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This complete ESL video lesson plan, Meet the Street Artist Transforming Dubai, engages learners with the theme of street art and street artists. Designed for B1–B2 students, it includes vocabulary building, comprehension tasks, roleplay, article reading, and creative follow-up activities. Perfect for teachers who want a ready-to-use resource that develops language and critical thinking skills.

Lesson Summary:This complete ESL video lesson plan for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners explores the theme of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on education. Based on the short video Is it OK to Use AI When Studying?, it helps students build vocabulary connected to AI, learning and technology while developing communication, critical […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Subway Knitter and the theme of knitting. Students learn vocabulary related to knitting, talk about knitting, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, talk about a character in a short video, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Superhero Kids and the themes of superheroes and special needs children. Students learn vocabulary related to superheroes and inclusive education, talk about superheroes and inclusive education, 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 short film titled Break the Pattern and the themes of fashion and sustainable clothing. Students learn vocabulary related to fashion and sustainable clothing, talk about fashion and sustainable clothing, watch the first part of a short film and predict the second part of the film, answer comprehension questions, read and talk about a sustainable clothing campaign, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

This ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan is built around the short film Inside Dubai’s Push for Sustainable Design and explores the themes of sustainability and sustainable design. Designed for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, it provides a complete 90–120 minute lesson package for mature teens and adults. Students expand vocabulary related to sustainability, recycling and innovation while developing viewing, listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Through discussion, quotation analysis, prediction, comprehension tasks, roleplay and critical reflection, learners explore how design can address environmental challenges. The lesson also includes an extended reading text titled Plastic Reimagined: Creative Solutions for a Sustainable World, enabling deeper engagement with the topic and promoting critical thinking and multimodal learning.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the themes of loneliness and youth loneliness. Students learn vocabulary related to loneliness and social interaction, talk about loneliness and youth loneliness, discuss quotations about loneliness, discuss pre-viewing question related to 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, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film for a song titled Two Fingers and the theme of teenage problems. Students learn vocabulary related to teenage problems, talk about teenage problems, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film without sound, write down the story the film tells and the thoughts of the protagonist, watch a short film with sound and write down the song lyrics, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Television inspired by Todd Alcott’s poem of the same name and the theme of television. Students learn vocabulary related to television, talk about television, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, discuss the meaning of a poem and short video, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Simple Idea that Could Transform City Life and the themes of cities and the 15-minute city. Students learn vocabulary related to cities, talk about cities, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, talk about the 15-minute city, watch a second video about the 15-minute city and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Art of Argument and the themes of argument and how to construct an effective argument. Students learn vocabulary related to argument and how to construct an effective argument, discuss quotations about argument, talk about argument and how to construct an effective argument, 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.

Lesson Summary:This complete ESL video lesson plan, based on the video The Art of Listening: How does listening help us embrace different perspectives?, helps learners explore listening as an active and emotional skill. Designed for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) students, it includes vocabulary development, discussion of quotations, video analysis, comprehension tasks, roleplay, article […]

This ESL lesson plan  is a complete, ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan for B1–B2 learners on appreciating small things and slowing down. It helps students develop vocabulary, viewing and reading comprehension, reflective writing, discussion skills and creative multimodal expression.

This stimulating ESL video lesson plan explores the themes of attention, distraction, and the attention economy through the short video The Attention Economy Needs to Change. But How? It is a complete, ready-to-use resource for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners. Students develop key skills through vocabulary-building, viewing, discussion, reading, roleplay, and creative tasks that encourage reflection on technology and media influence.

A complete ESL video lesson plan built around The Benefits of a Simple Wardrobe and the topics of minimalism and minimalist dressing. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it develops vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading and critical thinking.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Surprising Benefits of Exercising with Friends and the theme of exercising with others and its physical and mental benefits. Students learn vocabulary related to fitness, health and social connection, talk about exercising with others and its physical and mental benefits, 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, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.