Human Rights
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of human rights. Students learn vocabulary related to human rights, talk about human rights, watch a short video, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.
Lesson Plans
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.
I Can Do That
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled I Can Do That and the theme of disadvantage. Students predict the content of a short film, listen to a short film and speculate about what is happening in the film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
I Can’t Feel Fear
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled I Can't Feel Fear and the theme of fear. Students learn vocabulary related to fear, talk about fear, 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.
I forgot my phone
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film by titled I lost my phone and the theme of mobile phones. Students listen to a film and speculate about what is happening, watch the film to check their answers and talk about mobile phone use.
I Walked around the World
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled I Walked around the World and the theme of walking. Students learn vocabulary related to walking, talk about walking, plan a walking trip around the world, write questions about a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
I want to learn English because …
This ESL lesson is designed around a short video and the theme of learning a language. In the lesson students talk about their reasons for learning English and what they want to do with English in the future. They also watch a short video and answer comprehension questions.
Ian
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Ian inspired by the true story of a boy of the same name, and the theme of disability. In the lesson students watch a short film, and speak, write and read about it and their reactions to it.
Identical Twins
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What identical twins separated at birth teach us about genetics and the themes of twins and genetics. Students learn vocabulary related to genetics, talk about identical twins, 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 and reflect on the lesson.
iDiots
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film called iDiots and the themes of technology, mass consumption and instant gratification. Students speak about mobile phones and technology, watch a short film and do a dictation.
Imposter Syndrome
This ESL video lesson plan for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners explores self-doubt, impostor syndrome and their impact. Students expand vocabulary, develop critical thinking, practise comprehension, and engage in creative speaking and writing tasks.
In a Heartbeat
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.
Inclusive Café
This ESL lesson plan is designed around two videos about an inclusive café and the themes of cafés, disability and inclusion. Students learn vocabulary related to disability and inclusion, talk about cafés, predict the content of two short video, watch two short videos, answer comprehension questions, analyse two short videos, and reflect on the lesson.
Inclusive Employment
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Hiring Chain and the themes of jobs and inclusive employment. Students learn vocabulary related to jobs, talk about tasks involved in specific jobs, talk about qualities required for specific jobs, watch a short video, identify the tasks involved in specific jobs shown in a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
Ingredients of Mental Health
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Ingredients of Mental Health and the theme of mental health. Students learn vocabulary related to mental health, talk about mental health, talk about how to improve mental health, watch a short film, makes notes about a short film, analyse a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
Inseparable
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film called Inseparable by Nick White and the theme of relationships. Students practise using prefixes, predict a story, watch a short film, write down two short conversations and write a narrative.
Inside My Autistic Mind
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Inside My Autistic Mind and the theme of autism. Students learn vocabulary related to autism, talk about autism, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write from the perspective of an autistic person and reflect on the lesson.person and reflect on the lesson.