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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.

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.

This ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video How will artificial intelligence change the cities we live in? and explores cities, urban life and smart cities of the future. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners, the lesson develops vocabulary related to technology and surveillance while encouraging discussion, critical thinking, roleplay and extended reading through an in-depth follow-up article.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Lies that Sell Fast Fashion and the theme of the impact of fast fashion and possible solutions. Students learn vocabulary related to the impact of fast fashion, discuss quotations about the impact of fast fashion, talk about the impact of fast fashion and possible solutions, 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.

Lesson Summary:This ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking short video featuring David Graeber on the value of work. Designed for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, the lesson explores meaningful work, social value and caring labour through guided viewing, discussion, roleplay and extended reading. Students develop critical thinking while expanding topic-specific vocabulary […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 11-Year-Old Chef Teaches Kids How to Be Vegan and the theme of veganism. Students learn vocabulary related to veganism, talk about veganism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, correct viewing sentences, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Is Copenhagen the World's Most Sustainable City? and the themes of sustainability and sustainable cities. Students learn vocabulary related to sustainability, talk about sustainability and sustainable cities, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write a paragraph about a short video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled World’s Vegan City! and the themes of veganism and vegan culture. Students learn vocabulary related to veganism and plant-based food, talk about veganism and vegan culture, 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 advanced ESL video lesson plan is built around a short, thought-provoking video titled The Lost Art of Building a Company with Integrity. It explores leadership, thoughtful leadership and value-driven decision-making, helping learners analyse how values shape organisational culture. Through guided viewing, discussion, critical thinking tasks, roleplay and extended reading, students develop advanced language skills while reflecting on ethical leadership in professional contexts.

This ESL lesson is designed around an inspiring short film about what we do in our everyday lives. In the lesson students watch and discuss a short film, and write three to do lists. The lesson also encourages students to reflect on their own language learning and how they can improve it.

This ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan is built around the short film At What Point Does Optimism Become Unhealthy? and explores optimism, toxic positivity and emotional literacy. Designed for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners, the lesson develops vocabulary related to emotional experience and habits while strengthening viewing, listening, reading, speaking and writing skills. Through guided discussion, quotation analysis, prediction tasks, roleplay and critical reflection, students deepen their understanding of emotional culture and build greater emotional literacy.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Ultra Marathoner and the theme of marathons. Students learn vocabulary related to marathon and abstract nouns to describe qualities, talk about marathon, 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 titled What is Unconscious Bias? and the themes of bias and unconscious bias. Students learn vocabulary related to bias and unconscious bias, talk about bias and unconscious bias, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Autism Spectrum Disorder: 10 Things You Should Know, a short film titled Can you make it to the end? and the theme of the autism spectrum and autistic people. Students learn vocabulary related to the autism spectrum, talk about the autism spectrum, read statements about the autism spectrum and decide if they are true of false, watch a short video to check their responses, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film and reflect on the lesson.