money phrases and idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Penny, nickel & dime – money phrases and idioms

General

This three-task vocabulary worksheet focuses on money phrases and idioms. Actually, a common denominator here is names for American money.

cashless society lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Going Cashless? – Money and Payments Vocab

Business

Our cashless society lesson plan will engage your students into a discussion on the future of money while teaching them some new money-related vocabulary.

practising writing
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min

Latest crime news headlines

General

This worksheet focuses on two goals: extending crime vocabulary and practising writing. It can also serve as a good supplement to crime lesson plans.

crime lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min

Helping ex-cons find a job – advanced crime lesson plan

General

Use our crime lesson plan to teach your students some advanced vocabulary and get them involved in a meaningful discussion about ex-cons and jobs.

stress management lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Stress? Let’s deal with it!

Business Lifestyle

Use our stress management lesson plan to teach phrases with the word stress and discuss how to cope with workplace stress and how it affects your life.

happy and sad idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Happy and sad idioms

General

The goal of this worksheet is to teach eight happy and sad idioms. There are four tasks all together in which your students will discover new idiomatic expressions and practise using them both in speaking and in writing.

consumerism lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Happiness vs consumerism lesson plan

Global Issues

Award-winning video inspired us to create a consumerism lesson plan for teaching English. Use it to bring an important topic to the classroom and teach new vocabulary!

sports phrasal verbs
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Sports phrasal verbs you need to know

General

Thanks to this worksheet, students discover eight sports phrasal verbs in context and learn how to use them in a series of 3 activities.

sports vocabulary
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The changing face of sport (sports vocabulary)

Lifestyle

This B1 lesson plan is our attempt to touch upon the topic of sport, and introduces a lot of sports vocabulary. It is based on a video featuring teenage girls who are professional boxers.

reporting verbs
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min

Movie quotes you should know!

Grammar Lifestyle

With this worksheet, your students will learn some classic movie quotes, use them to practise reporting verbs and do some fun pairwork activity.

reported speech
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Practise reported speech with Vogue interviews

Grammar Lifestyle

Use Vogue 73 Qs interviews to teach your students reported speech with our original lesson plan and discover new facts about their favourite celebrities!

offices lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Modern workplace amenities (Business English speaking class)

Business

This Business English lesson plan looks at the modern office spaces and the cool office amenities we have. It focuses mainly on practising speaking skills.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Top 10 Internet slang words you need to know

Technology

This lesson deals with Internet slang words (such as facepalm or FOMO) that are commonly used nowadays and your students should know them.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Filter bubbles (Internet vocabulary)

Technology

Teach your students some Internet language, introduce them to the concept of filter bubbles through our interactive video and engage them in a discussion!

expressing opinions in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Expressing opinions in English – phrases and argument game

General

Teach your students words and phrases for expressing opinions in English and practise them in the argument battle challenge!

paternity leave
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The benefits of paternity leave

Business

In 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.

sport-related language
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min

Is e-sport a sport?

Lifestyle Technology

This worksheet goes deeper into the world of video games, makes students explore esports and study some sport-related language.

C2 lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 75 min

How video games change the world

Technology

Use our C2 lesson plan to get your students talking about video games and teach them some new vocabulary as well as talk about the impact of video games.

climate change lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Climate change

Global Issues

This climate change lesson plan is prepared for B2 students, touches upon the environmental issues and is based on a speech by Greta Thunberg.

business telephone etiquette
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Business telephone etiquette

Business

This reading and speaking worksheet focuses on eight business telephone etiquette tips and is prepared for B1 students.

telephone English phrases
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Telephone phobia (Telephone English phrases)

Business

Teach your students how to use English over the phone using our Telephone English phrases and practical role plays as well as telephone etiquette tips.

giving advice
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Giving advice and making suggestions

General Grammar

This 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.

CAE word formation
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Diversity and Inclusion at Work (CAE Word Formation)

Business

ESL lesson plan that tackles the diversity and inclusion issue. Use it to teach your students new language, practise CAE word formation and spark discussion.

cyberbullying lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

How to fight cyberbullying – lesson plan for teenagers

Global Issues Lifestyle Technology

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!

negotiation phrases
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to ask for a raise (negotiation phrases)

Business

Business English lesson plan that focuses on teaching negotiation phrases and lets you have 1-to-1 negotiation role plays in your classroom!

describing ads
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Clever advertising – describing ads

Business Lifestyle

In this speaking worksheet students will discuss statements about advertising, learn some adjectives and focus on describing ads and social campaigns

online advertising lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min

The history and future of online advertising

Business

Teach your students about the history of advertising on the Internet using our online advertising lesson plan and explore the future of online ads.

reading worksheet
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min

Social media for environment protection

Global Issues Technology

This reading worksheet looks into the issue of the positive impact of social media on the environment and focuses on reading skills.

C1 lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

What geotagging does to nature (adjectives for describing places)

Global Issues Technology

This lesson plan deals with the effect of Instagram and Facebook on nature! It focuses on teaching adjectives synonyms used for describing places.

worksheet about artificial intelligence
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Will AI create millions of jobs?

Technology

This worksheet about artificial intelligence consists of tasks built around an article and jobs that it will create rather than destroy.

word formation
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Artificial Intelligence in your everyday life (word formation)

Technology

In 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.

verbs that change their meanings
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Verb patterns – changes in meaning

Grammar

Using this worksheet, you will teach your students some verbs that change their meanings when they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive.

verb patterns
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

What’s the future of baby boomers? (verb patterns)

Global Issues Grammar

This lesson plan for upper-intermediate students focuses on the topic of retirement and includes verb patterns exercises and a debate point.

business idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to lead a successful global team (+ business idioms)

Business

This is a Business English lesson plan on cross-cultural communication. Students will learn verb collocations as well as business idioms and practise using them.

business communication idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Business communication idioms

Business

Thanks to this speaking worksheet, students will learn business communication idioms such as break the ice or take a back seat.

esl material
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to escape a high cost of housing

Lifestyle

This lesson is based on a short video connected with less conventional alternatives to buying a house which are cheaper, but still amazing.

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