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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.

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.

Last Minutes with Oden

This ESL video lesson plan titled ‘Last Minutes with Oden’ is designed to help learners develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing, and visually representing—through guided discussion, roleplay, vocabulary building, and engaging classroom activities.   Transform Your English Classroom with This Film English Multimodal Lesson This ESL lesson plan is built around a carefully […]

Laughter

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Why do humans laugh? and the theme of laughter. Students learn vocabulary related to laughter, talk about laughter, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

Lean Into Imposter Syndrome

This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL video lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use resource built around a thought-provoking video on imposter syndrome and its potential advantages. It helps teachers deliver engaging lessons that develop learners’ vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading and critical thinking skills through viewing, discussion and creative activities. Learners explore self-perception, success and psychology while reflecting on their own experiences.

Learned Optimism

Lesson Summary:This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL video lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video on optimism and learned optimism. It provides a complete, ready-to-use package that helps learners develop vocabulary related to psychology, behaviour and mindset through viewing and discussion, roleplay, critical thinking and communicative activities. Students explore the concept of […]

Learning a Language

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and the theme of learning a new language. Students discuss why they are learning English, come up with reasons why people learn a new language and the benefits of learning a new language, watch a short film and discuss ways to improve their language learning.

Learning to Say No

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Stop Trying to Be Nice All the Time and the theme of learning to say no. Students talk about being nice, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, read an article, use expressions to say no politely, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Lessons Learned

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Lessons Learned and the theme of life lessons. In the lesson students watch two short videos, speculate, speak and read about life lessons.

Let Me Get What I Want

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas ad and the theme of Christmas. Students talk about Christmas ads, watch an ad, predict the end of an ad, answer comprehension questions, discuss an ad and reflect on the lesson.

Letters of Appreciation

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of appreciation. Students learn vocabulary related to gratitude and appreciation, write sentences about what they are grateful for, talk about what they are grateful for, write sentences about a teacher they are grateful to, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write a letter of appreciation and reflect on the lesson.

Lila

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Lila directed by Carlos Lascano and the theme of art. In the lesson students learn vocabulary related to art, talk about art, and view and discuss a short film.

Listen

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Listen and the theme of listening. Students talk about listening, work on adverbs frequently used with listen, listen to a short film and speculate and make notes about what is happening, watch a short film and check their notes, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Listen to Me

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Listen to me. Students speak about bullying, predict what will happen in the short film, and watch and discuss the short film.

Living on a Bus

This complete ESL video lesson plan explores the themes of alternative living and the search for a simpler life through an engaging short video. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it guides students through vocabulary development, prediction tasks, video comprehension, analysis, discussion, roleplay and article-based work. Teachers receive a ready-to-use package that develops key language skills and encourages meaningful reflection on modern lifestyle choices.

London

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a video of London. Students talk about what they know about London, compare London in the past and now, do a dictation and discuss their hometowns.

Loneliness and the Power of Connection

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Loneliness and the Power of Connection and the themes of loneliness and connection. Students learn vocabulary related to loneliness and connection, talk about loneliness and connection, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations from a short video, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video and reflect on the lesson.

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