B1
These B1 lesson plans support intermediate ESL students as they move beyond basic communication. Each lesson plan includes structured speaking, listening, and vocabulary practice that helps learners express opinions more clearly. The lessons focus on realistic topics and are designed to keep B1 students actively engaged throughout the class.
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.
Staying at the Hotel
Intermediate ESL lesson on hotels: amenities, Muji Hotel video, vocab, speaking, and writing a hotel review. Conversational & practical.
Side Hustle Ideas for Students
Intermediate ESL lesson on student side hustles: listen to real stories, learn key vocabulary, discuss jobs, and share your own ideas.
Relationship Signals
Students debate clingy friends, bad tempers, and whether checking someone's location is caring or controlling in this B1 relationship lesson.
Slow Living
What does slow living in Sweden look like? This B1 lesson explores countryside vocabulary, stress relief, and mindful living with video.
Advice Needed
Jay Shetty shares self-love advice in this B1 lesson. Students practice phrases like If I were you and role-play an advice hotline with real problems.
Five Days You Need Monthly
B1 lesson on mental health and monthly reset days. Covers life admin, digital detox, wellness, and reflection with vocabulary and discussion tasks.
Can AI Do My Laundry?
B1 students debate AI's role in daily life, learn technology vocabulary, and describe automated routines in this lesson on artificial intelligence.
Fix It or Toss It?
Help B1 students talk about broken items and repair choices. Covers damage vocabulary, functional phrases, and real-life fix-or-replace decisions.
Rhetorical Questions
Students master rhetorical questions through dialogues, emotion matching, and role-plays at B1. Covers recognition, meaning, and natural usage patterns.