90–120 minutes

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.

Explore collaboration, creativity and leadership with this C1–C2 ESL lesson plan based on the short video The Art of Working without a Net. Students examine how leaders encourage participation, support experimentation and create the conditions for effective teamwork. A follow-up article, How Leaders Create the Conditions for Collaboration, extends the topic through reading, discussion and reflection. 

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, wri…

This complete B1–B2 ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Overcome Fear of Failure by Identifying Emotional Needs. The lesson explores failure, fear of failure, negative what-if thoughts, emotional needs, resilience and personal development.