With access to hundreds of ESL Brains lesson plans, you have the tools to provide an extraordinary learning experience to your students. Make sure you always find the lessons you need making the most of the website features.
Homepage
Everything begins on the Homepage, where you can easily search through our extensive lesson database. Not only can you find the latest lesson plans here, but you can also browse more by using the side arrows. If you’re seeking inspiration, we’ve got you covered with our recommendations, perfect for when you’re unsure where to start. Alternatively, if you have a general idea in mind, feel free to explore lessons by topic. Plus, don’t forget to check out our Lesson Sets, which offer sequenced worksheets with connected learning objectives. Lastly, be sure to visit our blogs for fresh insights and expert teaching tips to enhance your experience.
Filters are your friends!
Click Lesson Plans on the top of the page. This is where you can see lessons grouped by Level, Category and Format. Choose one of the options there or select ‘See all lessons’ to get to the main search page.
Once you get to the main search page, you will see all lessons in chronological order (with the latest ones on top). You can filter this view using the following filters: Level, Category, Lesson type, Subscription Plan, Time, Format and Video.
Search by keywords!
If you are looking for a particular lesson, use the search box: type in a word, a phrase, or a lesson title. Before pressing enter you will see a drop-down menu with a list of lessons related to the searched word or phrase. To see all search results, press enter and browse all lessons that are connected with your keywords. In the search results, you will see an overview of each lesson. When you click the lesson card, you’ll get more details about the lesson and have access to pdfs and e-lesson plans.
Shortcuts to find similar lessons faster
Use the orange and green boxes under lesson titles as shortcuts. Click one of them to see other lessons with the same level or category (orange) or topic (green).
See our recommendations
To save time, scroll down the lesson page to browse other materials recommended for you. These are the lessons of the same level or category as the one you just looked at. You will also see the lesson overviews which will help you pick the lessons you want to use. Each week, we also recommend two lessons on the homepage that are often relevant to upcoming dates or special events.
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Topics – for inspiration
Not sure what you’re looking for? No problem! Go to the homepage to find Topics and click ‘See all topics’. These will give you some lesson inspiration. Use topics like Cinema or Sports to find a lesson your students might be interested in. If you feel they need to practise some linguistic area, you will also find topics like Phrasal Verbs or Conditional Sentences. You can also choose lessons with a specific type of task, like Games and Role Plays or Debates. When you choose a particular topic, you can also filter the lessons to find the perfect match.
Notifications and newsletter
Stay up to date with what’s published each week through our notification centre, located at the top of the page. Whenever a new lesson goes live, you’ll receive an alert right there. For even more ideas and inspiration, make sure to subscribe to our newsletter, and you’ll get additional lesson recommendations delivered straight to your inbox.
Manage your subscription and account smoothly
In your account profile, you can change your subscription plan, update the payment method and download your invoice amongst other things. If a question comes to mind, your account profile is where you will also find the FAQ. And feel free to chat or email us at [email protected]!
Hi, I have a question. Considering I have an A2 student, is there a recomended order for classes? Something like a Coursebook table of contents so that I don’t have to keep looking for what to do next?
Hello! At this point, there’re no recommended flow of lessons or ready-to-use courses for a given level. We’re thinking about creating such courses, but for now you must decide yourself what your student’s needs are and select the lesson order yourself.
Yes, I also would like some kind of order recommendation or a syllabus!
Just a suggestion, buy a student book for the level you want, the order that a course is taught in will be in the book.
The order is pretty much the same in all student books.
It’s a good indicator…just saying.
Hi! You should try using the lesson sets.