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ESL Speaking Lesson Plans

Designed to develop your students' conversational skills, our ESL speaking lesson plans focus on building fluency, pronunciation, and interactive communication. From discussions to role-plays and debates, these lessons encourage students to engage in meaningful conversation, enhancing their ability to express themselves confidently in real-world situations.

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B1
Movie Magic: Describing Our Favorite Movies in English

This lesson plan engages B1+ ESL students in discussing and reviewing films. The lesson includes a trailer discussion, vocabulary practice, and guided review writing to enhance descriptive skills. Students will also share personal opinions on movies and explore how films can inspire and teach life lessons.

B1
Breaking the Barriers

This lesson plan engages B1-level ESL students in overcoming challenges and pursuing new goals. Through interactive activities, students will discuss personal experiences, watch a motivating video, and complete vocabulary exercises. The lesson emphasizes expressing opinions and giving explanations using new vocabulary in a real-world context.

B1
Looking for Someone Special

This ESL lesson plan for B1-level adult group learners enhances reading and writing skills through engaging discussions about dating and personal connections. Activities include vocabulary matching, text analysis, and true/false questions to build comprehension. Learners will create and share profiles, using target vocabulary to practice expressing preferences and describing ideal partners. Perfect for improving English while exploring a fun and relatable topic!

A1-A2
Let's Catch Up

This ESL lesson plan is perfect for adult A1-A2 group learners, focusing on speaking skills through conversational scenarios. Students practice understanding and using common phrases for planning meetups via role-plays, gap-filling exercises, and dialogue creation. Activities encourage collaboration, vocabulary building, and confidence in everyday interactions. Ideal for improving conversational English in a fun and relatable context!

A2
Animal Life

This dynamic ESL lesson plan for kids aged 12-14 enhances speaking and reading skills through interactive group activities. Students will explore animal habitats, needs, and behaviors while expanding their vocabulary. Engaging tasks include picture discussions, matching exercises, text analysis, sentence completion, and creative writing. Tailored for A2 learners, this lesson helps students justify their viewpoints and comprehend descriptive texts, making language learning both fun and meaningful.

A2
Summer Drinks

This fun ESL lesson plan for A2-level group learners focuses on speaking and reading skills through the theme of refreshing summer drinks. Activities include vocabulary discussions, reading comprehension, gap-filling exercises, and a creative task to design a drinks stand with a descriptive sign. Students will practice presenting ideas, identifying key details, and using target vocabulary in real-life contexts. Perfect for teens looking to improve their English while exploring tasty summer favorites!

B2
Feedback Givers

This ESL lesson plan equips B2 learners with skills to give and interpret feedback in business English contexts. It features reading activities to explore types of feedback styles and a vocabulary-building exercise. Students engage in interactive role-play, practicing constructive communication while using industry-relevant phrases. The structured approach ensures learners develop sensitivity to perspectives and practical feedback techniques.

A1-A2
Spooky Day

This ESL lesson plan explores the festive traditions of Halloween through engaging reading and speaking activities. Students will complete quizzes, fill in text gaps, and discuss spooky decorations to enhance vocabulary and conversational skills. Designed for A1/A2 learners, this lesson combines interactive exercises and creative descriptions to build confidence in speaking and comprehension.

A2
Funny Dates

This ESL lesson plan is perfect for A2-level adult learners in group settings, focusing on speaking and reading skills. Students will explore first date tips, share opinions, and read humorous stories, enhancing their ability to present ideas and describe events. Activities include gap-filling exercises, paired discussions, and storytelling, encouraging collaboration and creative expression. Ideal for learners who enjoy improving their English while having fun with relatable topics!

B2
Whataboutism

This ESL lesson plan introduces learners to the concept of whataboutism through engaging listening, vocabulary, and conversation activities. Students analyze examples, match terms to definitions, and discuss how whataboutism impacts debates. With a focus on critical thinking and clear communication, learners create constructive dialogues to replace deflective arguments. This lesson fosters discussion skills and rhetorical awareness in a dynamic group setting.

B2
Celebrating Earth

This ESL lesson plan on environmental issues uses a flipped classroom approach to engage learners in meaningful discussions. Focusing on listening, reading, and speaking, it explores sustainability through interactive tasks such as vocabulary matching, text completion, and group presentations. Students enhance critical thinking skills while exploring solutions to protect the planet and reduce their carbon footprint.

B2
Fashion Is My Profession

This ESL lesson plan engages B2-level ESL students in describing clothing and expressing opinions on fashion. Students will enhance their vocabulary, practice gap-fill exercises, and read a winter fashion blog. Interactive activities include matching terms to definitions, analyzing fashion trends, and role-playing as fashion bloggers to reinforce language skills.

B2
Beauty Beyond Bias

This ESL lesson plan on beauty standards focuses on enhancing vocabulary and speaking skills. Through thought-provoking discussions, interactive vocabulary matching, and dialogue completion, students reflect on societal expectations and personal experiences. The lesson fosters critical thinking and empowers learners to express their views on embracing diversity and challenging biases.

A2
Sharing the Holiday Spirit

This ESL lesson plan is designed for A2-level individual adult learners, focusing on speaking and reading skills related to describing people, places, and possessions. The 30-minute lesson is structured with interactive tasks, including answering personal questions, reading comprehension, collocation matching, and personalized description exercises.

A2
A Journey Into Mysterious Art

This ESL lesson plan on mysterious art focuses on improving reading and vocabulary skills. Students explore the life and works of René Magritte through engaging activities like matching exercises, reading comprehension, and collocation practice. The lesson develops students’ ability to interpret and describe art, enhancing their creative thinking and language fluency.