90–120 minutes

This ESL video lesson plan, How to Be at Peace with the Unknown, helps A2–B1 learners explore the theme of uncertainty through video-based activities, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, discussion, and reflective writing.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 5 ways to create stronger connections and the theme of making strong professional interpersonal relationships. Students learn vocabulary on the topic of making strong connections, talk about connections and forming strong connections, discuss quotations about connection, 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 engaging ESL video lesson plan is based on the thought-provoking video 3 Ways to Deal with Envious Friends and explores the theme of envy and how it impacts friendships. Suitable for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, the lesson helps students develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing, and visually representing—through vocabulary-building exercises, […]

Lesson Summary:This complete ESL video lesson plan is designed for Pre-intermediate (A2) to Intermediate (B1) learners and explores the theme of panic and how to manage it. Students build vocabulary related to panic, fear and calm responses, watch and analyse a short video, answer comprehension questions, read an article titled Eight Simple Techniques to Stop […]

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Ease Perfectionism: Managing Our Own High Expectations and the themes of perfectionism and how to deal with perfectionism. Students learn vocabulary related to self-improvement and mental health, discuss quotations about perfection, talk about perfectionism, 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 ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan explores the themes of friendship and how to deepen friendships. Aimed at Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to emotional openness and communication while developing key skills through discussion, viewing, analysis, roleplay and a follow-up article. The lesson provides teachers with a structured, engaging resource that supports critical thinking and meaningful language practice.

This thought-provoking ESL video lesson plan explores the concept of doing hard things and overcoming mental resistance. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it guides students through vocabulary related to self-discipline, motivation, and resilience. Through viewing, discussion, reading, writing, and roleplay, learners build key language skills while developing a deeper understanding of perseverance and self-control.   Transform […]

This complete ESL video lesson plan, based on How to Achieve Remarkable Things, explores developing a high-performance mindset and achieving remarkable things. Designed for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners, it includes vocabulary building, viewing, comprehension, roleplay, article reading, writing, and reflection activities that inspire learners to cultivate resilience and focus.

This ESL video lesson plan is a complete ready-to-use package built around a short video titled My 5 Simple Steps to Eat Healthier. It helps Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners develop language skills while exploring nutrition, healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices through viewing and discussion, critical thinking, roleplay and a substantial follow-up reading.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Feel Confident and the theme of self-confidence and how it can be developed over time. Students learn vocabulary related to confidence, mindset and personal growth, talk about self-confidence and how it can be developed, discuss quotations about self-confidence, 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 titled From Fear to Fierce: Training Your Confidence Muscle, 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 Fighting Workaholism: You Are Not a Success Machine and the themes of workaholism and overcoming workaholism. Students learn vocabulary related to workaholism and overcoming workaholism, talk about workaholism and overcoming workaholism, 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, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This Advanced (C1–C2) ESL lesson plan is built around a thought-provoking video titled How I Find Happiness that explores the theme of finding happiness through awareness and environment. It is designed to help learners develop key language skills through viewing, discussion and creative activities, alongside an in-depth reading on wonder and adult happiness that encourages reflection and critical thinking.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five tips to get a new habit to stick and the themes of habits and forming habits. Students learn vocabulary related to habits and forming habits, talk about habits and forming habits, discuss quotations about habits, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring real-world issues, perform a roleplay, read an article, answer comprehension questions, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to quickly get out of a rut and the themes of the concept of ruts and how to overcome them, and motivation and self-improvement. Students learn vocabulary related to motivation and self-improvement, talk about of ruts and how to overcome them, motivation and self-improvement, discuss quotations about motivation and self-improvement, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse 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 How to “Grow” – The Hard Truth About Growth and the themes of growth and how to grow as a person. Students learn vocabulary related to growth and personal development, talk about growth and how to grow as a person, discuss quotations about 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, read an article, answer comprehension questions, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL video lesson plan is built around a short video titled Five Ways to Improve Your Relationships and explores relationships, human connection and self-awareness. Designed for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, it offers a complete, ready-to-use package that develops learners’ language skills through viewing and discussion, critical thinking, roleplay and extended reading. Learners engage with authentic ideas about communication, conflict and emotional awareness while expanding high-level vocabulary and practising speaking and writing skills.