sustainability

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 burrs that inspired velcro, and a slogan "biomimicry: nature's design solutions"

Innovation inspired by nature

Vocabulary: collocations related to inspiration (to draw inspiration from, to seek inspiration, the creativity spark, to serve as an inspiration, a burst of inspiration)
Speaking: creativity, new ideas, adaptation strategies, designs inspired by nature, applications of biomimicry in students’ professional fields
Video: Biomimicry 101 – examples of how we copied nature

B2 / C1

Art ESL lesson plans, Business ESL lesson plans, Environment ESL lesson plans

5:00

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

2:59

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 ESL lesson plans, Social issues ESL lesson plans

6:32

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

Business ESL lesson plans, Social issues ESL lesson plans

5:48

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

Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

5

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

3:00

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