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.

The Christmas gift experiment

This lesson for teenagers and adults at CEFR Level B2 uses a short two-minute video to look at the concept of giving and receiving gifts at Christmas.

Is slavery a thing of the past?

Use this lesson with B1-level learners to encourage awareness of slavery – historical and modern-day.

Project: Welcoming refugees

In this lesson, secondary learners of CEFR Level B1 and above present ideas for welcoming refugees to their hometown.

Image of a woman standing with her arms crossed

Unsung heroes

Use this lesson, devised for International Women’s Day, with B1+ learners to raise awareness of some not very famous, but nonetheless important, women.

Your year in review

This activity for teenagers and adults at CEF level B1 and above asks students to imagine that they are a famous international or national personality and complete a series of short paragraphs to review the previous year and look ahead to the next year.