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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 American flaf and a slogan "celebrating fourth of july"

Independence Day (Fourth of July)

Vocabulary: Independence Day (speech, fireworks, flag, national anthem, colonies, empire, patriotism, revolution, freedom, parade)
Confusing words: story vs history
Speaking: history, Independence Day, patriotism

A2 / B1

Lifestyle

2:27

a person actively listening to another, and a slogan "how to become a better listener"

The art of listening

Vocabulary: barriers to listening (e.g. distraction, prejudice, information overload)
Confusing words: listen and hear
Expressions: expressions with listen and hear (never hear the end of it, listen with only hald an ear, hear me out, listen to reason)

B1 / B2

Business

5:06

christmas drinks in glass and on a table and a slogan"eggnog, Christmas punch, or mulled wine?"

Christmas drinks

Vocabulary: spices
Vocabulary: things around the kitchen
Consufing words: cooking (recipe/receipt/prescription; simmer/boil, stir/remove)

A2 / B1

Lifestyle

5:00

businessmen running to illustrate business competition and a slogan - why is competition important in business

Competition

Confusing words: competence, competition, and competitor
Vocabulary: collocations (e.g.business model, industry trends, profit margin, customer loyalty, market share)
Vocabulary: verb + noun collocations (launch a product, stay competitive, target customers, dominate the market)

A2 / B1

Business

1:30

a child planting a tree and a slogan - where should we plant more trees

How we get tree planting wrong

Vocabulary: nature (soil, stream, timber, wildfire, flood)
Mini-grammar: by far
Confusing words: breath/breathe, current/actual, dessert/desert, shade/shadow

B1 / B2

Environment

5:26