Explore our lesson plans
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Changing careers
BusinessWith this speaking lesson, students navigate the territory of career changes. They discuss job market trends, as well as benefits and challenges of transitioning careers. They also talk about important skills and watch a video about a woman who changed careers.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
How to deal with misunderstandings
Business GeneralWith this speaking lesson, students discuss situations that might cause misunderstandings, watch a short and funny ad and analyse tips on how to avoid miscommunication.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Teaching kids about tech
General TechnologyLet students explore the topic of childhood and technology in this engaging lesson: recall the past, describe pictures, watch a video with tips, and share opinions. Parents or not, everyone will have something to say.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Talking about leaders
BusinessStudents talk about good and bad leadership, watch an explainer video and share their experiences. Let them explain why they’d rather be a good leader or have a good leader.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
How useful is networking?
BusinessIn this CRC lesson, students talk about professional networking, discuss networking tips, as well as learn and practise vocabulary related to the topic.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The world of ads
Business GeneralThis speaking lesson about ads includes a variety of activities. Students have a lot of discussion, watch two videos and read short texts on some marketing campaigns of a famous brand.
Critical Reading Club 45 min
Dealing with difficult customers
BusinessIn this extended Critical Reading Club lesson plan, students talk about the article they read at home. They also learn some functional language for dealing with customers and do several role-plays.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Let’s talk about projects!
BusinessIn this lesson about projects, students watch a video ad, talk about their experience with projects and discuss different project management problems.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
All the data right before your eyes
TechnologyThis speaking worksheet focuses on discussing a new technology. Students answer questions, read and discuss a quote and watch two videos. Students also talk about the future of technology.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Has this app changed your life?
Lifestyle TechnologyIn this B1 speaking lesson, students talk about apps. They discuss the most popular applications, but also those that they use on a daily basis. In the second part of the lesson, students watch and discuss two ads for apps.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Talking about professions
BusinessIn this speaking class, students answer some conversation questions about professions. They also watch two videos about unusual jobs, and share their views on some issues regarding jobs and careers.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Can you figure it out? ESL vocabulary puzzles
BusinessThis is a set of ESL vocabulary puzzles rather than a typical ESL Brains lesson plan. Each of the puzzles can be used separately as a time filler, a warm-up, etc.
Standard Lesson 45 min
It will never catch on! (will for predictions)
Grammar TechnologyIn this lesson on predictions, students learn and practice the use of the Future Simple tense to predict what will happen, and discuss how life will be different in the future.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Good news or bad news, which do you want first?
Business GeneralThis lesson plan deals with functional language for giving good and bad news in English. Students will learn useful expressions and do a role-play.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
There’s no business without challenges
BusinessThis Business English worksheet for B1 students gives them opportunity to speak about different businesses and their challenges, and analyse case studies.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Functional language for online meetings
BusinessTeach your students some basic functional language for online meetings that they need to know. Later practise that in real-life situations and have some fun watching a comedy sketch.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Got a meeting? Take a walk
BusinessWith our lesson plan, your students will practise listening comprehension, learn new informal phrases and watch an interesting TED talk.