Intermediate Level English Lesson Plans for TESOL Teaching
Free English Lesson Plans for intermediate level classes providing lesson outlines, teaching guide and printable worksheets in ESL EFL classes.
Newspaper Crazies
Children's ESL game to help associate and reinforce written and spoken words that rhyme and have been introduced during lessons.
Children's ESL game to help associate and reinforce written and spoken words that rhyme and have been introduced during lessons.
Lesson Plan - Future with Going to and Will
Lesson plan and exercises for ESL classes focusing on the future with will and going to.
Lesson plan and exercises for ESL classes focusing on the future with will and going to.
Creating a Multimedia Presentation as an ESL Project
In depth feature on how to create a multimedia presentation as an ESL project for English learning classes.
In depth feature on how to create a multimedia presentation as an ESL project for English learning classes.
How to Make a Multimedia Presentation in Your English Class
In depth feature on how to create a multimedia presentation as an ESL project for English learning classes.
In depth feature on how to create a multimedia presentation as an ESL project for English learning classes.
Benefits of Multimedia ESL Projects
Descriptions of the benefits that can be derived by creating a longer multimedia project in ESL EFL classes.
Descriptions of the benefits that can be derived by creating a longer multimedia project in ESL EFL classes.
Understanding Newspaper Headlines
Newspaper headlines can be difficult to understand. This lesson on newspaper headlines provides help to students on understanding common forms used in newspaper headlines.
Newspaper headlines can be difficult to understand. This lesson on newspaper headlines provides help to students on understanding common forms used in newspaper headlines.
(re)Introducing Phrasal Verbs to ESL Students
Getting students to come to terms with phrasal verbs is a constant challenge. This lesson takes a two pronged approach to helping student learn phrasal verbs. It begins with a reading comprehension, which is peppered with phrasal verbs, followed by a brainstorming session for students to create lists of phrasal verbs to share with one another.
Getting students to come to terms with phrasal verbs is a constant challenge. This lesson takes a two pronged approach to helping student learn phrasal verbs. It begins with a reading comprehension, which is peppered with phrasal verbs, followed by a brainstorming session for students to create lists of phrasal verbs to share with one another.
A VIP - Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Lesson Plan
This lesson uses an imaginary biography to get students asking questions and speaking about completed accomplishments (present perfect) and duration of activity (present perfect continuous) in contrast to the simple past.
This lesson uses an imaginary biography to get students asking questions and speaking about completed accomplishments (present perfect) and duration of activity (present perfect continuous) in contrast to the simple past.
Aesop's Fables - The Ass and his Purchaser
Lesson Plan based on The Ass and his Purchaser including vocabulary and key phrase explanations and follow-up questions.
Lesson Plan based on The Ass and his Purchaser including vocabulary and key phrase explanations and follow-up questions.
Asking Questions 2
Due to popular demand of the lower level 'asking questions' lesson, this 'asking questions' plan is aimed at intermediate to upper intermediate classes to help improve students' question asking ability in a variety of more advanced tenses.
Due to popular demand of the lower level 'asking questions' lesson, this 'asking questions' plan is aimed at intermediate to upper intermediate classes to help improve students' question asking ability in a variety of more advanced tenses.
Basic English Curriculum for Teaching
This basic English curriculum can be used for lower level ESL classes. It includes all important grammar, vocabulary, listening and speaking objectives that should be covered in a ESL course.
This basic English curriculum can be used for lower level ESL classes. It includes all important grammar, vocabulary, listening and speaking objectives that should be covered in a ESL course.
Best Friend - Friend from Hell
What makes a good friend? What makes a friend from hell? Have students discuss these important questions while expressing opinions and reported speech using descriptive adjectives and phrases.
What makes a good friend? What makes a friend from hell? Have students discuss these important questions while expressing opinions and reported speech using descriptive adjectives and phrases.
Business Trends
This intermediate to upper-intermediate level business lesson focuses on increasing vocabulary used to describe economic trends.
This intermediate to upper-intermediate level business lesson focuses on increasing vocabulary used to describe economic trends.
