Published on June 6, 2021
By kierandonaghy
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.
Published on February 17, 2021
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around Head Over Heels, an Oscar-nominated puppet animation directed by Timothy Reckart. Students practise using idiomatic expressions, watch a short film and talk about love and relationships.
Published on January 4, 2021
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short animation and the themes of love and relationships. Students watch a trailer and predict a story, watch a short film and write a narrative based on it and discuss relationships.
Published on January 3, 2021
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled In a Heartbeat and the theme of love. Students learn and practice expressions using the word “heart”, watch a short film trailer, predict and write a story, watch and discuss a short film, and watch and discuss a video in which elderly people give their reactions to the short film.
Published on June 30, 2020
By kierandonaghy
I’m delighted to announce I’m offering my most popular course, Film and Video in Language Teaching, at The School for Training, my small teacher development institute, in Barcelona this summer. On this course I train teachers how to use film and video critically and creatively in the language classroom. There are a total of twenty contact […]
Published on March 4, 2019
By kierandonaghy
I’m delighted to announce I’m doing my most popular course, Film and Video in Language Teaching, again in Barcelona this year. On this course I train teachers how to use film and video critically and creatively in the language classroom. There are a total of twenty contact hours. The course language is English but the course is suitable […]
Published on August 6, 2017
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled In a Heartbeat and the theme of love. Students learn and practice expressions using the word “heart”, watch a short film trailer, predict and write a story, watch and discuss a short film, and watch and discuss a video in which elderly people give […]
Published on April 30, 2015
By kierandonaghy
Watch this video trailer of Film in Action. Film in Action has received excellent review from a number of journals, magazines and websites. Here are some of the reviewers comments: “Film in Action is a wonderful resource for teachers seeking further ideas on how to exploit video inside and outside the classroom with […]
Published on March 25, 2015
By kierandonaghy
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mind the Gap. Students watch the first part of the film speculate and predict how it is going to end, read an article and talk about the film and article. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and […]
