Adult ESL Lessons: Complete lessons for adults of all levels

All Adult ESL lessons on this page include a reading passage and comprehension/discussion questions, as well as various review exercises and activities. If you like these free lessons, consider downloading our ESL Pathways e-books, which contain many more lessons just like these!

Beginner Lessons

(Taken from ESL Pathways Book 1: Foundations)

Adult ESL Lessons: Meeting People (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): Meeting People. The lesson introduces two people, Kathy and Charles, followed by a dialogue

Adult ESL Lessons: Families (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Families." This lesson introduces different families, followed by a short dialogue, discussion and comprehension

Adult ESL Lessons: Jobs (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Jobs." This lesson features a reading passage about different people's jobs, followed by discussion

Adult ESL Lessons: Food and Beverages (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Food and Beverages." This lesson introduces different families, followed by a short dialogue, discussion

Adult ESL Lessons: Where Do You Live? (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Where do you live?" This lesson starts with a short story about two people

Adult ESL Lessons: Colors (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Colors." This lesson starts with a short story about colors, followed by a dialogue

Adult ESL Lessons: School (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "School." This lesson starts with a short story about two university students, followed by

Adult ESL Lessons: How was Your Day Today? (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "How was your day today?" This lesson starts with a short story "Charles" and

Adult ESL Lessons: Is Freddy There? (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Is Freddy There?" This lesson starts with a short story about a phone call,

Adult ESL Lessons: Weekly Schedules (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Weekly Schedules." This lesson starts with a short story about two women's schedules, followed

Adult ESL Lessons: Grocery Shopping (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): Grocery Shopping. This lesson starts with a short story about "Charles" going grocery shopping,

Adult ESL Lessons: Last Week (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Last Week." This lesson starts with a short timeline about what "Anita" did last

Adult ESL Lessons: The Post Office and the Bank (Beginner)

Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "The Post Office and the Bank." This lesson starts with a short story about

Intermediate Lessons

(Taken from ESL Pathways Book 2: Bridges)

Adult ESL Lessons: American Holidays (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): "American Federal Holidays." This lesson features a reading passage about American holidays, followed by

Adult ESL Lessons: Superstitions (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): Superstitions. This lesson features a reading passage about superstitions, followed by comprehension questions, discussion

Adult ESL Lessons: Who’s the Best Person for the Job? (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): Who's the best person for the job? This lesson features a reading passage about

Adult ESL Lessons: Careers (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): Careers. This lesson features a reading passage about different people's careers, followed by comprehension

Adult ESL Lessons: Color Idioms (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): "Color Idioms." This lesson introduces several common color idioms, followed by a review exercise

Adult ESL Lessons: Fast Food (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): Fast Food. This lesson features a reading passage about fast food, followed by comprehension

Adult ESL Lessons: Restaurants (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): Restaurants. This lesson features advertisements from several restaurants, followed by comprehension questions and discussion

Adult ESL Lessons: Earthquakes (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): Earthquakes. This lesson features a reading passage about earthquakes, followed by comprehension questions and

Adult ESL Lessons: Ordering From a Menu (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): "Ordering from the Menu." This lesson features sample breakfast and lunch menus, followed by

Adult ESL Lessons: Problems, Advice, and Suggestions (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): Problems, Advice, and Suggestions. This lesson features a reading passage about various people's personal

Adult ESL Lessons: Transportation (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): "Transportation." This lesson features a reading passage about different kinds of transportation, followed by

Adult ESL Lessons: Urban Problems (Intermediate)

Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): "Urban Problems." This lesson features a reading passage about positive and negative aspects of

Advanced Lessons

(Taken from ESL Pathways Book 3: Frontiers)

Adult ESL Lessons: Early American History Timeline (Advanced)

This is Lesson 1, "Early American History Timeline," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways:

Adult ESL Lessons: American History Timeline 2 (Advanced)

This is Lesson 2, "American History Timeline II," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways:

Adult ESL Lessons: Bizarre Criminals (Advanced)

This is Lesson 7, "Some Bizarre Criminals," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways: Frontiers."

Adult ESL Lessons: Controversial Issues (Advanced)

This is Lesson 11, "Controversial Issues," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways: Frontiers." The

Adult ESL Lessons: Newspapers (Advanced)

This is Lesson 12, "Newspapers," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways: Frontiers." The lesson

Adult ESL Lessons: Solar Energy (Advanced)

This is Lesson 18, "Solar Energy," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons. The lesson features an

Adult ESL Lessons: Potato Chips (Advanced)

This is Lesson 20, "Potato Chips," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways: Frontiers." The

Adult ESL Lessons: Abraham Lincoln (Advanced)

This is Lesson 26, "Abraham Lincoln," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways: Frontiers." The

Adult ESL Lessons: Predicting the Future (Advanced)

This is Lesson 29, "Predicting the Future," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways: Frontiers."

Adult ESL Lessons: Personality Traits (Advanced)

This is Lesson 30, "Personality Traits," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways: Frontiers." The

Adult ESL Lessons: Facts About Cats and Dogs (Advanced)

This is Lesson 32, "Facts about Cats and Dogs," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL

Adult ESL Lessons: Urban Legends (Advanced)

This is Lesson 36, "Urban Legends," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL Pathways: Frontiers." The

Adult ESL Lessons: Arguments in Favor of Zoos (Advanced)

This is Lesson 47, "Arguments in Favor of Zoos," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL

Adult ESL Lessons: Arguments Against Zoos (Advanced)

This is Lesson 47, "Arguments in Favor of Zoos," from our book of advanced adult ESL lessons, "ESL