food

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 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

5:52

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, Social issues

1:41

a photo of a lot of plant-based dishes and a slogan "Which diet is the healthiest?"

Is a vegan diet the best?

Vocabulary: diets (Mediterranean, Vegan, Ketogenic, Raw Food, Flexitarian, Paleo, Intermittent Fasting)
Vocabulary: veganism (plant-based, farm-to-table, meatless, Vaganuary, cruelty-free)
Videos: “What if everyone in the world went vegan?”, and “Vegans vs meat-eaters: Who will live longer?”

B1 / B2

Health, Lifestyle

5

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Organic food waste and a slogan - let's try to reduce our food waste

Stop food waste

Collocations: food (unsold food, fussy eater, surplus food)
Video: Canadians get creative in solving food waste problem
Speaking: food waste questionnaire, conversation questions

B1 / B2

Environment

5:38

a man is sitting in front of a plate with a knife and a fork in his hands screaming and a slogan - do you get hangry?

Why do we get hangry? (word blends / portmanteaus)

Functional language: phrases to say “I’m very hungry”.
Video: Why do we get hangry
Vocabulary: word blends/portmanteaus (hangry, staycation, glamping, mompreneur)

B2 / C1

Health

2:44

Superfoods

Expressions: balanced diet, a pick-me-up, have a sweet tooth, staple food
Vocabulary: superfoods (kale, chia seeds, seaweed, açaí berries, goji berries)
Functional language: talking about health benefits of food

B1 / B2

Health

3:00