Secondary lesson plans - upper-intermediate B2 | TeachingEnglish | British Council

Find a range of lesson plans to use with teenage learners at upper-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.

Valentine’s Day

Did you know that in the UK we spend about £503m on cards, flowers, chocolates and other gifts for Valentine's Day?

Photography

This lesson is all about photography. In it, students will firstly brainstorm vocabulary related to the topic, and then do a mingle activity to find out more about their classmates' photography habits.

Destination UK: Scotland

This Essential UK lesson plan is part of four entitled ‘Destination UK’. It focuses on Scotland.

Sleep

This lesson focuses on the topic of sleep and sleeping habits.

Cooking and TV chefs

This lesson focuses on cooking and the rising popularity of TV chefs.

Maths prodigies

This lesson offers a variety of activities based on child maths prodigies.

Sporting traditions

This lesson consists of three short descriptions of sporting traditions in the UK.

Driving

This lesson introduces the topic of driving and ties in with the problem of traffic congestion in city centres.

Volunteering

There are currently more than 22 million people in Britain who work as volunteers for many different organisations.

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