Category: Lesson plan

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Success

Published on September 30, 2015

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson is designed around a short video titled Success, and the theme of the nature of success. Students talk about the nature of success, watch a short film and reflect on their own successes.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Racism Is Real

Published on September 24, 2015

By kierandonaghy

An ESL lesson plan designed around a short video titled Racism is Real . In the lesson students watch the video, identify eight differences between the treatment of black versus white people, read a pledge, write their own pledge, and discuss racism and discrimination.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: How To Become a Better Person

Published on August 31, 2015

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film by Tracy Foster for The School of Life titled How to Become a Better Person. Students work on abstract nouns, discuss virtues important in the modern world and watch a short film.     Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Colors

Published on July 13, 2015

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson is designed around a short film by The Mercadantes which explores how beauty can be found in the most seemingly mundane objects, and the theme of colours. Students revise colours, come up with objects of a certain colour, watch a short film, and take their own photos for homework.     […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Sidewalk

Published on June 22, 2015

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video 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 […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Mind the Gap

Published on March 25, 2015

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mind the Gap. Students watch the first part of the film speculate and predict how it is going to end, read an article and talk about the film and article.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Gift

Published on March 20, 2015

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short animation titled The Gift and the themes of love and relationships. Students watch a trailer and predict a story, watch a short film and write a narrative based on it and discuss relationships.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Reader

Published on February 18, 2015

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a moving short film titled The Reader and the theme of literacy. In the lesson students write a narrative, watch a short film and discuss literacy strategies.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: All ages Time: 90 minutes Activity: Writing a […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Notebook

Published on February 13, 2015

By kierandonaghy

An ESL video lesson plan designed around a beautiful short film titled The Notebook and the theme of household chores. Students learn and practise vocabulary related to household chores, talk about household chores and watch a short film.     Language level: Pre-intermediate (A2)- Intermediate (B1) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 60 minutes Activity: […]