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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!

apple with stethoscope. conceptual image to illustrate healthcare, diet, nutrition, and a slogan - let's debunk some health myths!

Health myths

Vocabulary: expressions related to health myths (old wive’s tale, to debunk a myth, snake oil remedy, common misconception)
Speaking: health myths, alternative medicine
Video: Medical myths debunked

B2 / C1

Health

5:34

a brain training or doing a workout with two dumbbells and a slogan - do you like puzzles

Puzzles: a workout for the brain

Vocabulary: riddles, puzzles and brainteasers
Video: The benefits of playing with puzzles
Idioms: idioms with “brain” and “puzzle”

B2 / C1

Health

3:00

a man is sitting in front of a plate with a knife and a fork in his hands screaming and a slogan - do you get hangry?

Why do we get hangry? (word blends / portmanteaus)

Functional language: phrases to say “I’m very hungry”.
Video: Why do we get hangry
Vocabulary: word blends/portmanteaus (hangry, staycation, glamping, mompreneur)

B2 / C1

Health

2:44

a clock going from 2am to 3am and a slogan - should daylight saving time be abolished?

Daylight saving time

Vocabulary: sleep (a late riser, a morning person, a night owl, oversleep)
Confusing expressions: in time and on time
Speaking: conversation questions, debate

B1 / B2

Health

3:20

a man taking a dip in a frozen lake and a slogan - would you try the wim hof method?

Cold exposure and resilience: The Wim Hof method

Vocabulary: winter verbs (snuggle, warm up, be snowed in, come down with)
Video: “Testing out the Wim Hot method”
Idioms and phrasal verbs: resilience (step outside your comfort zone, be at the top of your game, take something to the next level, go through something)

B1 / B2

Health, Sports & Action

5:19

free

a woman jumping in a field enjoying the sun and a slogan - do you need a mental health day?

Time to take a mental health day?

Vocabulary: feeling down, blue, overwhelmed, burned out
Phrasal verbs: power through, blow up, check in on someone
Grammar: used to, be used to, get used to

B2 / C1

Business, Health

4:32

a woman leaning on a tree readgin a book and a slogan - do you dedicate enough time to self-care?

Self-care

Collocations: take (take a break, take a rain check); set (set aside time, set boundaries), get (get some air, get in touch)
Functional language: How to say “no” to invitations
Grammar: verb patterns (gerund/infinitive): try, stop, mean, go on, forget, remember

B1 / B2

Health

3:40

a wooden plate filled with nuts and berries with spices and superfood writeen on the side and a slogan - what are superfoods?

Superfoods

Expressions: balanced diet, a pick-me-up, have a sweet tooth, staple food
Vocabulary: superfoods (kale, chia seeds, seaweed, açaí berries, goji berries)
Functional language: talking about health benefits of food

B1 / B2

Health

3:00

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