Art & Culture

A Thousand Words

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film called A Thousand Words by Ted Chung. Students predict a story from its title, watch the start of a short film and make predictions about how a story will continue and write a story.

A Visual Manifesto

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled A Visual Manifesto, and the themes of images and visual literacy. Students choose an image they like, describe an image to another students, watch a short film with the sound off, write a voiceover for the film, read a transcript, analyse a short film, talk about images and visual literacy, reflect on the lesson.

Blue Bird

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film inspired by a poem and the theme of poetry. Students learn vocabulary related to poetry, talk about poetry, watch a short film, discuss a short film, write a verse of poetry, listen to a poem, read a poem, discuss a poem, and reflect on the lesson.

Colors

This ESL lesson is designed around a short film by The Mercadantes which explores how beauty can be found in the most seemingly mundane objects, and the theme of colours. Students revise colours, come up with objects of a certain colour, watch a short film, and take their own photos for homework.

Dance

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Thought of You and the theme of dance. Students learn vocabulary related to dance, talk about dance, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, complete the lyrics of a song, write a narrative inspired by a short film, and reflect on the lesson.

Frida

A 57-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Frida starring Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina and Geoffrey Rush for English language students who want to learn English through watching films. The guide will help students improve their English vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation and speaking.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

A 33-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Girl with a Pearl Earring starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth for English language students who want to learn English through watching films. The guide will help students improve their English vocabulary, listening comprehension, pronunciation and speaking.

Kenzo World

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video by Spike Jonze for Kenzo World and the themes of dancing and movement. Students talk about dancing, learn and practise vocabulary related to movement of the face and body, watch a short video, describe movements, discuss a short video and reflect on the lesson.

Lila

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Lila directed by Carlos Lascano and the theme of art. In the lesson students learn vocabulary related to art, talk about art, and view and discuss a short film.

Mixtape

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mixtape by Luke Snellin and the theme of music. Students learn vocabulary related to music, talk about music, read a text, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Move, Learn, Eat

This ESL lesson plan is designed around three minute-long short films titled Move, Learn, Eat and the topics of travel, learning and food. Students speak and write about a world trip, travel, learning and food, and watch three short videos.

Music

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a video commissioned by the Barbican arts centre, London and the theme of music. Students practise adjectives to describe emotions, watch a short video, talk about music and discuss quotations about music.

My Literacy Journey

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Jay Blades’ journey of learning to read and the theme of literacy. Students learn vocabulary related to literacy, talk about literacy, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Origami

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Tiny Origami and the theme of origami. Students learn vocabulary related to origami, talk about origami, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, watch an instructional video, make an origami figure, and reflect on the lesson.

Serial Taxi

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Serial Taxi by Ringling College of Art and Design, and the themes of film, television and murder mysteries. Students use vocabulary related to film and television, talk about film and television, read a news report, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, write a story, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Street Art

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Urban Interventions Transform City Streets and the theme of street art. Students learn vocabulary related to street art, talk about street art, talk about photos of street art, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write from the perspective of a street artist and reflect on the lesson.

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