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Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsGetting by without a car
LifestyleIn this lesson students discuss means of transport, talk about car and bike traffic in the place where they live, and learn some vocabulary to talk about transport.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsDon’t stop talking! – A2–B1 speaking activities
GeneralThis pre-intermediate conversation worksheet consists of five speaking activities which can be used as fillers or warm-up tasks. The activities are suitable for a group of students, as well as for a one-on-one class.
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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsLayoffs and cutbacks can lead to start-ups (phrasal nouns)
BusinessIn this lesson, students read a short article about a start-up surge and learn some phrasal nouns by working out their meaning from the context. They also use the phrasal nouns in a discussion and a crossword.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsBitcoin goes mainstream! Is cryptocurrency here to stay?
BusinessIn this advanced lesson, students learn some language related to money and cryptocurrencies and discuss what the fact that Bitcoin has gone mainstream entails.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsIt will never catch on! (will for predictions)
Grammar TechnologyIn this lesson on predictions, students learn and practice the use of the Future Simple tense to predict what will happen, and discuss how life will be different in the future.
Standard Lesson 90 min
Add to saved lessonsEveryone has it, but no one can lose it: indefinite pronouns
GrammarWith this lesson plan students learn how to use indefinite pronouns and get the opportunity to put them into practice through a series of written and oral exercises.
Standard Lesson 75 min
Add to saved lessonsHave you ever attended a silent meeting?
Business GrammarIn this lesson, students learn how to use Present Perfect for experiences and practise new vocabulary related to workplace meetings.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsFriends will be friends (gerunds and infinitives)
Grammar LifestyleIn this grammar lesson students discover different verb patterns by doing a friendship quiz. To practise gerunds and infinitives, students will also express their views on different aspects of friendship.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsHave you tried turning it off and on again?
GeneralIn this lesson plan, ESL students will do a lot of different activities and learn words and expressions for talking about problems and solutions.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsHave you done it yet? Present Perfect: already, just, yet
GrammarThis lesson plan deals with Present Perfect and already, just, yet. We want to show students how to use these words in specific situations. Apart from practical tasks, students will also role-play two scenarios.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsAMA: Ask Me Anything
GeneralThis lesson plan is our attempt to make students ask more questions in English during the class. Students step into their teacher’s shoes and lead the class!
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsNarrative tenses – using Past Simple/Continuous/Perfect for storytelling
GrammarThis lesson plan focuses on narrative tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect. It can serve as a great revision of these three tenses.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsTake a quiz (and other phrases with take)
GeneralTeach your students new expressions and phrasal verbs with take, and challenge them to take a quiz checking their knowledge about different countries.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsGiving advice and making suggestions
General GrammarThis worksheet focuses on giving advice and making suggestions. It is a standalone worksheet which can be used with many different lesson plans from our website.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsSports phrasal verbs you need to know
GeneralThanks to this worksheet, students discover eight sports phrasal verbs in context and learn how to use them in a series of 3 activities.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsBusiness telephone etiquette
BusinessThis reading and speaking worksheet focuses on eight business telephone etiquette tips and is prepared for B1 students.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsAre you addicted to online shopping?
LifestyleWith this worksheet about shopping addiction, students discover new vocabulary through reading, but also practise their speaking and writing skills.
