B1 Intermediate

Laughter

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why do humans laugh? and the theme of laughter. Students learn vocabulary related to laughter, talk about laughter, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

Learning a Language

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and the theme of learning a new language. Students discuss why they are learning English, come up with reasons why people learn a new language and the benefits of learning a new language, watch a short film and discuss ways to improve their language learning.

Learning to Say No

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Stop Trying to Be Nice All the Time and the theme of learning to say no. Students talk about being nice, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, read an article, use expressions to say no politely, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Lessons Learned

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Lessons Learned and the theme of life lessons. In the lesson students watch two short videos, speculate, speak and read about life lessons.

Letters of Appreciation

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of appreciation. Students learn vocabulary related to gratitude and appreciation, write sentences about what they are grateful for, talk about what they are grateful for, write sentences about a teacher they are grateful to, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write a letter of appreciation and reflect on the lesson.

Lila

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Lila directed by Carlos Lascano and the theme of art. In the lesson students learn vocabulary related to art, talk about art, and view and discuss a short film.

Listen

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Listen and the theme of listening. Students talk about listening, work on adverbs frequently used with listen, listen to a short film and speculate and make notes about what is happening, watch a short film and check their notes, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Listen to Me

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Listen to me. Students speak about bullying, predict what will happen in the short film, and watch and discuss the short film.

Living on a Bus

This complete ESL video lesson plan explores the themes of alternative living and the search for a simpler life through an engaging short video. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it guides students through vocabulary development, prediction tasks, video comprehension, analysis, discussion, roleplay and article-based work. Teachers receive a ready-to-use package that develops key language skills and encourages meaningful reflection on modern lifestyle choices.

London

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a video of London. Students talk about what they know about London, compare London in the past and now, do a dictation and discuss their hometowns.

Loneliness and the Power of Connection

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Loneliness and the Power of Connection and the themes of loneliness and connection. Students learn vocabulary related to loneliness and connection, talk about loneliness and connection, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations from a short video, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video and reflect on the lesson.

Losers

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film titled Losers by Daniel Mercadante and the theme of bullying. Students learn vocabulary related to bullying and insults, talk about bullying, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Lost Property

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film titled Lost Property by Asa Lucander. Students do a dictation, work out different meanings of the verb ‘lose’, write sentences using the verb ‘lose’, speak about lost items, watch a trailer, write a story, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, talk about a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Love

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Love is Like Life and the theme of love. Students learn vocabulary related to love, talk about love, create similes about love, predict the content of a short film, write a narrative, watch a short film, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Love at First Sight

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and a commercial inspired by the short film, and the theme of love at first sight. Students talk about love, predict the story in a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, perform a roleplay, write a narrative for an advert, read and discuss a poem, and reflect on the lesson.

Make It Count

This ESL lesson plan is designed around an inspiring short film titled Make It Count and the themes of life, inspiration and travel. Students put words into order to create quotations, discuss quotations, watch a short film, speak and write.

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