Relationships

A 56-page Extensive Viewing guide to the award-winning film Empire of Light starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones 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.

An 60-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-nominated film Four Weddings and a Funeral starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell and Kristin Scott Thomas 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Friendship Recession and the theme of friendship. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship, talk about friendship, watch a short video, answer comprehension questions, analyse a short video, develop critical thinking skills by exploring real-world issues, and reflect on the lesson.

A 31-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Grammy-nominated film Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike 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.

A 46-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Oscar-winning film Good Will Hunting starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams and Ben Affleck 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around Head Over Heels, an Oscar-nominated puppet animation directed by Timothy Reckart. Students practise using idiomatic expressions, watch a short film and talk about love and relationships.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How some friendships last — and others don’t and the themes of friendship and how to build healthy habits for making and maintaining strong friendships. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and habits for making and maintaining strong friendships, talk about friendship and how to build healthy habits for making and maintaining strong friendships, discuss quotations about friendship, 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 tips for making and maintaining strong friendships given in an article, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled The Number One Rule for Healthy Relationships and the theme of healthy romantic relationships. Students learn abstract nouns to describe qualities and vocabulary related to expressing emotions and feelings, discuss quotations about romantic relationships, 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, perform a roleplay, and reflect on the lesson.

A 30-page Extensive Viewing guide to the Grammy-nominated film Her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson 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.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How friendship affects your brain and the themes of friendship and its impact on the brain. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship and psychology, talk about friendship, discuss quotations about friendship, 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, perform a roleplay and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled How to be a good friend and the themes of friends and friendships. Students learn vocabulary related to friendship, write and talk about the qualities and characteristics of a good friend, read an article about the qualities of a good friend, 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 ESL lesson is designed around a short film by artist and filmmaker Andrea Dorfman, a poem by Tanya Davies, and the theme of being alone. Students talk about being alone, give advice about being alone, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, read a poem, discuss the meaning of a poem, analyse a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL video lesson plan is built around a short, thought-provoking video titled STOP making it about YOU and explores empathy and how to be empathetic in personal and professional contexts. Designed for Upper Intermediate to Advanced adult learners, the lesson provides a complete, ready-to-use package that develops listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Through discussion, quotation analysis, comprehension tasks, roleplay and an in-depth article reading, learners gain practical strategies for building trust, improving communication and developing meaningful relationships.

This engaging ESL video lesson plan is based on the thought-provoking video 3 Ways to Deal with Envious Friends and explores the theme of envy and how it impacts friendships. Suitable for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, the lesson helps students develop key language skills—listening, viewing, speaking, reading, writing, and visually representing—through vocabulary-building exercises, […]

This ready-to-use ESL video lesson plan explores the themes of friendship and how to deepen friendships. Aimed at Upper Intermediate to Advanced learners, it helps students build vocabulary related to emotional openness and communication while developing key skills through discussion, viewing, analysis, roleplay and a follow-up article. The lesson provides teachers with a structured, engaging resource that supports critical thinking and meaningful language practice.

This ESL video lesson plan is built around a short video titled Five Ways to Improve Your Relationships and explores relationships, human connection and self-awareness. Designed for Advanced (C1) to Proficient (C2) learners, it offers a complete, ready-to-use package that develops learners’ language skills through viewing and discussion, critical thinking, roleplay and extended reading. Learners engage with authentic ideas about communication, conflict and emotional awareness while expanding high-level vocabulary and practising speaking and writing skills.