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.
Caregiving
B2 Upper Intermediate | Social IssuesExplore caregiving and the social and economic importance of unpaid care work with this engaging ESL lesson plan for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners. Built around the short video Caregiving Is Real Work — Let’s Treat It That Way, the lesson encourages students to consider how society values care and how workplaces can support caregivers.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | CharacterThis complete ESL video lesson plan for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners explores the theme of character strengths and how they influence happiness and well-being. It includes engaging classroom activities where students predict, watch and analyse a short video, discuss quotations, practise key vocabulary, perform a roleplay, and read an article titled How to Discover and Develop Your Signature Strengths. It’s ideal for mature teens and adults who want to develop language fluenc…
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B1 Intermediate | Emotional IntelligenceThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Children’s Anxiety: 3 Ways to Help Your Anxious Child and the themes of anxiety, child anxiety and supporting anxious children. Aimed at Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) adult learners, the lesson combines vocabulary development, video analysis, discussion, roleplay and reading to explore supportive communication and children’s feelings.
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B1 Intermediate | LifestyleThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautiful short film and poem by Gnarly Bay. Students discuss choices, use collocations with ‘choice’, do a dictation, visualise a short film, watch a short film, read a poem, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | FoodThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a Coca-Cola video and the theme of healthy eating and lifestyles. Students compare their eating habits and lifestyle with those of their grandparents, watch an advert, read a press release and talk about the values Coca-Cola adverts try to transmit.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | Brain ScienceThis Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) ESL video lesson plan is a complete, ready-to-use resource built around a thought-provoking video on cognitive biases and how they influence thinking and behaviour. It helps learners develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading and writing—through engaging activities, critical discussion, roleplay and vocabulary building.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Children & ChildhoodThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Coin Operated by Nicholas Arioli and the theme of dreams and ambitions. Students learn vocabulary related to dreams and ambitions, talk about dreams and ambitions, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions and discuss a short film.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Art & CultureThis ESL lesson is designed around a short film by The Mercadantes which explores how beauty can be found in the most seemingly mundane objects, and the theme of colours. Students revise colours, come up with objects of a certain colour, watch a short film, and take their own photos for homework.
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C1 Advanced | Emotional IntelligenceThis complete ESL video lesson plan, designed for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, explores Engineering Magical Experiences through the themes of transcendence and the power of attention. The package equips teachers with ready-to-use resources for developing vocabulary, critical thinking, roleplay, and multimodal tasks.
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B1 Intermediate | CreativityThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How limits can boost your creativity and the themes of creativity and how constraints can boost creativity. Students learn vocabulary related to creativity, talk about creativity, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, takes notes on a video, analyse a short video, write about creativity, and reflect on the lesson.
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B1 Intermediate | Emotional IntelligenceThis ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking and the theme of critical thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to critical thinking, talk about language learning, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, talk about critical thinking skills, and reflect on the lesson.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | CreativityThis ESL lesson is designed around a short video titled Curiosity: Exploration and Discovery by Georgina Venning. Students learn vocabulary related to curiosity, talk about curiosity, discuss quotations about curiosity, watch a short video, read a transcript, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video and reflect on the lesson.
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