Free ESL and English Lesson Plans and Resources

Integrated Lessons & Group Games

1) ESL Lesson Game: Greetings & Introductions
Get students out of their seats with this great game for the first day of an ESL class

2) ESL Lesson Game: Trouble on the Train
Practice greetings and small talk with this interactive group game

3) ESL Group Activity: The Dating Game
Outrageously fun group game for beginner to intermediate ESL students

4) ESL Classroom Game: The Price is Right
Based on the popular game show, this ESL game will help students practice using numbers and discussing products

5) ESL Lesson Plan Game: Secret Vocabulary
A fun way for beginners through advanced students to review vocabulary

6) Learning Description Through an Interactive Group Game
Complete lesson plan for describing people

7) Student Learning Game: Rhyme Race
Fun word game that's good for teaching poetry or ESL students

Grammar

1) ESL Lesson Plan: Comparatives & Superlatives
Have fun teaching adjectives with this interactive lesson.

2) ESL Reading and Speaking Activity: Comparatives & Superlatives
Students read about and discuss 5 young world record holders as a reading exercise.

3) ESL Lesson Game: Action with Adverbs
An interactive group game to practice adverbs. Great for ESL students or native speakers learning grammar.

4) Lesson Plan: Make Narrative Exciting with Adverbs
A lesson plan to integrate grammar with writing skills

5) ESL Lesson Game: My Amazing Imaginary Life
This creative activity will help students master the use of perfect tenses

6) Lesson Plan: Fun with Verb Tenses
This interactive and fast-paced group game will help students review simple and perfect tenses. It can be adjusted for use with any other tenses as well.

7) Lesson Plan: Perfect Tenses
Presentation material for teaching present perfect, past perfect and future perfect

8) Lesson Plan: Verbs Daily Routine
Adjustable lesson plan to practice different verb tenses by filling in the daily planner of a superhero

Speaking

1) Public Speaking
A detailed lesson plan for the first day of a public speaking class.

2) Writing Clear & Catchy Speech Introductions
Learn how to get and keep your listeners' attention in 30 seconds. Tips for speakers or a great lesson plan layout for English teachers.

3) Resources for Teaching and Learning English Pronunciation
Want to know where to find the best English pronunciation sites on the web? Here they are!

4) Speaking with Fluency Part 1
Recognizing and using features of natural spoken English

5) Speaking with Fluency Part 2
Introduction to fluency and informal versus formal speech

6) Tips for Planning Successful ESL Speaking Activities
Essential tips for planning and running speaking activities in your English language class

Literary Devices

1) Teaching English Literature: Metaphor
Complete lesson plan and activity ideas for teaching and practicing metaphor

2) Bulletin Board Ideas for Teaching Metaphor
Example of a bulletin board for figurative language

3) Teaching English Literature: Simile
Complete lesson plan for teaching and practicing figurative writing

Writing

1) Lesson Plan: Preparing Students to Write Restaurant Reviews
A fun way to teach descriptive writing is to have students write restaurant reviews. Practice using adjectives by describing food!

2) Lesson Plan: Making Story Outlines
Complete presentation and activity material for teaching genre, setting, characters, plot and outline

3) Creative Writing - Show Rather Than Tell
Lesson plan for descriptive writing, Grade 6+

Teacher Training

1) Teaching Training Lesson Plan: Examining the Traditional Curriculum
Here is a one-hour teacher training session that takes a look at the traditional curriculum and encourages teachers to think critically about this approach.

2) Teacher Tips: How to Keep Student Attention
Five great tips to keep your students from nodding off during lectures

3) How to Teach Creative Writing
Basic guide for teachers and teacher trainers about teaching creative writing

4) Classroom Procedure Tips: How to Assess Creative Writing
"Ugh! What do I do with all these essays on my desk?" This article gives practical tips to help teachers assess student writing

5) Classroom Procedure Tips: How to Use Peer Review in Your Classroom
This article explains the peer review process for student writing

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