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Lesson Summary:This complete, ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan explores failure and its role in the creative process. Aimed at Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners, it engages students through vocabulary building, video analysis, discussion of quotations, comprehension questions, roleplay, and a follow-up article titled The Courage to Create: Overcoming Fear of Failure. Teachers get […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Fake It Till You Make It and the concept of “fake it till you make it” and how it applies in real life. Students learn vocabulary related to self-confidence, perseverance and personal growth, discuss quotations about self-confidence, talk about self-confidence, perseverance and personal growth, 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, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How are families around the world the same and different? and the themes of family and how families can be different and similar across cultures. Students learn vocabulary related to the concept of families around the world, discuss quotations about family, talk about family and the concept of families around the world, 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, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The true cost of fast fashion and the themes of fashion and fast fashion. Students learn vocabulary related to fashion and fast fashion, talk about fashion and fast fashion, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Finding Empathy for Yourself and Others and the themes of empathy and how to develop it. Students learn vocabulary related to emotions and mindfulness, talk about empathy and how to develop it, discuss quotations about empathy, 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 is designed around a short film by The Mercadantes titled Five and the theme of religion. Students learn vocabulary related to religion, compare five religions, watch a short film, discuss a short film, discuss religion and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five things you think will make you happy... but won't and the themes of happiness and myths about happiness. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness, talk about happiness and myths about happiness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Things Every Presenter Needs to Know about People by Susan Weinschenk and the theme of presentations. Students talk about presentations, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, summarise the key points of a short video, discuss recommendations, talk about a short video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Ways to Stop Getting Distracted and the theme of distraction. Students learn vocabulary related to distractions, talk about distractions, make recommendations about how to avoid distractions, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, make notes, discuss a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Food Rescue and the theme of food rescue. Students learn vocabulary related to sustainability and food rescue, talk about food rescue, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video and reflect on the lesson.

This engaging ESL video lesson plan, Food Waste Rescue Squad, explores the environmental and social impact of food waste. Aimed at Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to food, sustainability and social action. Through viewing, discussion, and creative tasks, students reflect on how food waste affects communities and learn practical ways to waste less and share more. The lesson also includes a reading activity based on the article Simple Ways to Waste Less and Share More and a communicative roleplay.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The foods that can improve brain function and the theme of nutrition and cognitive function. Students learn vocabulary related to nutrition and cognitive function, discuss quotations about food, talk about nutrition and cognitive function, 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 The Friendship Recession and the theme of friendship. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship, talk about friendship, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring real-world issues, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled I went from prisoner to PhD and the theme of prison and prisoners. Students learn vocabulary related to prison and prisoners, talk about prison and prisoners, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write questions to ask the narrator of a video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Gabe and Chris Lópe by Story Corps and the themes of gender and transgender children. Students practise vocabulary starting with the prefix ‘trans’, discuss questions about gender and transgender children, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of joy and Christmas. Students talk about joy and Christmas, predict the content of an advert, watch an advert, write a summary of the story an advert tells, analyse an advert, and reflect on the lesson.