B1 Intermediate

This ESL lesson plan is designed around an animated short film and the theme of refugees. Students practise vocabulary related to refugees, speak about refugees, watch a short film, retell a story, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, empathise with a refugee child, reflect on the lesson and write an account of a refugee child fleeing their country.

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.

This ESL lesson is designed around a short video titled Saving Grace by Toad’s Caravan commissioned by the charity Mary’s Meals. Students discuss poverty, do a dictation, watch two short videos, answer comprehension questions, discuss two videos and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Four Secrets from Sports Psychology You Can Use in Everyday Life and the themes of sports psychology and success. Students learn vocabulary related to sports psychology and success, talk about sports psychology, 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 Self-Care Planning: Working Towards Wellbeing and the themes of self-care and self-care planning. Students learn vocabulary related to wellbeing and emotional health, discuss quotations about self-care, talk about self-care and self-care planning, 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 film titled Aspirational and the theme of celebrity selfies. Students discuss meeting famous people, roleplay meeting their hero or heroine, watch a short film and discuss selfies and selfies with celebrities.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Serial Taxi by Ringling College of Art and Design, and the themes of film, television and murder mysteries. Students use vocabulary related to film and television, talk about film and television, read a news report, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, write a story, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This complete ESL video lesson plan helps students explore friendship and setting healthy boundaries through viewing, discussion and creative tasks. Designed for Intermediate to Upper Intermediate learners, it develops vocabulary, communication skills and confidence in expressing needs in relationships.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Then and Now and the themes of siblings and sibling rivalry. Students learn vocabulary related to siblings, talk about siblings and sibling rivalry, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautifully animated short film by artist Celia Bullwinkel titled Sidewalk that portrays a woman’s journey through the passage of time. In the lesson talk about the various stages of life and how we change physically and emotionally, watch a short film and describe how a woman changes through the course of her life.

This ESL lesson plan based on a beautiful short film called Signs by Patrick Hughes about communication. Students speak about communication, describe a photo, watch and discuss a short film and write a composition about improving their communication.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and the theme of simple pleasures. Students talk about simple pleasures, watch a short film and write down the simple pleasures shown in the film, talk about the simple pleasures shown in a short film, analyse a short film, discuss questions about small pleasures and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Sinking Feeling and the themes of anxiety, depression and young suicide. Students talk about when they feel anxious and nervous, watch a short film, predict the ending of a short film, answer comprehension questions, write the lyrics of a song in a short film, discuss a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Snack Attack and the theme of stereotypes. Students talk about stereotypes, watch a short film, predict the end of a story, perform a roleplay and discuss a short film.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film by Arturo Perez and the theme of soulmates. Students discuss love and soulmates, watch a short film, listen for specific information, discuss a short film, answer an interactive questionnaire and reflect on the lesson.