homeless people, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay, write a composition and reflect on the lesson. […]