ESL Lesson Plans for Upper-Intermediate Students (B2)

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.

Pretty Woman Is Back

“Welcome to Hollywood! What’s your dream?” In this lesson, students will discuss the Pretty Woman cast reunion. This lesson features a video of the Pretty Woman cast reunion looking back on their favorite scenes and most memorable outfits from the movie. Students will learn and practice narrative tenses and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Better Safe than Sorry

Don’t cry over spilled milk! In this lesson, students will talk about life choices and the most common things people regret in life. This lesson features a video of people revealing their biggest regrets. Students will learn and practice the use of “wish” in different situations and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Questions with Selena Gomez

That’s the sixty-four-dollar question! In this lesson, students will discuss the topic of asking different questions in various situations. The lesson features a video of an interview with Selena Gomez in which she answers many questions about herself and her life. Students will learn and practice direct, indirect, and reported questions and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

The Science of Smiling

Have you ever felt like you were on a deserted island or lost in a maze? In this lesson, students will learn about the epidemic of loneliness, the consequences of this feeling, and how to overcome it. This lesson features a video of a psychiatrist explaining one practical thing we can do to make our lives better. Students will learn and practice auxiliary verbs 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.