Upper-intermediate level EFL - ESL lesson plans | B2

Our collection of upper-intermediate level ESL lesson plans and resources. All of the activity and game ideas that we include can be used in low-resource classrooms and require little to no preparation time. Each lesson contains a warm-up activity with board work, several classroom activities and a game.

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LESSON 1 | People

Vocabulary and speaking

An ESL lesson plan for teaching upper-intermediate students how to give detailed descriptions of people and their personalities.

ESL Lesson plan B2 - Present perfect simple

LESSON 2 | People

Present perfect simple and continuous

ESL activities, games and resources for teaching the present perfect simple and continuous to upper-intermediate level students.

ESL Lesson plan B2 - Giving long answers

LESSON 3 | People

Conversation skills

A collection of ESL teaching resources that can be used to guide upper-intermediate level students into giving longer answers to basic questions.

ESL Lesson plan B2 - Work and profession

LESSON 4 | Profession

Vocabulary and collocations

This upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan reviews work-related vocabulary and collocations with make and do.

LESSON 5 | Profession

Writing: Formal writing

ESL activities, games and resources for teaching upper-intermediate English students how to write a cover letter for a resume.

LESSON 6 | Profession

Conversation skills: Job interviews

For this conversation ESL lesson plan, students discuss some unusual occupations and role-play job interview scenarios.

LESSON 7 | Society

Vocabulary and speaking

The seventh ESL lesson plan in our upper-intermediate ESL course focuses on vocabulary and discussions around current social issues.

LESSON 8 | Society

Using conditionals

For this grammar ESL lesson plan, students work through activities that use the 2nd and 3rd conditionals.

LESSON 9 | Society

Debate and discussion

Students talk about some famous disasters and discuss how the response could have been more effective.

LESSON 10 | Food

Vocabulary and speaking

For this upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan, students learn to talk about different foods in terms of their nutritional benefits.

LESSON 11 | Food

Using intensifiers

ESL activities, games and resources for teaching the use of some common intensifiers to upper-intermediate level students.

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LESSON 12 | Food

Speaking: Reporting and reviewing

Students practice giving detailed reviews of restaurant experiences in this upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan.

LESSON 13 | Film

Vocabulary and speaking

An upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan where students review movie-related vocabulary, as well as some of the descriptive language used to critique film.

LESSON 14 | Film

Using simple and continuous tenses

A collection of ESL activities, games and resources for teaching the correct functional uses of the simple and continuous tenses to upper-intermediate students.

LESSON 15 | Film

Speaking: Giving detailed descriptions

For this speaking ESL lesson plan, students have to discuss articles written by well-known film critics and comment on topics related to the movie industry.

LESSON 16 | Technology

Vocabulary and speaking

An upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan where students review vocabulary related to technology and discuss its impact on daily life.

LESSON 17 | Technology

Future perfect and continuous

ESL activities, games and resources for teaching the correct functional uses of the future perfect and continuous tenses.

LESSON 18 | Technology

Conversation skills

For this speaking ESL lesson plan, students discuss some of the ethical issues that have arisen due to technological developments.

LESSON 19 | Travel

Vocabulary and speaking

This upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan introduces students to some travel-related vocabulary and invites them to give their opinion on different types of holiday and travel.

LESSON 20 | Travel

Expressing certainty and possibility

An EFL - ESL lesson plan containing activities and games that show upper-intermediate level students how to express certainty and possibility in English.