Short film

The Other Pair

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Other Pair and the themes of altruism and empathy. Students watch a short film, write a story, and speak about a story.

The Piano

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Piano and the theme of emotions. Students learn vocabulary to describe emotions, listen to a piece of music and describe the emotions they feel, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, write the story a short film tells, analyse a short film, write a sequel or prequel to a short film and reflect on the lesson.

The Power of Kindness

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.

The Present

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.

The Reader

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.

The Scarecrow

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.

The Swimmer

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Swimmer and the theme of swimming. Students learn vocabulary related to swimming, talk about swimming, watch the short film and discuss the short film.

The Time Shop

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Time Shop and the themes of Christmas and the importance of spending time with loved ones at Christmas. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and the importance of spending time with loved ones at Christmas, discuss quotations about Christmas and the importance of spending time with loved ones at Christmas, write a story inspired by the start of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Touch

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Touch by Joshua Neale, commissioned by Huawei. Students practise vocabulary related to senses, speak about senses, watch a short film, identify what is happening in each scene, and discuss the film.

Touchable Memories

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Touchable Memories and the theme of photos, memories and 3D printers. Students talk about photos, describe a photo which is important to them and describe the memories it brings back, describe the character of five people in a photo, watch a short film and make notes, answer comprehension questions, speculate about how blind people ‘see’ photos, analyse a short film, perform a roleplay, discuss different uses of 3D printers and reflect on the lesson.

Travel

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Rise Up and the theme of travel. Students talk about travel, plan a trip around the world, explain their world trip to a partner, watch a short film, describe places in a short film, analyse a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times by Marcus Markou and the themes of making conversation, strangers and racism. Students talk about making conversation, watch a short film, predict the end of a story, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Umbrella

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Umbrella. In the lesson students watch and discuss a short film, predict different parts of a story, and write a story.

Unexpected Guest

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Unexpected Guest and the theme of Christmas. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

War School

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled War School and the themes of global issues and war. Students learn vocabulary related to global issues and war, talk about global issues, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, discuss quotations about war and reflect on the lesson.

We’ve All Been There

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a moving short film titled We've All Been There by Nicholas Clifford and the theme of empathy. Students write a story, watch a short film and speak about empathy.

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