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Teachers: browse the tags on the left to find a lesson plan for conversational English class or use the above menus to locate worksheets & articles for English teaching. See the For Teachers section for help on using our lesson plans.
Students: study worksheets on idioms, phrasal verbs, prepositions, common English mistakes and take the Barton Vocabulary Test. Our free lesson plans are also good for improving vocabulary & reading comprehension skills.
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Current Events & Topical Lesson Plans:

Cooking Lesson Plan (Intermediate ESL)
May 2, 2013 – Free intermediate lesson plan on cooking, recipes, and food. Includes role-plays.
Cooking Lesson Plan (Upper-Intermediate ESL)
May 1, 2013 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on cooking. Includes recipes & food-related role-plays.
Unsolved Mysteries (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
April 5, 2013 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan about unsolved mysteries.
Unsolved Mysteries (Advanced ESL Lesson Plan)
April 4, 2013 – Free advanced lesson plan about unsolved mysteries.
Giving Advice Lesson Plan (Advanced ESL)
March 9, 2013 – Free advanced lesson plan about advice columns. Great practice for giving advice & suggestions.
Giving Advice Lesson Plan (Upper-Intermediate ESL)
March 9, 2013 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan about advice columns. Great practice for giving advice/suggestions.
Biomedical Ethics & Neanderthal Babies (Advanced ESL Lesson Plan)
January 30, 2013 – Free advanced ESL lesson plan on Biomedical ethics. Topics: euthanasia, animal rights, cloning, etc.
Biomedical Ethics & Neanderthal Babies (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
January 28, 2013 – Free upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan on cloning a Neanderthal and biomedical ethics.
Talking About Movies (Upper-Intermediate & Advanced ESL Lesson Plan)
January 13, 2013 – Free ESL lesson plan about movies. Includes discussion questions, quotations, & vocabulary exercises.
2012 News in Review (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
January 8, 2013 – 2012 Year in Review: a free upper-intermediate lesson plan on the top 2012 news stories.
2012 News in Review (Advanced ESL Lesson Plan)
January 7, 2013 – 2012 Year in Review: a free advanced lesson plan on the top 2012 news stories.
Gun Control & The Newtown School Shooting (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
December 16, 2012 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan about gun control and violence in America.
Gun Control & The Newtown School Shooting (Advanced ESL Lesson Plan)
December 16, 2012 – Free advanced lesson plan about gun control based and a school shooting in Newtown.
Christmas Around the World (Intermediate Lesson Plan)
December 7, 2012 – Free intermediate ESL/EFL lesson plan on Christmas traditions around the world.
Christmas Around the World (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
December 7, 2012 – Free upper-intermediate ESL/EFL lesson plan on Christmas traditions around the world.
Study: Humans Getting Dumber (Intermediate Evolution Lesson Plan ESL)
November 22, 2012 – Free intermediate ESL lesson plan on intelligence & evolution. Includes debate & quotations.
Study: Humans Getting Dumber (Advanced Evolution Lesson Plan ESL)
November 18, 2012 – Free advanced lesson plan on human intelligence & evolution. Includes debate & quotations.
Police Taser Blind Man (Intermediate Lesson Plan)
October 24, 2012 – Free intermediate lesson plan about police tasering a blind man in the United Kingdom
Darwin Awards Lesson Plan (Advanced ESL/EFL)
October 18, 2012 – Free advanced lesson plan on the Darwin Awards & evolution. Includes best stories & role-play.
Darwin Awards Lesson Plan (Upper-Intermediate ESL/EFL)
October 16, 2012 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on the Darwin Awards. Includes best stories & role-play.
Gangnam Style: Korean Pop Video Goes Viral (Intermediate Lesson Plan)
October 2, 2012 – Free intermediate lesson plan on Gangnam Style, the viral Korean music video.
How to Swear in English (Intermediate & Upper Intermediate Lesson Plan)
September 23, 2012 – Free intermed/upper-intermediate lesson about swearing in English. Not appropriate for most classes.
Myths about Health ESL Lesson Plan (Intermediate)
August 19, 2012 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on common myths about health and medicine.
Medical Myths ESL Lesson Plan (Upper-Intermediate)
August 19, 2012 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on common medical myths and old wives’ tales.
London 2012 Olympics (Advanced ESL Lesson Plan)
August 9, 2012 – Free advanced lesson plan on the Olympics & London 2012. Includes quotes & role-plays.
London 2012 Olympics (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
August 9, 2012 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on the Olympics & London 2012. Includes quotes & role-plays.
July News: Prisoners, Airbrushing, & Barclays (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
July 9, 2012 – Three July news stories: prisoner literacy programs, beauty enhancement, and the Barclays financial scandal.
Meme: What You Won’t Learn in High School (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
June 20, 2012 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on problems with high school education. Includes debate.
Report: U.S. & Israel Behind Cyber-Attacks (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
June 4, 2012 – Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on reported U.S. & Israeli cyber-attacks on Iran in Middle East.