B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 45 min

What payment methods do you accept?

Business Lifestyle

Encourage students to read and talk about payment methods! In this lesson, they share thoughts on cash and digital transactions, practise key payment vocabulary and reflect on changes in payment habits.

A1 / Elementary
2 lessons

Talking about summer holiday

General Grammar Lifestyle

The two lessons allow students to understand and practise the use of gerunds and infinitives in the context of holiday and free time.

vocabulary for medical care
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

Symptoms and medical treatment

General

Get students discussing health issues and symptoms! They practise vocabulary for medical care, role-play doctor-patient dialogues and listen to a conversation. They also share experiences and opinions.

ESL lesson on holiday activities
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Holiday likes and dislikes

General Lifestyle

Discuss plans and preferences with this ESL lesson on holiday activities! Students practise useful holiday expressions, watch a video on kids’ favourite holiday activities and practise phrases for likes and preferences.

ESL lesson on big cities
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Big cities, big plans

Lifestyle

Talk about capitals with this ESL lesson on big cities! Students share the pros and cons of large cities, express their preferences and practise phrases for city activities. They also watch a funny ad about Oslo.

talking about work satisfaction
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

When you feel stuck at your job

Business

Get students talking about work satisfaction! They share their thoughts on attitudes to work, watch a video about career stagnation and share experiences. Students can also practise vocabulary with an extra task. 

talking about delivery
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Signed, sealed and delivered

Business Technology

Get students talking about delivery with this advanced lesson! They practise useful vocabulary, watch a video about a delivery robot and role-play situations involving delivery issues.

talking about AI hype
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

The (over)use of AI

Business Technology

Get your students talking about AI hype with this lesson. They discuss AI’s impact on jobs and layoffs, watch a video about AI washing and practise useful phrases. Students share their opinions and experiences.

vocabulary for places in town
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

All around town

General

Practise vocabulary for places in town with this lesson! Students talk about where they live, give opinions and share experiences. They explore the names of places and work on pronunciation. 

ESL lesson on targeted advertising
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

When ads get personal

Business Technology

Talk about ads with this ESL lesson on targeted advertising! Students share opinions and experiences, read about marketing concepts and watch a video on AI in dog adoption campaigns. They also review useful collocations in an extra task.

vocabulary for visa applications
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Approved or denied? Talking about visas

Global Issues

Explore vocabulary for visa applications with this lesson! Get students discussing visa requirements, watch a video on how to get a work visa and read about recent visa laws from different countries.

ESL lesson on be going to
A1 / Elementary | A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Let’s have a party! (going to)

General Grammar

Students discuss parties in this ESL lesson on be going to. They practise be going to to talk about the future, practise phrases for preparing the house for guests and imagine planning a party.

accounting vocabulary
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

The language of accounting

Business

Practise accounting vocabulary with this lesson! Students discuss tasks accountants do, work with suffixes and listen to part of a lecture about legal tax reduction. They also talk about the consequences of financial decisions.

talking about transport
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Transport today and tomorrow

General Lifestyle

Get students talking about transport with this lesson! They review transport vocabulary, watch two short videos about new transport options and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of transport choices.

advanced lesson on AI
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

AI music: innovation or infringement?

Technology

Discuss AI in the creative industries with this advanced lesson! Students practise useful language for opinions and debate on AI, watch a video about an AI singer and share their views. 

phrases for data analysis
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Analyzing data

Business

Discuss data analysis in this lesson! Students share their experiences, practise useful phrases for data analysis and watch part of a video about analyzing business data with AI. They also practise writing AI prompts.

lesson on verb patterns
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

I’d like to change something (verb patterns)

Grammar Lifestyle

Discuss life changes with this lesson! Students practise verb patterns, watch a video about a man making a life change and read short texts about people’s changes. They also share their opinions and experiences. 

talking about friends
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

What type of friend are you?

