Emotional Intelligence

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Overthinking the hell out of overthinking and the themes of overthinking, its effects on mental health and how to overcome it. Students learn vocabulary related to psychology and emotions, discuss quotations about overthinking, talk about overthinking, its effects on mental health and how to overcome it, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, write about what th…

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Stop Worrying? and the theme of worrying. Students learn vocabulary related to worrying, talk about worrying, 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 a short video, learn expressions for reassuring a person, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video How Jealousy Distorts Your Thinking and explores the theme of jealousy and how it impacts our thoughts and behaviour. Aimed at Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) level students, the lesson includes vocabulary-building tasks, video analysis, guided discussions, article-based reading activities, roleplay, and reflective writing.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video by Story Corps in which a young man explains what he did when he was mugged at knifepoint. In the lesson students talk about an imaginary situation, listen to a story, watch a video, speak, and write an account of an incident from another person’s perspective.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of appreciation. Students learn vocabulary related to gratitude and appreciation, write sentences about what they are grateful for, talk about what they are grateful for, write sentences about a teacher they are grateful to, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write a letter of appreciation and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Loneliness and the Power of Connection and the themes of loneliness and connection. Students learn vocabulary related to loneliness and connection, talk about loneliness and connection, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, discuss quotations from a short video, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video and reflect on the lesson.