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.
Introversion
A2 Pre-intermediate | CharacterThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Happier Alone and the themes of introversion and introverts. Students learn vocabulary related to introverts and extroverts, talk about introverts and extroverts, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film without sound and write the narration of the film, watch and listen to a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | EducationThis ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan, based on the video Is it still worth going to university?, explores the theme of higher education and its relevance in today’s world. Aimed at B2–C1 learners, it helps students develop language around university, employment, technology and soft skills. Through engaging tasks, students discuss quotations, analyse the video, complete comprehension activities, perform a roleplay, and read a follow-up article titled Beyond Degrees: How Soft Skills Shape Succe…
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B2 Upper Intermediate | Emotional IntelligenceThis ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short video titled We’re Lonelier than Ever — And There’s One Big Reason and the theme of real-life versus digital friendship. Students learn vocabulary related to character, human connection and social media, discuss quotations about friendship, talk about friendship, 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, devel…
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B2 Upper Intermediate | CharacterThis engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video How Jealousy Distorts Your Thinking and explores the theme of jealousy and how it impacts our thoughts and behaviour. Aimed at Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) level students, the lesson includes vocabulary-building tasks, video analysis, guided discussions, article-based reading activities, roleplay, and reflective writing.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | Personal DevelopmentThis comprehensive ESL video lesson plan helps learners explore the themes of journaling and the power of writing through a rich sequence of viewing tasks, discussions, vocabulary development, critical thinking activities and creative practice. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced students, it provides teachers with a complete, ready-to-use resource that strengthens emotional literacy, reflective skills and communicative confidence.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | CharacterThis complete ESL video lesson plan is designed around the short video ‘The Brain-Deep Emotion That Matters More Than Happiness’ and explores the theme of joy and its emotional complexity.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Holiday & International DaysThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert titled Joy is made and the theme of Christmas. Students talk about Christmas, predict the content of a video, watch a video, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of a video, analyse a video, write from the perspective of a character in a video and reflect on the lesson.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Holiday & International DaysThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert titled Joy is Shared and the themes of friendship and Christmas. Students talk about friendship and Christmas, predict the content of a film, watch a film, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of a film, analyse a film, and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | CharacterThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video by Story Corps in which a young man explains what he did when he was mugged at knifepoint. In the lesson students talk about an imaginary situation, listen to a story, watch a video, speak, and write an account of an incident from another person’s perspective.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Art & CultureThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video by Spike Jonze for Kenzo World and the themes of dancing and movement. Students talk about dancing, learn and practise vocabulary related to movement of the face and body, watch a short video, describe movements, discuss a short video and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | Communication & Language LearningThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 5 conversation skills that enhance your rational brain and the themes of reducing defensiveness in discussions and promoting constructive conversations. Students learn vocabulary and phrases related to constructive conversations, talk about constructive conversations, 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 …
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Children & ChildhoodThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Kid Reporter and the theme of journalism. Students learn vocabulary related to journalism, talk about journalism, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, perform a roleplay, analyse a short video and reflect on the lesson.
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