Chunking - Vocabulary Building
Upper level reading comprehension provided as a means for students to learn chunksof relevant language as well as appropriate vocabulary.
Upper level reading comprehension provided as a means for students to learn chunksof relevant language as well as appropriate vocabulary.
Comparatives and Superlatives
Pre-intermediate to intermediate level lesson. The correct use of the comparative and superlative forms is a key ingredient when students are learning how to express their opinion or make comparative judgments.
Pre-intermediate to intermediate level lesson. The correct use of the comparative and superlative forms is a key ingredient when students are learning how to express their opinion or make comparative judgments.
Conditional Statements
Making conditional statements are an important part of fluency. This lesson focuses on helping students improve their recognition of the structure and use it in conversation.
Making conditional statements are an important part of fluency. This lesson focuses on helping students improve their recognition of the structure and use it in conversation.
Conversation Lesson: Multinationals - Help or Hindrance?
A great conversation lesson that has a lot of success around the world. Students need to discuss whether multinationals are a bane or a boon to local cultures.
A great conversation lesson that has a lot of success around the world. Students need to discuss whether multinationals are a bane or a boon to local cultures.
Countable and Uncountable Nouns - Quantifiers
Intermediate lesson focusing on solidifying countable and uncountable nouns with appropriate noun quantifiers.
Intermediate lesson focusing on solidifying countable and uncountable nouns with appropriate noun quantifiers.
Creating a New Society
A classic conversation lesson piece, this lesson focuses on having students discuss which laws they would choose when creating a new society. This lesson is a guaranteed discussion generator!
A classic conversation lesson piece, this lesson focuses on having students discuss which laws they would choose when creating a new society. This lesson is a guaranteed discussion generator!
Daily Routines: Have to and Must
Many students often confuse the usage of the modals 'must' and 'have to'. While meaning is generally maintained in incorrect usage in the positive forms, a mix-up in the negative forms can cause confusion. This lesson uses daily routines and an interviewing game to help students master these important modal forms.
Many students often confuse the usage of the modals 'must' and 'have to'. While meaning is generally maintained in incorrect usage in the positive forms, a mix-up in the negative forms can cause confusion. This lesson uses daily routines and an interviewing game to help students master these important modal forms.
Dictionary Survey
This lesson (activity) focuses on understanding students' approach to using a dictionary. Once you have understood how students use their dictionary, you can then make suggestions and plan lessons based on a deeper understanding of how your students approach vocabulary acquisition.
This lesson (activity) focuses on understanding students' approach to using a dictionary. Once you have understood how students use their dictionary, you can then make suggestions and plan lessons based on a deeper understanding of how your students approach vocabulary acquisition.
Drinking - Lesson for the College EFL Classroom
Guest Lesson Plan by John Baker: The first part of the lesson uses collaborative methods in an oral fluency and grammatical accuracy activity where students use deductive reasoning to discover the rules associated with past simple construction. The second part of the lesson is an oral fluency exercise which utilizes the past simple tense and apologies to focus on empathy and dialogical reasoning.
Guest Lesson Plan by John Baker: The first part of the lesson uses collaborative methods in an oral fluency and grammatical accuracy activity where students use deductive reasoning to discover the rules associated with past simple construction. The second part of the lesson is an oral fluency exercise which utilizes the past simple tense and apologies to focus on empathy and dialogical reasoning.
Effect and Qualitative Adjectives - Lesson Plan
ESL lesson plan helping students distinguish between effect (ed) adjectives and qualitative (ing) adjectives.
ESL lesson plan helping students distinguish between effect (ed) adjectives and qualitative (ing) adjectives.
English Tense Review
English Tense Review to help advanced level English ESL EFL TESL or TOEFL classes and students review all major tenses through first reading, then naming and finally conjugating the same challenging text.
English Tense Review to help advanced level English ESL EFL TESL or TOEFL classes and students review all major tenses through first reading, then naming and finally conjugating the same challenging text.
English: Stress - Timed Language I
Pre-intermediate to upper intermediate level lesson focusing on improving pronunciation by awareness raising and practice of stress-timing in spoken English.
