vocabulary for documents
B1 / Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

Documents you need to know

Business General

Talk about paperwork with this vocabulary worksheet! Students learn the names of common documents, practise pronunciation and work with document-related collocations. They also share personal experiences.

ESL lesson on transhumanism
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Are we becoming cyborgs?

Technology

Talk about transhumanism with this advanced lesson! Students practise phrases to present controversial opinions, watch a video on advanced human technology and share their thoughts and opinions.

ESL lesson on adventures
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Adventures close to home

Lifestyle

Talk about adventures with this lesson! Students discuss their experiences, explore excuses people use to avoid adventures and read a short text. They also watch a video about micro-adventures.

ESL lesson on social events
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Host with the most

Lifestyle

Talk about parties with this ESL lesson on social events! Students share their preferences and thoughts, practise useful phrases for social events and watch part of a video on hosting a party. They also role-play party situations.

beginner lesson on learning English
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Ways to learn English

General

Talk about strategies to learn English with this lesson! Students review vocabulary to discuss language learning activities, read a short text about a learner and share their experiences. They also suggest English learning ideas.

ESL lesson on the first conditional
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Driverless buses (First Conditional)

Grammar Technology

Students discuss driverless buses in this ESL lesson on the first conditional. They watch a video about autonomous buses, share opinions and practise different First Conditional structures. 

C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

Have you had work done?

Lifestyle

Students discuss an article on cosmetic procedures. They talk about beauty standards, personal care and social pressures. Students also review useful words and phrases and share their opinions.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
2 lessons

Being handy around the house

General

Talk to students about fixing broken objects and about DIY projects. Teach them names of tools and useful verbs to talk about what needs to be fixed and changed around the house.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

In the toolbox

General

Explore tools and projects with this worksheet! Students discuss DIY tasks, practise vocabulary for tools and share experiences. They also practise giving instructions for DIY projects.

phrases for clarification
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

So, do you mean…? (ways to clarify)

Business

Tackle communication issues with this lesson! Students explore communication challenges, practise phrases for clarification and watch a video showing a communication issue. They also do a role-play.

discussing motivation
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Keep it up!

General

Engage students in discussing motivation with this lesson! They practise words related to motivation, watch a video about an experiment on encouragement and share their experiences and opinions. They also suggest ways to support others.

lesson about going on holiday
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Going on holiday

Lifestyle

Discuss holidays and travel with this lesson! Students talk about holiday preferences, watch a video on Australia’s attractions and share their experiences. They also explore tourist problems and practise functional language for asking for help.

advanced lesson on pricing
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Dynamic pricing

Business Technology

Talk about pricing from different perspectives with this lesson! Students explore pricing-related expressions and phrasal verbs, watch a video on dynamic pricing and compare different situations. They also share their opinions.

ESL lesson on Present Continuous
A1 / Elementary | A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What are you doing now? (Present Continuous)

General Grammar

Learn and practise Present Continuous with your beginner students! Students review the Present Continuous tense and describe what people are doing by asking and answering questions.

discussing AI chatbots
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

AI chatbot ready to help

Technology

Engage in discussing AI chatbots with this lesson! Students practise useful vocabulary, watch a video on what AI chatbots are and talk about their experiences. They also share opinions and write chatbot replies.

talking about business failure
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Why businesses fail

Business

Talk about what makes businesses succeed or fail! Students review business-related vocabulary, watch part of a video about lessons from failed businesses and discuss real-life cases. They also share opinions on business ideas.

advanced lesson on energy tech
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Energy in the age of AI

Global Issues Technology

Talk about global energy with this advanced lesson on energy tech! Students analyze a graph, practise advanced vocabulary and watch part of a video about nuclear energy and tech companies.

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

In the animal world

General

Explore the world of animals with this worksheet! Students practise basic animal vocabulary, read a text about farm animals and listen to animal sounds. They also share personal experiences and play games in pairs.

advanced vocabulary for discussing luxury
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Talking luxury

Business Lifestyle

Dive into the realm of luxury with this lesson! Students share their views on luxury markets and services, watch a video featuring a consumer behaviour psychologist and practise advanced vocabulary for discussing luxury.

practise Present Continuous
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

We are playing! (Present Continuous)

General Grammar

Practise Present Continuous while talking about games! With this lesson, students watch an excerpt from a sitcom, read about guessing games and explore the Present Continuous tense.

ESL lesson on reflexive pronouns
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Do it yourself!

Grammar Lifestyle

Practise reflexive and reciprocal pronouns with this lesson! Students watch a video segment about a man eating alone in public, share their opinions and discuss solo activities and shared experiences.

beginner lesson on seasons
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

There’s a season for everything

Lifestyle

Talk about habits in different weather and seasons! Students explore collocations for different activities, discuss personal experiences and share seasonal habits in their country.

vocabulary for doing repairs
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Can you fix this?

General

Talk about fixing things with this lesson! Students practise vocabulary for doing repairs, watch a video segment about fixing an object and discuss how to solve common household problems. They also read about approaches to repairing things. 

speaking lesson on drones
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Drones everywhere

Technology

Chat about drones with this speaking lesson! Students discuss technology, watch a video about a drone light display and share their opinions. They can also review useful vocabulary with an extra task.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons

Online life

Lifestyle Technology

Engage students in a conversation about social media! Students talk about online habits and explore vocabulary. They also discuss how to manage children’s online behaviour and talk about location sharing and tracking.

ESL lesson on making suggestions
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Problems at work (making suggestions)

Business

With this lesson, students talk about workplace problems! They use phrases for giving and responding to suggestions, watch a video about stress at work and share their experiences. They also role-play situations.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
2 lessons

Describing people

General

Encourage students to describe people’s appearance and explore filler words! They also learn and practise asking and answering different questions with the verb ‘like’.

used to and would
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Back in the day… (used to vs would)

General Grammar

Practise the use of used to and would with this lesson! Students talk about their childhood and past times, watch a video about people’s memories and discuss life changes by sharing personal stories.

discussing social media
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How social media content affects us

Technology

Engage students in discussing social media! With this lesson, they practise vocabulary related to social networks, watch a video about a viral TikTok moment and talk about social media habits. Students also read and discuss social media stories.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 45 min

Image-based reality

Global Issues Technology

Talk about the power of online images! With this lesson, students read an article about how online images shape the way we think and revise vocabulary. They also talk about bias in online images and AI-generated content.

vocabulary for kitchen objects
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

In the kitchen

General

Talk about kitchen items with this worksheet! Students learn and practise vocabulary for kitchen objects with a variety of activities. They also play a guessing game!

revise past simple
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Terrible weekend trip

General Grammar

Practise Past Simple with this lesson for beginners! Students work with a story through reading, listening and discussion. They review regular and irregular verbs, share experiences and create a story using Past Simple.

ESL lesson on customer service
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

I can definitely help you with that!

Business

Practise polite phrases for dealing with customers! Students talk about customer service problems, watch a video on poor and great service and create dialogues with customer service professionals.

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

Adulting: more than a number

General Global Issues

Explore what it means to be grown-up with this ESL lesson on adulthood! Students discuss the reality of being an adult today, watch a video on becoming an adult and share experiences and opinions.

ESL lesson on food trends
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

When food goes viral

Business Lifestyle

Discuss food trends with this lesson! Students practise advanced adjectives for food, watch a video about a viral chocolate bar and learn phrases to talk about trends and popularity. 

different uses of ‘like’
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What’s she like? (different uses of ‘like’)

General

Teach different uses of ‘like’ with this lesson! Students discuss looks, personality and preferences and talk about themselves and people they know. They also ask and answer questions using ‘like’ in personal conversations.

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