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.
The Beginner
A2 Pre-intermediate | Children & ChildhoodThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Beginner and the themes of being a beginner and children in care. Students talk about being a beginner, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of short film, analyse a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a short film and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | Clothes & FashionA complete ESL video lesson plan built around The Benefits of a Simple Wardrobe and the topics of minimalism and minimalist dressing. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it develops vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading and critical thinking.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | ExerciseThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Surprising Benefits of Exercising with Friends and the theme of exercising with others and its physical and mental benefits. Students learn vocabulary related to fitness, health and social connection, talk about exercising with others and its physical and mental benefits, 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 …
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B1 Intermediate | CreativityThis complete ESL video lesson plan is designed around the short video The Benefits of Flexible Thinking and the theme of flexibility and flexible thinking. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, the lesson helps mature teens and adults explore how flexible thinking can support learning, stress management, problem-solving and personal growth.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | Emotional IntelligenceThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Selfish Benefits of Kindness and the theme of kindness and its benefits. Students learn vocabulary related to kindness and its benefits, discuss quotations about kindness, talk about kindness, 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 …
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B1 Intermediate | HealthThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the themes of walking and the benefits of walking. Students learn vocabulary related to related to health, exercise and urban planning, talk about walking and the benefits of walking, discuss quotations about walking, 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 i…
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B1 Intermediate | CharacterThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a viral short film commissioned by the brand Gillette. In the lesson students watch a short film, speak about masculinity, and write their own Twitter comment.
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B1 Intermediate | LifestyleThis ESL lesson is designed around a short film called The Black Hole directed by Philip Sansom and Olly Williams, and the themes of black holes, money and greed.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | HealthThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Blind Braille Artist Clarke and the theme of art and artists. Students learn vocabulary related to art and artists, talk about art and artists, 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.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Art & CultureThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Blind Painter and the theme of art. Students learn vocabulary related to art, talk about art, 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.
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B1 Intermediate | Social IssuesThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The incredible story of the boy who invented Braille and the themes of Braille and visual impairment. Students learn vocabulary related to visual impairment, talk about visual impairment, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | Exercise & SportThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Boy Who Learned to Fly based on the life of Usain Bolt and the theme of the Olympic Games. In the lesson students speak about sports and the Olympic games, watch a short film, retell a story and write a summary of a story.
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