Pre-intermediate to upper intermediate level lesson focusing on improving pronunciation by awareness raising and practice of stress-timing in spoken English.
English: Stress - Timed Language II
Awareness raising followed by practical application exercises including: function or content word recognition exercise, sentence stress analysis for spoken practice.
Awareness raising followed by practical application exercises including: function or content word recognition exercise, sentence stress analysis for spoken practice.
ESL Tic-Tac-Toe
Tic-Tac-Toe games are a fun way for students to practise their English while enjoying some competition and reviewing. Three versions are included: Conditional Forms, Question Forms, Time Expressions.
Tic-Tac-Toe games are a fun way for students to practise their English while enjoying some competition and reviewing. Three versions are included: Conditional Forms, Question Forms, Time Expressions.
Food!
One topic of discussion is sure to be popular no matter where you are in the world: food! One of the most important things that your students need to learn for traveling is food vocabulary. This lesson focuses on building vocabulary and then having students use the vocabulary by preparing one of their favorite national dishes.
One topic of discussion is sure to be popular no matter where you are in the world: food! One of the most important things that your students need to learn for traveling is food vocabulary. This lesson focuses on building vocabulary and then having students use the vocabulary by preparing one of their favorite national dishes.
Grammar Chants
Grammar chants can be a lot of fun to use in classes. They are especially effective to help students learn problematic forms, words, etc. through repetition the right side of the brain engages its 'musical' intelligence.
Grammar chants can be a lot of fun to use in classes. They are especially effective to help students learn problematic forms, words, etc. through repetition the right side of the brain engages its 'musical' intelligence.
How would you describe your favorite actor?
This intermediate to upper intermediate matches descriptive adjectives with famous actors and actresses to build vocabulary.
This intermediate to upper intermediate matches descriptive adjectives with famous actors and actresses to build vocabulary.
Intensive Reading: What's Wrong?
Intermediate to upper-intermediate lesson focusing on developing intensive reading skills through close examination of texts containing inconsistencies of syntax and other vocabulary problems (such as homophones).
Intermediate to upper-intermediate lesson focusing on developing intensive reading skills through close examination of texts containing inconsistencies of syntax and other vocabulary problems (such as homophones).
Intermediate Grammar Review - 1
I call this lesson "grammar banging" as it is a review for intermediate level classes of many of the most important points touched on during the year. Each question focuses on a specific grammar goal - some, any, present perfect , gerunds, infinitives, prepositions, etc.
I call this lesson "grammar banging" as it is a review for intermediate level classes of many of the most important points touched on during the year. Each question focuses on a specific grammar goal - some, any, present perfect , gerunds, infinitives, prepositions, etc.
Intermediate Grammar Review - 2
More review for intermediate level classes of many of the most important points touched on during the year. Each question focuses on a specific grammar goal - some, any, present perfect , gerunds, infinitives, prepositions, etc.
More review for intermediate level classes of many of the most important points touched on during the year. Each question focuses on a specific grammar goal - some, any, present perfect , gerunds, infinitives, prepositions, etc.
Intermediate Grammar Review - 3
More review for intermediate level classes of many of the most important points touched on during the year. Each question focuses on a specific grammar goal - some, any, present perfect , gerunds, infinitives, prepositions, etc.
More review for intermediate level classes of many of the most important points touched on during the year. Each question focuses on a specific grammar goal - some, any, present perfect , gerunds, infinitives, prepositions, etc.
Intermediate Learning Maze
Use this maze as a review test of students' knowledge of English while having fun.
Use this maze as a review test of students' knowledge of English while having fun.
Lesson: Building Character Description Vocabulary
This intermediate level lesson employs a fun questionnaire to focus on developing personal description vocabulary.
This intermediate level lesson employs a fun questionnaire to focus on developing personal description vocabulary.
Lesson: Guilty!
"Guilty" is a fun classroom game which encourages students to communicate using past tenses. The game can be played by all levels and can be monitored for varying degrees of accuracy.
"Guilty" is a fun classroom game which encourages students to communicate using past tenses. The game can be played by all levels and can be monitored for varying degrees of accuracy.
