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

‘Bullying’ Lesson Plan

Published on August 21, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short poem and video titled To This Day and the theme of bullying. Students learn vocabulary related to bullying, talk about bullying, watch a short video about an anti-bullying project, answer comprehension questions, write a poem or narrative inspired by images in a video, watch a short […]

‘A Visual Manifesto’ Lesson Plan

Published on July 3, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled A Visual Manifesto, and the themes of images and visual literacy. Students choose an image they like, describe an image to another students, watch a short film with the sound off, write a voiceover for the film, read a transcript, analyse a short film, […]

‘How to Get in Touch With Your Feelings’ Lesson Plan

Published on June 12, 2022

By kierandonaghy

    This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Get in Touch with Your Feelings and the theme of feelings. Students learn vocabulary related to feelings, talk about feelings, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a […]

‘Winners and Losers’ Lesson Plan

Published on April 24, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why You Are Not a Loser and the theme of ‘winners’ and ‘losers’. Students talk about ‘winners’ and ‘losers’, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video and reflect on the lesson.     […]

‘Look Up’ Lesson Plan

Published on March 9, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and poem by Gary Turk and the theme of isolation caused by the use of new technology. Students discuss digital technology, predict the content of a short poem and short film, watch a short film with no sound and speculate about the story it tells, […]

‘The Alphabet of Illiteracy’ Lesson Plan

Published on March 1, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the themes of education, literacy and global issues. Students talk about education, discuss problems related to illiteracy, practise vocabulary related to illiteracy, watch a short video, read a transcript, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.     Language level: Intermediate (B1) […]

‘Last Minutes with Oden’ Lesson Plan

Published on February 20, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This lesson plan is designed around a moving short film called Last Minutes with Oden and the theme of pets. Students talk about pets, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, analyse the personality of a character in a short film and reflect on […]

‘How to be alone’ Lesson Plan

Published on February 9, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film by artist and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman, a poem by Tanya Davies, and the theme of being alone. Students talk about being alone, give advice about being alone, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, read a poem, discuss the meaning of a poem, analyse a short […]

‘Being a Good Listener’ Lesson Plan

Published on October 18, 2021

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Being a Good Listener and the themes of listening and paralinguistics. Students learn vocabulary related to being a good listener and paralinguistics, talk about being a good listener and paralinguistics, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video, perform two roleplays […]