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Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe future of bricks-and-mortar retail shopping
Business GeneralIn this Business English speaking class, students watch a video about the future of bricks-and-mortar retail shopping and discuss shopping trends.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHas this app changed your life?
Lifestyle TechnologyIn this B1 speaking lesson, students talk about apps. They discuss the most popular applications, but also those that they use on a daily basis. In the second part of the lesson, students watch and discuss two ads for apps.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsFashion, fashion everywhere
LifestyleIn this worksheet students go through a variety of discussion questions about fashion. They also choose between opposing statements, explain their choices and come up with their own definition of ‘fashion’. There is also a set of quotations related to different aspects of fashion.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsCareer choice
BusinessIn this worksheet for conversation classes, students talk at length about careers and professions and watch two short videos about unusual jobs. They also state their opinions on several topics related to the world of work.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsTalking about professions
BusinessIn this speaking class, students answer some conversation questions about professions. They also watch two videos about unusual jobs, and share their views on some issues regarding jobs and careers.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsThe rising cost of living
LifestyleWith this lesson plan on expressing numbers in English, students revise numbers and learn some approximations, talk about the rising cost of living and learn some useful vocabulary.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsLet’s go hiking!
LifestyleIn this lesson students learn hiking vocabulary, read some tips, watch a video about hiking and decide what they would and wouldn’t take on a hike.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsCan you figure it out? ESL vocabulary puzzles
BusinessThis is a set of ESL vocabulary puzzles rather than a typical ESL Brains lesson plan. Each of the puzzles can be used separately as a time filler, a warm-up, etc.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsAre we prisoners of our habits? (used to structures)
Grammar LifestyleIn this lesson about habits, students revise three used to structures and learn phrases with the word habit. They also watch a video about neuroplasticity and reflect on different aspects of some common habits developed by people.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat is your dream home?
LifestyleIn this lesson students talk about their dream homes, revise vocabulary for describing homes and put it into practice through various speaking activities.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsThe person who knows how to cheer your day up
LifestyleIn this lesson students get an opportunity to learn phrasal verbs and practise their listening skills (listening for gist and details) by watching a motivational video about how to cope with a bad day.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsThe chair that conquered the world
LifestyleThis lesson plan about the chair that conquered the world includes a variety of tasks for students to learn new vocabulary related to describing furniture design and practise their presentation skills.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsDo the side hustle!
BusinessThanks to this worksheet, students practise work‐related verb collocations, learn what a side hustle is and watch an interesting video about it.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat’s in your bag?
LifestyleThroughout this A2 lesson plan, students will learn vocabulary for things we carry in our bags and backpacks and watch two Vogue videos.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsMy perfect weekend. Phrasal verbs for beginners
LifestyleThe lesson plan deals with phrasal verbs for beginners. Students will discover meanings of nine phrasal verbs and practise them in various speaking activities.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsDanger! Pyramid schemes
BusinessThis worksheet for advanced English students deals with pyramid schemes. Throughout the lesson, students will learn a lot of vocabulary and express their opinions on ‘get rich quick’ schemes.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsDecision time (business case study)
BusinessThanks to this business case study worksheet, students learn phrasal verbs to talk about companies, watch a video presenting a case study and discuss situations when companies face different problems.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsWill they find out I’m a fraud? Imposter syndrome
LifestyleLearn about the imposter syndrome, discover what Michelle Obama has to do with it and discuss how to cope with it.
