Upper Intermediate 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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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

Review & debate

Unit 7: Travel

Vocabulary and speaking


Expressing certainty and possibility


Conversation skills

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1100+ Printable ESL flashcards
160+ ESL lesson plans
8 Distinct language levels
Offline access through the TEFLHandbook app
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