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Games & Activities 60 min
Falling for autumn
GeneralHave students talk about autumn! Students learn weather-related idioms, practise verbs followed by the gerund and debate the pros and cons of popular autumn activities.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Visiting film sets
LifestyleTalk about film sets! Students watch a video on Universal Studios Hollywood, read about famous studio tours around the world and design a film set of their own.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Building a personal brand
BusinessLearn about building a personal brand! Students watch a video on the key steps involved, write their own mission statement and discuss famous people with strong personal brands.
Standard Lesson 60 min
This is Halloween
GeneralTalk about Halloween! Students review key vocabulary, watch a clip from a TV show and compare Halloween traditions in their country with celebrations from around the world.
Reading Corner 60 min
To swear or not to swear
GeneralTalk about swearing! Students read an article about British swearing habits, discuss a public ‘no swearing’ sign and debate the acceptability of different statements depending on who says them.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
What are you curious about?
GeneralTry this speaking lesson on curiosity! Students watch a video about why people become less curious with age, discuss strategies for developing curiosity and review key vocabulary for talking about it.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Career paths: apprenticeships
BusinessDiscuss apprenticeships with this lesson. Students watch a video about a real apprentice’s journey and role-play a careers advisor helping someone choose a career path.
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.
