Category: Genre: Short video

This lesson is designed around a short video commissioned by the Greater Good Science Center and the theme of gratitude. In this lesson students talk about what they are grateful for, watch a video in which high students read a letter of gratitude to another person and write their own letters of gratitude.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Lessons Learned and the theme of life lessons. In the lesson students watch two short videos, speculate, speak and read about life lessons.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Watching two […]

An ESL video lesson plan designed around a viral short film commissioned by the brand Gillette and the theme of masculinity. In the lesson students watch a short film, speak about masculinity, and write their own Twitter comment.     Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video by Story Corps and the theme of empathy. In the lesson students talk about an imaginary situation, listen to a story, watch a video, speak, and write an account of an incident from another person’s perspective.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate […]

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Alike and the theme of the impact of societal pressures on childhood and family relationships. In the lesson students practise using alike, adjectives to describe character and routines, watch a short film, predict how the film will end and speak about the film […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Albert and Aidan Sykes, and the themes of family and racism. In the lesson students do a dictation, predict the answer to questions, listen to an interview, answer comprehension questions, watch two short videos, and speak about the videos.     Language level: Intermediate […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video commissioned by Channel 4 to advertise the Paralympic Games. In the lesson students watch a video, visualise the content of a video, speak and write about the challenges people with disabilities overcome.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short viral video commissioned by Momondo, and the themes of nationalities, ethnic groups and DNA. In the lesson students watch a short video, make predictions, and speak about their families, nationalities and ethnic groups.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens […]

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Touch by Joshua Neale, commissioned by Huawei that explores the theme of touch. Students practise vocabulary related to senses, speak about senses, watch a short film, identify what is happening in each scene, and discuss the film.     Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) […]