ESL lesson on UI and UX
B1 / Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

How user-friendly is this app?

Technology

Learn UI/UX elements with this worksheet. Students practise vocabulary for website and app elements, follow instructions to perform actions on a website or app and discuss annoying UI/UX situations.

discussing work conditions
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Would you like to work there?

Business

Practise adjectives to discuss work conditions with this lesson! Students talk about teams, tasks and workplaces. They watch an introduction video for a company, read short texts and share experiences, preferences and opinions.

giving suggestions politely
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Giving feedback on creative work

Business

Practise giving suggestions politely! Students discuss creative jobs, explore useful phrases for giving and responding to suggestions and watch a funny video in which famous painters work with clients. Students also do a role-play!

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

How active are you?

General

Get students talking about physical activities! They read comments, practise collocations for activities and discuss past experiences. They also write short texts and work in pairs!

ESL lesson on business competition
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Have you got the edge?

Business

Dive into the realm of business competition! Students watch a video about competitive forces, review business analysis models and explore phrases for talking about competition. They also imagine advising business owners in different situations.

talking about interest clubs
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Join the club!

Lifestyle

Get students talking about interest clubs with this lesson! They watch a video on book clubs, share their experiences and give suggestions on hobbies for different people. Students can also do an extra task to review useful structures.

talking about used things
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

I’d never rent it!

Lifestyle

Get students talking about rentals with this lesson! They watch a video about renting clothes, explore compound adjectives and practise vocabulary for talking about used things. Students also share their thoughts and experiences.

phrases for complaints
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Sorry to bother you, but… (making complaints)

Business General

Practise useful phrases for complaints! Students watch a video about complaining in restaurants and explore polite ways to make and respond to complaints. They also role-play complaint situations.

phrases for likes and dislikes
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Pineapple pizza isn’t my thing

General

Talk about favourite dishes with this lesson! Students share experiences, watch part of a video on American presidents’ favourite foods and practise phrases for asking about preferences and expressing likes and dislikes.

C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 45 min

Rethinking fairy tales

General

Read and discuss an article about the influence of fairy tales! Students explore phrases inspired by fairy tales, debate their pros and cons for children and talk about their experiences. They also create a plot for a modern fairy tale.

ESL lesson on delegating
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Let it go! Mastering the art of delegation

Business

Discuss management skills in this ESL lesson on delegating! Students talk about delegation at work, watch a video and listen to a conversation between coworkers and practise useful phrases for delegating.

practise high numbers
A1 / Elementary | A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How many people live in your country?

General Lifestyle

Talk about countries, capitals and populations with this lesson! Students review vocabulary for nature and places and practise high numbers. They also read short texts and discuss their own countries.

start-up vocabulary
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Start-ups: from idea to funding

Business

Explore start-up vocabulary with this lesson. Students talk about businesses and their challenges, practise useful collocations and watch a video about start-up financing. They also imagine they have an idea for a start-up and discuss it.

speaking lesson on communities
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Yearning for a community

Lifestyle

In this speaking lesson on communities, students watch a video about an eco-community, discuss experiences and opinions and read about communities worldwide. They can also do an extra vocabulary activity to review useful phrases.

food vocabulary
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

What’s for lunch?

General

Practise food vocabulary with this worksheet! Students talk about dishes and ingredients and discuss fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood. They also work in pairs and play a word game.

household vocabulary
A1 / Elementary | A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

Things in the house

General

Explore household vocabulary with this worksheet! Students discuss the purpose and place of home objects, describe household items and play a guessing game in pairs.

ESL lesson on human organs
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

Inside the human body

General

In this ESL lesson on human organs, students practise vocabulary for body parts and systems. They explore their functions, talk about health and listen to an audio on how city life can affect wellbeing.

talking about history
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Talking about history

Global Issues Grammar

Get students talking about history with this lesson! They discuss different perspectives, watch part of a video about what history is and share their opinions. Students also revise useful vocabulary and passive forms.

practise will and going to
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

I’ll do that now! (will and going to)

Business Grammar

Practise will and going to with this lesson! Students talk about work situations, share planning experiences and watch a humorous video on how to look busy at work.

discussing time off and leave policies
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Absent or half present?

