90–120 minutes

Emotional Communication

This Upper Intermediate to Advanced ESL video lesson plan is built around a short video titled The Importance of Expressing Our Needs and explores emotional communication and expressing emotions clearly and respectfully. Designed for adult learners, the lesson develops vocabulary for emotional self-expression, strengthens viewing and reading comprehension, and encourages thoughtful discussion, roleplay and reflection. The lesson also includes an in-depth follow-up article, Why Timing Matters in Emotional Honesty, helping learners deepen their understanding of emotional honesty and timing in relationships.

Emotionally Intelligent People

Lesson Summary:This Advanced (C1)–Proficient (C2) ESL video lesson plan explores emotional intelligence and the characteristics of emotionally intelligent people through a thought-provoking short video. Designed as a complete, ready-to-use package, it helps teachers deliver engaging, communicative lessons that develop key language skills including listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students analyse real-world concepts, build topic-specific vocabulary […]

Emotions

This ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video How Our Expectations Shape What We See, Hear and Feel and explores emotions as constructed experiences. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners, it develops learners’ understanding of how emotions are shaped by past experiences and expectations through video analysis, discussion, roleplay and extended reading.

Enhancing Well-being Through Physical Activity

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.

Ethical Decision Making

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.

Exercise and Mental Health

This ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan is based on the short video How Exercise Saved My Mental Health and explores the importance of exercise for good mental health. Designed for B1–B2 learners, the lesson develops vocabulary related to exercise, health and well-being through viewing, discussion, roleplay, reading and creative activities.

Failure and Creativity

Lesson Summary:This complete, ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan explores failure and its role in the creative process. Aimed at Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners, it engages students through vocabulary building, video analysis, discussion of quotations, comprehension questions, roleplay, and a follow-up article titled The Courage to Create: Overcoming Fear of Failure. Teachers get […]

Fake It Till You Make It

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.

Families around the World

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.

Finding Empathy

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.

Food Waste Rescue

This engaging ESL video lesson plan, Food Waste Rescue Squad, explores the environmental and social impact of food waste. Aimed at Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to food, sustainability and social action. Through viewing, discussion, and creative tasks, students reflect on how food waste affects communities and learn practical ways to waste less and share more. The lesson also includes a reading activity based on the article Simple Ways to Waste Less and Share More and a communicative roleplay.

Foods that Can Improve Brain Function

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The foods that can improve brain function and the theme of nutrition and cognitive function. Students learn vocabulary related to nutrition and cognitive function, discuss quotations about food, talk about nutrition and cognitive function, 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.

Global Leadership

This ESL video lesson plan is built around a short video titled The Benefits of Global Leadership and explores the themes of leadership and global leadership. Designed for Pre-intermediate to Intermediate learners, it provides a complete, ready-to-use lesson that develops vocabulary, viewing comprehension, speaking and writing skills through discussion, roleplay, critical thinking and reflective tasks.

Good Stress

This ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan is built around the short film The Upside of Stress and explores the concept of good stress. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it provides a complete teaching package with engaging activities that develop speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.

Grandma Kitchen

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Grandma Kitchen and the theme of the cultural significance of food and cooking. Students learn vocabulary related to food, cooking and culture, talk about food, cooking and culture, discuss quotations about food and cooking, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

Gratitude Journaling

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.

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