Video Questions – Why sitting is bad for you.
Here is an excellent video from TED Talks, and I’ve prepared some questions that students can answer in class. The video does come with subtitles but, depending on the class, you can ask the...
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Speaking about Crime TEFL Lesson
The following is a vocabulary, speaking, and video lesson focused around the topic of crime. Students will watch a video and identify crime related vocabulary words. Then they will have a guided discussion about...
Video Questions – The jobs we’ll lose to machines.
I have based this short lesson on a TED talks video. These videos are immensely popular, short and contain no profanity. The subject of this video is the jobs we might lose to machines...
Improve Your Listening Skills with this Short Podcast about Cats
Here is a great podcast about cats! These questions were made for the podcast and can be used for homework or an in-class listening activity to improve students listening skill. The title of the...
TEFL Movie Worksheet Total Recall
Here is a worksheet I created for Colin Farrell’s movie Total Recall (2012). The movie does have one moment of nudity. If you’ve seen it, you’ll recall the three breasted woman. I would be...
Podcast, Worksheet, and Discussion Questions about Invasive Species
Here are some questions which can be used for students as a homework assignment or this podcast can be done in class as an extra listening activity. The podcast is 12-minutes long and is...
TEFL Movie Worksheet 50 First Dates
Here’s a worksheet about Adam Sandler’s 50 First Dates movie. The worksheet can be used to make sure students are comprehending the movie, and it gives them a specific reason to listen to the...
Book Lessons – The Time Machine – H.G. Wells
I usually like to do some reading together as a class. This book is part of the public domain, so the pdf is available online for free in Gutenberg. You can get the book...
Practice Listening with this Podcast about Composting Humans
Here is a short lesson about a podcast (8 minutes long) on an interesting topic. The podcast is from NPR’s Shortwave. You can get the podcast here: Short Wave. If you give these questions...
Engaging 3rd Conditional Lesson
Here is a one hour lesson plan about the 3rd conditional. The students listen to the teacher read a story, do some guided discovery exercises, watch a music video, and use the 3rd conditional...