Business

In this lesson, students engage in discussing time off and leave policies! They share experiences, review expressions with ‘take’ and explore an infographic about absenteeism and presenteeism.

vocabulary on global conflicts
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

From war to peace

Global Issues

In this lesson, students discuss global conflicts and peace agreements. They practise collocations related to war and peace, examine historical events and share their thoughts. Students also explore a World War II timeline.

beginner lesson on online communication
A1 / Elementary | A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Let’s talk online

Business Technology

Talk about virtual meetings in this lesson! Students practise vocabulary for online tasks, watch a video on how to schedule a Zoom meeting and share their experiences. They also explore phrases for giving help in virtual contexts.

talking about how devices work
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Do you know how this device works?

Technology

Students engage in talking about how devices work in this lesson! They practise action verbs for devices, watch a video on 3D food printing and imagine new devices to solve everyday problems.

discussing group and individual activities
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

How many is enough?

General

In this speaking lesson, students engage in discussing group and individual activities. They talk about preferences, watch a video about a school with two pupils and share opinions. Students can also do an extra task to review quantifiers.

talking about mysteries and theories
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

It’s a mystery!

General

With this lesson, students debate mysteries and real-life cases. They practise vocabulary for talking about mysteries and theories, watch a video on Amelia Earhart’s disappearance and share their thoughts.

advanced verbs for movement
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Personal mobility vehicles

Technology

Practise advanced verbs for movement with this lesson! Students talk about how to ride different vehicles, share personal experiences and watch part of a video about a futuristic personal mobility vehicle.

have/get something done
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

I will get it checked!

Grammar Lifestyle

Discuss everyday problems and ways to get them fixed! In this lesson, students practise the structure have/get something done. They watch a video about a repair café, describe photos and share their own experiences.

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 45 min

Video calling

Business Technology

Get students talking about video calls with this Critical Reading Club lesson! They read an article about Skype shutting down, review vocabulary for videoconference issues and share opinions and experiences.

A2 review games
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Games, games, games!

General

In this worksheet with A2 review games, students practise while playing. They review vocabulary and grammar, practice speaking skills and creative thinking and work on forming questions.

giving and responding to praise
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Good for you! (praising and congratulating)

General

In this lesson, students discuss giving and responding to praise! They practise functional language and vocabulary related to recognition, watch a video about the UK vs US attitude towards praise and talk about achievements.

grocery shopping vocabulary
B1 / Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

At the grocery shop

General

Explore grocery shopping vocabulary with this worksheet! Students discuss grocery shopping, describe shopping situations and work with dialogues. They also role-play short dialogues.

talking about tattoos
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

What does your tattoo mean?

Lifestyle

Engage in talking about tattoos with this lesson! Students discuss why people get tattoos, watch part of a video where an artist shows his tattoos and share their opinions. They can also do a vocabulary activity to review useful phrases.

advanced lesson on education
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Are we losing our educators?

General Global Issues

Talk about teachers and challenges in education with this lesson! Students share their experiences and opinions, practise compound adjectives and watch a video about the challenges teachers face. 

beginner lesson on online meetings
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Can you hear me? (online meetings)

Business

In this beginner lesson on online meetings, students discuss video conferences, practise functional language for virtual meetings and listen to conversations. They also watch a video about a new project and work in pairs.

ESL lesson on real estate
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

The real deal: renting, buying and owning

Business

Talk about property and housing in this ESL lesson on real estate! Students discuss real estate trends, practise words related to property deals and watch a trailer for a show about luxury real estate.

speaking lesson on professionalism
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Defining a professional

Global Issues

Talk about professionalism and how people trust experts! With this lesson, students discuss professionals, experts and influencers, watch a video about trusting influencers vs. experts and reflect on changing ideas about professionalism.

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