ESL lesson plans, flashcards & activity ideas
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There’s no place like home
Rooms & furniture (There is/are)
Beginner
Video
This beginner lesson focuses on describing our homes using there's and there are.
I can’t live without it
Describing everyday items (adjective order)
Beginner
Images
A beginner lesson on giving descriptions to everyday objects. Students match photo items, practice adjectives, and describe their possessions.
Habits and routines
Present simple negative and questions
Beginner
Reading
A beginner lesson on daily routines. Students identify habits in a quiz, practice questions and negative structures, and discuss their lifestyles with their classmates.
A typical day
Present simple & frequency adverbs
Beginner
Video
A beginner-level ESL lesson on daily routines. Students watch a video, learn to use adverbs of frequency, and practice the third-person singular.
Who do you see?
Describing people with be and have
Beginner
Images
Students identify physical traits in images and use them to describe people.
The people in our lives
Subject and object pronouns
Beginner
Reading
This beginner-level ESL lesson focuses on relationships and pronouns. Students read an advice column and roleplay as an agony aunt.
Talking about family
The family and possessive 's
Beginner
Video
Students discuss both the challenges and opportunities of social media in shaping emotions, behaviours, and mental well-being.
Healthy habits
Intermediate
Images
This lesson centres around a collection of images illustrating everyday health-related scenarios. Students will analyse health innovations, role-play as wellness experts, and debate the role of society in promoting good health.
Work-life balance: Can we have it all?
Intermediate
Reading
Using the growing popularity of the 4-day work week as a starting point, students will learn and practise related vocabulary and expressions while discussing modern work trends, personal routines, and ways to avoid overwork.
Going cashless: The future of money
Intermediate
Video
Students explore the growing shift toward digital payments and reflect on the future of physical money. The lesson is based on a video exploring the decline of cash and the broader implications of a fully digital economy.
The future of space travel
Intermediate
Video
This Intermediate-level (B1-B2) speaking is based on a video that examines where space exploration may take us in the next 50 years.
Extreme sports: Are they worth the risk?
Intermediate
Images
In this image-based conversation lesson, students will explore the world of extreme sports, discussing the risks, rewards, and psychological aspects of these activities.
