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Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
See you in court
GeneralReview courtroom vocabulary with this lesson. Students explore two real legal cases, listen to a story about a famous criminal and civil trial and discuss other legal scenarios and court cases.
Standard Lesson 60 min
A really bad day (gradable and ungradable adjectives)
General GrammarPractise gradable and ungradable adjectives! Students discuss bad experiences, watch a video about a flight mix-up and play a storytelling game using adjectives and intensifiers from the lesson.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Caring for others
Business Global IssuesDiscuss unpaid care work with this lesson. Students watch a video about caregiving and its challenges, review related vocabulary and negotiate working conditions in a role-play.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Sensory overload at work
Business TechnologyDiscuss sensory overload at work. Students watch a video about working memory and mental bandwidth, review advanced vocabulary for talking about focus and evaluate practical solutions to information overload.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How thirsty is AI?
Global Issues TechnologyExplore the environmental impact of AI! Students watch a video about the water usage of AI data centres, review advanced verbs for reporting claims and discuss possible solutions to the problem.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is there a grey house?
General GrammarPractise there is/there are. Students learn colour vocabulary, watch a video about the ‘colour hunt’ trend and play speaking games to describe what’s in different places and photos.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The convenience culture
Lifestyle TechnologyDiscuss convenience culture with this lesson. Students watch a video about a device that combines shopping and food ordering, explore the Convenience Paradox and review vocabulary for talking about self-service and automation.
Reading Corner 60 min
Working less, resting more
Business LifestyleTry this reading lesson about a four-day working week! Students review basic work vocabulary, discuss a real trial in Australia and decide which company rules would make employees happier.
Reading Corner 60 min
AI goes to court
Business TechnologyExplore AI in the legal industry! Students read an article about the first court case won by an AI law firm and review vocabulary for discussing the risks and opportunities of AI at work.
Reading Corner 60 min
The right age to get a smartphone
Lifestyle TechnologyTry this reading lesson about smartphones! Students review vocabulary related to responsibility and online behaviour, read an article about the right age for a first phone and evaluate rules parents might set.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
There’s a woman and two men (irregular plural nouns)
GeneralLearn irregular plural nouns! Students practise regular and irregular plural forms through pictures, a listening task and a fun guessing game with a partner.
Reading Corner 60 min
Talking about basic income
Global Issues GrammarDiscuss universal basic income. Students read an article about a UBI programme for artists in Ireland, practise quantifiers and design their own UBI pilot programme.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Giving that matters
Global IssuesDiscuss charitable giving with this lesson. Students discuss how to choose a charity, watch a video about giving more effectively and debate ethical dilemmas around donations and fundraising.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
A litre of milk and a packet of pasta
GeneralPractise units of measurement and container vocabulary! Students work through a shopping dialogue, a pronunciation task and plan a full shopping list for a dinner with friends.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The co-operative way
BusinessExplore co-operative businesses! Students review vocabulary for business structure and strategy, watch a video about how co-ops are owned and run and discuss real-life examples from around the world.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Unpopular opinions (articles ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’)
General GrammarPractise using articles! Students discuss unpopular opinions, watch a video about a man who has an unpopular opinion and review the rules for using ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Are we tired of smartphones?
Lifestyle TechnologyTalk about smartphone habits with this lesson! Students watch a video about swapping a smartphone for a dumb phone, compare the two and review useful vocabulary about technology and devices.
Standard Lesson 60 min
What do you think? (sharing opinions)
GeneralPractise sharing opinions! Students review adjectives for likes and dislikes, listen to a recording of two friends planning their evening and learn phrases for agreeing and disagreeing.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Imposing tariffs
Business Global IssuesDebate the impact of imposing tariffs! Students review key trade vocabulary, watch a video about Chinese EVs entering the European market and role-play as government advisors deciding on trade policy.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
How well can you swim?
GeneralDive into swimming vocabulary! Students learn words for strokes, equipment and techniques, discuss their own confidence in the water and design a beginner swimming lesson of their own.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Dreaming of sleep
LifestyleTalk about sleep habits with this lesson! Students discuss bedtime routines and revenge bedtime procrastination, watch a video about the purpose of dreams and review phrases connected to sleep.
2 lessons
This one is better! (comparatives and superlatives)
General GrammarThe two lessons in the set allow students to learn comparatives and superlatives. In the first lesson, students talk about what they find easy or boring. In the second lesson, they use superlatives to understand and write reviews of places.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Tax the rich
Global IssuesHave the wealth tax debate! Students review advanced vocabulary for talking about tax policy, watch a video about a proposed tax on billionaires and argue for one of the tax models in a role-play negotiation.
2 lessons
Physical activity
GeneralStudents listen to a recording, read and talk about physical activity. The first lesson covers sport and professional athletes, while the second lesson is about other types of physical activity like walking.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Are you paying attention? (Zero, First and Second Conditionals)
Grammar LifestyleHelp students practise conditional sentences. Students explore the Zero, First and Second Conditional, watch a video about brain exercises for focus and discuss real-life techniques for staying concentrated.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Scaling a business
BusinessExplore the strategies behind scaling a business. Students review vocabulary related to business growth, watch a video about Haribo’s global success and evaluate scaling strategies for different companies.
Standard Lesson 60 min
I didn’t think it would become popular (past predictions)
Grammar TechnologyTalk about past predictions! Students review grammar for describing predictions people made in the past, watch a 2001 news report about mobile phones and rephrase historical quotes about technology.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Changing populations
Global IssuesExplore population trends! Students watch a video about population decline, review key demographic vocabulary and discuss the causes, consequences and possible solutions to changing populations around the world.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Tasks at work (Present Simple affirmative)
Business GrammarReview the Present Simple third-person singular affirmative! Students talk about work activities, practise useful vocabulary for describing tasks and work on the pronunciation and spelling of verbs.
Reading Corner 60 min
Climbing Everest
GeneralTalk about adventures and social status with this reading worksheet about extreme tourism! Students read excerpts of an article about modern Mount Everest tourism and practise useful vocabulary for critiques.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Pushing the limits
LifestyleEngage students in talking about extreme sports! They discuss high-risk activities, watch a video about a Mount Everest climber and share their opinions. Students can also do an extra vocabulary task to review useful language.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
University life
GeneralTalk about university life with this lesson. Students review vocabulary related to degrees, courses and campus, discuss statistics from around the world and practise the pronunciation of key academic terms.
Reading Corner 60 min
Tired of choices?
LifestyleDiscuss making choices with this reading worksheet about decisions! Students read parts of an article about decision fatigue and its health implications, talk about food choices and review useful verbs for the discussion.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Learning English (first lesson with new students)
GeneralTalk about English in this first lesson with new students! Students are tested in all four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) as well as vocabulary and grammar while listening to a podcast and talking about the English language.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Tracing your roots
GeneralTalk about family origins with this ESL lesson on genealogy! Students discuss family history, watch a video on tracing origins and share their perspectives. They can also do an extra vocabulary task.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
It’s all in the contract
BusinessTalk about job conditions with this ESL lesson on employment contracts! Students practise key vocabulary for discussing job terms, watch a short video and share their views. They also role-play an employment negotiation.
