C1 / Advanced
2 lessons
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Communicating better at work

Business

The lessons in the set help students learn how to communicate better at work and find the balance between being assertive but polite and between using simple language and corporate jargon.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons
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Getting to know each other

Business General

Use this lesson set to get to know your (Business) English students. Let them talk about themselves, their jobs and motivations and evaluate their skills.

C1 / Advanced
2 lessons
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Make yourself discoverable

Business

In the first lesson, students discuss how LinkedIn can help people find a job. In the second lesson, they talk about using apps to find a job or to find an employee.

talk about dress code
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Dress code: formal or casual?

Business

Get your students talking about dress code! They watch a video and read a text about office attire, and learn vocabulary to share their views on past and current dress code rules.

Business English flipped lesson
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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What if we redefined ambition?

Business General

Embark on a thought-provoking exploration of ambition! This lesson encourages students to critically examine traditional notions of success and consider alternative perspectives on personal fulfilment and well-being.

ESL lesson on branding
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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All about branding

Business

This is a perfect lesson for students who want to discuss brands and the idea of branding. Students learn and practise useful phrases, as well as improve their comprehension skills.

question tags lesson
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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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!

B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons
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Expressing opinions (B2)

Business General Global Issues Lifestyle Technology

Teach your students diverse vocabulary and phrases for expressing their opinions. Practise it in an Argument Battle and reinforce it again with a topic that fits their needs and interests.

uses of gerund
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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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.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
3 lessons
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Delivering presentations

Business

Teach your students how to do business presentation right with this lesson set. During 3 lessons your students will learn dos and don’ts of presenting, learn and practise signposting language and practise giving presentations with real topics and data.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Talking about leaders

Business

Students talk about good and bad leadership, watch an explainer video and share their experiences. Let them explain why they’d rather be a good leader or have a good leader.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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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.

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
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Adaptability and other must-have traits

Business

In this lesson, students discuss the article they read at home about adaptability as a must-have trait. They work with some vocabulary and discuss other traits necessary for business. 

conditional phrases
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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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. 

suffixes ‘-ful’ and ‘-less’
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Ready to go paperless?

Business Grammar

In this lesson, students learn some vocabulary related to document management, talk about going paperless, watch a video, and work on word building learning suffixes ‘-ful’ and ‘-less’.

Talk about business trips
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Business trips: fun or boring?

Business

This lesson allows students to talk about business trips, learn some useful vocabulary, and have a lot of discussion and role-play. 

Business competition vocabulary
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min
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That’s a bit over the top!

Business General

This lesson focuses on business competition vocabulary through learning about unusual business ideas. Students learn useful phrases, watch a video, and discuss business cases.

ESL lesson about work experience
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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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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