Personal Development

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to Practise Effectively and the theme of effective practice. Students learn vocabulary related to practice, talk about effective practice, 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The number 1 cause of burnout is not what you think and the theme of burnout. Students learn vocabulary related to burnout, talk about burnout, discuss quotations about burnout, 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, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This advanced ESL video lesson plan is built around the short video I WAS WRONG – How I Set Goals and explores different ways of thinking about goals and how goals and systems work together. Learners engage with authentic ideas about purpose, process and success through discussion, quotation analysis, video viewing, critical thinking tasks, roleplay and an extended article reading. The lesson provides a complete, ready-to-use package for teachers looking to develop high-level language skills whi…

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video and the theme of fulfilling your potential. Students learn vocabulary related to fulfilling your potential, talk about fulfilling your potential, predict the content of a short video, watch a short video, complete viewing notes, analyse a short video, write about a short video, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This complete ESL video lesson plan, Un-Sabotage Yourself with Intrinsic Motivation, explores the themes of motivation and the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Designed for Upper Intermediate (B2) to Advanced (C1) learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to motivation, psychology and personal values. Through viewing, discussion, reading and creative tasks, students deepen their understanding of what drives motivation and how it shapes behaviour.

This comprehensive ESL video lesson plan helps learners explore the themes of journaling and the power of writing through a rich sequence of viewing tasks, discussions, vocabulary development, critical thinking activities and creative practice. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced students, it provides teachers with a complete, ready-to-use resource that strengthens emotional literacy, reflective skills and communicative confidence.