common English collocations with talent and skills
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min
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I’ve always wanted to have a talent for…

General

In this lesson, students learn some common English collocations with talent and skills and practise some functional language. They also read a text and talk about talents and talent shows. 

intermediate lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min
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First impressions matter

Business

With this intermediate lesson plan, students talk about first impressions, watch a video about the first day in a new job, and write a self-introduction. 

lesson about instant messaging
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min
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Catching up made easy

Business

In this lesson about instant messaging, students watch a video, discuss the rules for instant messaging and write short messages to each other. 

advanced speaking lesson
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min
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Families – extended, nuclear, chosen

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this advanced speaking lesson students will practise some vocabulary and watch a video about the history of the nuclear family. They will also discuss some statistics and talk about the changing family model.

indefinite pronouns
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min
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Everyone has it, but no one can lose it: indefinite pronouns

Grammar

With this lesson plan students learn how to use indefinite pronouns and get the opportunity to put them into practice through a series of written and oral exercises.

lesson plan on global problems
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 90 min
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Tackling the world’s most pervasive issues

Global Issues

With this lesson plan on global problems students will learn some advanced language (adjectives and verbs) to talk about the world’s issues. They’ll also watch a video about reducing food insecurity.

panel show
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min
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Question Time – Let’s have a panel show!

General

In this lesson, students read two short texts about a TV series, The Crown and a panel show, Question Time, learn useful language for agreeing and disagreeing, and have a panel show.

already just yet
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Have you done it yet? Present Perfect: already, just, yet

Grammar

This lesson plan deals with Present Perfect and already, just, yet. We want to show students how to use these words in specific situations. Apart from practical tasks, students will also role-play two scenarios.

questions in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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AMA: Ask Me Anything

General

This lesson plan is our attempt to make students ask more questions in English during the class. Students step into their teacher’s shoes and lead the class!

inclusive language
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Inclusive language

Business Global Issues

We developed this worksheet to teach some inclusive language. In this one-page handout, students will learn what inclusive language is and discover some examples of both inclusive and exclusive language.

horse idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Hold your horses! – Horse idioms

General

The worksheet is built around the word ‘horse’. It includes eight horse idioms which are introduced through various tasks. Your students will discover the meanings of new idioms, see in what context they can be used and practise them in writing. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Natural disasters – vocabulary extension

General

This worksheet focuses on vocabulary. Apart from natural disasters, students will also learn words and phrases commonly used in news headlines.

phrases with take
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Take a quiz (and other phrases with take)

General

Teach your students new expressions and phrasal verbs with take, and challenge them to take a quiz checking their knowledge about different countries.

Commonly confused words in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Commonly confused words in English

General

The worksheet deals with commonly confused words in English and includes activities in which students study 16 pairs of confusing verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.

idioms with fruit and veggies
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Idioms with fruit and veggies

General

With this 2-page worksheet, your students will discover 14 common idioms with fruit and veggies and learn in what contexts they can be used.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Love it or hate it!

Lifestyle

This worksheet can supplement lesson plans on art and includes various phrases that more advanced students might use when expressing likes and dislikes.

make and do collocations
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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To make or to do, that is the question

General

In this worksheet, we focus on make and do collocations students often confuse and then on more demanding fixed phrases with make and do.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Problem solving with 5 Whys

Business

In this worksheet students will learn a very popular problem solving technique called 5 Whys (5W) and practise asking questions.

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