Lesson Plans

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Four Secrets from Sports Psychology You Can Use in Everyday Life and the themes of sports psychology and success. Students learn vocabulary related to sports psychology and success, talk about sports psychology, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The 17 Secrets to a Successful Relationship and the theme of successful relationships. Students learn abstract nouns to describe character and vocabulary related to relationships, talk about romantic partners and the secrets to a successful relationship, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Self-Care Planning: Working Towards Wellbeing and the themes of self-care and self-care planning. Students learn vocabulary related to wellbeing and emotional health, discuss quotations about self-care, talk about self-care and self-care planning, 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, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.

This Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL video lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use package built around the engaging video Do Less, Become Happier. It explores the powerful themes of compassion and self-compassion, helping learners develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing and visually representing—through guided discussion, roleplay, vocabulary building and creative classroom activities.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Self-Esteem and the theme of self-esteem. Students learn vocabulary related to self-esteem, talk about self-esteem, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Lesson Summary:This ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video The Only Way to Date Successfully and explores the theme of self-love and its importance in dating. Designed for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, the lesson helps students develop vocabulary related to relationships, emotional wellbeing and modern dating. Through viewing, discussion […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Aspirational and the theme of celebrity selfies. Students discuss meeting famous people, roleplay meeting their hero or heroine, watch a short film and discuss selfies and selfies with celebrities.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Serial Taxi by Ringling College of Art and Design, and the themes of film, television and murder mysteries. Students use vocabulary related to film and television, talk about film and television, read a news report, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, write a story, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This complete ESL video lesson plan helps students explore friendship and setting healthy boundaries through viewing, discussion and creative tasks. Designed for Intermediate to Upper Intermediate learners, it develops vocabulary, communication skills and confidence in expressing needs in relationships.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Diving with Sharks and the themes of sharks and shark diving. Students learn vocabulary related to diving, sharks and describing character, read an article about sharks, talk about the qualities needed to be a shark diver, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Short-Term Parent and the themes of parenting and interim parenting. Students learn vocabulary related to parenting and childcare, talk about parenting and childcare, 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, read an article titled The Eight Qualities Needed to Be an Interim Parent, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Then and Now and the themes of siblings and sibling rivalry. Students learn vocabulary related to siblings, talk about siblings and sibling rivalry, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautifully animated short film by artist Celia Bullwinkel titled Sidewalk that portrays a woman’s journey through the passage of time. In the lesson talk about the various stages of life and how we change physically and emotionally, watch a short film and describe how a woman changes through the course of her life.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Sight by Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo, and the themes of technology and augmented reality. Students learn vocabulary related to gadgets and apps, talk about technology and augmented reality, watch a short film and video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan based on a beautiful short film called Signs by Patrick Hughes about communication. Students speak about communication, describe a photo, watch and discuss a short film and write a composition about improving their communication.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and the theme of simple pleasures. Students talk about simple pleasures, watch a short film and write down the simple pleasures shown in the film, talk about the simple pleasures shown in a short film, analyse a short film, discuss questions about small pleasures and reflect on the lesson.