Category: Growing up

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a moving short film titled The Present and the theme of teenagers. Students practice adjectives related to character and teenagers, watch the start of a short film, write a narrative and discuss the film.     Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) –Intermediate (B1) Learner type: All ages Time: 90 […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Father and Daughter and the theme of family relationships. Students learn vocabulary related to family relationships, talk about family relationships, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, write a narrative, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson. Language […]

A 47-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Lady Bird starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf and Tracy Letts 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 film […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautifully animated short film by artist Celia Bullwinkel titled Sidewalk that portrays a woman’s journey through the passage of time. In the lesson talk about the various stages of life and how we change physically and emotionally, watch a short film and describe how a woman changes […]