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Standard Lesson 60 min
Skills we use and skills we lose
Business TechnologyLead students into talking about skills! They discuss abilities and the impact of technology on them. Students practise useful collocations and phrases, watch a video about the influence of AI on people’s skills and share their ideas.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Have you heard about…? (discussing the news)
Global IssuesEngage your students in discussing the news with this lesson! They practise useful questions and reaction phrases, watch video segments about unusual news stories and share their opinions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Do you stick to your resolutions?
LifestyleTalk about resolutions and how to stick to goals! Students practise phrasal verbs related to achieving goals, watch a video on tips to keep New Year’s resolutions and offer advice for overcoming personal challenges.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Deinfluencing Christmas
LifestyleTalk about gift-giving with this ESL lesson on Christmas consumerism! Students practise useful phrases and watch part of a video about giving up giving presents at Christmas. They also share their experiences and opinions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
It’s Christmas time!
LifestyleGet students talking about Christmas time with this lesson! They discuss Christmas traditions, watch a video about decorations for the holidays and practise useful collocations. They also play a guessing game.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Jobs around us
BusinessPractise vocabulary for professions with this lesson! Students reflect on different jobs, discuss what various professionals do and share their job preferences. They also play a guessing game and do a role-play.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Think before you post
Global Issues TechnologyDiscuss the impact of posting videos online! Students talk about online content, privacy and consent. They watch a video segment about rules on filming in public and do a vocabulary task to practise useful phrases.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The changing face of tourism
LifestyleTalk about travel trends with this advanced lesson on tourism! Students practise vocabulary for discussing tourism changes, watch a video about a modern travel trend and role-play scenarios involving tourism issues.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Why own a restaurant if you can rent a kitchen?
BusinessTalk about food ordering services! Students explore statistics about food delivery, review phrases for discussing food-service topics and watch a video about a delivery-only restaurant model.
2 lessons
What’s on your plate?
GeneralProvide students with the opportunity to practise food vocabulary. They will conversations, dishes, play a game and learn phrases to talk about likes and dislikes.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Translation and tech
TechnologyEngage in talking about translation with this lesson! Students practise phrases for discussing translation tools, watch a video about real-time translation on ChatGPT and read a text about a modern type of translation.
Critical Reading Club 45 min
Can we trust this study?
Global IssuesDiscuss the reliability of research with this lesson! Students read an article debunking Blue Zones studies, practise vocabulary for talking about studies and explore ways to run research.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is de-extinction around the corner?
Global Issues TechnologyDiscuss the revival of animals with this advanced lesson on de-extinction! Students practise verb phrases connected to genetic engineering, watch a video about an experiment and role-play a meeting about the Jurassic Park idea.
Standard Lesson 60 min
My workday
BusinessDiscuss job activities in this beginner lesson on work tasks. Students practise useful phrases related to job duties, watch parts of a video about a software engineer’s workday and share experiences and opinions.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Are you into politics?
Global IssuesIn this lesson, students practise vocabulary to discuss politics, talk about their country’s political system and listen to news segments on political topics. They also play a guessing game.
2 lessons
It’s old and used but I love it!
Grammar LifestyleEncourage students to talk about old and second-hand items and learn ‘so’, ‘neither’ and auxiliary verbs to show agreement.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The power of brands
Business LifestyleGet students talking about brands with this lesson! They share their views, learn the brand and the common name for products and watch a video on this topic. Students can also do an extra vocabulary task.
Standard Lesson 60 min
They just won’t stop playing!
Grammar LifestyleTalk about toys from a critical perspective in this lesson! Students review will and would for present and past habits, practise phrases for consumer behaviour and watch a video about the popular toy Labubu.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Agentic AI
TechnologyGet students talking about AI with this advanced lesson! They share their views on technology, review adjectives and expressions for discussing AI and watch part of a video about agentic AI.
2 lessons
You’ve lived abroad, haven’t you?
General GrammarTeach students question tags! In the first lesson, they practise using question tags in the context of geography and history, and in the second lesson, the context is the experience of culture shock.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Go with your gut
GeneralUncover the world of first impressions with this lesson! Students watch a video about how first impressions affect our opinions, share their views and practise phrases related to intuition and decision-making.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Life of a celebrity
General LifestyleTalk about the lives of famous people in this ESL lesson about celebrities! Students share opinions, explore how celebrities live and watch a video about a retired celebrity who now lives on a farm.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Let’s eat out!
GeneralWork on dining situations with this ESL lesson on eating out! Students talk about going out to eat, review useful vocabulary and share experiences. They also listen to restaurant dialogues and role-play dining scenarios.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Who’s who?
GeneralPractise family and appearance vocabulary with this lesson! Students discuss family from various perspectives, review vocabulary for describing people’s appearance and work with the British royal family tree.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The green shift
Business GrammarDiscuss sustainability with this ESL lesson on cleft sentences! Students talk about responsible consumption, watch a video about a consumer behaviour study and review the use of cleft sentences.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The world of entertainment
LifestyleDiscuss creative expression in this speaking lesson on pop culture! Students watch a video about a fan convention in Australia, read short texts about pop culture events and share their opinions and experiences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Smart farming
Global Issues TechnologyDiscuss modern agriculture with this ESL lesson on farming! Students share their perspectives, watch a video excerpt on farming technology and review farming vocabulary.
Standard Lesson 60 min
She sells shells (minimal pairs)
GeneralDiscuss tricky sounds with this ESL lesson on minimal pairs! Students read tongue twisters, watch an advert and practise listening skills. They also work in pairs, creating sentences and guessing minimal pairs.
Standard Lesson 60 min
When prices keep rising
Business GrammarDiscuss rising prices with this ESL lesson on inflation! Students practise nominalization, explore words and phrases related to rising prices and watch a video excerpt about a virtuous inflation cycle.
Critical Reading Club 45 min
When questions go too far
LifestyleIn this CRC lesson, students talk about sensitive topics and personal boundaries. They practise phrases for deflecting uncomfortable questions, review strategies and practise deflecting questions they are unwilling to answer.
2 lessons
Shop till you drop?
Global Issues Grammar LifestyleHelp students practise talking about habits using ‘will’ and ‘would’! Students talk about collectable toys, as well as fashion or shopping habits, depending on the lesson you choose.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Farming: present and future
Global Issues TechnologyGet students to discuss farming with this advanced lesson! They practise vocabulary for talking about farming and agriculture, watch a video on AI in farming and discuss future farming scenarios.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Do you buy second-hand? So do I!
Grammar LifestyleExplore second-hand fashion with this lesson! Students watch a video about the second-hand clothing business, discuss their experiences and practise structures for agreeing with so, neither and auxiliary verbs.
Standard Lesson 60 min
No-spend trend
LifestyleChat about spending habits and purchase choices with this lesson! Students practise money-related phrases, watch a video about a no-spend trend and share their experiences and opinions.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Art at home
LifestyleGet students talking about art with this lesson! They discuss items people have at home, watch a video about an art collector’s house and describe rooms with artworks. They can also do an extra task to review useful words.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Talking about slides
BusinessTalk about slides with this lesson! Students share experiences, watch a video about a creative tool for slides and practise basic presentation vocabulary. They also explore sentence starters and create their own slide.
