ESL social issues lessons

ESL vocabulary exercise & discussion questions
for the environment (PDF)

Fashion vocabulary exercise & discussion
questions (PDF)

Questionable statements discussion (word)

TV survey and discussion exercise (word)

Debatable statements (word)

Identity theft vocabulary & discussion exercises (PDF)

NIMBY lesson (PDF)

Other discussion Lessons

Being a celebrity/being famous discussion worksheeet with vocabulary & pictures (PDF)

Identity theft questionnaire (word)

Talking about fashion, trends and hobbies (PDF)

How do you get money discussion exercises (PDF)

More discussion exercises

Various opinion matching  exercises-worksheet
with answers (PDF)

"What people do for fashion" discussion worksheet
(PDF)

Opinion statements about relationships, mobile
phones, advertising etc.

Agree/disagree exercise for fashion & shopping
statements (PDF)

Questions for discussing opinions about
advertising (PDF)

Rank statements about what motivates you at
work (PDF)

Discussion statements about work (PDF)

Ranking global problems discussion (PDF)

Rank the following list for their contribution to society

Tolerance discussion statements (PDF)

Satisfaction with life statements (PDF)


Vocabulary and language for
discussions

Using quantifiers to give opinions PDF)

Personalized opinion giving exercises

Expressing likes and dislikes worksheet (Word)

Giving opinions: adjectives -ed -ing (PDF)

Discussion cues: Giving opinions with feeling

Idioms - Personal Feelings and Opinions #2

Lessons & activities for teaching discussions

Cool Jobs - A Debate Roleplay Lesson Plan for ESL teachers
This is a debate lesson for large classes, keeping
everyone involved

Debate Lesson Plan-This activity is set in the context of a meeting, in which the participants (the whole class) are discussing the proposed development of a new shopping centre where they live.

Legalize it ! (PDF)

Men and Women - Equal at Last?

Negotiation Tactics (see lesson 2) intermediate

Moonstruck! Does The Full Moon Control Behavior?
(great topic!)

First World Debate Lesson

Speaking activities for debates, discussions and giving opinions

4 corner debate lesson (PDF)

ESL lesson plan for debates & discussions
including common expressions

Controlled  elementary  opinion giving ESL discusion activity using determiners/quantifiers.

Controlled pre-intermediate-intermediate speaking activity for transitional debate expressions

Speaking activities including mini-debate and
controversial statements

Two Minute Debates: In this activity, the teacher sets a topic and students debate it in pairs.

Mini-debate: Choose an issue: Here's a simple idea to spark free conversation among adults reluctant to talk.

Finish the sentence

Yes but dialogue game

More ideas for debates

There are 2 sides to every story