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.

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.

advanced conditional structures
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Nature vs nurture (conditional structures)

General Grammar

Discuss nature vs. nurture with this engaging lesson! Students explore twin research, review advanced conditional structures and debate how genetics shape our lives. They also watch a video on twin research.

beginner lesson on homes
A1 / Elementary | A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

This is my home

Lifestyle

Engage students in discussing homes with this beginner lesson! Students talk about their homes, watch a video about a small flat and practise pronunciation skills. They also share their perspectives and opinions.

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Our food choices

Global Issues Lifestyle

Talk about food quality and choices with this advanced lesson! Students practise advanced vocabulary for discussing food, watch a video on lab-grown meat and share their preferences, habits and opinions.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
2 lessons

Let’s compare!

Grammar Lifestyle Technology

Students learn to use comparatives and superlatives and compare technologies.They also use the structures to compare different places.

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 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.

lesson on was and were for beginners
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Were your school days fun?

General Grammar

Practise the past forms of to be with this lesson for beginners! Students discuss subjects people learn at school and watch a video where people mention their favourite subjects. They also ask and answer questions about their past.

talking about places to live
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Where would you rather live?

Lifestyle

Students discuss places to live and visit with this lesson! They watch a video about living in San Diego, practise the structure ‘would rather’ and work in pairs. Students can also do an optional vocabulary activity where they review adjectives.

A1 lesson on rooms in a house
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

My favourite room

General Lifestyle

Talk about rooms in a house with this lesson! Students learn the names of rooms, practise adjectives to describe them and share personal preferences. They also watch a video of a flat tour and practise the structures with ‘would like’.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
2 lessons

I got, I made, I went…

General Grammar

In the first lesson of the set, students revise past simple irregular verb forms and use them to tell a story from the video. In the second lesson, they do a set of activities focused on practising Past Simple through speaking.

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.

lesson on like/love/hate + ing
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

We love travelling!

Grammar Lifestyle

Talk about holiday likes and dislikes with this lesson! Students work on vocabulary about holiday activities, practise like/love/hate + ing and explore spelling rules to create gerunds. They also watch a video about a family who travels in a campervan!

discussing online experts
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Trust me, I’m an expert

Lifestyle Technology

Discuss how to choose expert advice with this lesson! Students revise vocabulary for discussing expertise, talk about the risks of following self-proclaimed experts and share opinions on seeking guidance. They also watch and discuss a video on financial advice.

practise conditional structures
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

What if it had never been invented?

Grammar Technology

Talk about inventions and their influence on people’s lives! With this lesson, students practise conditional structures, watch two videos on relevant inventions and speculate about alternative outcomes to different creations.

ESL lesson on acting
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

All about acting

General Grammar

Explore different perspectives on acting with this lesson! Students practise phrases related to acting, watch videos with famous actors and share their opinions. They also plan and present their vision for a film and practise cleft sentences for emphasis.

A1 / Elementary
2 lessons

Where I live: places and transportation

General Lifestyle

With this set, students learn the vocabulary to talk about their neighbourhood, as well as describe different places and talk about transportation.

beginner lesson on transport
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Do you often take the bus to work?

General Lifestyle

With this lesson, students talk about ways of getting around! They discuss different transport, practise transport-related vocabulary and watch a video about Luxembourg public transportation. They also explore adjectives and revise frequency adverbs!

vocabulary for discussing relationships
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Spotting the flags

Lifestyle

Engage in discussing behaviours in relationships with this lesson! Students practise vocabulary for discussing relationships and watch a video about red, green and beige flags. They also share their opinions on relationship flags and their impact.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
3 lessons

My house, my home

General Grammar Lifestyle

Students learn how to talk about homes and describe the rooms. They also practice grammar while discussing topics related to renting flats.

questions without auxiliaries
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

What happened? (questions without auxiliaries)

Grammar

Explore questions without auxiliaries with this lesson! Students discuss scenarios that involve questions, watch film scenes and work on useful phrases to answer questions. They also role-play situations where they ask and answer questions!

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Using Present Perfect and Past Simple

Grammar Lifestyle

Students learn the differences between Present Perfect and Past Simple while doing various activities and discussing interesting topics.

ESL lesson on places in a town
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

In my neighbourhood

General Lifestyle

Students talk about neighbourhoods! They learn words for common places in a neighbourhood, and learn adjectives for people and places. They work with maps, listen to a recording, and watch a video. They also do a ‘this or that’ activity.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Practising quantifiers in different contexts

Business Grammar

This lesson set on job satisfaction and professional improvement allows students to practise quantifiers.

talking about digital parenting
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Digital parenting

Lifestyle Technology

Engage in talking about digital parenting with this lesson! Students practise phrases to express opinions, watch a video about digital parenting and discuss how to manage children’s online behaviour.

A1 / Elementary
3 lessons

I am, you are… (verb ‘to be’)

General Grammar

Students learn to use of the verb ‘to be’ in Present Simple. They also talk about people in their life, describe possessions and discuss countries, nationalities and languages.

questions with the verb ‘be’
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Are you American? (‘to be’ questions)

General Grammar

Students explore nationalities and countries in this lesson! They watch two great videos on the topic and learn to form questions with the verb ‘be’ to talk about where people are from. They do lots of different exercises, like matching, word order, dialogues, and more.

vocabulary related to agriculture
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Holistic agriculture: forest gardens

Global Issues Lifestyle

Engage students in discussing sustainable agriculture and landscapes! They practise vocabulary related to agriculture and watch a video about forest gardens. Students also discover the concept of permaculture and discuss real-life projects.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons

What’s next? (future and technology)

Global Issues Grammar Technology

This lesson set offers students the chance to master advanced future tenses while exploring future technology, with a special focus on crime-fighting innovations.

ESL lesson about colours
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

My bag isn’t brown (‘to be’ negative)

General Grammar

Students practise negative forms of the verb ‘to be’! They learn basic colour words, describe pictures, and talk about their own things. They listen to a recording, learn grammar rules, and correct each other’s sentences.

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