B1 Intermediate

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film and poem by Gnarly Bay. Students discuss choices, use collocations with ‘choice’, do a dictation, visualise a short film, watch a short film, read a poem, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Coca-Cola video and the theme of healthy eating and lifestyles. Students compare their eating habits and lifestyle with those of their grandparents, watch an advert, read a press release and talk about the values Coca-Cola adverts try to transmit.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Maybe and the theme of daydreaming. Students learn vocabulary related to daydreams, talk about daydreams, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, write a sequel to a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Soft Rain and the theme of depression. Students learn vocabulary related to depression, talk about depression, read and discuss quotations about depression, watch a short video, talk about metaphors and symbolism in a short film, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and the theme of dogs and their owners. Students learn vocabulary related to dogs and to express dislike, talk about of dogs and their owners, watch a short film without sound, write a transcript, watch a short film with sound, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson is designed around a moving short film titled Dotty by Brett and Mick, and the themes of texting and elderly people. Students learn vocabulary related to mobile phones, talk about texting, watch a short film, predict how a short film will end, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.