Collection: B2 – Bite-Sized

Explore our collection of B2 Bite-Sized Lesson Plans, designed to help teachers deliver engaging, focused English lessons without spending hours on preparation. Each lesson centres on a specific topic, skill or language point and includes ready-to-use activities that fit easily into your teaching schedule. From thought-provoking discussions and real-world topics to practical vocabulary and speaking practice, these compact lessons help you make the most of your classroom time while keeping yo

B2 – Travel Stories: Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

Talk about your travel experiences with this engaging B2 ESL grammar and speaking lesson.

Built around travel experiences and city breaks, this lesson helps students practise the Past Simple and Present Perfect in a meaningful, communicative context. Students explore the difference between the two tenses before using them to ask and answer questions about travel experiences and share a memorable trip or city break.

Students begin with a travel-themed “Find someone who…” activity, using the target tenses to talk about different travel experiences. They then read about the uses of the Past Simple and Present Perfect and identify the tenses in the questions. Next, students build their own questions using both tenses, moving from general travel experiences to specific details. The lesson finishes with a speaking task in which students describe a memorable trip or city break using both tenses.

In this lesson, students will:

  • Talk about travel experiences

  • Review and practise the Past Simple and Present Perfect

  • Identify when to use each tense in a travel context

  • Form questions using the Past Simple and Present Perfect

  • Ask and answer questions about travel experiences

Perfect for B2 adult and teenage learners, this ready-to-teach bite-sized lesson requires minimal preparation and combines grammar and communicative speaking around a practical and engaging travel theme.

B2 – The Perfect City Break: Create Your Itinerary

Plan the perfect city break with this engaging B2 ESL travel planning and speaking lesson.

Built around a three-day itinerary for a city break in Paris, this lesson helps students learn and practise useful travel vocabulary related to accommodation, itineraries, excursions, sightseeing, layovers, and travel plans. Students use the target vocabulary in context before creating and presenting their own city-break itineraries.

Students begin by discussing their recent travel experiences before analysing a sample Paris itinerary and completing it with the missing vocabulary. They then match the target words to their definitions and use the vocabulary to create a three-day itinerary for a destination of their choice. The lesson finishes with students presenting their itineraries and discussing their travel plans with a partner.

In this lesson, students will:

  • Discuss recent trips and travel experiences

  • Learn and practise vocabulary related to travel and itineraries

  • Use context to understand and identify key travel vocabulary

  • Create a three-day itinerary for a city break

  • Present and discuss their travel plans with a partner

Perfect for B2 adult and teenage learners, this ready-to-teach travel lesson requires minimal preparation and combines vocabulary, planning, writing, and communicative speaking around a practical and engaging travel theme.