Category: General

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Calm down and carry on! (phrasal verbs)

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With this lesson, students review and practise phrasal verbs. They create sentences, play “two truths and a lie” and complete phrasal verbs. They also develop endings to stories, create dialogues and complete statements to talk about their opinions and preferences.

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I keep it for luck (prepositional phrases)

General Grammar

Step into the world of prepositional phrases! Students talk about important objects, watch a promotional video, practise prepositional phrases and write short stories.

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The things we want and the things we need (stative verbs)

General Grammar

In this lesson, students dive into the world of self-expression, watch an ad for a trading website and practise stative and active verbs. They also talk about their preferences and use the target vocabulary to describe people’s personalities.

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Spring is in the air

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This fun lesson contains various standalone activities that allow students to explore vocabulary to talk about spring, do a crossword puzzle and practise collocations with ‘green’. They can also discuss reasons for enjoying or disliking spring and practise phrasal verbs.

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From a pushover to your own boss

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With this lesson, students talk about personal boundaries, watch a video with tips and practise vocabulary related to the topic. They also reflect upon responses to challenging situations and discuss different points of view.

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Dream on!

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Explore the wonders of dreams in this lesson! Students dive into dream analysis, watch a video about the benefits of dreaming, practise vocabulary about sleep habits, and discuss the meanings of common dreams.

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Hotel reviews

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Engage students in conversations about different types of places to stay and their experiences! With this lesson, students practise vocabulary related to accommodation, watch videos and write hotel reviews.

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Valentine’s Day activities

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Embark on a vocabulary journey discussing Valentine’s Day and relationships! Students talk about typical Valentine’s Day activities and some quotes, as well as about relationships and dating apps.

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Is a degree worth it?

Business General

Engage your students in a discussion on the ins and outs of higher education. Explore education and career-related vocabulary and work on comprehension skills by watching a news report on the job market.

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Do you enjoy quiz shows? (question tags)

General Grammar

Teach your students how to express uncertainty about facts. They will practise using question tags and apply general knowledge to answer quiz questions!

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What I’m trying to say is… (clarifying and explaining)

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Help your students practise clarifying and explaining across various contexts. Elevate their communication skills through different strategies of providing clear explanations.

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Common verbs exercises

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The lesson is a series of stand-alone common verbs exercises that can be used as a revision, warm-up or time filler. There are five exercises that deal with different common verbs, collocations, phrasal verbs, opposite verbs and phrases with ‘get’.

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The future of the film industry

General Technology

In this lesson about the film industry, students talk about the changes that the industry might undergo in the near future. They also learn phrases related to films, watch a news report and read two short texts.

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What is your favourite thing about autumn?

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In this lesson about autumn, students learn collocations related to autumn as well as functional phrases to talk about their favourite things. Students also watch a video and have a discussion. 

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Fancy a game?

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In this ESL lesson about board games, students watch a video, learn games-related vocabulary and practise speaking. 

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Milestones and other life events

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With this lesson students learn to use adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. They talk about milestones and life events, and have a lot of discussion, while practising using these commonly confused adjectives.

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From the bottom of my heart

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In this ESL lesson students learn ways to say thank you and react to it. They discuss different situations where people thank each other, watch a video and have a lot of practice.

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I doubt that… (functional language)

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In this lesson, students learn functional language for expressing possibility in English, as well as doubt and certainty. They watch two sets of short video clips and get controlled and free practice of the functional language.