Online lesson plans and other resources for your class of adult ESL beginners
Winter driving
This lesson plan for ESL beginners teaches basic vocabulary and safety tips for driving during Canadian winters. The lesson includes both vocabulary skill-building and skill-using exercises (including video and audio activities). The lesson also encourages students to discuss their own winter driving experiences and safety tips.
This lesson plan for your beginner ESL students focuses on teaching English greetings. Activities include warm-ups, skill-building tasks, and cultural discussions. Students will learn various greetings, appropriate responses, and the distinction between formal and informal interactions, enhancing their conversational skills in English.
This lesson plan teaches your beginner ESL students vocabulary related to communities.
The lesson includes warm-up activities, skill-building and skill-using exercises, a short video, and reflection questions that encourage student discussions about their neighborhoods.
Participants will reflect on their community experiences, fostering both language and cultural understanding.
This lesson plan teaches your beginner ESL students the basic vocabulary for completing an order in a restaurant. Activities include warm-ups, skill-using exercises, a short video role play and and an open-ended role play, and reflection questions. Students will understand cultural nuances and practice standard restaurant interactions while improving their speaking, listening, and reading skills.
These two lesson plans will teach your beginner ESL students about preparing for a traditional Canadian Christmas and will also encourage discussions about their own cultural traditions. The lessons include interactive vocabulary activities, videos, and reflection questions to enhance speaking, listening, and reading skills.
ESL Directions 