Free ESL Lesson Plans

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled That’s How You Learn a New Language: 7 Effective Methods and the themes of learning a language and effective language learning methods. Students learn vocabulary related to learning a language and effective language learning methods, discuss quotations about learning a language, talk about learning a language and effective language learning methods, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Become excellent. Be unreasonable. and the theme of excellence. Students learn vocabulary related to excellence, talk about excellence, read and discuss quotations about excellence, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, make 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of buddy benches. Students learn vocabulary related to buddy benches, talk about buddy benches 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 I went from prisoner to PhD and the theme of prison and prisoners. Students learn vocabulary related to prison and prisoners, talk about prison and prisoners, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write questions to ask the narrator of a video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of joy and Christmas. Students talk about joy and Christmas, predict the content of an advert, watch an advert, write a summary of the story an advert tells, analyse an advert, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Gratitude Journaling: Working Towards Wellbeing and the themes of journaling and gratitude journaling. Students learn vocabulary related to related to positive perception and positive psychology, talk about journaling and gratitude journaling, discuss quotations about journaling, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, 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 reading an article, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How a Vegan Diet Affects Your Brain and the themes of veganism and how a vegan diet affects the brain. Students learn vocabulary related to nutrition, health and veganism, talk about veganism and how a vegan diet affects the brain, discuss quotations about veganism, 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 and reflect on the lesson.

This engaging, free ESL video lesson plan is built around a short video titled How Being Bilingual Enhances Creativity and explores the cognitive and cultural benefits of bilingualism. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, it includes vocabulary-building tasks, video-based analysis, critical discussion, reading comprehension, and creative writing.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How Nature Can Make You Feel Calmer and the themes of nature and the positive impact of nature on well-being. Students learn vocabulary related to nature, emotions and health, discuss quotations about nature and the positive impact of nature on well-being, talk about nature and the positive impact of nature on well-being, 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 Green Cities: Designing Urban Spaces for Calm and Well-being, 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 ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Can You Boost Your Creativity? and the theme of creativity. Students learn vocabulary related to creativity, talk about creativity, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Ease Perfectionism: Managing Our Own High Expectations and the themes of perfectionism and how to deal with perfectionism. Students learn vocabulary related to self-improvement and mental health, discuss quotations about perfection, talk about perfectionism, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to quickly get out of a rut and the themes of the concept of ruts and how to overcome them, and motivation and self-improvement. Students learn vocabulary related to motivation and self-improvement, talk about of ruts and how to overcome them, motivation and self-improvement, discuss quotations about motivation and self-improvement, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse 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.

This 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 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Character in the Selfie Age and the theme of the importance of character. Students learn vocabulary related to character, talk about character, talk about the virtues needed to have a good character, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations from a short video, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, write a eulogy and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Power of Gratitude in Uncertainty and the theme of gratitude. Students learn vocabulary related to gratitude and appreciation, talk about gratitude, discuss quotations about gratitude, 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, write about what they have learned from reading an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.