ESL Lesson Plans for Adults
Everything you need for solid ESL lessons with adults, all in one spot. Filter by level (A2, B1, B2, C1), format (article, audio, video-based), category, or topic. Find what works for your class and go in prepared.
At the Pharmacy
Help B1 learners feel confident at the pharmacy with this lesson plan on medicine vocabulary, dialogues, and role-play practice.
Is It Even a City?
Teach your B1 students sarcasm and exaggeration with a funny video roasting Oslo. Great for speaking, writing, and city vocabulary.
Are You a Victim of Brainrot?
What happens when internet slang takes over real conversation? This C1 lesson explores brainrot through reading, vocab, and debate.
Grocery Shopping
A2 grocery shopping lesson with supermarket vocabulary, matching activities, sentence practice, and speaking about shopping habits.
Interior Design Tips
B2 interior design lesson with vocabulary, a video on decorating tips, listening practice, and speaking activities about home style.
That Annoying Friend
A2 lesson about making excuses and dealing with annoying friends. Includes a fun video, role-plays, and vocabulary practice.
Rating Breakfast Around the World
B1 lesson about breakfast around the world with food vocabulary, video activities, and speaking practice about cooking and recipes.
AI & Tech Idioms
B2 lesson on AI and tech idioms like "game changer" and "pull the plug." Includes matching, gap-fills, and speaking practice.
The Dark Side of Airbnb
C1 lesson on Airbnb privacy and hidden cameras. Watch CNN investigation, learn advanced vocabulary, discuss rental safety, detection techniques.
Interjections You Need to Know
B1 lesson on common interjections. Learn wow, ouch, hmm, psst, etc. Practice with video, dialogues, pronunciation, picture discussions, pair work.
How to Crush Your Next Speech
B2 lesson on public speaking skills. Learn presentation vocabulary, read speech tips article, practice impromptu talks, overcome stage fright.
Essential Phrasal Verbs for Business English
B2 lesson on business phrasal verbs. Learn step down, shake up, measure up, etc. Practice with CEO story, listening tasks, workplace scenarios.
Saving Coral Reefs
B1 lesson on coral reefs and ocean conservation. Learn marine vocabulary, watch Coral Vita video, discuss climate change, practice role play interviews.
Why Simple Technology Could Be the Answer
B1 lesson on simple technology and the Light Phone. Learn tech vocabulary, watch video, discuss minimalism, design simplified smart devices.
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Ride A Motorcycle
This B2 level ESL lesson on why most shouldn't buy motorcycles includes speaking activities, listening to 5 audio clips, vocabulary practice, and discussions.
Headphones, Sound, and Protecting Hearing
B2 lesson on hearing protection and headphones. Learn sound vocabulary, watch health video, discuss noise levels, and solve workplace case studies.
Creativity & Inspiration
B1 lesson on creativity and inspiration. Learn motivation vocabulary, watch video with tips, discuss creative thinking and famous innovators.
Free Time at Home
Discuss A2 students' free time and favorite activities. Use room pictures for vocabulary, exercises, pair work, group discussions, and room photo homework.
Happy Marriage
B1 ESL lesson on marriage includes a funny video on how men know she’s "the one," vocabulary practice, and a debate, sparking lively discussions.
The History of Toilets
C1 lesson on toilet history covering sanitation vocabulary. Watch video, practice advanced terms, debate public health through the ages.