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Technology

Whether your students like new technologies or not, this lesson will encourage them to share their opinions about wearable devices. They will watch an ad and a short interview, as well as read a short text to learn about cutting-edge technologies.

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Do you enjoy quiz shows? (question tags)

General Grammar

Teach your students how to express uncertainty about facts. They will practise using question tags and apply general knowledge to answer quiz questions!

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Being unproductive (uses of gerund)

Grammar Lifestyle

Is productivity the best policy when it comes to days off? Encourage your students to tell you how they chill at weekends using gerunds.

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It’s on us to fix it (phrases with on)

General

Students watch entertaining ads, work with funny slogans and talk about marketing campaigns. More importantly, they learn and practise phrases with on without even realising it!

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Being a successful entrepreneur

Business

Students immerse in the world of entrepreneurship: they generate questions, watch an explainer video, read inspiring success stories, describe pictures and answer thought-provoking questions.

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Survival skills we need to know

General Grammar

In this lesson, students talk about survival skills, learn useful vocabulary, and practise conditional phrases (e.g. supposing, provided that, should you ever, etc.). Students also watch a video and have a discussion. 

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What is your favourite thing about autumn?

General

In this lesson about autumn, students learn collocations related to autumn as well as functional phrases to talk about their favourite things. Students also watch a video and have a discussion. 

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Would you ever renovate a house?

Lifestyle

In this ESL lesson about houses and renovation, students learn some useful vocabulary related to the topic, watch a video and talk about house renovations. 

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Facts and myths about technology

Technology

This ESL lesson focuses on facts and myths about technology. Students learn some tech vocabulary, watch a video, discuss myths related to gadgets and do a quiz. 

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Working for big and small companies

Business

In this ESL lesson about work experience, students discuss working for big and small companies, learn useful phrases to talk about what they learned at work and watch a video. 

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Mergers and acquisitions

Business

In this lesson, students learn and practise some advanced Business English vocabulary. They also watch a video and talk about mergers and acquisitions. 

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Do you trust your memory?

General

This ESL lesson gives students the opportunity to learn phrases to talk about memory, watch a video, and have a fascinating discussion. 

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Fancy a game?

General

In this ESL lesson about board games, students watch a video, learn games-related vocabulary and practise speaking. 

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Competition in business

Business

With this lesson, students talk about business, watch a video about competition and learn some useful Business English vocabulary. 

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Corporate speak

Business

This ESL lesson on corporate jargon includes a video, a lot of discussion and practice of some popular phrases. 

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Let’s bust a move

General Grammar

Try out this ESL lesson about dancing to teach students some expressive phrases. Students also watch a video and practise the use of pronouns.

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What if cars could fly? (hypothetical situations)

Grammar Technology

In this lesson students get a lot of practice with two videos and speaking tasks designed to help them master the use of Second Conditional.

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Conversations we dread

Business General

In this ESL lesson about communication students talk about difficult conversations and share their experiences. They learn vocabulary, watch a video, have a discussion, role play and practise useful expressions.