B2 Upper Intermediate

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to be a good friend and the themes of friends and friendships. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship, write and talk about the qualities and characteristics of a good friend, read an article about the qualities of a good friend, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film by artist and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman, a poem by Tanya Davies, and the theme of being alone. Students talk about being alone, give advice about being alone, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, read a poem, discuss the meaning of a poem, analyse a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Be an Entrepreneur and the theme of entrepreneurship. Students learn vocabulary related to entrepreneurship, talk about entrepreneurship, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop an entrepreneurial project and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL video lesson plan is built around a short, thought-provoking video titled STOP making it about YOU and explores empathy and how to be empathetic in personal and professional contexts. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced adult learners, the lesson provides a complete, ready-to-use package that develops listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Through discussion, quotation analysis, comprehension tasks, roleplay and an in-depth article reading, learners gain practical strategies for building trust, improving communication and developing meaningful relationships.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The secret to being more likeable and the themes of likeability and how to be more likeable. Students learn vocabulary related to interpersonal skills, talk about likeability and how to be more likeable, discuss quotations about likeability, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse 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 Psychology of Persuasion and the theme of persuasion. Students learn vocabulary related to persuasion, talk about persuasion, discuss quotations about persuasion, 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 How to Be Strong and Resilient 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, write about what they have learned from a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film by Tracy Foster for The School of Life titled How to Become a Better Person. Students work on abstract nouns, discuss virtues important in the modern world and watch a short film.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Become a great strategic thinker and the theme of strategic thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to strategic thinking, talk about strategic thinking, 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, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL video lesson plan is built around a short animated video titled Why is it so hard to break a bad habit? and explores the theme of habits and habitual behaviour. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners, it provides a complete, ready-to-use package that develops vocabulary, critical thinking and communication skills through viewing, discussion and creative activities.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 5 ways to create stronger connections and the theme of making strong professional interpersonal relationships. Students learn vocabulary on the topic of making strong connections, talk about connections and forming strong connections, discuss quotations about connection, 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 Ease Perfectionism: Managing Our Own High Expectations and the themes of perfectionism and how to deal with perfectionism. Students learn vocabulary related to self-improvement and mental health, discuss quotations about perfection, talk about perfectionism, 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 ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan explores the themes of friendship and how to deepen friendships. Aimed at Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to emotional openness and communication while developing key skills through discussion, viewing, analysis, roleplay and a follow-up article. The lesson provides teachers with a structured, engaging resource that supports critical thinking and meaningful language practice.

This complete ESL video lesson plan, based on How to Achieve Remarkable Things, explores developing a high-performance mindset and achieving remarkable things. Designed for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners, it includes vocabulary building, viewing, comprehension, roleplay, article reading, writing, and reflection activities that inspire learners to cultivate resilience and focus.

This ESL video lesson plan is a complete ready-to-use package built around a short video titled My 5 Simple Steps to Eat Healthier. It helps Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners develop language skills while exploring nutrition, healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices through viewing and discussion, critical thinking, roleplay and a substantial follow-up reading.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Get in Touch with Your Feelings and the theme of feelings. Students learn vocabulary related to feelings, talk about feelings, 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.