Level: B2 / Upper Intermediate
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Standard Lesson 30 min
Movie quotes you should know!
Grammar LifestyleWith this worksheet, your students will learn some classic movie quotes, use them to practise reporting verbs and do some fun pairwork activity.
Standard Lesson 75 min
Practise reported speech with Vogue interviews
Grammar LifestyleUse Vogue 73 Qs interviews to teach your students reported speech with our original lesson plan and discover new facts about their favourite celebrities!
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? (passive structures)
General GrammarTeach your students advanced passive structures and discover the world of weird conspiracy-thinking and tin-foil hat men.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Modern workplace amenities (Business English speaking class)
BusinessThis Business English lesson plan looks at the modern office spaces and the cool office amenities we have. It focuses mainly on practising speaking skills.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Top 10 Internet slang words you need to know
TechnologyThis lesson deals with Internet slang words (such as facepalm or FOMO) that are commonly used nowadays and your students should know them.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Filter bubbles (Internet vocabulary)
TechnologyTeach your students some Internet language, introduce them to the concept of filter bubbles through our interactive video and engage them in a discussion!
Flipped Lesson 30 min
Generational stereotypes at work
BusinessVideo-based ESL lesson plan which focuses on stereotypical generations at work. It’s perfect for professionals, especially involved in HR/Employer Branding
Standard Lesson 30 min
Expressing opinions in English – phrases and argument game
GeneralTeach your students words and phrases for expressing opinions in English and practise them in the argument battle challenge!
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Invest in travelling instead of stuff
Global IssuesThis travelling lesson plan deals with travelling as collecting experiences. Students will practise building words and learn vocab related to travelling.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The benefits of paternity leave
BusinessIn this lesson plan, your ESL students will talk about paternity leave and its pros and cons. They’ll also learn new vocab and do multiple-choice cloze task.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Gastrodiplomacy (with food idioms)
LifestyleThis food lesson plan is prepared for B2 students and it’s about a phenomenon called gastrodiplomacy. Your students will also learn new food idioms and practise using them!
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Using Agile for your family life (conditionals review)
Grammar TechnologyUse this flipped lesson plan to do conditionals review, teach your students new vocab and practise using new language items orally.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Is e-sport a sport?
Lifestyle TechnologyThis worksheet goes deeper into the world of video games, makes students explore esports and study some sport-related language.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Climate change
Global IssuesThis climate change lesson plan is prepared for B2 students, touches upon the environmental issues and is based on a speech by Greta Thunberg.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
Let’s be better educators!
GeneralThe lesson plan is prepared for B2 learners who are educators, teachers or any other professionals whose field of interest is education.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
Why do we work?
BusinessThis flipped classroom worksheet is based on a TED Talk by Barry Schwartz who tries to answer the question why we work and what makes us satisfied at work.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
Can you spot when someone is lying?
LifestyleTED Talk-based English lesson plan focused on idioms about lying. Engage students to learn at home and practise new language during your classes!
Flipped Lesson 45 min
What rights should animals have?
Global IssuesThis flipped classroom worksheet is all about animal rights and is based on a TED Talk about the great work some lawyers do to treat chimpanzees better.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Giving advice and making suggestions
General GrammarThis worksheet focuses on giving advice and making suggestions. It is a standalone worksheet which can be used with many different lesson plans from our website.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Diversity and Inclusion at Work (CAE Word Formation)
BusinessESL lesson plan that tackles the diversity and inclusion issue. Use it to teach your students new language, practise CAE word formation and spark discussion.
Standard Lesson 45 min
How to fight cyberbullying – lesson plan for teenagers
Global Issues Lifestyle TechnologyThis cyberbullying lesson plan is perfect both for your teenage ESL learners as well as parents. Learn, watch and discuss with ESL Brains lesson plans!
Standard Lesson 60 min
How to ask for a raise (negotiation phrases)
BusinessBusiness English lesson plan that focuses on teaching negotiation phrases and lets you have 1-to-1 negotiation role plays in your classroom!
Standard Lesson 30 min
Clever advertising – describing ads
Business LifestyleIn this speaking worksheet students will discuss statements about advertising, learn some adjectives and focus on describing ads and social campaigns
Standard Lesson 30 min
Will AI create millions of jobs?
TechnologyThis worksheet about artificial intelligence consists of tasks built around an article and jobs that it will create rather than destroy.
Standard Lesson 75 min
Artificial Intelligence in your everyday life (word formation)
TechnologyIn this lesson plan, your students will learn how AI technology is being used in our everyday lives and do word formation tasks focused on using suffixes.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Verb patterns – changes in meaning
GrammarUsing this worksheet, you will teach your students some verbs that change their meanings when they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive.
Standard Lesson 75 min
What’s the future of baby boomers? (verb patterns)
Global Issues GrammarThis lesson plan for upper-intermediate students focuses on the topic of retirement and includes verb patterns exercises and a debate point.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How to lead a successful global team (+ business idioms)
BusinessThis is a Business English lesson plan on cross-cultural communication. Students will learn verb collocations as well as business idioms and practise using them.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Business communication idioms
BusinessThanks to this speaking worksheet, students will learn business communication idioms such as break the ice or take a back seat.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How to escape a high cost of housing
LifestyleThis lesson is based on a short video connected with less conventional alternatives to buying a house which are cheaper, but still amazing.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Slow fashion: an alternative to fast fashion
Global Issues LifestyleThis slow fashion worksheet includes a bunch of adjectives to talk about the fashion industry and gives students a lot of speaking opportunities.
Standard Lesson 45 min
The problem with fast fashion
Global Issues LifestyleThis lesson plan focuses on the issue of fast fashion and engages students in a discussion about fashion and the environment in the 21st century.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Complaining and responding to complaints
Business GeneralTeach your students some informal and formal expressions for complaining and practise them in a role-play activity with a twist.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Busy bragging and other pet hates
Business LifestyleIn this lesson, students will learn the ways to express their annoyance, talk about pet hates they have and watch a video about busy-bragging.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Tell me about yourself – a job interview elevator pitch
BusinessThe worksheet focuses on a job interview elevator pitch, i.e. a short speech to answer the dreaded interview question: tell me something about yourself.
Standard Lesson 60 min
What makes you employable?
BusinessAdvanced lesson plan on skills necessary for the contemporary business world. This ESL worksheet includes two videos with experts talking on the matter and a lot of vocabulary.
