ESL Lesson Plans

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Increasing Physical Activity: Working Towards Wellbeing and the theme of the relationship between physical activity and mental well-being. Students learn vocabulary related to physical and mental health, talk about physical activity and mental well-being, discuss quotations about physical activity and mental 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, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Ethical Decision Making and the theme of ethics and ethical decision making. Students learn vocabulary related to ethics and values, discuss quotations about ethics, talk about ethics and ethical decision making, 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, 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 beautiful short film called Everyday by Gustav Johansson and the theme of everyday routines and empathy. Students talk and write about everyday routines, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Harvard professor debunks the biggest exercise myths and the themes of exercise and myths about exercise. Students learn vocabulary related to exercise, talk about exercise, discuss pre-viewing questions, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss pre-viewing questions to analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, discuss critical thinking questions, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Fake It Till You Make It and the concept of “fake it till you make it” and how it applies in real life. Students learn vocabulary related to self-confidence, perseverance and personal growth, discuss quotations about self-confidence, talk about self-confidence, perseverance and personal growth, 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, 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 are families around the world the same and different? and the themes of family and how families can be different and similar across cultures. Students learn vocabulary related to the concept of families around the world, discuss quotations about family, talk about family and the concept of families around the world, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The true cost of fast fashion and the themes of fashion and fast fashion. Students learn vocabulary related to fashion and fast fashion, talk about fashion and fast fashion, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Father and Daughter and the theme of family relationships. Students learn vocabulary related to family relationships, talk about family relationships, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, write a narrative, analyse a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film by Matt Bieler which documents the true story of the relationship between a father and son. Students create and use binomials, write a narrative, listen to a short film and write down the transcript, watch a short film, discuss a short film, talk about family relationships, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Fear of Flying and the theme of fears. Students write sentences, dictate sentences, speak, and watch a short film.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Finding Empathy for Yourself and Others and the themes of empathy and how to develop it. Students learn vocabulary related to emotions and mindfulness, talk about empathy and how to develop it, discuss quotations about empathy, 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 film called Whistleless and the theme of communication and finding your own voice. Students talk about finding their own voice, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, write a narrative, analyse a short film, talk about learning a new language and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed a short film titled First Kiss by Tatia Pilieva and the themes of experiences and doing something for the first time. Students speak about experiences and doing something for the first time, write about doing something for the first time, watch a short video, discuss a short video and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film by The Mercadantes titled Five and the theme of religion. Students learn vocabulary related to religion, compare five religions, watch a short film, discuss a short film, discuss religion and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five things you think will make you happy... but won't and the themes of happiness and myths about happiness. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness, talk about happiness and myths about happiness, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Things Every Presenter Needs to Know about People by Susan Weinschenk and the theme of presentations. Students talk about presentations, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, summarise the key points of a short video, discuss recommendations, talk about a short video and reflect on the lesson.