What is this lesson about? This relationships idioms ESL lesson plan helps B1–B2 learners talk naturally about friendships, emotional openness, misunderstandings, and support. Students practise idioms such as hit it off, see eye to eye, bury the hatchet, wear your heart on your sleeve, get off on the wrong foot, and have someone’s back through realistic dialogues, grammar practice, and speaking tasks.

What language will students learn? Learners focus on six essential idioms:

• Hit it off – get along very well from the first meeting

• See eye to eye – agree or share similar opinions

• Bury the hatchet – make peace after an argument

• Wear your heart on your sleeve – show your emotions openly

• Get off on the wrong foot – start a relationship or situation badly

• Have someone’s back – support or defend someone
  

How do students practise? The lesson develops fluency and emotional intelligence through:

• Warm-up discussion questions on friendship and conflict.

• Dialogue-based reading activity with authentic relationship scenarios.

• Definition matching and sentence transformations for flexible idiom use.

• Typical usage matching to reinforce natural collocations.

• Sentence gap-fills for grammar integration.

• Speaking practice where learners personalise idioms through real-life reflection.
  

Why is this lesson useful? By the end, learners can:

• Use idioms fluently to describe friendships, conflicts, and support.

• Build confidence in talking about emotions and relationships.

• Strengthen grammar, vocabulary, and storytelling skills.

• Express themselves more authentically in social contexts.
  

Who is it for? This lesson is designed for intermediate adult learners (B1–B2). It’s ideal for classes focused on social language, emotional fluency, and wellbeing, either online or in person.