environment

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 symbolicly cutting their credot card and a slogan "Declutter and give away items you no longer need!"

The ‘Buy Nothing’ movement

Vocabulary: thrift store, pre-loved, repurpose, give away, declutter, sharing economy
Functional language: Describing the condition of an item
Writing: a post to give away an item

B1 / B2

Environment ESL lesson plans, Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

3:05

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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a cruise ship and a slogan "inside the world's biggest cruise ship"

Cruise ships

Vocabulary: cruise ships (e.g. cabin, deck, to embark, to disembark, galley, port of call)
Vocabulary: food on a cruise ship (stocks up ingredients, in stock, prep kitchens, all-you-can-eat, leftovers, food waste, buffet)
Video: “Inside the 24/7 operation to feed the world’s largest cruise ship”

B1 / B2

Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

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the chernobyl power plant and a slogan "what happened at chernobyl?"

The Chernobyl disaster

Vocabulary: nuclear power and radiation
Video: Chernobyl disaster 1986: what really happened
Speaking: Chernobyl, nuclear power

B1 / B2

Environment ESL lesson plans, Health ESL lesson plans

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a woman surrounded by plants sneezing and a slogan "Are your seasonal allergies getting wprse every year?"

Seasonal allergies

Vocabulary: allergies and symptoms
Collocations: allergies (suffer from allergies, trigger an allergy, have an allergy, treat an allergy)
Idioms: keep at bay, wreak havoc on, kick into overdrive

B2 / C1

Environment ESL lesson plans, Health ESL lesson plans

7:00

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, Social issues ESL lesson plans

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people skiing and a slogan "how is climate change affecting winter sports"

Winter sports

Vocabulary: winter sports, protective gear, clothes and footwear, equipment, facilities
Video: Winter sports and climate change
Speaking: discussing winter sports, climate change, and winter

B1 / B2

Environment ESL lesson plans, Sports & Action ESL lesson plans

2:12

customer making return of parcel and worker in protective gloves and a slogan "the environmental impact of online returns"

What happens to our returns?

Vocabulary: returning a product, online shopping
Speaking: discussing reasons for returning products, holiday shopping, online shopping, return policies
Video: Returns day: How does it impact the environment?

B1 / B2

Business ESL lesson plans, Environment ESL lesson plans

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