Level: B2 / Upper Intermediate
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Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow to escape a high cost of housing
LifestyleThis lesson is based on a short video connected with less conventional alternatives to buying a house which are cheaper, but still amazing.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsSlow fashion: an alternative to fast fashion
Global Issues LifestyleThis slow fashion worksheet includes a bunch of adjectives to talk about the fashion industry and gives students a lot of speaking opportunities.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsTell me about yourself – a job interview elevator pitch
BusinessThe worksheet focuses on a job interview elevator pitch, i.e. a short speech to answer the dreaded interview question: tell me something about yourself.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat makes you employable?
BusinessAdvanced lesson plan on skills necessary for the contemporary business world. This ESL worksheet includes two videos with experts talking on the matter and a lot of vocabulary.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe smartphone problem
Grammar Lifestyle TechnologyThis B2 (upper-intermediate) video lesson plan touches the issue of smartphone addiction and structures for expressing preference.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhy are Brits so obsessed with tea?
LifestyleThis lesson plan looks into the tea-drinking habit in the UK and teaches students some useful British idioms and phrases. You must make yourself a cup of tea before this lesson.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsThe 6 most important negotiation skills
BusinessIn this reading and vocabulary worksheet, students will read some original blog article where an expert talks about negotiation skills and tips.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsColour psychology – idioms
General LifestyleThis lesson plan for adults only looks into the world of colours and how they are used in the movie industry. Students will also learn different colour idioms.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsEggcorns: funny linguistic errors
GeneralThis worksheet looks into an interesting linguistic phenomenon, i.e. eggcorn. Students will learn the term and identify top 10 most common eggcorns.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsProblems with the education system (learning collocations)
Global IssuesWhat’s wrong with the schooling system? This education lesson plan focuses on learning collocations, a video presenting 6 problems and a group debate.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsNumbers don’t lie – graphs do
BusinessThe aim of the lesson is to teach students vocabulary and structures they can use while describing graphs in English, and how to spot distorted charts.
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Add to saved lessons5 dangerous things you should let your kids do
LifestyleThe focus of this worksheet is discussion. Students will have a lot of opportunities to speak about such topics as childhood and parenting.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow healthy living nearly killed me
LifestyleThis ESL worksheet is based on a TED Talk titled “How healthy living nearly killed me” by AJ Jacobs. The speaker discusses his experiences and approach to healthy living.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhy you should know how much your co-workers get paid
BusinessESL lesson plan about getting paid. Teach students new vocabulary, test their grammar knowledge and engage in an interesting debate.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow to relaunch your career after a break
BusinessThe lesson plan focuses on talking about career break and is based on a TED Talk which explains reasons for career breaks and how to come back to work after them.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat makes start-ups succeed?
Business TechnologyThis lesson plan focuses on start-ups as a business model. Students will learn useful jargon from the Silicon Valley and some collocations that will help them talk about start-ups and launching a new company.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsSleep more! Your brain needs it! (+ structures of used to)
Grammar LifestyleThe lesson plan includes exercises on idioms and fixed phrases connected with sleep, and focuses on different structures of “used to”.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsFor these women, reading is a daring act
Global Issues GrammarThe TED Talk that the worksheet is based on touches upon the problem of women’s illiteracy and education. It is a great starting point for the discussion on gender inequality in general and that’s what the lesson is about.
