B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
3 lessons

A crime has been commited

General Grammar Technology

Help students learn to use passive voice in different tenses! Students also talk about different crimes and report some news.

passive voice practice
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Passive voice practice

Grammar

This lesson provides tons of passive voice practice! Students describe processes, talk about news reports and discuss facts about the world. They also explore customer support and work with rules and sign messages.

vocabulary for job interviews
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Get ready for your next job interview

Business

Explore job hunting with this lesson on job interviews! Students discuss preparation, watch a video of a job interview and practise useful vocabulary. They also role-play interview questions and answers.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Past (Perfect) stories

General Grammar

Help students understand and practice Past Perfect with this fun lesson set! Students also talk about objects from the past, learn prepositional phrases and watch two videos.

ESL lesson on Past Perfect
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Pieces of the past (Past Perfect)

General Grammar

In this ESL lesson on Past Perfect, students talk about memories and time capsules! They also watch a video about a 63-year-old lost purse and learn and practise using Past Perfect with Past Simple.

speaking lesson on AI partners
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

In love with AI

Lifestyle Technology

Journey through the realm of relationships with AI! Students share their thoughts, discuss how humans interact with AI and watch a video on AI as romantic partners. They also debate AI’s impact on human connection.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Discussing the future

Grammar Lifestyle Technology

Encourage students to learn future structures! With this two-lesson set, students will practise Future Simple, Present Continuous and ‘going to’ to talk about the future. They will also learn functional language to talk about plans.

lesson on making plans
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Are we still on for Tuesday? (making plans)

Lifestyle

Students talk about plans, events and schedules with this engaging lesson! They practise future forms and phrases to discuss plans, watch a video where friends try to arrange a meeting and role-play scenarios.

practise passive forms
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Preventing identity theft (passive voice)

Grammar Technology

Practise passive forms with this lesson on identity theft! Students discuss online protection and share opinions about online safety. They also watch a video about identity theft and read texts on how technology impacts digital crime.

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 45 min

Office software

Business Technology

Talk about office software with this Critical Reading Club lesson! Students discuss office software and work tasks, practise useful collocations and share their experiences. They also talk about their preferences for workplace software.

ESL lesson on passive structures
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

A new website will be created soon (passive voice)

Business Grammar Technology

Talk about websites while practising the passive voice! With this lesson, students watch a video about website creation, share their opinions and work with passive structures in different scenarios.

ESL lesson on enjoying life
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

My perfect day

General Lifestyle

Engage students in discussing ways to enjoy life! They watch the trailer for the film Perfect Days, read about activities that promote presence and simple joys and discuss problems and solutions for different things in life. Students can also do an extra vocabulary activity.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons

They should be allowed to do it! (modal verbs)

General Global Issues Grammar

Students practise modal verbs of permission, obligation and advice, as well as verbs to talk about prohibition. They discuss legal age limits and a ban on cigarettes.

modal verbs of permission and obligation
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Old enough to decide

General Grammar

Talk about age limits with this lesson! Students practise modal verbs, watch a video on the voting age in New Zealand and discuss age laws in different countries. They also share their experiences.

describing trends in data
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Describing trends in data

Business

Talk about trends in data with this lesson! Students practise vocabulary for describing graphs, watch a video on the sales of mobile phones and discuss data. They also talk about future trends in smartphones and operating systems.

expressing past ability and obligation
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

That’s how it was (past ability and obligation)

General Grammar

Talk about life a century ago! In this engaging lesson, students explore phrases for past ability and obligation, read about old professions and discuss the pros and cons of life in the past.

talking about accommodation
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Stay or skip? Talking about accommodation

Lifestyle

Discuss accommodation and travel experiences with this lesson! Students practise adjectives, watch a video about an Airbnb feature and share their perspectives. They also read and write reviews of different accommodation.

B1 / Intermediate
3 lessons

CVs and searching for a job

Business

This lesson set allows students to talk about job hunting and teaches them how to write a CV in English.

talking about the job market
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Are they really hiring?

