Adult ESL lessons for both online and in-person classes, including beginner, intermediate, and advanced adult ESL lessons, with extensive reading passages, review exercises, and loads of comprehension and discussion questions. These adult ESL lessons are available for free download, with many more adult ESL lessons like these available for purchase and download in our “ESL Pathways” series.
This adult ESL lesson features an argument against zoos, followed by comprehension questions, discussion questions, and an activity for students to list the good points and bad points of zoos. Download this and other similar adult ESL lessons for free!
This is Lesson 47, "Arguments in Favor of Zoos," from our advanced adult ESL book ESL Pathways: Frontiers. The lesson features an argument in favor of zoos, followed by comprehension questions and discussion questions. This content-packed lesson is useful for helping more advanced English learners refine and improve their English fluency.
Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "The Post Office and the Bank." This lesson starts with a short story about "Anita" going to the post office and the bank, followed by dialogues between Anita and a both a post office clerk and a bank teller, and comprehension questions. Students then complete an activity in which they fill in charts with relevant information, answer discussion questions, and complete a grammar review.
Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): "Urban Problems." This lesson features a reading passage about positive and negative aspects of urban life, followed by comprehension questions and discussion questions. This content-packed lesson is written with relatively simple English to help students transition to a more advanced level of English understanding and fluency.
Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Last Week." This lesson starts with a short timeline about what "Anita" did last week, followed by a dialogue between Anita and a friend, and comprehension questions. Students then fill in a chart about what they did last week, answer discussion questions, and complete a grammar review.
Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): Grocery Shopping. This lesson starts with a short story about "Charles" going grocery shopping, followed by a dialogue between Charles and his wife, and comprehension questions. Students then fill in a chart about their groceries, answer discussion questions, and complete a grammar review.
Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): "Transportation." This lesson features a reading passage about different kinds of transportation, followed by comprehension questions and discussion questions. This content-packed lesson is written with relatively simple English to help students transition to a more advanced level of English understanding and fluency.
Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Weekly Schedules." This lesson starts with a short story about two women's schedules, followed by a dialogue between them and comprehension questions. Students then fill in a chart about their weekly schedules, answer discussion questions, and complete a grammar review.
Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "Is Freddy There?" This lesson starts with a short story about a phone call, followed by a phone dialogue, and comprehension questions. Students then fill in a chart about last weekend / this weekend / next weekend, fill in the blanks in a phone conversation, answer discussion questions, and complete a grammar review.
Adult ESL Lessons (Intermediate): Problems, Advice, and Suggestions. This lesson features a reading passage about various people's personal problems, followed by a comprehension activity and discussion questions. This content-packed lesson is written with relatively simple English to help students transition to a more advanced level of English understanding and fluency.
Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "How was your day today?" This lesson starts with a short story "Charles" and his daily routine, followed by a dialogue between Charles and a friend, and comprehension questions. Students then fill in a chart about their daily routines, answer discussion questions, and complete a grammar review.
Adult ESL Lessons (Beginner): "School." This lesson starts with a short story about two university students, followed by a dialogue between two people and comprehension questions. Students then fill in a chart about schools, answer discussion questions, and complete a grammar review.
