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Modern, engaging and inspiring free 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.
7 Ways to Learn a New Language Effectively
A2 Pre-intermediate | Communication & Language LearningThis 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, anal…
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B2 Upper Intermediate | Personal DevelopmentThis 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.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Children & ChildhoodThis 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.
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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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B1 Intermediate | EducationThis 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.
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A2 Pre-intermediate | Holiday & International DaysThis 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.
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B2 Upper Intermediate | Emotional IntelligenceThis 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 compre…
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A2 Pre-intermediate | LifestyleThis 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 explor…
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B1 Intermediate | Brain ScienceThis 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 vi…
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B1 Intermediate | Communication & Language LearningThis 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.
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B1 Intermediate | EnvironmentThis 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, w…
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B1 Intermediate | CreativityThis 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.
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