Category: Empathy

‘The Beginner’ Lesson Plan

Published on December 4, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Beginner and the themes of being a beginner and children in care. Students talk about being a beginner, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of short film, analyse a short film, write […]

‘Emotional Intelligence’ Lesson Plan

Published on November 22, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace and the themes of effective leadership and emotional intelligence. Students learn vocabulary related to effective leadership and emotional intelligence, talk about effective leadership and emotional intelligence, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing […]

‘Stand Up’ Lesson Plan

Published on November 13, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Stand Up and the themes of discrimination and taking a stand against discrimination. Students learn vocabulary related to discrimination, work on phrasal verbs that include ‘stand up’, talk about discrimination, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, and reflect on […]

‘Homes for Homeless’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 9, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Tiny Homes for the Homeless and the theme of homelessness. Students learn vocabulary related to homelessness, talk about homelessness, 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 […]

Train Online with Kieran on the Empathy in Language Teaching Course this November

Published on October 5, 2022

By kierandonaghy

  Join Kieran Donaghy on the Empathy in Language Teaching online course. Explore why empathy is particularly important in language teaching and how empathy can be developed among both language teachers and learners.     Course description Get exclusive video lectures, handouts and articles. A 4-week course with continual support at every stage and detailed […]

‘Sound of Metal’ Extensive Viewing Guide

Published on September 29, 2022

By kierandonaghy

A 46-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci 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 • A […]

‘Just Mercy’ Extensive Viewing Guide

Published on September 16, 2022

By kierandonaghy

An 80-page Extensive Viewing guide to the award-winning film Just Mercy starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Rob Morgan 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 • A […]

‘Racism’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 4, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Strangers and the theme of racism. Students predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, write a narrative, analyse a short film, talk about racism and reflect on the lesson. Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) –Intermediate (B1) Learner type: […]

‘Bullying’ Lesson Plan

Published on August 21, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short poem and video titled To This Day and the theme of bullying. Students learn vocabulary related to bullying, talk about bullying, watch a short video about an anti-bullying project, answer comprehension questions, write a poem or narrative inspired by images in a video, watch a short […]