Lifestyle ESL Lesson Plans
Tired of high-stress topics? Jump into this section! It’s basically the English version of a fun coffee chat. We talk about all the personal stuff: your students’ favorite hobbies, their daily routines, who they look up to, and what they wear. It’s perfect for breaking the ice and getting those shy students to open up, because everyone has a life to share! You’ll love how easy these classes run.
Living With Planes
B2 aviation lesson about Air Park, where pilots live with planes. Includes video, vocabulary, discussion, and real aircraft shopping presentation task.
Why Gold Matters Now
C1 lesson plan exploring gold prices, investment decisions, and precious metals trading through authentic video about selling jewelry for cash.
Old Stuff, New Life
B1 ESL lesson plan about Sweden's second hand mall. Teach recycling vocabulary, sustainable living, and thrift shopping through video, discussion, and activities.
Cleaning My Home
A2 lesson plan teaching cleaning vocabulary through stories, pictures, and speaking activities about home routines, tools, and household tasks.
Should We Start Eating Insects?
Advanced ESL lesson exploring why insects disgust Western cultures. Includes BBC article, vocabulary, sustainability debates, and cultural food ethics.
Alternatives to New Year’s Resolutions
B2 ESL lesson on alternatives to New Year's resolutions with article, vocabulary activities, speaking tasks, and critical thinking for upper-intermediate.
Weather in Winter
A2 ESL weather lesson comparing winter across Canada, Spain & Vietnam. Practice winter vocabulary with authentic audio and speaking activities.
Do We Still Need Handwriting?
B1 intermediate ESL lesson on handwriting's role in modern life. Explore technology, vocabulary, and debate skills through video, discussion, and writing tasks.
Making a Complaint
Making a complaint ESL lesson plan that teaches polite yet assertive language through dialogues, listening activities, and real-world role-plays. A2 level.
Asking for a Discount
Engaging Black Friday lesson plan with practical shopping esl tasks. Teach discounts, tips and role plays with clear vocabulary and speaking activities.
Childhood vs Adulthood
Fun A2 ESL lesson about childhood vs adulthood with video, vocabulary, role-play, and discussions to build confidence, fluency, and real-life English skills.
Life With Cats
B1 ESL lesson about cats and animal rescue. Includes a video about a woman who built a cat house, fun discussions, and creative writing tasks.
Living Off the Grid
ESL lesson on living off the grid in New Zealand. Discuss lifestyle, freedom, isolation, and nature with video, vocabulary, and speaking activities.
Scary Story in Messages
A2 ESL lesson about scary stories and spooky texts. Students read, play games, and learn Halloween vocabulary through fun speaking and reading tasks.
Brain Glitches
Discover funny everyday brain glitches, learn useful vocabulary, and discuss how our minds forget, mix up, and play tricks on us.
Take a Break
B1 ESL lesson: Take a break! Vocabulary, video comprehension of a tea vending machine that locks phones, and designing a unique break machine.
Sweater Weather
Pre-intermediate ESL lesson on autumn weather. Includes dialogues, weather report, vocab practice, fun activities, and writing about daily weather.
Staying at the Hotel
Intermediate ESL lesson on hotels: amenities, Muji Hotel video, vocab, speaking, and writing a hotel review. Conversational & practical.
A Special Day
A2 ESL lesson plan for special days and birthdays, boosts speaking skills, vocabulary, and describes parties and feelings.
Ikea’s Iconic Furniture
B2 ESL lesson about iconic IKEA furniture: video, vocabulary, reading, discussions, and debates on design, marketing, and timeless furniture.
Relationship Signals
Students debate clingy friends, bad tempers, and whether checking someone's location is caring or controlling in this B1 relationship lesson.