Modern Life

Address contemporary issues with these esl lesson plans about digital nomads, privacy, technology, and today’s reality. Topics cover current cultural challenges and modern social issues your students actually think about. Your learners develop vocabulary for discussing contemporary life with sophistication. Great for keeping lessons current and relevant.

A solitary figure sits on seaside rocks overlooking the ocean, symbolizing modern singlehood and independence

The Rise of Singlehood

Why are so many people single? This B2 lesson plan on the rise of singlehood uses real stats, video, and debates to get students talking.

Small plane flying over countryside for B2 aviation lesson plan about pilots living in specialized flying communities

Living With Planes

B2 aviation lesson about Air Park, where pilots live with planes. Includes video, vocabulary, discussion, and real aircraft shopping presentation task.

Dating lesson plan teaching materials showing vocabulary and relationship activities for intermediate ESL students

How Dating Has Changed

Complete dating lesson for B1 students comparing traditional and modern relationships through videos, vocabulary exercises, and conversation tasks.

Winter power outage at night showing darkened neighborhood skyline - upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan about blackout survival preparedness

Surviving a Power Outage

Upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan about preparing for winter blackouts with reading, vocabulary practice, survival kit planning, and debate activities.

Second hand shopping mall interior showing vintage furniture and sustainable living for B1 ESL lesson plan about recycling

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.

Young diverse group smiling while lying on beige background representing Korean beauty and skincare culture trends together

K-Culture & K-Beauty

Explore K-beauty's global success in this B2 ESL lesson about Korean skincare, culture, and beauty industry vocabulary with video and discussion activities.

Woman with headphones relaxing on park bench illustrating mindful lifestyle choices and resisting consumer pressure from social media

Deinfluencing Your Daily Choices

B1 lesson using TikTok videos about resisting consumer pressure. Students discuss what's actually normal when it comes to phones, clothes, and money.

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.

A small red cabin stands near a calm lake surrounded by tall grass and mountains in the distance. Image for a B2 ESL lesson from betterclass titled Living Off the Grid, focused on sustainability, remote living, and life in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park.

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.