quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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What is your city like? (too much, too many, enough/not enough)

Global Issues Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson students practise the use of quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns (too much, too many, (not) enough) while talking about typical problems faced by most cities. 

uses of Present Continuous
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How beauty filters are changing the way we want to look

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson inspired by a video about body dysmorphia students revise and practise the different uses of Present Continuous as well as reflect on the influence of beauty filters on teenagers’ lives.

the history of the hoodie
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The humble hoodie

Lifestyle

In this lesson about the history of the hoodie, your students will discover the origins of this iconic garment (and some others) and learn several adjectives for talking about clothes.

verb formation
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Do you need all this stuff? (verb formation)

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson based on a video about minimalism students get an opportunity to practise verb formation (exploring prefixes and suffixes) and reflect on their lifestyles.

listening for gist and details
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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The person who knows how to cheer your day up

Lifestyle

In 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.

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.

modal verbs
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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What are your travelling tips? (modal verbs)

Grammar Lifestyle

Thanks to this worksheet, students will discover and practise modal verbs (can, have to, should), watch a video and discuss different travelling tips and rules.

lesson plan about fame
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The other side of fame

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about fame includes some related vocabulary as well as adjectives + prepositions that B1 students will learn and use in speaking.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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Will they find out I’m a fraud? Imposter syndrome

Lifestyle

Learn about the imposter syndrome, discover what Michelle Obama has to do with it and discuss how to cope with it.

lesson plan on music
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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Can you imagine the world without music?

Lifestyle

Thanks to this lesson plan on music, students learn adjectives for describing music and watch a video in which musicians talk about emotions music evokes.

lesson plan on hygge
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Embrace the Danish way of living

Lifestyle

In this lesson plan on hygge, students do a word formation task built around the words such as ambience, cosiness or indulgence, and talk about the concept of hygge.

used to
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Life used to be different

Grammar Lifestyle

Use our B1 lesson plan to teach your students how to use the structure of ‘used to’ and compare the school life now and then.

C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Would you walk your dog around the world?

Lifestyle

This lesson plan is based on a video presenting a man sharing experiences from his unusual journey and, focuses on travel phrasal verbs.

lesson plan about packaging
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to combat plastic packaging

Global Issues

Use our lesson plan about packaging to teach your students some packaging types and materials, revise vocabulary related to recycling as well as watch an interesting video presenting three companies and their approach to plastic packaging.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Art or prank?

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about Banksy and Maurizio Cattelan deals with controversial art. Students watch 2 videos, discuss some artwork and decide: art or prank!

lesson plan on saving money
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Are you a saver or a spender?

Lifestyle

This lesson plan on saving money is prepared for B1 students. Thanks to it, they will learn a lot of vocabulary connected with money, have a lot of opportunities to speak (including a quiz) and do tasks in an interactive video.

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.

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