Category: Level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)

‘Hey, Santa’ Lesson Plan

Published on November 26, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of Christmas and Christmas adverts. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and Christmas adverts, watch a short advert, predict the end of a short advert, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short advert, write from the perspective of a character […]

‘Why being bilingual is good for your brain’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 29, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why being bilingual is good for your brain and the theme of being bilingual. Students learn vocabulary related to bilingualism, talk about bilingualism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what […]

‘Can I help you with anything?’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 25, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Can I help you with anything? and the theme of kindness. In the lesson students predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, speak about the short film and kindness, and perform a roleplay.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – […]

‘I forgot my phone’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 15, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film by titled I lost my phone and the theme of mobile phones. Students listen to a film and speculate about what is happening, watch the film to check their answers and talk about mobile phone use.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper […]

‘All That We Share’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 10, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled All That We Share by Danish TV channel TV2Danmark. In the lesson students talk about the communities they belong to, find out what they share with their classmates, watch and discuss a video about what a community shares.   Language level: Intermediate (B1) – […]

‘How To Stop Worrying’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 8, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Stop Worrying? and the theme of worrying. Students learn vocabulary related to worrying, talk about worrying, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from a […]

‘Why are some people lucky?’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 4, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What do lucky people do differently? and the theme of luck. Students learn vocabulary related to luck, talk about luck, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned […]

‘The Secret to a Calm Life’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 1, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Secret to a Calm Life and the theme of a life of calm. Students learn vocabulary related to a life of calm, talk about the kind of life they would like to live, talk about a life of calm, predict the content of […]

‘The Pros and Cons of Positive Thinking’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 19, 2023

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How positive thinking is harming your happiness and the theme of positive thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to positive thinking, talk about positive thinking, read an article about the benefits of positive thinking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video […]