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This complete ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video I study patience in a lab. Here’s what I’ve found. and explores the importance of patience in an age of instant gratification. Designed for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners, this ready-to-use lesson helps students expand vocabulary related to perseverance, well-being and self-regulation while developing critical thinking skills.

This ESL video lesson plan explores peak performance and coaching through a powerful short video. It provides a complete, ready-to-use package for teachers who want to help Advanced to Proficient learners develop vocabulary related to professional development and performance. Students predict content, watch and analyse a video, discuss quotations, practise speaking in a detailed roleplay, read an article, explore ideas through critical discussion and complete creative homework tasks.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled People not to fall in love with: a checklist and the theme of emotional intelligence in romantic relationships. Students learn vocabulary related to romantic relationships and personality traits, talk about romantic relationships and personality traits, discuss quotations about romantic relationships, 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, 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.

This Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video on perfectionism and productivity. It provides a complete, ready-to-use package to help learners explore the impact of perfectionism on work habits while developing key language skills through viewing, discussion, and creative activities.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Nine-Year-Old Piano Prodigy and the theme of prodigies. Students learn vocabulary related to prodigies, talk about prodigies, 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 short video and the theme of child prodigies. Students learn vocabulary related to technology and innovation, talk about child prodigies, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why people are choosing to quit social media and the theme of social media. Students learn vocabulary related to social media, talk about social media, 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 short video about racism. In the lesson students watch the video, identify eight differences between the treatment of black versus white people, read a pledge, write their own pledge, and discuss racism and discrimination.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the themes of resilience and raising resilient children. Students learn vocabulary related to resilience, talk about resilience and raising resilient children, 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 video lesson plan explores attention fragmentation and its causes through a thought-provoking short video and an in-depth article. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners, it develops learners’ ability to understand, analyse and discuss how attention is shaped and disrupted in modern life. Through viewing, discussion and creative activities, students build vocabulary related to attention, focus and productivity while strengthening critical thinking, speaking and writing skills.

Lesson SummaryThis engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Ryan’s Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur and explores the theme of recycling and its environmental benefits. Suitable for Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) level students, the lesson is ideal for teens and adults. It features vocabulary-building, critical thinking, structured roleplay, article-based tasks, and […]

Lesson Summary:This ESL video lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use resource based on the short video The Productivity Myth: Why you’ll never ‘get on top of everything’. It explores the themes of productivity and reimagined productivity, helping learners develop advanced skills through vocabulary building, viewing, discussion and creative activities. Suitable for C1–C2 learners, it offers […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Three Invaluable Tools to Boost Your Resilience and the theme of resilience. Students learn vocabulary related to resilience, talk about resilience, 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 short video and the theme of twins. Students write and talk about twins, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write from the perspective of a character in a video and reflect on the lesson.

Lesson Summary:This complete ESL video lesson plan is designed for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners and explores the themes of ageing and reverse ageing. Students learn key vocabulary related to health, longevity and wellbeing, discuss inspiring quotations about ageing, predict and analyse a short video, answer comprehension questions, explore issues through structured discussion and […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Love Sets Sail and the theme of sailing around the world. Students learn vocabulary related to sailing, talk about sailing around the world, write a plan of a voyage around the world, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, describe a voyage around the world from the perspective of a character in a video and reflect on the lesson.