Level: A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
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Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsChatting with co-workers (fillers and backchanneling)
BusinessPractise filler words with this lesson! Students share what they chat with their colleagues about, watch two short videos of small talk at work and explore filler words to make conversations more natural. They also role-play dialogues.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessons‘Tis the season
GeneralTalk about the holiday season with this lesson! Students practise collocations related to Christmas, read fun facts about Christmas around the world and watch a video about things to do in London during the holiday season. They also share their opinions on Christmas activities.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsExcuse me, where is the food court? (giving directions)
GeneralWith this lesson, students practise giving and asking for directions! Students talk about shopping centres, watch a video about a large shopping centre in Canada and learn the names of places and things they might find at the mall.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsLife experiences (Present Perfect + ‘ever’, ‘never’)
GrammarWith this lesson, students discuss life experiences and bucket lists. They also watch a video where children say if they have stolen something and practise Present Perfect with ever and never.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe joy of walking
LifestyleJoin in discussing the effects of walking with this lesson! Students share opinions, watch a video about the benefits of walking and review useful vocabulary. They also recommend ideas to a friend who wants to be healthier and discuss quotes related to personal journeys.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsYour style, your story
General LifestyleTalk about style with this lesson! Students discuss clothing choices, practise vocabulary on clothing and watch an ad for a fashion brand. They also share their personal clothing preferences and work on mind maps.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHobbies: more than just free time
LifestyleEngage in talking about hobbies from different perspectives! With this lesson, students share their thoughts and experiences related to pastimes, explore useful phrases and watch two short videos on hobbies. They also play a guessing game!
2 lessons
Add to saved lessonsWhere are you staying?
GeneralIn the first lesson, students learn vocabulary to talk about holiday accommodation. They also write a hotel review. In the second lesson, they practise functional language for hotel situations using the vocabulary from the first lesson.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsI’m calling to change my reservation (functional language)
GeneralStudents talk about hotel situations, practise functional language for hotel interactions and watch a video about welcoming a guest to an Airbnb flat. They also do a role-play using target vocabulary.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThings we use every day
GeneralWith this lesson, students explore and use adjectives in the correct order! They watch a video of everyday objects in super macro, discuss personal objects and talk about objects with different characteristics.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsPast Simple activities
GrammarReview Past Simple with this lesson! Students practise the pronunciation of verb endings in the past, work on the verb ‘be’ in the past and revise regular and irregular verbs. They play a guessing game and complete short stories using the past form of verbs.
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Add to saved lessonsWhat do they look like?
GeneralWith this lesson, students practise vocabulary to talk about people’s physical appearance. They watch a video on women’s self-image, explore filler words and debate self-image and beauty standards. They also practise body parts vocabulary.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow about a tattoo?
LifestyleWith this lesson, students talk about tattoos! They watch a video about tattoo tourism, share opinions and revise collocations with the word ‘tattoo’. They also discuss workplace discrimination against people with tattoos.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWas your childhood any different?
GeneralEngage in discussing changes in childhood and parenting with this lesson! Students practise words and phrases to talk about kids’ activities and behaviour, watch a video on Denmark’s forest preschool and read a text about Montessori education.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsLet’s go on a date!
General LifestyleStudents discuss different types of dating, how it has changed over the years, and brainstorm hypothetical dating scenarios. They explore opinions, learn vocabulary, and watch and discuss a video about speed dating.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsMeeting a celebrity
General GrammarWith this lesson, students talk about celebrities and work with grammar! They watch a funny ad, discuss situations related to fame and practise words and phrases to express frequency. Students also do a role play task in which they throw a celebrity party.
2 lessons
Add to saved lessonsTalking about experiences using Present Perfect and Past Simple
General GrammarIn the first lesson, students learn the differences between the two tenses and talk about life experiences. In the second lesson, they practise the use of the tenses through role-plays.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsSharing experiences (Present Perfect and Past Simple)
Grammar LifestyleWith this lesson, students discuss the topics people talk about when they first meet. They also practise Present Perfect and Past Simple, watch a video about people who have just met and do a role play activity.
