ESL lesson plans, flashcards & activity ideas
Who do you see?
Describing people with be and have
Students identify physical traits in images and use them to describe people.
The people in our lives
Subject and object pronouns
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
Students discuss both the challenges and opportunities of social media in shaping emotions, behaviours, and mental well-being.
Healthy habits
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?
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
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
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?
In this image-based conversation lesson, students will explore the world of extreme sports, discussing the risks, rewards, and psychological aspects of these activities.
Unique hotel experiences
The students will read an article that introduces four particularly unique hotels and engage with the topic through vocabulary-building exercises, ranking activities, and role-play scenarios.
Digital nomads & the future of work
We discuss the concepts of digital nomadism and remote work. Students will learn key vocabulary related to this lifestyle and discuss the benefits and challenges of working remotely.
Are influencers losing their influence?
Students explore the rise and fall of social media influencers. They will discuss how influencers gain trust, why they lose credibility, and the impact of influencer marketing on consumer behaviour.
Let’s talk about movies
In this conversation lesson, students will discuss their movie preferences, compare storytelling styles, and examine how films reflect cultural values.