What is art? How to talk about culture in the ESL classroom? Should you? Chances are your students have much more to say about this than you might think. Find out with this selection of activities on Culture and Arts to complete or replace your lesson plans and discuss, debate, watch, listen… and most of all have a casual conversation about it in English.
So you woke up today thinking about a "standing in line" themed lesson plan, because don't we all wake up like this? But then you saw a picture of David Beckham while scrolling through Instagram and thought... I sure would like to incorporate this guy in my lesson...
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Are you dorkily awkward or adorably real? You may be both – adorkable! Learn about it with this adorkable ESL discussion worksheet.
Learn functional language of making connections while talking about appropriation in band names from the past and present.
Talk about trendsetters in fashion with authentic material from Vox. Discuss the history of the color pink and how it became a “girly” color.
Students practice the third conditional by imagining scenarios which would have prevented these achievements from 2021. A great end-of-the-year type activity!
Talk about films and series with an article about Netflix’s new ranking system for its most popular titles.
Talk about violence and the success of Squid Game with your ESL students while they remember their favorite playground games.
English gambling idioms are everywhere. We use them in everyday conversation and even job interviews. Best to know a few!
These activities, resources and lesson plans are here to help you come prepared and teach better. We hope you and your students enjoy 🙂
Happy Teaching!