Plan ahead for next term: Free IELTS lesson plans from the British Council

Plan ahead for next term: Free IELTS lesson plans from the British Council

As the academic year winds down, many teachers are already beginning to think ahead. If you are lightly planning for next term—or want a head start preparing your students for IELTS—we have got a helpful bonus: free, classroom-ready lesson plans created by experts at the British Council.

Plan ahead for next term: Free IELTS lesson plans from the British Council

These high-quality resources are ideal for brushing up on teaching strategies or adding new activities to your IELTS prep courses. Whether your students need to boost their confidence in Speaking, strengthen their Reading strategies, or refine their Writing skills, these five new lesson plans will save you prep time and elevate your lessons.


Download 6 new IELTS lesson plans

All lesson plans are ready to use, aligned with IELTS exam tasks, and available in PDF format.

Speaking: Using past, present and future strategy

Help students speak more fluently by structuring responses across past, present, and future tenses. This lesson also supports tense usage and grammatical range.

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Speaking: Using linking devices

Students practise comparing, speculating, explaining, and generalising. Includes language analysis and response practice.

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Reading: Question strategy

A strategy-focused lesson that helps students distinguish between True, False, and Not Given answers more effectively.

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Listening: Form completion & Multiple-choice questions

This dual-skill lesson helps students predict context and recognise synonyms. Includes two audio recordings for listening practice.

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Writing: Describe process diagrams with complex grammar

Focus on cause/effect and relative clauses to develop students’ grammatical range for Academic Task 1 writing.

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Writing: Coherence & Cohesion

Students learn to analyse tasks, plan essays, and apply cohesive devices to create stronger, clearer arguments.

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