Category: Lesson plan

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Pip

Published on March 3, 2021

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short animated film titled Pip and the themes of disability and service dogs. In the lesson, students talk about service dogs and disability, predict what will happen in a short film, and watch and discuss a short film.   Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Lila

Published on March 1, 2021

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film titled Lila directed by Carlos Lascano and the theme of art. In the lesson students learn vocabulary related to art, talk about art, and view and discuss a short film.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Umbrella

Published on February 22, 2021

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Umbrella and the themes of  toys and childhood. In the lesson students watch and discuss a short film, predict different parts of a story, and write a story.     Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2) – Intermediate (B1) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Look

Published on February 19, 2021

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson is designed around a short film commissioned by P&G titled The Look and the theme of racism. Students practise different uses of ‘look’ as a noun, watch and discuss a short film, and talk about racism and implicit bias.     Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: What teens are thankful for

Published on April 6, 2020

By kierandonaghy

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.

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Lessons Learned

Published on June 11, 2019

By kierandonaghy

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 […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Best Men Can Be

Published on January 22, 2019

By kierandonaghy

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 […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Ian

Published on January 16, 2019

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Ian inspired by the true story of a boy of the same name, and the theme of disability. In the lesson students watch a short film, and speak, write and read about it and their reactions to it.     Language level: Upper […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: A Single Life

Published on January 3, 2018

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled A Single Life and the theme of stages of life. In the lesson students practise vocabulary related to the stages of life, discuss stages of life, watch a short film, and speak and write about it.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – […]