Lesson Plans

This 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.

This 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.

This 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.

This 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.

This complete ESL video lesson plan is designed around the short video How Your Imagination Can Reduce Stress and the theme of guided imagery. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, especially mature teens and adults, the lesson helps students explore how imagination, visualisation and guided imagery can reduce stress, support relaxation and improve well-being.