90–120 minutes

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 5 conversation skills that enhance your rational brain and the themes of reducing defensiveness in discussions and promoting constructive conversations. Students learn vocabulary and phrases related to constructive conversations, talk about constructive conversations, 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 …

This complete ESL video lesson plan is designed around the short video 5 Smart Hacks to Learn a Language Fast and the theme of effective language learning. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) mature teens and adults, the lesson helps students explore practical language learning strategies, build vocabulary related to fluency and communication, develop viewing, listening, reading, speaking and writing skills and reflect critically on how films, TV, music, AI and real-life co…

This ready-to-use B1–B2 ESL video lesson plan explores the concept of risk and reward and how people make decisions under uncertainty.

This complete ESL video lesson plan explores the themes of alternative living and the search for a simpler life through an engaging short video. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it guides students through vocabulary development, prediction tasks, video comprehension, analysis, discussion, roleplay and article-based work. Teachers receive a ready-to-use package that develops key language skills and encourages meaningful reflection on modern lifestyle choices.

This complete ESL video lesson plan for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners explores the themes of anxiety and self-doubt, and how to overcome them. Students expand advanced vocabulary related to emotional awareness, creativity and self-perception through engaging viewing, discussion and creative activities. The lesson includes comprehension tasks, a roleplay, a follow-up reading The Gift of Fear: Why Anxiety Can Be an Ally, and multimodal homework projects.

This complete, ready-to-use ESL lesson plan is designed for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) mature teens and adults. Built around the short video The Hidden Reason Smart People Stop Growing, the lesson explores mentorship, professional development and the different forms mentoring can take.