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.

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.

Destination UK: England

This Essential UK lesson plan is part of four entitled Destination UK. It focuses on England.

Destination UK – Northern Ireland

This Essential UK lesson plan is part of a series of four entitled Destination UK. This one focuses on Northern Ireland.

Faith

This lesson focuses on religious diversity in the UK.

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