Explore the world with this intermediate (B1) lesson focused on travel & destinations. Includes vocabulary and speaking activities for ESL.

Teachers, use this lesson on life’s milestones with intermediate (B1-level) ESL students. It includes speaking activities, reading, & idioms.

ESL/EFL Level: Intermediate (B1/B2) Lesson Topics: the 300 million yen robbery, the D.B. Cooper hijacking, unsolved crimes Skill Focus: Speaking, Reading, Vocabulary Approximate Class Time: 1.5 hours Lesson Plan Download: unsolved-crimes-intermediate-lesson-082023.docx Lesson Overview: The lesson begins with warm-up questions and a pre-reading task that asks students to predict the content of two stories based on wordclouds. Next, […]

A discussion of the ethics of pet ownership. The lesson includes speaking activities (role-plays & debates) about adopting and keeping a pet.

A lesson based on two stories about scams (AI voice cloning & a romance scam). After reading, students do several speaking activities.

This story-based lesson describes a hurricane hitting a town. The student must complete speaking activities as the story unfolds. (B1 level)

A lesson on a Canadian family that traveled the world to create memories for their children. Includes role-plays and speaking activities.

A lesson on nutrition, exercise, and mental health for intermediate ESL/EFL class including speaking, reading, and vocabulary activities.

This intermediate lesson is about the release of juvenile offender Bobby Bostic. The ESL lesson includes speaking and grammar activities.

An intermediate lesson on the immersion programs at Middlebury Language Schools. The lesson includes activities for conversational ESL class.

This intermediate lesson focuses on life’s paradoxes. It includes a role-play, the prisoner’s dilemma, and other speaking activities.

Review the top 2022 news stories (Covid lockdowns, Iranian protests) with this intermediate EFL lesson that includes many speaking activities.

An intermediate lesson on climate change/global warming, energy, and protesting. Includes speaking activities for ESL conversation class.

An intermediate EFL lesson on a Christmas miracle from the Korean war. Includes a section on lifeboat ethics & other speaking activities.

Intermediate lesson on ethical problems in the office, including reading, vocabulary & speaking activities (e.g. BINGO) for EFL class.

Lesson on working from home vs. in the office based on a short YouTube video. Download the worksheet for intermediate to advanced EFL levels.

Lesson on cultural shock & cultural differences in the United States, Canada, & Mexico for intermediate conversational English class.

An intermediate EFL lesson plan on the top four travel destinations of the year. Includes reading, vocabulary, and speaking exercises.

Free intermediate lesson plan on bad habits. Includes warm-up questions, reading, vocabulary, and group work for ESL conversation class.

Free PPP intermediate lesson plan on marriage and happiness.

Free intermediate lesson plan on cooking, recipes, and food. Includes role-plays.