Film English Club

Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)Learner type: Teens and adultsTime: 90 minutesObjectives:

• To explore the qualities of effective leadership and how personality traits influence leadership styles.
• To understand the roles of introverts and extroverts in leadership and discuss their unique strengths.
• To analyse societal expectations and their impact on leadership roles.
• To develop critical thinking and discussion skills on leadership and personality diversity.

Topic: Leadership and quiet leadershipLanguage: Vocabulary related to leadership

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Power of Smiling and the theme of the benefits of smiling. Students learn vocabulary related to smiling, talk about smiling, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a moving short film titled The Present and the theme of teenagers. Students practice adjectives related to character and teenagers, watch the start of a short film, write a narrative and discuss the film.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How positive thinking is harming your happiness and the theme of positive thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to positive thinking, talk about positive thinking, read an article about the benefits of positive thinking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video about the possible negative impact of positive thinking, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Purpose of Friendship and the themes of friendship and the purpose of friendship. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and relationships, talk about friendship and the purpose of friendship, discuss quotations about friendship, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

A 32-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith, Thandiwe Newton and Jaden Smith 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.

A 33-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film The Queen starring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Quiet Power of Introverts and the theme of introverts and extroverts. Students learn vocabulary related to introverts and extroverts, talk about introverts and extroverts, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a moving short film titled The Reader and the theme of literacy. In the lesson students write a narrative, watch a short film and discuss literacy strategies.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and the topic of farming. Students learn vocabulary related to farming, talk about farming, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, analyse a short film, watch and analyse a parody of a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

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 the lesson.

This ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan is built around the inspiring short video The Science of Kindness. Designed for Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) learners, it helps students explore kindness, random acts of kindness and the science behind helping others.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Science of Stress: How Does Stress Affect Our Brains and Bodies? and the themes of stress and neuroscience. Students learn vocabulary related to stress and neuroscience, discuss quotations about stress, talk about stress, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, read an article titled How Stress Reshapes the Brain—and How to Rebuild It, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

A 50-page Extensive Viewing guide to the award-winning film The Secret Life of Bees starring Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Secret to a Calm Life and the theme of a life of calm. Students learn vocabulary related to a life of calm, talk about the kind of life they would like to live, talk about a life of calm, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from a short video and reflect on the lesson.

A 45-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman 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.