Business

Talk about the job market and employment opportunities with this lesson! Students watch a video on fake job listings, analyze a job posting and discuss tips for job seekers. They can also do an optional vocabulary activity.

talking about bucket lists
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

What would you put on your bucket list?

Lifestyle

Engage in talking about bucket lists with this lesson! Students discuss goals and ambitions, watch a video about a traveller visiting multiple places in a week and talk about their thoughts and experiences.

ESL lesson on train rides
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Fancy a train ride?

General

Talk about train rides with this lesson! Students practise train-related vocabulary, watch part of a video about train travel and discuss their preferences and experiences. They also explore phrases to buy tickets and work in pairs.

ESL lesson on physical media
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The return of physical media

Lifestyle Technology

Talk about physical media with this lesson! Students discuss experiences of using tangible media, practise useful vocabulary for discussing the topic and share their opinions. They also watch a video on physical media.

vocabulary for discussing films
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

The film genre I can’t stand is…

General Lifestyle

Talk about films with this lesson! Students learn vocabulary for discussing films, explore a video about sci-fi and share their opinions and preferences. They also recommend something new for people to watch.

talking about teachers
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

The best teacher I’ve had

General

Join in talking about teachers with this lesson! Students share opinions and experiences, watch a video about a scientist who’s considered a good teacher and discuss the impact of teaching styles on learning. They can also do an optional vocabulary activity.

phrases to make excuses
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Excuses, excuses!

General

Practise common ways to make excuses with this lesson! Students discuss common reasons for making excuses, watch a short video about the best excuses for being late and work in pairs making and responding to excuses.

ESL lesson on magic
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

It’s a kind of magic!

General

Talk about magic with this lesson! Students watch a video with a trick, explore common verbs and talk about magic tricks from different perspectives. 

ESL lesson on texting abbreviations
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Can’t talk atm

General

Students talk about texting with this lesson! They learn and practise common texting abbreviations, and watch a funny video about passive-aggressive texting. They share texting opinions, habits, and preferences, and practise writing text messages to each other.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Describing objects

General

In the first lesson, students revise adjectives and learn how to use them in order while talking about personal objects. In the second lesson, they learn and use more adjectives to talk about clothes.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Practising First Conditional

General Global Issues

The lesson set deals with the topics of food and clothes waste. In the first lesson, First Conditional is introduced in the context of food waste. In the second lesson, students practise it while talking about fast fashion.

speaking lesson on clothes
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Less is more: minimalist wardrobe

Lifestyle

Students discuss minimalist wardrobes! They watch a video and talk about reasons and rules for maintaining such a wardrobe, as well as talking about their personal style. Students say what they’d wear in different situations and do a role-play about packing for a trip.

ESL lesson on future forms
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Will we live in a smart city?

Grammar Technology

Discuss how technology can solve urban issues! In this lesson, students review future forms, watch a video about smart city services, and imagine they participate in a survey. They also role-play discussions about plans using future forms.

emotion adjectives
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Feel your feelings

General

Talk about emotions with this lesson! Students learn and practise emotion adjectives, watch a film trailer and discuss tweets about the film Inside Out 2. They also discuss emotions triggered by different experiences.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

In-store and online shopping

Business

This lesson set teaches online shopping vocabulary and includes discussions and debates on e-commerce and grocery shopping.

speaking about art and activism
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Artivism

General

Share opinions on art and activism with this lesson! Students watch a video on an art exhibition, explore examples of artivism and talk about different kinds of art. They can also do an optional vocabulary activity to review useful phrases!

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons

Dealing with teenagers

General

This lesson set allows students to discuss teenage life and digital parenting in depth. Students learn topic-related vocabulary and learn expressing cause and effect.

useful language for meetings
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Just to confirm… (functional language for meetings)

Business

Talk about meeting situations with this lesson! Students practise phrases for meetings, watch a funny video and share their own experiences. They also role-play a situation where they are employees at a company discussing who does which task.

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