Category: Level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1)

‘The Case for Optimism’ Lesson Plan

Published on September 10, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Steven Pinker Makes the Case for Optimism and the themes of optimism and pessimism. Students learn vocabulary related to optimism and pessimism, discuss quotations about optimism and pessimism, talk about optimism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension […]

‘How to Be More Persuasive’ Lesson Plan

Published on August 5, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Psychology of Persuasion and the theme of persuasion. Students learn vocabulary related to persuasion, talk about persuasion, discuss quotations about persuasion, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and […]

‘How to Spot Lovely People’ Lesson Plan

Published on July 17, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Spot the Loveliest People in the World and the theme of lovely people. Students learn vocabulary related to personality traits, talk about personality traits and lovely people, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, make viewing notes, analyse […]

‘How to Become a Great Strategic Thinker’ Lesson Plan

Published on June 23, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Become a great strategic thinker and the theme of strategic thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to strategic thinking, talk about strategic thinking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they […]

‘Becoming Excellent’ Lesson Plan

Published on June 19, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Become excellent. Be unreasonable. and the theme of excellence. Students learn vocabulary related to excellence, talk about excellence, read and discuss quotations about excellence, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, make viewing notes, analyse a short […]

‘The Power of Branding’ Lesson Plan

Published on June 5, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How Apple and Nike have branded your brain and the theme of brands and branding. Students learn vocabulary related to brands and branding, talk about brands and branding, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, make viewing […]

‘Arguments’ Lesson Plan

Published on June 2, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why We Should Refuse to Get into Arguments and the themes of arguments and how to avoid getting into arguments. Students learn vocabulary related to arguments, talk about arguments and how to avoid getting into arguments, predict the content of a short video, watch […]

‘How to Unlock Your Potential’ Lesson Plan

Published on May 22, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of fulfilling your potential. Students learn vocabulary related to fulfilling your potential, talk about fulfilling your potential, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about a short video, perform a […]

‘How to Manage Your Moods’ Lesson Plan

Published on March 13, 2024

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video How Best to Manage Your Moods and the themes of moods and how to manage moods. Students learn vocabulary related to moods, talk about moods and how to manage moods, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse […]