Games & Fun

Keep your students engaged with interactive, playful english lessons including mysteries and creative scenarios. These topics feature murder mysteries, escape room vibes, and interactive storytelling that keeps people guessing. Learning feels more like entertainment than homework. Great for lighter lessons that build skills without feeling like work.

Retro-style graphic of hands holding a game controller in front of a screen reading Game Over, illustrating a B1 video games lesson plan

Lifestyle B1

How You Play Games

'How you play video games is how you do everything' is the line this whole B1 lesson plan builds around, using gaming habits to talk about real life.

A person sitting in a dimly lit room holding a glowing smartphone, suggesting suspense or mystery. Image for an A2 ESL lesson from betterclass titled Scary Story in Messages, where students explore spooky sounds, read text message stories, and create their own Halloween endings.

Lifestyle A2

Scary Story in Messages

Read a spooky text chat, learn Halloween vocabulary, and write scary message stories in this A2 Halloween lesson for ESL students.

Social Issues B2

Murder Mystery: Who Did It?

Eight clues, five suspects, and one killer to find. This B2 murder mystery ESL lesson plan gets students debating from start to finish.

Culture B2

Pokémon Cards

Pokémon cards, rare collectibles, and big money debates make this B2 ESL lesson plan a hit with older teens and adults.

Social Issues C1

Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories

Explore hilarious conspiracy theories in this C1 advanced ESL lesson with vocabulary, debates, and critical thinking activities for engaging discussions.