Category Archives: Upper-Intermediate
Socialism: Entire Class Fails (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on socialism, capitalism, and communism. Includes warm-up questions, reading, vocabulary, and group work for ESL conversation class.
The Social Dilemma: A Lesson on Social Media (Upper-Intermediate)
Upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan on the dangers of social media presented via a summary of the documentary The Social Dilemma.
Bad Habits to Break to Improve Your Life (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on bad habits. Includes discussion questions, reading, vocabulary, and more activites for ESL class.
Political Correctness (PC) Gone Mad (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on political correct (PC) language and if PC has ‘gone mad’. Read online and download the ESL lesson plan for class.
Bottled Water: The Marketing Trick of the Century (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on bottled water and its marketing & environmental issues. Study online or download the ESL lesson plan for class.
On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning (Reading Lesson)
An ESL reading lesson on a short story above love by Haruki Murakami. Students can answer comprehension, vocabulary, & discussion questions.
Phoning It In (Upper-Intermediate/Advanced Reading Lesson)
A short reading lesson for ESL students interested in business topics. Students can answer comprehension, vocabulary, & discussion questions.
The Disease of Being Busy (Upper-Intermediate Reading Lesson)
A philosophical lesson plan about making time in life. The lesson includes reading comprehension, discussion, & vocabulary questions for ESL students on the ‘Disease of Being Busy’ by Omid Safi. Upper-Intermediate. Free download.
Health ‘Advice’ from a Doctor (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
Funny lesson plan about ‘advice’ given by a doctor on living a healthy and long life. Upper-intermediate ESL Level. Contains speaking and bonus grammar activities.
Reading: Into the Future (Advanced ESL Lesson Plan)
Free lesson plan on future predictions (technology, food, education, etc). Contains reading passage by Udo Gollub & comprehension / discussion questions.
The School (Short Story): Comprehension, Discussion & Vocabulary Questions (ESL)
Free upper-intermediate reading lesson plan on Donald Barthelme’s short story The School. Great for studying bucket lists and grammar for regret.
Trends in English Language Education (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan about recent trends in ESL/EFL teaching and studying.
Ultimate Tips for Men (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan about the ultimate tips (advice) for men.
The Finnish Education System (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
Free pre-intermediate lesson on the Finnish education system. Includes debate & role-plays.
The Worst Hotel in the World (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan about the world’s worst hotel. Includes role-plays.
Cooking Lesson Plan (Upper-Intermediate ESL)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan on cooking. Includes recipes & food-related role-plays.
Unsolved Mysteries (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan about unsolved mysteries.
Giving Advice Lesson Plan (Upper-Intermediate ESL)
Free upper-intermediate lesson plan about advice columns. Great practice for giving advice/suggestions.
Biomedical Ethics & Neanderthal Babies (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan)
Free upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan on cloning a Neanderthal and biomedical ethics.
Talking About Movies (Upper-Intermediate & Advanced ESL Lesson Plan)
Free ESL lesson plan about movies. Includes discussion questions, quotations, & vocabulary exercises.
2012 News in Review (Upper-Intermediate ESL Lesson Plan)
2012 Year in Review: a free upper-intermediate lesson plan on the top 2012 news stories.