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.

making and responding to invitations
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Fancy coming to the party?

Lifestyle

Practise making and responding to invitations with this lesson! Students discuss preferences related to events, work with phrases for inviting and replying to invitations and listen to a recording. Students also do a role-play!

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 45 min

Protecting your accounts from cyberfraud

Technology

Students read an article about how to protect bank accounts from hackers! They practise collocations related to online security, discuss cybersecurity tips and talk about their experiences.

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

At a hotel

General

Talk about hotel situations with this lesson! Students practise hotel-related vocabulary, watch a short video on a hotel stay and share their own experiences. They also work in pairs and role-play hotel scenarios.

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.

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.

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.

vocabulary for discussing sales
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

From pitch to profit

Business

Talk about sales strategies with this lesson! Students learn and practise vocabulary for discussing sales, watch a video about a sales challenge and talk about a salesperson’s job. They also share their opinions and role-play sales situations.

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

It’s a kind of magic!

General

Talk about magic with this lesson! Students watch a video with a trick, explore common verbs and talk about magic tricks from different perspectives. 

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.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
2 lessons

Money we spend

Business General

In the first lesson of the set, students learn verbs related to money and vocabulary to talk about spending money. They also compare costs of living. In the second lesson, students practise the vocabulary further while talking about shopping.

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.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Describing objects

General

In the first lesson, students revise adjectives and learn how to use them in order while talking about personal objects. In the second lesson, they learn and use more adjectives to talk about clothes.

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