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.
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled War School and the themes of global issues and war. Students learn vocabulary related to global issues and war, talk about global issues, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, discuss quotations about war and reflect on the lesson.
We’ve All Been There
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a moving short film titled We've All Been There by Nicholas Clifford and the theme of empathy. Students write a story, watch a short film and speak about empathy.
We’re the Superhumans
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video commissioned by Channel 4 to advertise the Paralympic Games. In the lesson students watch a video, visualise the content of a video, speak and write about the challenges people with disabilities overcome.
Weekend Getaways
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Pack for a Weekend Trip and the themes of travel and weekend trips. Students learn vocabulary related to travel and weekend trips, talk about weekend trips, 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, perform a roleplay, read an article titled Maximise Your Weekend Getaway with These Eight Tips, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write a dialogue using words from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.
Wellbeing
Lesson Summary:This complete, ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video What is wellbeing? and explores the theme of wellbeing and ways of achieving and maintaining it. Designed for Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) learners, the lesson helps students expand vocabulary related to wellbeing and quality of life while developing viewing, listening, […]
What are Universities for?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What are Universities for? and the themes of universities and the purpose of university. Students learn vocabulary related to universities, talk about universities and the purpose of university, 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 and reflect on the lesson.
What if?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What if? and the theme of video creation in education. Students learn vocabulary related to video creation, talk about video creation, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, reconstruct a video transcript, read a video transcript, discuss a short video, read a video-making framework, create a short video and reflect on the lesson.
What is depression?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What is depression? and the theme of depression. Students learn vocabulary related to depression, talk about depression, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, write a summary of a short video, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
What is Emotional Intelligence?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Daniel Goleman Introduces Emotional Intelligence and the theme of emotional intelligence. Students learn vocabulary related to emotional intelligence, talk about emotional intelligence, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
What is Mental Health?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What is Mental Health? and the theme of mental health and emotional well-being. Students learn vocabulary related to mental health and emotional well-being, discuss quotations about mental health, talk about mental health, 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 titled Eight Strategies to Boost Your Mental Health, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.
What is self-esteem?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What Self-Esteem Is and the themes of self-esteem and how to cultivate self-esteem. Students learn vocabulary related to self-esteem and how to cultivate self-esteem, talk about self-esteem and how to cultivate self-esteem, discuss quotations about self-esteem, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, discuss topics raised in a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.
What makes a person interesting?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How Not to be Boring and the theme of what makes someone interesting. Students learn vocabulary related to vocabulary related to personality and communication, talk about what makes someone interesting, talk about what makes someone boring, discuss quotations about what makes someone interesting, 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, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.
What Matters in Life
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of fitness and Christmas. Students learn vocabulary related to fitness, talk about fitness, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
What teens are thankful for
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What teens are thankful for in which students talk about what they are grateful for, watch a video and write their own letters of gratitude.
What’s your worldview?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Nobody Stands Nowhere and the theme of worldviews. Students learn vocabulary related to worldviews, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, talk about their worldviews, write a composition about their worldviews and reflect on the lesson.
What’s Cooking?
This ESL lesson plan is designed around two short videos, What’s Cookin’? by LRG and Happy Food by Yum Yum London, and the theme of food. Students learn vocabulary related to food, talk about food, watch two short videos, discuss two short videos and reflect on the lesson.