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

‘Gold Costs More than Money’ Lesson Plan

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video produced by Hothouse Productions in collaboration with The NO Project, an award-winning global educational campaign that specifically targets youth awareness of human trafficking through music, art, dance, film, animation, sport, creative writing and social media. In the lesson students practice vocabulary related to gold, discuss […]

‘How To Become a Better Person’ Lesson Plan

This ESL 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: Teens […]

‘Black Button’ Lesson Plan

This ESL 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 Language: […]

‘Mr. Happy Man’ Lesson Plan

This ESL 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 a […]