Lesson Plans

Modern, engaging and inspiring ESL Video Lesson Plans for English language teachers which support students in building all key language skillsβviewing, listening, speaking, reading, writing and visually representing.
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Tips for Success and the themes of success and the habits of highly successful people. Students learn vocabulary related to success, talk about success and the habits of highly successful people, 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.
Habits that Make You Feel Incredible
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five habits that make you feel incredible and the themes of self-development and positive habits. Students learn vocabulary related to self-development and positive habits, talk about positive habits, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, discuss comments on a YouTube short video, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
Happiness
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled There is a formula for happiness β but itβs highly misunderstood and the themes of happiness and the science of happiness. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and the science of happiness, talk about happiness, discuss quotations about happiness, 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, and reflect on the lesson.
Head Over Heels
This ESL lesson plan is designed around Head Over Heels, an Oscar-nominated puppet animation directed by Timothy Reckart. Students practise using idiomatic expressions, watch a short film and talk about love and relationships.
Health Benefits of Coffee
This engaging ESL video lesson plan based on How Drinking Coffee Could Benefit Your Health explores coffee culture and health benefits. Designed for A2βB1 learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to health, nutrition and lifestyle while developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through viewing, discussion and creative activities. It is a complete, ready-to-use resource with structured tasks, roleplay and critical thinking activities.
Healthy Friendships
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How some friendships last β and others donβt and the themes of friendship and how to build healthy habits for making and maintaining strong friendships. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and habits for making and maintaining strong friendships, talk about friendship and how to build healthy habits for making and maintaining strong friendships, discuss quotations 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, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss tips for making and maintaining strong friendships given in an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.
Healthy Morning Routines
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 5 Healthy Morning Routine Habits and the theme of morning routines and healthy habits. Students learn vocabulary related to morning routines and self-care, talk about morning routines, discuss quotations about mornings, 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 The Science of a Perfect Morning: Why Routine Matters, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.
Healthy Romantic Relationships
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Number One Rule for Healthy Relationships and the theme of healthy romantic relationships. Students learn abstract nouns to describe qualities and vocabulary related to expressing emotions and feelings, discuss quotations about romantic relationships, 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, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.
Her Shoes
This ESL lesson is designed around a short film titled Her Shoes by The Mercadantes and the themes of shoes and clothes. Students learn vocabulary related to shoes and clothes, talk about shoes and clothes, watch a short film, describe shoes in a film, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.
Heroes
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of heroes. Students learn abstract nouns to describe qualities, talk about well-known heroes, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, talk about unsung heroes and reflect on the lesson.
Hey, Santa
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of Christmas and Christmas adverts. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and Christmas adverts, watch a short advert, predict the end of a short advert, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short advert, write from the perspective of a character in a short advert and reflect on the lesson.
Highly Sensitive People
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Highly sensitive people are the best employees! and the themes of sensitivity and highly sensitive people. Students learn vocabulary related to sensitivity and highly sensitive people, talk about sensitivity and highly sensitive people, 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 a short video and reflect on the lesson.
Hiking
Lesson Summary:A complete B1βB2 ESL video lesson plan on hiking and emotional resilience that builds vocabulary, guides prediction and viewing, and develops speaking through discussion and extended roleplay. Learners analyse a short video, read a linked article, write reflectively and consolidate critical thinking. Learning Objectives: To introduce the themes of hiking and emotional resilience To […]
Homeless Food Truck
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Food Truck for the Homeless and the theme of homelessness. Students learn vocabulary related to homelessness, talk about homelessness, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video, perform a roleplay, write a composition and reflect on the lesson.
Homeless Runner
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Every Runner Has a Reason and the theme of running. Students talk about running, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.
Homes for Homeless
This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Tiny Homes for the Homeless and the theme of homelessness. Students learn vocabulary related to homelessness, talk about homelessness, 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.