Level: B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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When every day is a day off
GeneralWith this intermediate speaking lesson plan, students get lots of opportunities to talk about retirement. They watch a short video, discuss retirement laws in their countries and plan their own retirement.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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All the data right before your eyes
TechnologyThis speaking worksheet focuses on discussing a new technology. Students answer questions, read and discuss a quote and watch two videos. Students also talk about the future of technology.
Standard Lesson 90 min
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I’ve been doing it for a week and I love it!
Grammar LifestyleThis lesson combines a topic of hobbies and Present Perfect Continuous. Students learn new phrases related to hobbies, watch a video and discuss it. There is also a grammar section that lets students discover rules and put them into practice.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Senior roommates
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson, students talk about the idea of senior citizens living together, do a word formation activity, and discuss retirement.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Can robots be chefs?
TechnologyIn this lesson, students discuss the article they read at home, talk about the pizza vending machine and the future of cooking.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Visiting the art capital
LifestyleThis lesson plan is all about New York. Students will discuss some quotes about New York, watch a video about art in this city and learn adjectives to describe art.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Chasing the birds away (phrasal verbs with away)
GeneralIn this lesson students learn and practise phrasal verbs with away, watch a video about a dog working at an airport and discuss the jobs dogs do.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Rethinking your mindset
Business LifestyleWith this speaking lesson plan, students watch a video about growth and fixed mindsets and get plenty of opportunities to discuss them. They also learn some collocations referring to challenges and development, as well as practise word formation.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Plogging ‐ make yourself and the planet better
Global Issues LifestyleThis lesson plan on saving the planet deals with plogging, i.e. the idea of picking up litter while jogging. The worksheet consists of a few vocab exercises and includes a lot of words used when talking about waste and littering.
Standard Lesson 45 min
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Good news or bad news, which do you want first?
Business GeneralThis lesson plan deals with functional language for giving good and bad news in English. Students will learn useful expressions and do a role-play.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Can you find hidden messages in these logos?
LifestyleThis ESL logos lesson plan is based on a video about the hidden meanings of some logos and consists of different vocabulary and speaking activities that will get students talking about brand logos.
Standard Lesson 75 min
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Happiness vs consumerism lesson plan
Global IssuesAward-winning video inspired us to create a consumerism lesson plan for teaching English. Use it to bring an important topic to the classroom and teach new vocabulary!
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Why 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 60 min
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5 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
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For 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Your online life is permanent
TechnologyESL video lesson plan for B1students that focuses on privacy online and how what we do on the internet leaves a permanent trace.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to buy happiness
LifestyleThis ESL worksheet focuses on synonyms of words poor and rich and a discussion on money and happiness. It is prepared for B1+ (intermediate) students.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The hidden power of smiling
LifestyleThis general English lesson plan is prepared for less proficient students (B1+) and focuses on the topic of smiling and the way it affects our lives.