Lesson Plans

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.

Look up

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and poem by Gary Turk and the theme of isolation caused by the use of new technology. Students discuss digital technology, predict the content of a short poem and short film, watch a short film with no sound and speculate about the story it tells, watch a short film and listen to a poem, read a poem, analyse a poem and short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Losers

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film titled Losers by Daniel Mercadante and the theme of bullying. Students learn vocabulary related to bullying and insults, talk about bullying, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Lost Property

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film titled Lost Property by Asa Lucander. Students do a dictation, work out different meanings of the verb ‘lose’, write sentences using the verb ‘lose’, speak about lost items, watch a trailer, write a story, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, talk about a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Love

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Love is Like Life and the theme of love. Students learn vocabulary related to love, talk about love, create similes about love, predict the content of a short film, write a narrative, watch a short film, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Love at First Sight

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and a commercial inspired by the short film, and the theme of love at first sight. Students talk about love, predict the story in a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, perform a roleplay, write a narrative for an advert, read and discuss a poem, and reflect on the lesson.

Make It Count

This ESL lesson plan is designed around an inspiring short film titled Make It Count and the themes of life, inspiration and travel. Students put words into order to create quotations, discuss quotations, watch a short film, speak and write.

Malala

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video about Malala Yousafzai and the theme of youth activism. Students learn vocabulary related to activism, talk about youth activism, read about youth activists, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, talk about Malala Yousafzai and reflect on the lesson.

Managing Strong Emotions

This ESL video lesson plan is built around a short, thought-provoking video titled Managing Strong Emotions: Working Towards Wellbeing. Aimed at Intermediate to Upper Intermediate learners, it explores strong emotions and how to manage them effectively. The lesson provides a complete, ready-to-use package that develops vocabulary related to emotions, behaviour and self-management while supporting learners’ viewing, listening, reading, speaking, writing and critical thinking skills through structured discussion, roleplay and reflective tasks.

Managing Your Mood

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Managing your Mood: Tips for Staying Present and the themes of moods and managing your moods. Students learn vocabulary related to moods and managing your moods, talk about moods and managing your moods, 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 thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

Manifesto

This ESL lesson is based on a short video The Holstee Manifesto: Lifecycle Video by Cooper Miller and the themes of inspiration and creativity. Students learn vocabulary related to inspiration and creativity, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video, listen to a manifesto, read a manifesto, write a manifesto and reflect on the lesson.

Marathons

This complete ESL video lesson plan guides students through the inspiring story of a man who ran 365 marathons in 365 days. It offers a ready-to-use package that helps learners explore the themes of running, marathons and personal challenges. The lesson includes vocabulary development, guided viewing, structured discussion, quotations analysis, comprehension tasks, a roleplay activity, an article reading task and multimodal homework. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, this comprehensive resource builds reading, listening, speaking and writing skills through meaningful and motivating content.

Master Your Anxiety

This complete ESL video lesson plan for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners explores the themes of anxiety and self-doubt, and how to overcome them. Students expand advanced vocabulary related to emotional awareness, creativity and self-perception through engaging viewing, discussion and creative activities. The lesson includes comprehension tasks, a roleplay, a follow-up reading The Gift of Fear: Why Anxiety Can Be an Ally, and multimodal homework projects.

Meditation Detention

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Meditation Detention and the theme of meditation. Students learn vocabulary related to meditation, talk about meditation, 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.

Mental Toughness

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 7 Secrets to Becoming Mentally Tougher and the theme of mental toughness. Students learn vocabulary related to mental toughness, talk about mental toughness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, write about a short video, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

Metacognition

This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL video lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use resource built around the video Train Your Brain’s Emotional Intelligence with Metacognition. It helps learners develop key language skills through viewing and discussion, focusing on metacognition and emotional intelligence. Students expand vocabulary related to emotions, cognition and self-regulation while engaging in meaningful speaking, writing and critical thinking tasks.

Micro Habits

Lesson Summary:This ready-to-use Upper Intermediate (B2)–Advanced (C1) ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Micro Habits That Improved My Life and explores how small daily actions can lead to meaningful personal change. Through viewing, discussion and creative tasks, students learn vocabulary related to habits, mindset and personal development while discussing quotations about […]

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