49 ESL Conversation Games & Activities - Jackie Bolen 2020

More conversation class lesson plans

Renewable energy

This is a lesson for university students or adults that are intermediate level or higher. This Renewable Energy PPT was for a 3-hour class, but it could easily be adapted to a class from 90 minutes to 4 hours.

If I had a million dollars

I've used this simple lesson many times for lots of different ages and levels with great success. It's the perfect activity for when you're studying about conditionals or talking about values.

If I Had a Million Dollars Worksheet

Lost in translation

In many ESL textbooks, there is a chapter about culture shock and one of my favorite things to do is watch the movie “Lost in Translation” and have a discussion about it. Here's the worksheet that I use.

Lost in Translation Worksheet

Film English

If you're looking for some solid lesson plans for your teenage or adult students, I highly recommend this site. I use it all the time and appreciate the interesting videos, thoughtful discussion questions and well-organized lesson plans (www.film-english.com). Most of the stuff is perfect for a class of 1-2 hours in length and intermediate level students or higher.

ESL Writing

Don't let the name deceive you, this site has plenty of ESL speaking lesson plans as well. I particularly like the listening stuff, which are actually speaking lessons in disguise. He chooses some excellent short films and has some interesting discussion questions to go along with them.