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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 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, Social issues

6:32

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

a church full of tourist and a slogan "is your city overrun by tourists?"

Overtourism

Vocabulary: verbs related to overtourism (to flock to, to cap, to curb, to skyrocket, to ban)
Speaking: talking about the causes, consequences, and possible solutions to overtourism
Video: Is it bad to travel? The impact of overtourism, the darker side of travel & what we can do about it

B2 / C1

Social issues

5:48

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a plave taking off and a slogan - what's your favorite travel destination?

Travel destinations

*Formerly “Travelling in 2022”
Vocabulary: adjectives (breathtaking, crystal clear, bustling)
Functional language: evaluating experiences
Phrasal verbs: travelling (embark on, kick off, get away)

B1 / B2

Lifestyle

3:40

mezcal or mezcal paloma cocktail with grapefruit do you have a favorite summer cocktail?

Summer cocktails

Vocabulary: cocktail preparation tools
Video: “5 summer cocktails in 5 minutes”
Speaking: role-plays, conversation questions

B1 / B2

Lifestyle

4:43

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Heatwaves

Vocabulary: other ways to say “It’s very hot”
Functional language: talking about negative consequences
Speaking: conversation questions, brainstorming, creating an awareness campaign

B2 / C1

Environment

5:52