Free ESL lesson plans you can teach today
Lesson plans from the Tuton library: the first lesson of each course in full (for In the News, a recent story), the rest as an outline. No signup.
Lesson plans
Technology
Conversation lessons from technology and AI news stories.
Business
Conversation lessons from business and economy news stories.
Health
Conversation lessons from health and fitness news stories.
Culture
Conversation lessons from culture, entertainment and lifestyle stories.
Environment
Conversation lessons from climate and environment news stories.
Daily Life Discussions
Everyday topics to get students talking about their routines and experiences
Opinions and Preferences
Practice expressing and defending personal viewpoints
Hot Topics
Engaging discussion topics about modern life and society (B1 level)
Deep Discussions
Thought-provoking topics for more advanced conversations (B2 level)
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Free games
No-signup classroom games you can drop into any lesson, on any platform.
Story Bubbles
Pop bubbles to collect random objects, then challenge your student to build a story from them. A perfect speaking warm-up.
Would You Rather
Pick a side, then say why. 60 original dilemmas, from easy A2 choices to B2 debates that get students explaining and defending.
Question Wheel
Spin the wheel to land on a topic (travel, food, dreams, the future) and get a conversation question. 64 questions, zero prep.
Teach it live in the Tuton classroom
Open a lesson plan inside a browser classroom with your student: the slides, the exercises and the vocabulary on both screens, alongside your video and your notes. No links to chase, no screen share.
- A library of ready-to-teach lessons, no prep night
- Your student sees the same slide, at the same moment
- Schedule, homework and vocabulary in the same place
- The classroom starts with a 7-day free trial; a free account keeps the player and your saved list
Free account · no card · The full plans on this page stay free, account or not
Maria
YouHave you ever been abroad?
Talk about life experiences with the present perfect.
| Subject | Present perfect |
|---|---|
| I, you, we, they | have + been |
| he, she, it | has + been |
- I’ve been to the museum twice.
- Have you ever lived abroad?
- She has never tried sushi.
Lesson plan
2 of 5 · 50 of 50 min planned- Word Scramble5 min
- Present perfect: life experiencesLibrary · slide 4 of 1820 minHookNoticeTry
- Travel articlePDF ·Shared10 min
- Role-play promptsPage ·Private10 min
- Fill the Gap5 min
What's in a lesson plan
Aims
What the student should be able to do by the end, written as an outcome rather than a topic. It is the line you check the lesson against when you're deciding whether to cut a stage.
A staged procedure
The lesson broken into numbered stages with a timing on each: a warm-up, the target language presented in context, controlled practice, then freer production. The timings are a guide, not a script.
Target vocabulary
The words and phrases the lesson is built around, with meanings. In a Tuton account the same list becomes your student's vocabulary deck, so the words come back in spaced-repetition practice between lessons.
A CEFR level
Every course is labelled A1 to C1, and some are marked for all levels. The level describes the language in the material, not a ceiling. The real difficulty lives in what you demand of the answer.
Frequently asked questions
Are these lesson plans really free?
The full plans on these pages (the first lesson of each course, and a recent story in each In the News topic except Health) are free to read and free to teach from, with no account and no card. The other lessons show an outline. A free Tuton account adds the interactive slide version of lesson 1 of every course, every lesson of a course we have marked free, and the In the News lessons, and keeps your saved list. The rest of the library is included with Starter, our lowest paid plan. Teaching live in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
Can I use these lesson plans on another platform?
Yes. A lesson plan is a plan: aims, staged procedure, timings and target vocabulary. Print it, teach it over any video call, or use it in a classroom. Nothing here is locked to Tuton.
What level are the lessons?
Courses are labelled A1 to C1 on the CEFR scale, and some are marked for all levels. The level describes the language in the material, not a ceiling. A B1 plan works well with a strong A2 student if you accept shorter answers.
How long does one lesson take?
Each plan shows an estimated total and a timing on every stage. Most run 45 to 75 minutes. For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stage timings are a guide, not a script.
Who writes these lessons?
They are written for the Tuton library, for tutors teaching one to one and in small groups. They are structured the way a trained teacher plans a lesson: a warm-up, a presentation of the target language, controlled practice, then freer production.
Do I need a Tuton account to teach one of these?
Not to teach from a full plan on this page. A free account adds the interactive version (the slides, the exercises and the vocabulary list your student sees on their own screen) for lesson 1 of every course, for any course we have marked free, and for the In the News lessons, and keeps your saved list. The rest of the library is included with Starter. The Tuton classroom, where you and your student work through it live, comes with a 7-day free trial.
Can I edit a lesson?
Inside a Tuton account, yes: you can copy a library lesson into your own material and change anything in it. The plans on this page are read-only.
Can I download a lesson as a PDF?
The printable PDF of a library lesson is on the Plus and Pro plans. A free account and the free trial do not include it. The full plans on these pages are free to read, and you can print them from your browser.
Stop planning from scratch
A free account opens the interactive version of lesson 1 of every course, every lesson of a course we have marked free and the In the News lessons, and keeps your saved list. Teaching them live in the Tuton classroom, with the schedule, homework and vocabulary around it, starts with a 7-day free trial.
Free to start · No credit card · The full plans on this page stay free, account or not