Upper Intermediate ESL Lesson Plans


Overview
Welcome to our collection of upper-intermediate (B2) ESL lesson plans and teaching resources. So far, this consists of several units, each comprising thematic lessons covering vocabulary, grammar and conversation skills.
Lessons should take between 60 and 90 minutes (Depending on the number of students). Each lesson plan contains suggested boardwork, several low-prep classroom activities and a fun game.
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Unit 1: People

Describing people and personalities

Present perfect simple and continuous


Giving longer answers

Unit 2: Profession

Vocabulary and collocations


Writing a cover letter

Conversation skills: Job interviews

Unit 3: Society

Discussing social issues

Using conditionals


Debate and discussion

Unit 4: Food

Vocabulary and speaking


Using intensifiers


Speaking: Reporting and reviewing

Unit 5: Film

Discussing film


Using simple and continuous tenses


Speaking: Giving detailed descriptions

Unit 6: Technology

Vocabulary and speaking


Future perfect and continuous

Conversation skills

Unit 7: Travel

Vocabulary and speaking


Expressing certainty and possibility


Conversation skills

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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
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