ecology

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 person throwing away a computer, and a slogan "how can we combat throwaway culture?"

Throwaway culture

Vocabulary: verbs related to repairing things and tools
Speaking: consumerism, recycling, alternatives to throwaway culture
Videos: Repair cafés – what they are and why we need them

B1 / B2

Environment ESL lesson plans

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tractors on the road and a slogan "why are farmers protesting in Europe?"

Farmers’ protests in Europe

Vocabulary: food production and climate (yield, harvest, crop diversity, drought, flood, pests)
Vocabulary: regulations (subsidies, red tape, tariffs, tax breaks, environmental regulations)
Vocabulary: protests (to take to the streets, go on strike, a march, to boycott)

B2 / C1

Environment ESL lesson plans

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an electric car charging with a slogan - are electric cards really greener?

How green are electric cars?

Vocabulary: electric vehicles and sustainability (life cycle analysis, a silver bullet, emission-free at the tailpipe, greenwashing, power grid)
Grammar: linking contrasting ideas (although, despite, in spite of, while, yet)
Speaking: conversation questions, debates, evaluating advantages and disadvantages

B2 / C1

Environment ESL lesson plans, Technology ESL lesson plans

5:00

a contemporary office space with indoor plants and a slogan - how can you make your office greener?

Green offices

Vocabulary: green offices
Functional language: making and evaluating suggestions
Video: 8 sustainable practices in the workplace

B1 / B2

Business ESL lesson plans

2:16

world earth day concept. a man holding a globe and a slogan - do you celebrate earth's day?

Earth Day

Vocabulary: the environment (carbon footprint, renewable resources, endangered species)
Video: Gaylord Nelson and the origins of Earth Day
Grammar: first and second conditionals

B1 / B2

Environment ESL lesson plans

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