warm-up activity
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How bad is a humblebrag?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students discover what humblebragging is, watch an ad and do a multiple choice vocab task. They also write social media posts and have a discussion about bragging online.  

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Slacktivism – to engage or not to engage?

General Global Issues

In this lesson students discuss the term slacktivism and different forms of activism. They also do a word formation exercise and talk about the article they read at home. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Our lives rely on social media more than we think

Lifestyle

This lesson plan is based on an article about a social media outage which students read at home. In the lesson, students learn some useful vocabulary and discuss possible consequences of all social media ceasing to exist.

lesson plan on social media
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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TikTok and other social media: fun or threat?

Lifestyle Technology

Lesson plan on social media based on a video about TikTok. Students will discuss different social media and talk about concerns over the use of them.

cyberbullying lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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How to fight cyberbullying – lesson plan for teenagers

Global Issues Lifestyle

This cyberbullying lesson plan is perfect both for your teenage ESL learners as well as parents. Learn, watch and discuss with ESL Brains lesson plans!

expressing preference
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The smartphone problem

Grammar Lifestyle Technology

This B2 (upper-intermediate) video lesson plan touches the issue of smartphone addiction and structures for expressing preference.

writing text messages
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Texting is killing language

General

This ESL lesson plan touches upon the development of language, especially in terms of SMS. Students will also practise writing text messages in English.

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