Category: Old people

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Piano and the theme of emotions. Students learn vocabulary to describe emotions, listen to a piece of music and describe the emotions they feel, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, write the story a short film tells, analyse […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled A Letter from Fred and the theme of romantic relationships. Students watch a short film about a songwriting competition, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, talk about romantic relationships and reflect on the lesson.     […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and the theme of learning a new language. Students discuss why they are learning English, come up with reasons why people learn a new language and the benefits of learning a new language, watch a short film and discuss ways to improve their language learning. […]

This ESL lesson is designed around a beautiful and poignant short film by Luiz Lafayette Stockler. Students describe a grandparent, talk about grandparents, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, write a description of a grandparent and reflect on the lesson.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper-intermediate (B2) Learner […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film titled Lost Property by Asa Lucander. Students do a dictation, work out different meanings of the verb ‘lose’, write sentences using the verb ‘lose’, speak about lost items, watch a trailer, write a story, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, talk about a […]

This ESL lesson is designed around a moving short film titled Dotty by Brett and Mick, and the themes of texting and elderly people. Students learn vocabulary related to mobile phones, talk about texting, watch a short film, predict how a short film will end, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Swimmer and the theme of swimming. Students learn vocabulary related to swimming, talk about swimming, watch the short film and discuss the short film.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 60 minutes Activity: […]

This ESL 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 and […]