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ESL Lesson Plans

ESL lesson plans for English language teachers and students designed around short films and videos.

Creativity

This 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.

Critical Thinking

This 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.

Curiosity

This 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.

Dads

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled A Storybook Surprise and the themes of family and fathers. Students learn vocabulary related to family, talk about family and fathers, watch a short video, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write from the perspective of a person in a short video and reflect on the lesson.

Dance

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Thought of You and the theme of dance. Students learn vocabulary related to dance, talk about dance, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, complete the lyrics of a song, write a narrative inspired by a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Daydreams

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Maybe and the theme of daydreaming. Students learn vocabulary related to daydreams, talk about daydreams, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, write a sequel to a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Depression

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Soft Rain and the theme of depression. Students learn vocabulary related to depression, talk about depression, read and discuss quotations about depression, watch a short video, talk about metaphors and symbolism in a short film, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

Distracted

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Distracted and the themes of distractions, and good and bad listeners. Students learn vocabulary related to distractions, talk about distractions, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, talk about the characteristics of good and bad listeners, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Diverse Thinking

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Power of Diverse Thinking and the theme of cognitive diversity. Students talk about cognitive diversity, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, read an article, discuss an article, and reflect on the lesson.

Dog Lovers

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film and the theme of dogs and their owners. Students learn vocabulary related to dogs and to express dislike, talk about of dogs and their owners, watch a short film without sound, write a transcript, watch a short film with sound, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Dotty

This ESL lesson is designed around a moving short film titled Dotty by Brett and Mick, and the themes of texting and elderly people. Students learn vocabulary related to mobile phones, talk about texting, watch a short film, predict how a short film will end, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Educate the Heart

This ESL lesson is designed around a short video called Educate the Heart and the themes of education and compassion. Students discuss a quotation, use vocabulary related to education and compassion, predict the content of a short video, watch a video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a video, interview a partner, watch an interview, reflect on the lesson and write a composition.

Effective Language Learning Habits

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 10 Language Learning Habits of a Hyperpolyglot and the themes of language learning and polyglots. Students learn vocabulary related to language learning, talk about language learning, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, talk about the language learning tips, analyse a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

Emotional Intelligence

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace and the themes of effective leadership and emotional intelligence. Students learn vocabulary related to effective leadership and emotional intelligence, talk about effective leadership and emotional intelligence, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Emotional Maturity

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled What Is It to Be Emotionally Mature and the theme of emotional maturity. Students learn vocabulary related to emotional maturity, talk about emotionally mature people, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, talk about the most important characteristics of emotional maturity, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Empathy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Empathy: The Human Connection to Patient Care and the themes empathy and hospitals. Students learn vocabulary related to empathy and hospitals, talk about empathy, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short video and reflect on the lesson.