cities

Video-based lesson plans

Whether your lessons are online or in-person, The English Flows’ lesson plans are the ultimate time-saver for ESL teachers working with adult and Business English students. Cut down on prep work and free up your time for what truly matters – guiding, coaching, and meeting your students' unique needs. Our current and highly relatable topics will keep your students engaged before, during, and after the class. We add 7-8 new video-based ESL lesson plans each month. Ignite their curiosity and inspire them to explore the English language further!

a photo of the olympic medals and a slogan "the economics of the olympic games"

Is hosting the Olympics worth it?

Vocabulary: hosting the Olympic Games (legacy, repurpose, go over budget, white elephant, underutilized)
Speaking: conversation questions, debate statements, talking about advantages and disadvantages, preparing a presentation
Vocabulary: describing buildings and neighborhoods (fall into disrepair, decrepit, gentrified, up-and-coming, bustling)

B2 / C1

Business ESL lesson plans, Sports & Action ESL lesson plans

5:03

a photo of a very hot city and a slogan "how do you cope with the heat?"

Keeping a hot city cool

Reading: Urban heat islands – causes
Video: How city design can help cool down your neighborhood
Vocabulary: heat (dehydrate, cool down, shade, greenery, power shortage, a scorcher)

B1 / B2

Environment ESL lesson plans, Social issues ESL lesson plans

6:32

Accessible tourism

Vocabulary and word formation: accessibility, accessible features, universal design

Grammar: Not only … but also

Videos: “The business case for accessible tourism” and “Why is accessible design food for everyone?”

B2 / C1

Business ESL lesson plans, Social issues ESL lesson plans

7:00

a crowd of people on motorbikes waiting to cross a road in a megacity, and a slogan "how many people can Earth handle"?

Overpopulation

Vocabulary: demographic terms (life expectancy, birth rate, death rate, population density, population growth, family planning)
Vocabulary: describing trends, graphs, and charts
Speaking: overpopulation, demographic situation in different countries, megacities

B2 / C1

Environment ESL lesson plans, Social issues ESL lesson plans

devastation and collapsed buildings n an aftermath after an earthquake

Morocco earthquake

Vocabulary: earthquakes (tremor aftershock, collapse, warning signs, to be prone to, magnitude, death toll, devastating)
Video: Why Morocco’s earthquake was so deadly
Speaking: conversation questions, brainstorming

B1 / B2

Environment ESL lesson plans

6:07

Gentrification

Vocabulary: adjectives describing neighbourhoods (booming, quaint, welcoming, run-down, shabby, bustling)
Vocabulary: gentrification (being priced out, displacement, eviction, urban renewal, rent stabilisation)
Grammar: although, so as to, as, lead to

B2 / C1

Business ESL lesson plans, Social issues ESL lesson plans

2:15

Carpooling and carsharing

Vocabulary: renting a car (book, pick up, drop off, hand over)
Vocabulary: urban mobility (daily commute, rush hour, congestion charge, get around)
Speaking: conversation questions, role-play

B1 / B2

Business ESL lesson plans, Social issues ESL lesson plans

5:00