My Family
My Family
DVD in English with English or Spanish subtitles.
A complete ESL lesson plan for My Family — ready to open and teach.
My Family puts the immigrant experience at the center — not as backdrop, but as subject. The English is natural and varied — the kind of language that prepares students for real communication. Culturally, the film opens conversations that belong in any serious ESL classroom.
Good films have natural moments — a powerful scene, a cultural encounter, a shift in the story — where the language and meaning come together. This plan identifies those moments in My Family and builds a lesson around each one. For every scene, you get vocabulary and cultural notes, comprehension activities, and communicative tasks your students can work through in class or independently. A pre-film warm-up gets them ready before the first screening.
Everything is included: the teacher's guide, student worksheets in ESL, and an answer key.
Each scene also includes an idioms and expressions section — 10 phrases pulled directly from the film, with their literal meaning, real-world usage, and a teaching note. These are the lines students want to understand but textbooks never cover.
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📅 Teach it when it counts
- Coming-of-age units — My Family speaks directly to what students are living — the questions feel personal.
- Family units — My Family puts family dynamics under pressure — every student has something to bring to the conversation.
Language: ESL | Director: Gregory Nava | Year: 1995
Level: Intermediate | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery
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Director: Gregory Nava
Cast: Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos
Audio: DVD in English with English or Spanish subtitles.
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