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Sports

Engage sports fans and build vocabulary with these esl lessons covering Olympics, skiing, surfing, and sports culture. Topics include sports idioms and equipment vocabulary for real conversations. Your students practice discussing athletic competition confidently. Great for learners interested in sports or wanting that vocabulary.

Two women performing a side-stretch on Pilates reformer machines in a bright studio, demonstrating balance, core strength, and controlled movement — an image that directly supports the B1 ESL Pilates lesson by illustrating key vocabulary such as stretch, posture, equipment, and reformer, helping students connect the lesson content to real Pilates practice.

What is Pilates?

B1 ESL Pilates lesson with fitness vocabulary, video activities, Pilates history reading, and wellness-based speaking tasks for intermediate English learners.

formula 1 esl lesson plan b2

Intro to Formula 1

Intro to Formula 1 for B2 learners. Covers race vocabulary like pole position and pit stop with videos, comprehension tasks, and writing activities.

surfing esl b1 lesson

Surfing

B1 students learn surfing vocabulary and practice listening with coach dialogues, equipment terms, and photo descriptions in this beach sports lesson.

sports betting gambling esl lesson c1

Sports Betting Apps

C1 students analyze betting app psychology through video on dopamine tricks, dark flow, and near-misses. Ethical debates and Polymarket analysis.

skiing or snowboarding esl lesson

Skiing or Snowboarding?

Skiing or snowboarding? This B1 lesson plan compares both sports with vocabulary practice, a short reading, opinion activities, and a beginner role play.

a2 sports esl lesson

Sports, Equipment & Idioms

Teach sports vocabulary and idioms with this A2 lesson featuring 15 sports, equipment matching, and games like 20 questions for beginners.