Secondary lesson plans - Intermediate B1 | TeachingEnglish

Find a range of lesson plans to use with teenage learners at intermediate level. All of our lessons are designed around themes that are engaging and relevant to secondary learners and can be used to complement your school curriculum, giving students an opportunity to develop their English language and skills in motivating and enjoyable ways. Written by young learner experts from around the world, our lesson plans are easy to use and aim to give your students the skills and confidence they need to enjoy learning English.

Teenage girl sitting at school desk staring off to her right

Starting a new school

In this lesson, learners practise and improve their listening skills as they listen to different teenagers talking about their experiences of starting a new school.

Diverse group of teenagers walking outside

Challenges at school

In this lesson, learners practise and improve their listening skills as they listen to a conversation between two teenagers talking about the challenges they face at school.

Asian man looking at a tablet with a smart screen

What is AI?

In this lesson, learners will find out more about different types of AI and discuss how it might change their lives in the future.

Group of diverse adult learners doing a speaking activity in classroom

Yesterday

In this lesson, learners practise and improve their speaking skills and fluency using past simple as they have conversations about what they did yesterday.

Writing: mini things

In this lesson, learners practise their creative writing and editing skills as they read 50-word 'mini-sagas' and then write their own.

Literature is Great

This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult learners level B1 is about literature. Learners will develop their skills to speak in long turns.

A Black football referee showing a red card to a football player

Give racism the red card

In this lesson, learners will read about and discuss the topic of racism in football.

Electricity pylons and the words 'power to change'

The Climate Connection – Power to change

Use this video and lesson plan with your learners to highlight environmental initiatives that can be implemented in your school.

A bicycle with the words 'Making our school green'

The Climate Connection – Making our school green

Use this video and lesson plan with your learners to highlight environmental initiatives that can be implemented in your school.

Plant-based eating

In this lesson, learners practise and improve their reading and speaking skills as they work on an article about plant-based eating in groups and create a a meat-free recipe.

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Adults

Two people are collecting rubbish in a forest

Buy. Use. Toss.

Use this lesson with secondary students at CEFR level B1 to look at the issue of plastic waste.

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Out of time (lower Level)

Use this lesson in face-to-face or online teaching with secondary or adult learners of CEFR Level B1. Students will listen to a description of a photo, then prepare a presentation about a different image.

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Adults