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Modern, engaging and inspiring ESL Video Lesson Plans for English language teachers which support students in building all key language skills—viewing, listening, speaking, reading, writing and visually representing.
Food Waste Rescue
A2 Pre-intermediate | EnvironmentThis engaging ESL video lesson plan, Food Waste Rescue Squad, explores the environmental and social impact of food waste. Aimed at Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to food, sustainability and social action. Through viewing, discussion, and creative tasks, students reflect on how food waste affects communities and learn practical ways to waste less and share more. The lesson also includes a reading activity based on the article Simple…
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B1 Intermediate | Brain ScienceThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The foods that can improve brain function and the theme of nutrition and cognitive function. Students learn vocabulary related to nutrition and cognitive function, discuss quotations about food, talk about nutrition and cognitive function, 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 think…
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B1 Intermediate | Emotional IntelligenceThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Friendship Recession and the theme of friendship. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship, talk about friendship, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring real-world issues, and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | EducationThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled I went from prisoner to PhD and the theme of prison and prisoners. Students learn vocabulary related to prison and prisoners, talk about prison and prisoners, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write questions to ask the narrator of a video and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | FamilyThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Gabe and Chris Lópe by Story Corps and the themes of gender and transgender children. Students practise vocabulary starting with the prefix ‘trans’, discuss questions about gender and transgender children, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | EnvironmentThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Ghosts of The Arctic and the theme of the Arctic. Students talk about the Arctic, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Holiday & International DaysThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of joy and Christmas. Students talk about joy and Christmas, predict the content of an advert, watch an advert, write a summary of the story an advert tells, analyse an advert, and reflect on the lesson.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | EducationThis ESL video lesson plan is built around a short video titled The Benefits of Global Leadership and explores the themes of leadership and global leadership. Designed for Pre-intermediate to Intermediate learners, it provides a complete, ready-to-use lesson that develops vocabulary, viewing comprehension, speaking and writing skills through discussion, roleplay, critical thinking and reflective tasks.
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B1 Intermediate | Emotional IntelligenceThis ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan is built around the short film The Upside of Stress and explores the concept of good stress. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it provides a complete teaching package with engaging activities that develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.
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B1 Intermediate | FamilyThis ESL lesson is designed around a beautiful and poignant short film by Luiz Lafayette Stockler. Students describe a grandparent, talk about grandparents, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, write a description of a grandparent and reflect on the lesson.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | FoodThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Grandma Kitchen and the theme of the cultural significance of food and cooking. Students learn vocabulary related to food, cooking and culture, talk about food, cooking and culture, discuss quotations about food and cooking, 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, perform a roleplay, an…
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B1 Intermediate | Emotional IntelligenceThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a video by Louie Schwartzberg and the themes of gratitude, beauty and nature. Students write and talk about gratitude, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.
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