A lesson based on a BigThink video about Epicureanism, suffering, and happiness.

A lesson summarizing 12 major news stories from 2024. The lesson contains speaking and vocabulary building for B2/C1 ESL levels.

A B2/C1-level lesson on three stories from the AITA (r/AmItheAsshole) Subreddit. The lesson focuses on speaking and vocabulary building.

A lesson about developing your own fashion style with fashion-related speaking and vocabulary activities for B2/C1 ESL levels.

A lesson about a disrespectful influencer being arrested in his travels in South Korea. The video includes speaking activities for B2/C1 ESL.

A lesson on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs that includes roleplays, vision-boarding, and speaking activities about future priorities (B2/C1 ESL)

A lesson about voting and elections centered around an SNL skit about election anxiety in a politically divisive climate.

A lesson on apartment features, rental scams, and giving an virtual tour of an open house designed for B2/C1 ESL conversation class.

An upper-intermediate lesson on Selena Gomez’s makeup brand, Rare Beauty. The ESL lesson also focuses on cosmetics, marketing, and branding.

A lesson on learned helplessness, motivation, and education. The lesson features a short YouTube video and is designed for C1-level ESL class.

ESL/EFL Level: B2/C1 (Upper-Intermediate)Lesson Topics: third man syndrome, survivalSkill Focus: Reading, Listening, Speaking, VocabularyApproximate Class Time: 2 hoursLesson Plan Download: third-man-syndrome-upper-intermediate-092024.docxLesson Overview: After warm-up questions, read a 202-word passage about a phenomenon called the Third Man Syndrome which occurs when someone near-death experiences the presence of a ‘third man’ who helps them survive. The passage introduces […]

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

A lesson on talking about art at galleries. Students learn new vocabulary and practice discussing famous paintings, including abstract art.

A lesson on expressing empathy & the differences between empathy and sympathy designed for advanced ESL conversation class.

A lesson on the 11 most annoying things ever. The lesson includes vocabulary and speaking activities for advanced ESL class.

A lesson on Olympic athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) with reading & speaking activities for upper-intermediate ESL class

A lesson on on dieting, weight loss, and Angus Barbieri’s 382-day fast for upper-intermediate (B2/C1) ESL student speaking practice.

A lesson on how the arrival of Starlink Internet access affected a remote Amazon tribe. The lesson includes speaking & vocabulary activities.

A lesson plan on the concept of utopia and utopian societies. The lesson includes speaking and vocabulary activities for ESL class.

A video-based lesson on what Europeans think of Americans. The lesson contains speaking activities for upper-intermediate/advanced (C1) ESL.

A lesson on the trad wife trend spread on social media that promotes women returning to traditional gender roles. (B2/C1 ESL)