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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!

positive friendly young woman showing her kindness - being kind is good for you!

The science of kindness

Word formation: nouns to adjectives (care, politeness, compassion, respect, support, tolerance, help, consideration)
Confusing words: careless/uncaring; helpless/unhelpful
Funcional language: expressing gratitude

B1 / B2

Lifestyle

2:15

a team during a brainstorming session generating ideas woth a slogan - lets brainstorm some ideas!

Idea generation techniques: brainstorming

Ford formation: the suffix -ity (novelty, originality, feasibility, creativity, practicality)
Functional language: useful phrases for idea generation (introducing ideas, building on someone else’s idea, introducing alternatives, expressing caution, encouraging participation)
Speaking: games, brainstorming, conversation questions, survey

B1 / B2

Business

2:00

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

4:54

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thermometer showing high temperature and a slogan - are heatwaves getting worse?

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

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a homanoid robot in a thoughtful pose and a slogan - what id your boss was an ai-powered robot

Robot appointed as CEO

Vocabulary: personality adjectives (biased, decisive, fearless, selfless)
Vocabulary: verbs (threaten, enable, take over, wear out)
Speaking: conversation questions, debate, evaluating alternatives

B2 / C1

Technology

3:12

world earth day concept. a man holding a globe and a slogan - do you celebrate earth's day?

Earth Day

Vocabulary: the environment (carbon footprint, renewable resources, endangered species)
Video: Gaylord Nelson and the origins of Earth Day
Grammar: first and second conditionals

B1 / B2

Environment

1:59

a person closing his laptop when the clock shows 5 o'clock and a slogan - are you quiet quitting?

Quiet quitting and quiet firing

Idioms: recipe for disaster, bend over backwards, go above and beyond
Word formation: prefixes over-, under- and mis-
Speaking: conversation questions, brainstorming, role-play

B2 / C1

Business

5:10

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