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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 an ace castle and a slogan "which winter festival would you most like to visit?"

Winter festivals

Vocabulary: verbs (stroll, wander, dive into, soak in, delve into, indulge in, sample)
Vocabulary: adjectives (dazzling, awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping, quirky, cozy)
Speaking: comparing winter and summer festivals, conversation questions, design your own winter festival

B2 / C1

Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

6:00

THE SIGN "HOTEL", AND A SLOGAN Have you ever stayed in a unique hotel?

Unusual hotels

Vocabulary: types of accommodations
Vocabulary: useful verbs to describe accommodations (e.g. to be equipped with, to feature, to come with, to boast)
Speaking: conversation questions, rating options, design your own unusual hotel

B1 / B2

Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

5:00

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

a couple zip lining in a forest having an adventure and a slogan - do you like to feel the adrenaline rush?

Adventure tourism and extreme tourism

Vocabulary: adventure tourism activities
Vocabulary: expressions about adventure tourism (adrenaline rush, adrenaline junkie, get a high, uncharted territory)
Video: “Adventure tourism scrutinized after Titanic submersible tragedy”

B2 / C1

Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

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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 ESL lesson plans

3:40

Tourist traps

Vocabulary: tourist traps (overpriced, touristy, overrated, tacky, to live up to, rip-off)
Vocabulary: giving cautions and warnings (beware of, watch out for, steer clear of, think twice before)
Video: The worst tourist traps in London

B2 / C1

Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

6:37

a young man lounging on a bed on a balcony and a slogan - is a staycation as enjoyable as a vacation

Are staycations the new vacations?

Vocabulary: staycation ideas
Grammar: talking about the future (future simple, future with “going to”, and present continuous)
Speaking: conversation questions, creating and continuing a dialogue, evaluating ideas, making plans

A2 / B1

Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

1:47

Dark tourism

Vocabulary: adjectives (morbid, emotionally draining, creepy)
Video: How to do Dark Tourism respectfully
Collocations: tourist hotspot, hallowed grounds, morbid fascination

B2 / C1

Lifestyle ESL lesson plans

5:30