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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

the chernobyl power plant and a slogan "what happened at chernobyl?"

The Chernobyl disaster

Vocabulary: nuclear power and radiation
Video: Chernobyl disaster 1986: what really happened
Speaking: Chernobyl, nuclear power

B1 / B2

Environment, Health

4:20

a photo of a solar eclipse and a slogan "have you evr seen a total solar eclipse?"

Solar eclipses and other natural phenomena

Vocabulary: solar eclipses
Functional language: talking about things that amaze and impress us
Grammar: irregular plurals

B1 / B2

Environment

4:49

a woman surrounded by plants sneezing and a slogan "Are your seasonal allergies getting wprse every year?"

Seasonal allergies

Vocabulary: allergies and symptoms
Collocations: allergies (suffer from allergies, trigger an allergy, have an allergy, treat an allergy)
Idioms: keep at bay, wreak havoc on, kick into overdrive

B2 / C1

Environment, Health

7:00

a photo og a tuplip field and a slogan "what's your favourite spring flower?"

The beauty of spring flower gardens

Vocabulary: 10 spring flowers (e.g. snowdrop, daffodil, hyacinth, tulip, crocus, poppy)
Vocabulary: gardening (e.g. to sow, to propagate, to fertilise, to repot)
Video: Ultimate guide 2024: Plan your Keukenhof trip

B1 / B2

Environment

2:27

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

people skiing and a slogan "how is climate change affecting winter sports"

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, Sports & Action

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, Environment

3:00

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