Look Up. This EFL lesson is designed around a short film and poem by Gary Turk and the theme of isolation caused by the use of new technology. Students watch a short film with no sound and speculate about the story it tells, read a poem and discuss digital technology, social media and isolation. I would ask all teachers who use Film English to consider buying my book Film in Action as the royalties which I receive from sales help to keep the website completely free. Language level: Upper Intermediate (B2) – Advanced (C1) Learner type:Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Watching a short film, reading a poem and speaking Topic: Digital technology and isolation Language: Vocabulary related to digital technology and social media Materials: Short film and poem Downloadable materials: Look up lesson instructions look up poem Support Film English Film English remains free and takes many hours a month to research and write, and hundreds of dollars to sustain.
Step 1 Show the film and pause at 02:22. Step 2. Make It Count. This EFL lesson plan is designed around an inspiring short film by Casey Neistat and the themes of life, inspiration and travel. Students put words into order to create quotes, discuss quotes, watch a short film, speak and write. I would ask all teachers who use Film English to consider buying my book Film in Action as the royalties which I receive from sales help to keep the website completely free. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2) Learner type: Teens and adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Putting words in order to create quotes, discussing quotes, watching a short film, speaking and writing Topic: Life, inspiration and travel Language: Quotes and vocabulary related to travel Materials: PowerPoint, quotes and short film Downloadable materials: make it count lesson instructions make it count quotes make it count correct quotes Support Film English Film English remains free and takes many hours a month to research and write, and hundreds of dollars to sustain.
Step 1. On Time. This EFL lesson is designed around a short film called On Time by Ted Chung in which a travelling salesman sells the future. Students describe an image, predict a story, watch a short film, speaking about time and write a story. Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Advanced (C1) Learner type:Teens and adults Time: 60 minutes Activity: Describing an image, predicting a story, watching short film, speaking and writing Topic: Time Language: Expressions with “time”, adjectives to desribe emotions and narrative tenses Materials: Short film and discussion questions Downloadable materials: on time lesson instructions time expressions questions Support Film English Film English remains ad-free and takes many hours a month to research and write, and hundreds of dollars to sustain.
Step 1 Show your students this image. Put them in pairs and ask them to describe what they can see in the image. Step 2 Tell your students that the image is taken from a short film called On Time. Step 3 Step 4 Did you like the film?