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Travel

Inspire wanderlust and prepare your students for real travel with these esl lessons covering airports, hotels, and destinations. Topics explore packing strategies, culture shock, and travel hacks. Your learners practice travel vocabulary and discuss different experiences. Ideal for making practical travel vocabulary engaging and useful.

Urban neighborhood with classic buildings and staircases, a setting for discussing culture shock and different living environments.

Culture Shock

This B1 culture shock lesson plan uses real TikTok videos and culture shock vocabulary to help intermediate students talk about new experiences with confidence.

A doctor wearing a white coat and holding a clipboard stands in icy water surrounded by snow-covered mountains. Image for a B2 ESL lesson from betterclass titled “The Swedish Prescription,” exploring health habits, cold exposure therapy, and Scandinavian lifestyle trends.

The Swedish Prescription

Engaging ESL lesson on wellness and lifestyle inspired by Visit Sweden’s humorous video. Ideal for B1 or B2 students who love travel and culture.

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Staying at the Hotel

Intermediate ESL lesson on hotels: amenities, Muji Hotel video, vocab, speaking, and writing a hotel review. Conversational & practical.

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Getting Around

A2 lesson on transportation and giving directions. Students learn bus, train, subway vocabulary and practice phrases like turn left and go straight.

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Packing for a Trip

A2 packing lesson with travel vocabulary from packing cubes to sunscreen. Students read organizing tips and create lists for Paris, Bali, Seoul trips.

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Inside a Train Ride

Explore German train culture, delays, and etiquette at B2. Video about passenger habits, vocabulary for stations and carriages, cross-cultural comparisons.

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Climbing Mount Everest

B2 lesson about climbing Mount Everest with vocab for altitude, gear, and training. Includes real audio from mountain guides and discussions about risk.

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Economy or Business Class?

Flight vocabulary, short videos on seat classes, and a dream airline project power this B1 ESL lesson plan on air travel.

Living in Amsterdam

Bikes, rain, and daily routines in Amsterdam come alive in this B1 ESL lesson plan with video, vocabulary, and city comparisons.

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Unexpected Taxi Stories

Funny taxi stories from Nepal, Istanbul, and Bali bring this B1 ESL lesson plan on travel vocabulary to life for your students.

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Solo Travel

Get B1 students talking about solo travel with this lesson plan. Covers travel vocabulary, a short video, and tips for first-time solo travelers.

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Creative Travel Hacks

Carabiners, zip ties, and rubber bands can keep you safe on the road. B1 students love this creative travel hacks lesson plan.