Advanced ESL Lesson Plans for Conversation Class (C1/C2)

Category Archives: Advanced ESL Lessons for Conversation Class (C1/C2)

Browse our collection of advanced speaking-focused ESL lesson plans for conversation classes at the C1/C2 level. These lessons include video or reading inputs, vocabulary practice, and communicative speaking activities that encourage debate and critical thinking. Topics include free speech, political polarization, social media, philosophy, immigration, and other real-world issues that engage advanced learners.

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The Current State of Education (Advanced Lesson) April 6, 2025

A lesson on student motivation and the impact of technology on education. Includes discussion, vocabulary, and speaking activities (C1/C2 ESL)

Tags: Education, Social Media, Video-based

The Greatest Novels Ever Written (Advanced Lesson) February 17, 2025

A speaking-focused lesson for on the "greatest novels" ever, including Anna Karenina, The Great Gatsby, and To Kill a Mockingbird. (C1/C2)

Tags: Literature, Top-rated

Carl Jung on the Shadow (Advanced Lesson Plan) February 10, 2025

A lesson on Carl Jung's concept of the shadow, an unconscious part of personality. The lesson was designed for advanced conversation class.

Tags: Personality Traits, Psychology, Video-based

Did High School Prepare You For Life? (Advanced Lesson) February 7, 2025

A lesson on whether high school provides students the skills they need for success. Designed for C1/C2 ESL conversation class.

Tags: Career Pathing, Education, High School, Video-based

Trump’s Trade War Begins (Advanced Lesson) February 3, 2025

A video-based lesson on Trump's tariffs and their effects on Canada, Mexico, and China, designed for C1/C2-level conversation class.

Tags: Economics, Politics, The United States, Video-based

Entrepreneurship in Europe & The United States (Advanced) January 27, 2025

An advanced lesson on Europe's "economic suicide" contrasted with the growth and strong environment for start-ups in the United States.

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Europe, European Union, The United States

Popularity in High School (Advanced Lesson Plan) January 19, 2025

A lesson on the five levels of popularity, from total geeks to sigma chads, in high school based on a funny YouTube video. (C1/C2 ESL)

Tags: High School, Social Equality, Video-based

Suffering & Epicureanism (Advanced Lesson Plan) January 12, 2025

A lesson based on a BigThink video about Epicureanism, suffering, and happiness. The lesson has speaking activities for C1/C2 ESL class.

Tags: Epicureanism, Philosophy, Video-based

Predictions: The Top News Stories of 2025 (Advanced Lesson) January 9, 2025

Discuss The Economist's predictions for the top 2025 news stories related to the Russo-Ukraine war, Trump, and artificial intelligence (C1/C2)

Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Politics

Tuffs & Toughs (Advanced Lesson on Class & Privilege) January 5, 2025

A lesson on social class and privilege centered on the 1937 "Tuffs and Toughs" photograph, focusing on speaking and vocabulary (C1/C2 ESL).

Tags: Discrimination, Social Equality, Sociology

2024 Year in Review (Advanced Lesson Plan) December 27, 2024

A lesson summarizing 12 major news stories from 2024. The lesson contains speaking and vocabulary building for C1/C2 ESL levels.

Tags: Yearly News Review

AITA: Am I the A**Hole? (Advanced Lesson Plan) December 10, 2024

An advanced ESL lesson on three stories from the AITA (r/AmItheAsshole) Subreddit. The lesson focuses on speaking and vocabulary building.

Tags: Advice Columns, AITA, Family

Health Insurance CEO Murdered (Advanced Lesson) December 9, 2024

A video-based lesson on the murder of United Healthcare CEO and the online backlash against the insurance industry. Designed for C1/C2 ESL

Tags: Business Ethics, Crime & Punishment, Health, Video-based

How to Look Terrible in Your Clothes (Advanced Lesson) November 21, 2024

A lesson based on a video entitled "How to Look Terrible in your Clothes" with fashion-related speaking activities for C1/C2 ESL levels.

Tags: Beauty, Fashion & Style, Top-rated, Video-based

Johnny Somali Arrested in South Korea (Advanced Lesson) November 14, 2024

A lesson about a disrespectful influencer being arrested in his travels in South Korea. The video includes speaking activities for C1/C2 ESL.

Tags: Etiquette, Influencers, Social Media, Travel, Video-based

Motivation & Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Advanced Lesson) November 5, 2024

A video-based lesson on Maslow's hierarchy of needs that includes roleplays and speaking activities about future goals and aspirations (C1/C2)

Tags: Career Pathing, Psychology, Video-based

Apartment Hunting & Renting (Advanced Lesson Plan) October 23, 2024

A lesson on apartment features, rental scams, and giving an virtual tour of an open house designed for advanced ESL conversation class.

Tags: Apartment Hunting, Video-based

Cosmetics, Branding, & Rare Beauty (Advanced Lesson) October 10, 2024

An advanced lesson on Selena Gomez's makeup brand, Rare Beauty. The ESL lesson also focuses on cosmetics, marketing, and branding.

Tags: Beauty, Body Image, Marketing, Video-based

Third Man Syndrome (Advanced Lesson Plan) September 29, 2024

A lesson about third man syndrome, survival, and coping mechanisms, designed for C1/C2 conversational English class.

Tags: Psychology, Survival, Unsolved Mysteries

Class, Caste, & Social Equality (Advanced Lesson Plan) September 23, 2024

A lesson on social equality & class structures based on a video about India's caste system. Several speaking activities are included.

Tags: Discrimination, India, Religion, Social Equality, Video-based

Talking about Art (Advanced Lesson Plan) September 15, 2024

A lesson on talking about art based a YouTube video with Jerry Saltz. Students practice discussing famous paintings including abstract art.

Tags: Art, Video-based