Lesson Plans: Functions & Text

ESL lesson plans for teachers of the English language. Check out our collection of lesson plans filed under the 'Functions & Text' grammar topic.

Sorry- Apologising

How the word sorry is used and other ways of apologising

Sports- Debates

Giving opinions on sports through debates

Starting and ending business communications simplest responses game

Easy review of opening and closing emails, phone calls and face to face meetings

Starting and ending conversations simplest responses game

An easy and fun introduction to beginning and finishing conversational interactions

Starting and Ending Conversations- Disappearing Text Memory Game

Starting and Ending Conversations- Simplest Responses

Strong and weak opinions on the news and media

Telecommuting Policies- Roleplay Meeting

Teleconferencing- Tips & Phrases

Advice and language for teleconferences

Telephone Enquiries

Answering questions on the phone review

Telephone or Face to Face?

Phrases for speaking on the phone and in person review

Telephone Problems- Board Game

Solving communication problems to practise telephoning

Telephone, email and face to face error correction pairwork

Reviewing business communications through common mistakes

Telephoning in English- Discussion and Personalised Practice

Test each other on insurance vocabulary checking/ clarifying practice

Useful checking/ clarifying questions on financial and business vocabulary, particularly for the insurance industry

Thanking in English

How to thank and respond to thanks review

Thanking People- Game

Game for practising thanking

The Language of Interrupting

Turn taking language games practicing the language of interrupting presentation and practice

Times- Discuss and Agree

Travel and Tourism Recommendations- Numbers Practice

Travel Situations Email and Telephone Roleplays

University Applications- Tips and Useful Phrases

Useful phrases for reviews sentence completion activities

Completing typical writing reviews phrases games

Video and Teleconference Game

Fun step by step practice of teleconferences and video conferences

Weather and Advice Practice