B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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How tiny tasks become monsters

Business Lifestyle

In this lesson students learn and put into practice dependent prepositions (in phrasal verbs and other expressions) while discussing reasons and ways of dealing with the common problem of procrastination.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Co-living: an answer to housing and social issues

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson students learn and practise some interesting vocabulary related to co-living apartments, while discussing positive and negative aspects of this modern trend.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Turning oranges into electricity. Crazy or genius?

Global Issues

In this lesson, students learn five pairs of verb synonyms and collocations which can be used to talk about sustainable living. They also come up with and reflect on eco-friendly solutions.

people watching and talking about films
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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Do you watch trailers?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students learn and practise useful language for talking about films and discuss their preferences related to watching films.

English class project
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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How do you like your milk?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students will learn advanced cooking verbs, discuss different types of milk and do an English class project.

adjectives for describing clothes
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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England’s most eccentric dresser

Lifestyle

Thanks to this lesson plan, students will learn and practise adjectives for describing clothes and outfits as well as watch a TED Talk by Daniel Lismore.

lesson plan on extinction
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 75 min
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Is it too late to save wildlife?

Global Issues

In this lesson plan on extinction, students learn a lot of related vocabulary, watch a video featuring David Attenborough and work on a group project.

lesson plan about stereotypes
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Let’s not promote stereotypes

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about stereotypes includes tasks to learn and practise vocabulary, sparks a discussion and ends with a video about racial preferences in dating.

online dating lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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Finding the perfect match (online dating lesson plan)

Lifestyle

Thanks to this online dating lesson plan, you will introduce your students to the world of dating apps as well as teach them love and relationship vocab.

inclusive language
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Inclusive language

Business Global Issues

We developed this worksheet to teach some inclusive language. In this one-page handout, students will learn what inclusive language is and discover some examples of both inclusive and exclusive language.

logos lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Can you find hidden messages in these logos?

Lifestyle

This ESL logos lesson plan is based on a video about the hidden meanings of some logos and consists of different vocabulary and speaking activities that will get students talking about brand logos.

fear vocabulary
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min
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What might Bill Gates be worried about?

Global Issues

Discover what worries Bill Gates most and teach your students some fear-related vocabulary, useful adjectives for expressing opinions and practise them with a few speaking activities.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Love it or hate it!

Lifestyle

This worksheet can supplement lesson plans on art and includes various phrases that more advanced students might use when expressing likes and dislikes.

lesson plan about education
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Why Finland has the best education system

Global Issues

Use our lesson plan about education to learn about the Finnish school system, watch a part of Michael Moore’s documentary and discuss it with your students.

phrasal verbs with out
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min
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Do you feel FOMO? – phrasal verbs with out

Lifestyle

In this lesson plan, you will talk with your students about FOMO, and its opposite – JOMO, while teaching them various phrasal verbs with ‘out’.

political cartoon lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Political cartoons and freedom of speech

Global Issues Grammar

Have some fun and develop your students’ critical thinking skills with our new political cartoon lesson plan based on the work of Patrick Chappatte!

consumerism lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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Happiness vs consumerism lesson plan

Global Issues

Award-winning video inspired us to create a consumerism lesson plan for teaching English. Use it to bring an important topic to the classroom and teach new vocabulary!

reporting verbs
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Movie quotes you should know!

Grammar Lifestyle

With this worksheet, your students will learn some classic movie quotes, use them to practise reporting verbs and do some fun pairwork activity.

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