Lesson: Identifying Reading Types
Lesson aimed at helping students identify the different types of reading skills required for different reading situations. These skills are naturally used when reading in the native language, but are often forgotten when applied to English reading.
Lesson aimed at helping students identify the different types of reading skills required for different reading situations. These skills are naturally used when reading in the native language, but are often forgotten when applied to English reading.
Lesson: Reading Clues
Lesson aimed at helping students identify contextual clues that will help them improve their reading skills. This lesson helps students get away from reading word by word and focus more on the whole. It will also help them activate vocabulary learning skills while reading.
Lesson aimed at helping students identify contextual clues that will help them improve their reading skills. This lesson helps students get away from reading word by word and focus more on the whole. It will also help them activate vocabulary learning skills while reading.
Lesson: Teen Advice
Students read about various teen problems and then use modal verbs of deduction to understand the problem in groups. Students follow-up by offering advice on what should be done to resolve the various problems.
Students read about various teen problems and then use modal verbs of deduction to understand the problem in groups. Students follow-up by offering advice on what should be done to resolve the various problems.
Lesson: Time Expressions
Intermediate to upper intermediate lesson focusing on identification and written production of sentences based on the correct usage of time expressions.
Intermediate to upper intermediate lesson focusing on identification and written production of sentences based on the correct usage of time expressions.
Lesson: Various Uses of "Like"
Pre-intermediate to intermediate lesson focusing on better understanding those all important questions with "like".
Pre-intermediate to intermediate lesson focusing on better understanding those all important questions with "like".
Lesson: Writing Descriptive Paragraphs
Intermediate to upper-intermediate lesson aimed at helping students develop a strategy for writing concise sentences leading to well-formed descriptive paragraphs.
Intermediate to upper-intermediate lesson aimed at helping students develop a strategy for writing concise sentences leading to well-formed descriptive paragraphs.
Life Then - Life Now
Getting students to talk about the differences between the past and present is a great way to get students using a variety of tenses and cementing their understanding of the differences and time relationships between the past simple, present perfect (continuous) and present simple tenses.
Getting students to talk about the differences between the past and present is a great way to get students using a variety of tenses and cementing their understanding of the differences and time relationships between the past simple, present perfect (continuous) and present simple tenses.
Match-up!
Match-Up! is a game that helps students review basic sentence structure and match these structures to grammar concepts / structures / forms they have studied throughout the year.
Match-Up! is a game that helps students review basic sentence structure and match these structures to grammar concepts / structures / forms they have studied throughout the year.
Movies, Films, Actors and Actresses
This subject is especially useful with younger students who might be hesitant to speak about their own lives. Speaking about films provides an almost endless font of possibilities for conversation.
This subject is especially useful with younger students who might be hesitant to speak about their own lives. Speaking about films provides an almost endless font of possibilities for conversation.
Newspaper Reading and Writing
This lesson focuses on calling students' attention to this type of writing style on a deeper, grammatical level. It ends with students writing up their own short articles with a follow-up listening comprehension opportunity.
This lesson focuses on calling students' attention to this type of writing style on a deeper, grammatical level. It ends with students writing up their own short articles with a follow-up listening comprehension opportunity.
Paired Conjunctions - Not only ... but also, etc.
Paired conjunctions are often used in both spoken and written English to make a point, give an explanation, or discuss alternatives. Unfortunately, not only are they difficult to use, but their structure is also rather strict!
Paired conjunctions are often used in both spoken and written English to make a point, give an explanation, or discuss alternatives. Unfortunately, not only are they difficult to use, but their structure is also rather strict!
Points of View
Points of View is an intermediate to advanced level conversation lesson that asks students to rate their opinions from one to ten (1 - strongly agree / 10 - strongly disagree) on a number of controversial issues.
Points of View is an intermediate to advanced level conversation lesson that asks students to rate their opinions from one to ten (1 - strongly agree / 10 - strongly disagree) on a number of controversial issues.
Press Conference
"Press Conference" is great for small groups and classes of about six people and up. It stresses listening, speaking, and overall conversation.
