ESL lesson plans for complete beginners | Adult course
Welcome to our collection of ESL lesson plans aimed at adult learners with little to no experience of the English language. The course aims to act as a springboard into our A1 level materials.
Depending on the class size and level of your students, lessons should take between 60 and 90 minutes. Each lesson plan contains suggested warmers, board work, several low-prep classroom activities, a homework suggestion and a game.
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Unit 1: Getting started
Introductions: A first lesson
Study skills and useful expressions
Parts of speech
Unit 2: New to English
Alphabet (Phonics) and spelling
Numbers 1-20
Giving an address
Unit 3: Basic function
Question words
The verb to be
Checking in to a hotel
Unit 4: Family
Family vocabulary
Have got
Describing people
Unit 5: The supermarket
Supermarket vocabulary
Numbers 20-100
Currency & prices
Unit 6: Activities & routine
Daily routine & time
The present simple
Hobbies, likes & dislikes
Unit 7: Profession
Talking about jobs
Present simple negative & opinions
Telling the time
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750+ Low-prep classroom activity ideas
1100+ Printable ESL flashcards
160+ ESL lesson plans
8 Distinct language levels
Offline access through the TEFLHandbook app
Reduce your planning time and improve the way you present and teach English grammar.
Access the entire TEFLHandbook library
Significantly reduce your planning time and improve the way you present and teach English grammar.
Access the entire TEFLHandbook library
Significantly reduce your planning time and improve the way you present and teach English grammar.