Level: A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
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Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
How well can you cook?
GeneralUse this lesson with students who like cooking, as well as with those who don’t have a lot of cooking experience. They will talk about their preferences, provide arguments and watch a cooking class ad.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Please have your boarding pass ready
GeneralStudents learn airport and plane phrases, listen to announcements and watch a video with a song. They also talk, role-play and exchange ideas.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Teaching kids about tech
General TechnologyLet students explore the topic of childhood and technology in this engaging lesson: recall the past, describe pictures, watch a video with tips, and share opinions. Parents or not, everyone will have something to say.
Standard Lesson 75 min
Are you ready to order?
GeneralDo your students know how to order food at a restaurant? If not, teach them some functional phrases, make them role play different scenarios and discuss eating out.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Being a successful entrepreneur
BusinessStudents immerse in the world of entrepreneurship: they generate questions, watch an explainer video, read inspiring success stories, describe pictures and answer thought-provoking questions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Technology skills
TechnologyStudents learn and practise some basic technology vocabulary, watch a short video and play a game. They also practise speaking.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Common verbs exercises
GeneralThe worksheet 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’.
Standard Lesson 60 min
What is your favourite thing about autumn?
GeneralIn 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.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
How much does it cost?
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about money, students learn vocabulary, watch a video about the cost of living in a Dutch city and practise speaking.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Facts and myths about technology
TechnologyThis ESL lesson focuses on facts and myths about technology. Students learn some tech vocabulary, watch a video, discuss myths related to gadgets and do a quiz.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Ways to relax
LifestyleIn this lesson about free time, students talk about the things they find stressful and what they do to relax. They also watch a video about an unusual pastime activity.
Standard Lesson 60 min
From city to country
LifestyleIn this lesson about living in the country or a city, students learn some phrases, watch a video, and read a short article.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How do you feel about…? (expressing opinions)
GeneralIn this lesson, students learn beginner phrases for expressing opinions and asking about opinions. They practise the functional language in writing and in speech.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Talking about books
LifestyleIn this Speaking Class students talk about books and reading in general, watch a video, have a discussion and brainstorm ideas.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
What would you say?
LifestyleIn this Speaking Class lesson about cultural differences your students discuss how social interactions differ from culture to culture. They also watch a video and consider things that are appropriate and inappropriate to say. Additionally, there is a short, optional vocabulary task.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Pass or fail – exams and testing
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about exams, students learn useful vocabulary, watch a video about the longest exam in the world and have lots of speaking practice.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Food culture, coffee culture
Grammar LifestyleIn this ESL lesson about coffee and food culture students have a lot of discussion, watch a video, study nouns that can be both countable and uncountable, and have a lot of fun practice.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
From trash to treasure
Global IssuesThe lesson includes a lot of activities that focus on speaking about upcycling, watching and discussing a video and brainstorming upcycling ideas.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Living abroad
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about living abroad, students watch a testimonial video about learning Portuguese in Brazil, learn some useful collocations and talk about living in different countries.
Standard Lesson 60 min
A body language detective
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about body language, students learn phrases to describe gestures and talk about body language in different situations.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The world of ads
Business GeneralThis speaking lesson about ads includes a variety of activities. Students have a lot of discussion, watch two videos and read short texts on some marketing campaigns of a famous brand.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Guessing games – A2-B1
GeneralThis worksheet contains five pre-intermediate and intermediate ESL games. The games can be used as warm-ups, fillers or end-of-lesson tasks.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Nice to meet you! – first lesson with A2 students
GeneralOur ‘getting to know you’ lesson is designed for the first lesson with new A2 students. With a mix of reading, vocabulary, grammar, and speaking activities, it helps new students feel comfortable and build a strong foundation for future lessons.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Renting a flat (articles)
General GrammarIn this grammar lesson students learn how to use articles (‘a/an’, ‘the’, no article). They listen to recordings, discuss renting a flat, and do grammar exercises. Students also have a role play.
Standard Lesson 90 min
I’ve always wanted to have a talent for…
GeneralIn this lesson, students learn some common English collocations with talent and skills and practise some functional language. They also read a text and talk about talents and talent shows.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Talking about habits
LifestyleIn this lesson, students practise talking about habits in English, watch two ads and discuss how to best form new habits.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Honest, creative or lazy? (personality adjectives)
GeneralThis worksheet on personality adjectives in English contains a lot of speaking activities that let students learn and practise new words. Students read short texts, discuss different personalities and talk about themselves.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Our relationship with nature
Global Issues LifestyleIn this environment conversation class, students talk about nature. They also watch a video and discuss ways to protect the environment.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How to be happy
Grammar LifestyleIn this lesson, students watch a video and learn how to use reflexive pronouns. They also talk about happiness.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The sound of music
LifestyleIn this ESL worksheet about music, students talk about music in their lives. They also listen to short pieces of music and discuss them.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Welcome on board!
BusinessIn this lesson about onboarding, students discuss their experience, watch the video, and practise modal verbs of possibility (must, might, can’t). They also read a dialogue and role play a similar one.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Excuse me, I am an apple (word order)
General GrammarLet students practise word order in English. Students discuss language-learning apps, explore the rules of sentence word order and practise by completing and creating funny and unusual sentences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
What a cool gadget! (phrases for agreeing and disagreeing)
TechnologyIn this lesson students practise phrases for agreeing and disagreeing, watch a video and talk about gadgets.
Standard Lesson 60 min
We get on really well!
GeneralIn this lesson about family and relationships, students talk about family members, friends, and other people close to them. They also watch a video and practise some conjunctions used to give reasons.
Standard Lesson 60 min
That’s a good question!
GrammarThis lesson plan focuses on basic English questions. Students watch an interview with two famous actors and discuss different questions. Students also do a role play where they interview each other.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Life lessons and white lies
General GrammarThis grammar lesson helps students learn about and practise Zero Conditional. The worksheet includes a lot of speaking activities. Students also do a vocabulary exercise and learn the phrases related to the topic.
