ESL Lesson Plans for Advanced Students (C1)

Does It Bother You?

You landed your dream job—nice! But at the end of the day, troubling workplace personalities can make or break your experience at work, sometimes overshadowing an amazing salary or great perks. In this lesson students will discuss a touchy aspect of office life: difficult coworkers. From harmless annoyances to toxic personalities, topics covered in this lesson provide students with engaging discussion activities and worksheets they can use to practice new vocabulary. Students also watch a video about coworkers they should probably avoid. The activities lead to a debate on which practices help create an employee-friendly work environment. The lesson activities have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Stress Less

Do you ever feel like you need to recharge your batteries? In this lesson, students will discuss various ways to relieve stress and review different things that can cause anxiety. Students will also learn and practice exclamatory sentences, vocabulary, and idioms relating to the topic. The lesson plan includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

High School Graduation

Congratulations class of 2019! In this lesson, students will learn about the different activities and traditions that take place around graduation time. Students will listen to a high school valedictorian give a graduation speech and learn and practice vocabulary and idioms relating to the topic. The lesson activities and worksheets have been developed for adults and teenagers.

911, What’s Your Emergency?

911, what’s your emergency? In this lesson, students will learn how to call 911 and identify possible reasons for calling in an emergency situation. Students will listen to a 911 call and discuss important things to do and remember in an emergency. Students will also learn and practice compound relative pronouns and learn and practice vocabulary and idioms relating to this topic. Aimed at both adults and teens, it includes exercises to make learning practical. Students will also work on worksheets and review key vocabulary terms for homework, helping them remember important points.

Hard vs. Soft Skills

What skills do you have in your bag of tricks? In this lesson, students will learn the difference between hard and soft skills and discuss examples of each. This lesson features audio of a job interview in which the interviewer asks the interviewee about hard and soft skills. Students will also learn and practice vocabulary and idioms relating to this topic. The lesson activities include plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Think on Your Feet!

You’re in the hot seat! In this lesson, students discuss how to handle unexpected job interview questions. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets based on a video about creative interview questions. Students also practice new vocabulary they can use to discuss the issue. The lesson activities an worksheets have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

The Felt Supermarket

How state of the art! In this lesson, students will discuss the topic of modern art. This lesson features a video of a British artist who created tens of thousands of everyday products made out of felt and presents them in a pop-up supermarket in Los Angeles. Students will learn and practice dependent prepositions and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Addictive Social Media

Are you hooked on virtual social life? In this lesson, students will discuss social media addiction and the negative effects it has in relation to coping mechanisms. This lesson features a video of TED speaker Simon Sinek talking about millennials and how addiction to technology is costing relationships, jobs, and personal satisfaction. Students will learn and practice collocations and set phrases associated with social media and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Nontraditional Education

It’s time to put your thinking cap on! In this lesson, students will learn about the benefits and drawbacks of traditional and nontraditional education. This lesson features a video that discusses the schooling trend of “unschooling” in which kids can learn however and whenever they want. Students will learn and practice the use of prefixes, idioms associated with education, and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Hacks for Cravings

What do you crave when you have a sweet tooth? In this lesson, students will discuss how reducing cravings will lead to a healthier lifestyle. This lesson features a video that talks about seven ways to control food cravings. Students will learn and practice phrases and collocations associated with eating and living healthily and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.