Personal Development

12 Habits for Life

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 12 Habits for Life and the themes of habits, forming positive habits and forming positive language learning 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, 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.

7 Ways to Make a Good First Impression

This ESL video lesson plan is designed around a short video titled 7 Psychological Tricks to Make a Good First Impression and the concept and importance of first impressions. Students learn vocabulary related to making a good first impression and body language, talk about the concept and importance of first impressions, discuss quotations about the […]

Becoming Excellent

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Become excellent. Be unreasonable. and the theme of excellence. Students learn vocabulary related to excellence, talk about excellence, read and discuss quotations about excellence, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, make viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Benefits of Being a Loner

This engaging ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video Why Being a “Loner” Could Be Good for You and explores the themes of solitude and well-being. Suitable for Intermediate (B1) to Upper Intermediate (B2) learners, it features vocabulary development, critical discussion, structured roleplay, article-based tasks, and a multimodal homework activity. Learning ObjectivesStudents […]

Bucket Lists

Lesson Summary:This complete ESL video lesson plan explores the theme of bucket lists and how to create them. Designed for B1–B2 learners, it helps students expand vocabulary, practise viewing comprehension, and develop speaking and writing skills through engaging activities. Learning Objectives: To introduce students to the concept of bucket lists. To expand vocabulary related to […]

Creating Magical Experiences

This complete ESL video lesson plan, designed for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, explores Engineering Magical Experiences through the themes of transcendence and the power of attention. The package equips teachers with ready-to-use resources for developing vocabulary, critical thinking, roleplay, and multimodal tasks.

Critical Thinking

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Tips to Improve Your Critical Thinking and the theme of critical thinking. Students learn vocabulary related to critical thinking, talk about language learning, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, talk about critical thinking skills, and reflect on the lesson.

Effective Communication

This B1–B2 ESL video lesson plan is built around a compelling video titled Alan Alda’s 3 Key Ways to Making Yourself Understood and the theme of effective communication. It guides learners through vocabulary building, video-based comprehension, article reading, critical thinking, and structured discussions to explore how to communicate with clarity and impact. Students engage with […]

Ethical Decision Making

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Ethical Decision Making and the theme of ethics and ethical decision making. Students learn vocabulary related to ethics and values, discuss quotations about ethics, talk about ethics and ethical decision making, 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, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.

Fake It Till You Make It

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Fake It Till You Make It and the concept of “fake it till you make it” and how it applies in real life. Students learn vocabulary related to self-confidence, perseverance and personal growth, discuss quotations about self-confidence, talk about self-confidence, perseverance and personal 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, perform a roleplay, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, write about what they have learned from reading an article, and reflect on the lesson.

Finding Empathy

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Finding Empathy for Yourself and Others and the themes of empathy and how to develop it. Students learn vocabulary related to emotions and mindfulness, talk about empathy and how to develop it, discuss quotations about empathy, 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.

Five Ways to Stop Getting Distracted

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Ways to Stop Getting Distracted and the theme of distraction. Students learn vocabulary related to distractions, talk about distractions, make recommendations about how to avoid distractions, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, make notes, discuss a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Gratitude Journaling

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Gratitude Journaling: Working Towards Wellbeing and the themes of journaling and gratitude journaling. Students learn vocabulary related to related to positive perception and positive psychology, talk about journaling and gratitude journaling, discuss quotations about journaling, read an article, answer comprehension questions, discuss topics raised in an article, 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 and reading an article, develop critical thinking skills by exploring issues raised in a short video, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

Habits of the Highly Successful

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five Tips for Success and the themes of success and the habits of highly successful people. Students learn vocabulary related to success, talk about success and the habits of highly successful people, 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.

Habits that Make You Feel Incredible

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Five habits that make you feel incredible and the themes of self-development and positive habits. Students learn vocabulary related to self-development and positive habits, talk about positive habits, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, discuss comments on a YouTube short video, analyse a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

Happiness

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled There is a formula for happiness — but it’s highly misunderstood and the themes of happiness and the science of happiness. Students learn vocabulary related to happiness and the science of happiness, talk about happiness, discuss quotations about happiness, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about what they have learned from viewing a short video, and reflect on the lesson.

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