"Press Conference" is great for small groups and classes of about six people and up. It stresses listening, speaking, and overall conversation.
Pronunciation Lesson: More Minimal Pairs
This minimal pairs lesson focuses on four lists of some the more difficult changes in vowel sounds. This exercise is followed up by some listening comprehension and pair work.
This minimal pairs lesson focuses on four lists of some the more difficult changes in vowel sounds. This exercise is followed up by some listening comprehension and pair work.
Question Forms
Students who are often very familiar with standard object questions can have problems with subject questions, indirect questions, and question tags. This exercise uses a quiz to help students identify and improve their understanding of the differences i0 structure among the various question forms.
Students who are often very familiar with standard object questions can have problems with subject questions, indirect questions, and question tags. This exercise uses a quiz to help students identify and improve their understanding of the differences i0 structure among the various question forms.
Question Tags
Intermediate level lesson focusing on the use of question tags. Question tags not only help students confirm information, but they also help them hone their auxiliary verb recognition and usage skills.
Intermediate level lesson focusing on the use of question tags. Question tags not only help students confirm information, but they also help them hone their auxiliary verb recognition and usage skills.
Quiz Lesson
People learn English for many reasons. Unfortunately, learners often think that there is only one way to learn English and that the same things are important for everyone. Students who are aware of why they are learning English can also be persuaded that different things are important for different learners.
People learn English for many reasons. Unfortunately, learners often think that there is only one way to learn English and that the same things are important for everyone. Students who are aware of why they are learning English can also be persuaded that different things are important for different learners.
Recommended Books for Intermediate English Learners
Recommendations for every intermediate level English learner including course book, grammar books, exercise book, dictionary and appropriate software.
Recommendations for every intermediate level English learner including course book, grammar books, exercise book, dictionary and appropriate software.
Reported Speech: Developing Production Skills
Upper-intermediate part grammar, part speaking lesson focusing on helping students to actively use reported speech.
Upper-intermediate part grammar, part speaking lesson focusing on helping students to actively use reported speech.
Reports: Using a Word Processing Program in Class
This lesson plan improves speaking ability through the teamwork aspect of developing a class writing project over a period of time.
This lesson plan improves speaking ability through the teamwork aspect of developing a class writing project over a period of time.
Sentence Auctions 2 - Lower Levels
Holding 'Sentence Auctions' is a fun way to help students review key points in grammar and sentence construction while having some good fun.
Holding 'Sentence Auctions' is a fun way to help students review key points in grammar and sentence construction while having some good fun.
Sentence Connectors - Guided Writing
This guided writing lesson is intended to help bridge the gap from simply writing sentences to developing a larger structure. During the course of the lesson students become familiar with the sentence connectors 'so' and 'because'.
This guided writing lesson is intended to help bridge the gap from simply writing sentences to developing a larger structure. During the course of the lesson students become familiar with the sentence connectors 'so' and 'because'.
Shoplifting - Always Wrong or Sometimes Right?
The lesson encourages to students to discuss when / if shoplifting is ever acceptable and includes role cards for group discussions.
The lesson encourages to students to discuss when / if shoplifting is ever acceptable and includes role cards for group discussions.
Short Writing Topics
The idea of this exercise is to get students to quickly write about a topic they choose (or you assign). These short presentations are then used in two manners; to generate spontaneous conversations on a wide range of topics, and to take a look at some common writing problems.
The idea of this exercise is to get students to quickly write about a topic they choose (or you assign). These short presentations are then used in two manners; to generate spontaneous conversations on a wide range of topics, and to take a look at some common writing problems.
Small Talk Conversation Lesson Plan
Small talk conversation lesson plan helping ESL English learners improve their small talk skills.
Small talk conversation lesson plan helping ESL English learners improve their small talk skills.
Spelling - Vocabulary Game
This spelling game helps ESL classes and students learn and - or review new vocabulary that may be learned during a unit, or a given period of time such as a week or a semester.
This spelling game helps ESL classes and students learn and - or review new vocabulary that may be learned during a unit, or a given period of time such as a week or a semester.