General

Get students talking about friends with this advanced lesson! They practise useful vocabulary for discussing friendships, watch part of a video about types of friends and share their opinions and experiences.

ways to agree and disagree
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

We should make our office smart! (agreeing and disagreeing)

Business

Explore ways to agree and disagree! Students discuss technology at work, watch a video about a smart chair and practise useful phrases. They also role-play exchanging work-related suggestions.

music vocabulary
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

Feel the music

General

Practise music vocabulary with this lesson! Students discuss their music preferences, share their experiences and look at modern music habits. They also practise asking and answering music-related questions.

lesson on optimism and pessimism
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

When life gives you lemons

General

Let students explore how to keep a positive mindset with this lesson! They talk about optimistic and pessimistic viewpoints and watch part of a video about a person handling a situation creatively.

ESL lesson on sarcasm
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Of course I’m not stressed!

Business

Practise idioms while discussing stress levels in different jobs! In this lesson, students watch a funny video about call centre employees, share their perspectives and practise sarcasm in conversations.

ESL lesson on demonstrative pronouns
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

This or that? (demonstrative pronouns)

Grammar

Students practise demonstrative pronouns with this lesson! They talk about things they see around them, review the terms ‘near’ and ‘far from’ and listen to recordings of dialogues.

lesson on the uses of AI
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

You can use AI for that

Technology

Get students talking about technology and AI with this lesson! They practise words and collocations related to AI, watch a video about using AI to learn a skill and work with AI prompts to solve problems. 

ESL lesson on STEM
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

The importance of STEM

Global Issues

Let students share their ideas about science-related fields! They talk about STEM from different perspectives, watch a video about an unusual science professor and explore statistics.

sounds people make
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

Sounds people make

General

Talk about people’s reactions in this lesson! Students practise verbs for sounds people make, discuss how their culture views different behaviours in public and share their opinions and experiences.

talking about skills
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Skills we use and skills we lose

Business Technology

Lead students into talking about skills! They discuss abilities and the impact of technology on them. Students practise useful collocations and phrases, watch a video about the influence of AI on people’s skills and share their ideas.

discussing the news
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Have you heard about…? (discussing the news)

Global Issues

Engage your students in discussing the news with this lesson! They practise useful questions and reaction phrases, watch video segments about unusual news stories and share their opinions.

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

Do you stick to your resolutions?

Lifestyle

Talk about resolutions and how to stick to goals! Students practise phrasal verbs related to achieving goals, watch a video on tips to keep New Year’s resolutions and offer advice for overcoming personal challenges.

ESL lesson on Christmas consumerism
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Deinfluencing Christmas

Lifestyle

Talk about gift-giving with this ESL lesson on Christmas consumerism! Students practise useful phrases and watch part of a video about giving up giving presents at Christmas. They also share their experiences and opinions.

talking about Christmas time
A1 / Elementary | A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

It’s Christmas time!

Lifestyle

Get students talking about Christmas time with this lesson! They discuss Christmas traditions, watch a video about decorations for the holidays and practise useful collocations. They also play a guessing game.

vocabulary for professions
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

Jobs around us

Business

Practise vocabulary for professions with this lesson! Students reflect on different jobs, discuss what various professionals do and share their job preferences. They also play a guessing game and do a role-play.

speaking lesson on posting online
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Think before you post

Global Issues Technology

Discuss the impact of posting videos online! Students talk about online content, privacy and consent. They watch a video segment about rules on filming in public and do a vocabulary task to practise useful phrases.

advanced lesson on tourism
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

The changing face of tourism

Lifestyle

Talk about travel trends with this advanced lesson on tourism! Students practise vocabulary for discussing tourism changes, watch a video about a modern travel trend and role-play scenarios involving tourism issues.

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

Why own a restaurant if you can rent a kitchen?

Business

Talk about food ordering services! Students explore statistics about food delivery, review phrases for discussing food-service topics and watch a video about a delivery-only restaurant model.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

What’s on your plate?

General

Provide students with the opportunity to practise food vocabulary. They will conversations, dishes, play a game and learn phrases to talk about likes and dislikes.

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