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Games & Fun

Keep your students engaged with interactive, playful english lessons including mysteries and creative scenarios. These topics feature murder mysteries, escape room vibes, and interactive storytelling that keeps people guessing. Learning feels more like entertainment than homework. Great for lighter lessons that build skills without feeling like work.

A person sitting in a dimly lit room holding a glowing smartphone, suggesting suspense or mystery. Image for an A2 ESL lesson from betterclass titled Scary Story in Messages, where students explore spooky sounds, read text message stories, and create their own Halloween endings.

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.

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Murder Mystery: Who Did It?

Eight clues, five suspects, and one killer to find. This B2 murder mystery ESL lesson plan gets students debating from start to finish.

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Pokémon Cards

Pokémon cards, rare collectibles, and big money debates make this B2 ESL lesson plan a hit with older teens and adults.

ESL lesson about Conspiracy Theories

Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories

Explore hilarious conspiracy theories in this C1 advanced ESL lesson with vocabulary, debates, and critical thinking activities for engaging discussions.