Category: Values

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Santa’s Feeling Poorly

Published on December 6, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a Christmas short film and the theme of Christmas adverts. Students talk about Christmas ads, watch a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a short film and reflect on […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Beginner

Published on December 4, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Beginner and the themes of being a beginner and children in care. Students talk about being a beginner, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of short film, analyse a short film, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: One-Week Job

Published on November 15, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film called When I Grow Up and a trailer for a documentary called One Week Job, and the themes of jobs and choosing a career. Students learn vocabulary related to jobs and choosing a career, talk about jobs and choosing a career, watch a short film, […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Stand Up

Published on November 13, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Stand Up and the themes of discrimination and taking a stand against discrimination. Students learn vocabulary related to discrimination, work on phrasal verbs that include ‘stand up’, talk about discrimination, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, and reflect […]

Extensive Viewing Guide: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Published on August 4, 2022

By kierandonaghy

An 50-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys and Susan Kelechi Watson for English language students who want to learn English through watching films. The guide will help students improve their English vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation and speaking. The viewing guide includes: • […]

A2 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Moral Dilemmas

Published on May 31, 2022

By kierandonaghy

  This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mother and the theme of moral dilemmas. Students learn vocabulary related to dilemmas, talk about dilemmas, watch a short film, identify the moral dilemma in a film, discuss the moral dilemma in a film, analyse a short film, and reflect on the […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: Learning to Say No

Published on May 22, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Stop Trying to Be Nice All the Time and the theme of learning to say no. Students talk about being nice, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, read an article, use expressions […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Power of Kindness

Published on April 26, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Extraordinary Power of Kindness and the theme of kindness. Students talk about kindness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.     Language level: […]

B1 ESL Video Lesson Plan: The Science of Gratitude

Published on April 20, 2022

By kierandonaghy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Science of Gratitude and the theme of gratitude. Students write sentences about what they are grateful for, talk about what they are grateful for, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write a letter of gratitude and reflect on […]