Holiday & International Days

A Christmas Love Story

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas short film and the themes of Christmas and Christmas love stories. Students talk about Christmas love stories, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a short film and reflect on the lesson.

A Christmas to Remember

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas short film and the theme of Christmas and dementia. Students talk about Christmas and dementia, watch the first part of a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Bags of Joy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Bags of Joy and the themes of Christmas and joy. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and joy, write a story inspired by the start of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Be Grateful

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled A Shorter Letter and the themes of Christmas and Christmas presents. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and Christmas presents, discuss quotations about Christmas and Christmas presents, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, write about what they have learned from viewing a short film, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short film, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Buster the Boxer

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Buster the Boxer and the theme of Christmas. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Give Joy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of joy and Christmas. Students talk about joy and Christmas, predict the content of an advert, watch an advert, write a summary of the story an advert tells, analyse an advert, and reflect on the lesson.

Hey, Santa

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert and the themes of Christmas and Christmas adverts. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas and Christmas adverts, watch a short advert, predict the end of a short advert, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short advert, write from the perspective of a character in a short advert and reflect on the lesson.

Home Alone

A 48-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Home Alone starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard and Catherine O'Hara 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.

Joy is Made

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert titled Joy is made and the theme of Christmas. Students talk about Christmas, predict the content of a video, watch a video, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of a video, analyse a video, write from the perspective of a character in a video and reflect on the lesson.

Joy is Shared

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert titled Joy is Shared and the themes of friendship and Christmas. Students talk about friendship and Christmas, predict the content of a film, watch a film, answer comprehension questions, predict the end of a film, analyse a film, and reflect on the lesson.

Kindness. The Greatest Gift.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas advert titled ‘Kindness. The Greatest Gift.’ and the themes of anxiety and kindness. Students learn vocabulary related to anxiety, talk about anxiety, predict the content of a short film, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, perform a roleplay, talk about kindness and reflect on the lesson.

Let Me Get What I Want

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas ad and the theme of Christmas. Students talk about Christmas ads, watch an ad, predict the end of an ad, answer comprehension questions, discuss an ad and reflect on the lesson.

Mog’s Christmas Calamity

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film titled Mog’s Christmas Calamity and the theme of Christmas. Students collate and use vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas customs, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, predict the ending of a short film, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Mrs. Hayes

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas short film and the theme of Christmas. Students learn vocabulary related to Christmas, talk about Christmas, read a description of a short film, visualise a short film, watch a short film, analyse a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a short film and reflect on the lesson.

Santa’s Feeling Poorly

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas short film and the theme of Christmas adverts. Students talk about Christmas ads, watch a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, discuss a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a short film and reflect on the lesson.

The Christmas List

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a Christmas short film titled The List and the theme of Christmas and Christmas lists. Students talk about Christmas and Christmas lists, listen to a description of a short film and visualise the action in a short film, watch a short film, predict the end of a short film, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short film, write from the perspective of a character in a short film and reflect on the lesson.

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