Stereotypes
This plan for young learners, also works well in adult classrooms. The lesson focuses on recognizing that stereotypes do contain some truth, but also can not be applied across the board, is central to this lesson. The lesson also helps them improve their descriptive adjective vocabulary while they discuss perceived differences between nations through stereotypes.
This plan for young learners, also works well in adult classrooms. The lesson focuses on recognizing that stereotypes do contain some truth, but also can not be applied across the board, is central to this lesson. The lesson also helps them improve their descriptive adjective vocabulary while they discuss perceived differences between nations through stereotypes.
Subject and Object Questions
Intermediate level lesson focusing on the differences between the standard object question and the sometimes confusing subject question.
Intermediate level lesson focusing on the differences between the standard object question and the sometimes confusing subject question.
Teaching ESL - Reading
Top choices of books for teaching English reading skills to English as a Second or Foreign Language classes. These books can be used to develop activities, complement class exercises or give students extra reading skills practice at home.
Top choices of books for teaching English reading skills to English as a Second or Foreign Language classes. These books can be used to develop activities, complement class exercises or give students extra reading skills practice at home.
Teaching ESL - Vocabulary
Top choices of books for teaching English vocabulary to English as a Second or Foreign Language classes. These books can be used to develop activities, complement class exercises or give students extra vocabulary practice at home.
Top choices of books for teaching English vocabulary to English as a Second or Foreign Language classes. These books can be used to develop activities, complement class exercises or give students extra vocabulary practice at home.
Teaching ESL - Writing
Top choices of books for teaching English writing to English as a Second or Foreign Language classes. These books can be used to develop activities, complement class exercises or give students extra writing practice at home.
Top choices of books for teaching English writing to English as a Second or Foreign Language classes. These books can be used to develop activities, complement class exercises or give students extra writing practice at home.
Telephone English: Getting Practice
Teaching telephone English can be frustrating as students really need to practice their skill as often as possible in order to improve their comprehension skills. This lesson focuses on making telephoning practice as "authentic" as possible.
Teaching telephone English can be frustrating as students really need to practice their skill as often as possible in order to improve their comprehension skills. This lesson focuses on making telephoning practice as "authentic" as possible.
Telling True Stories
Telling true stories is a basic English usage task that we use on a daily basis. Unfortunately, students sometimes get caught up in trying too hard to speak English 'correctly' and can get lost. This at the cost of the story becoming difficult to understand or even incoherent. This lesson plan is aimed at helping students give structure to their relating of true stories.
Telling true stories is a basic English usage task that we use on a daily basis. Unfortunately, students sometimes get caught up in trying too hard to speak English 'correctly' and can get lost. This at the cost of the story becoming difficult to understand or even incoherent. This lesson plan is aimed at helping students give structure to their relating of true stories.
The Final Scene
Lesson which can be used by all levels. This lesson uses an image of a final scene in a western as the basis to orally review grammar studied throughout the year.
Lesson which can be used by all levels. This lesson uses an image of a final scene in a western as the basis to orally review grammar studied throughout the year.
TV Episode Lesson Plan
Bring students up to a level of listening comprehension which helps them feel confident with coping with full, normal-speed listening texts, conversation for ESL English classes.
Bring students up to a level of listening comprehension which helps them feel confident with coping with full, normal-speed listening texts, conversation for ESL English classes.
Video Games - Young Learners Lesson Plan
If there is one thing that young English learners and ESL classes have in common around the world, it's their passion for playing video games. Taking cue from this passion for video games, this lesson is devoted to getting them to talk about video games - but in English!
If there is one thing that young English learners and ESL classes have in common around the world, it's their passion for playing video games. Taking cue from this passion for video games, this lesson is devoted to getting them to talk about video games - but in English!
Writing Lesson - Non Defining Clauses
This intermediate level lesson focuses on introducing and / or reviewing defining and non-defining relative clauses. Exercises include a recognition and punctuation drill as well as a text expansion exercise.
This intermediate level lesson focuses on introducing and / or reviewing defining and non-defining relative clauses. Exercises include a recognition and punctuation drill as well as a text expansion exercise.