Social Issues

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video about racism. In the lesson students watch the video, identify eight differences between the treatment of black versus white people, read a pledge, write their own pledge, and discuss racism and discrimination.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short film by John X. Carey and the theme of beauty. Students talk about beauty, watch a short film, answer comprehension questions, read and discuss an article about a short film, discuss a short film and reflect on the lesson.

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a short video titled Short-Term Parent and the themes of parenting and interim parenting. Students learn vocabulary related to parenting and childcare, talk about parenting and childcare, 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 t…

This ESL lesson plan is designed around a beautifully animated short film by artist Celia Bullwinkel titled Sidewalk that portrays a woman’s journey through the passage of time. In the lesson talk about the various stages of life and how we change physically and emotionally, watch a short film and describe how a woman changes through the course of her life.