Category: Lesson plan

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Inseparable

Published on August 14, 2013

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film called Inseparable by Nick White and the theme of family relationships. Students practise using prefixes, predict a story, watch a short film, write down two short conversations and write a narrative.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: We’ve All Been There

Published on April 23, 2013

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a moving short film titled We’ve All Been There by Nicholas Clifford and the theme of empathy. Students write a story, watch a short film and speak about empathy.   Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 60 minutes Activity: […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Make It Count

Published on April 15, 2013

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around an inspiring short film titled Make It Count and the themes of life, inspiration and travel. Students put words into order to create quotations, discuss quotations, watch a short film, speak and write.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Head Over Heels

Published on February 19, 2013

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around Head Over Heels, an Oscar-nominated puppet animation directed by Timothy Reckart, and the theme of romantic love. Students practise using idiomatic expressions, watch a short film and talk about love and relationships.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: A Thousand Words

Published on November 28, 2012

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film called A Thousand Words by Ted Chung. Students predict a story from its title, watch the start of a short film and make predictions about how a story will continue and write a story.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Black Button

Published on November 4, 2012

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson is designed around a short film called Black Button and the theme of moral dilemmas. Students practise reading, reading and listening.     Language level: Upper-intermediate (B2.1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type:Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Watching a short film clip, speaking, reading, listening and writing Topic: Moral dilemmas […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Mirror

Published on July 18, 2012

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film by Ramon and Pedro which tells the story of a boy’s journey from childhood to old age. Students practise speaking, writing and vocabulary related to bathrooms.     Language level: Intermediate (B1)- Upper-intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 60 minutes Activity: Watching […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Amar

Published on July 8, 2012

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson is designed around a short film titled Amar by Andrew Hinton which focuses on a single day in the life of a fourteen-year-old Indian boy. Students practise talking about their present and past daily routines, and compare their routines with those of the boy featured in the film.     Language […]

B2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Mr. Happy Man

Published on March 28, 2012

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson is designed around a beautiful short film by Matt Morris about Johnny Barnes, an 88-year-old man who dedicates his life to making people happy. Students practise speaking, listening and writing.   Language level: Upper-intermediate (B2)- Advanced (C1) Learner type: Mature teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Speaking, writing and watching […]