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.

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

Old Stuff, New Life

Read about a mall that keeps items from trash, then transform old objects into new products in this practical B1 environmental lesson plan.

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?

Watch a video about why handwriting disappears, practice dictation, and compare typing versus handwriting in different situations in this B1 lesson plan.

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

Watch a documentary about off-grid life in New Zealand, learn wilderness vocabulary, and debate freedom in this B2 remote living lesson.

Why Billionaires Buy Bunkers

Read about billionaire bunkers, debate survival ethics, and pitch apocalypse hideaways in this C1 lesson on wealth and disaster prep.

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How They Watch You Every Day

How do smart homes, remote proctoring, and facial recognition track you? This C1 lesson explores surveillance levels with listening and debate tasks.

giving advice esl lesson plan b1

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.

art esl lesson b2

You Say You’re an Artist?

B2 lesson questioning what it means to be an artist. Includes provocative video, vocabulary like muse and priorities, plus manifesto writing task.