B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Homeschooling: for or against?

General Global Issues

This lesson about education contains activities aimed to give students a lot of speaking practice and a chance to hold a debate. It also contains useful vocabulary and a video about homeschooling. 

B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

It’s OK to hate your job, isn’t it?

Business

In this lesson on hating your job students talk about the reasons for it and discuss some advice. Students also work with vocabulary and watch a video. 

ESL lesson about ChatGPT
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

ChatGPT – a blessing or a curse?

General Technology

In this ESL lesson about ChatGPT, students watch a video about schools banning this AI solution. They also learn vocabulary related to cheating and discuss different applications of ChatGPT.

ESL lesson about design
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

How nature inspires innovation

Technology

This ESL lesson about design focuses on how nature inspires creation of new things. Students learn some vocabulary to describe the design of things, watch a video and have a lot of brainstorming and speaking practice. 

ESL lesson about history
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Finders keepers?

General

In this ESL lesson about history, students watch a stand-up comedy piece, talk about history and learn useful vocabulary and idioms.

modal verbs of possibility
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Welcome on board!

Business

In this lesson about onboarding, students discuss their experience, watch the video, and practise modal verbs of possibility (must, might, can’t). They also read a dialogue and role play a similar one.  

lesson on digitalization
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Impediments to e-government

General Technology

In this lesson on digitalization students talk about various government services and how they can be improved. They also watch a video about a successful example (e-Estonia), learn some vocabulary and have a lot of speaking practice. 

Lesson about memes
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Would you like to be a meme?

General

In this lesson about memes students look at some famous examples of memes and discuss them. They also learn the story behind one of them by watching a video. Students learn and practise vocabulary and try to create their own memes. 

expressing regrets
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Regrets? I have a few…

General Grammar

In this lesson, students watch a video and learn structures for expressing regrets. They also practise some phrases for responding to regrets. 

phrases for agreeing and disagreeing
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What a cool gadget! (phrases for agreeing and disagreeing)

Technology

In this lesson students practise phrases for agreeing and disagreeing, watch a video and talk about gadgets. 

how to use ellipsis
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

7,000 ways of seeing the world

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson about languages, students watch a video, discuss whether languages change the way we see the world, and learn how to use ellipsis.

lesson about London
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Is it really mission impossible?

General Lifestyle

In this lesson about London students talk about the city, its art and other things it is famous for. Students also learn some phrases, watch a video, have a discussion and do a creative task. 

lesson about poetry
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Why poetry still matters

General

In this lesson about poetry, students have a chance to talk about different aspects of this form of literature. Students discuss many questions, watch a video, and read and analyse some poems. 

lesson about family and relationships
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

We get on really well!

General

In this lesson about family and relationships, students talk about family members, friends, and other people close to them. They also watch a video and practise some conjunctions used to give reasons. 

listening skills
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What makes a good listener?

General

In this lesson students watch a video, talk about being a good communicator and practise their listening skills. 

rules and laws vocabulary
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Regulating big tech

Business Technology

This lesson on regulation and technology focuses on rules and laws vocabulary. The lesson features a video about a law and a discussion on regulating big companies and different technologies.

lesson about protests
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Does protest always lead to change?

Global Issues

This lesson includes a lot of speaking practice. Students watch a video about what makes a protest successful and analyse some strategies. 

compound adjectives
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Earth is our only shareholder

Business Global Issues

In this lesson, students learn and practise using compound adjectives. They also discuss corporate misconduct and watch a video about a founder who gave his company away to fight climate change.

as… as grammar structure
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

We train just as hard!

Global Issues Grammar

In this lesson about sport, students compare different sports and learn and practise how to use the as… as grammar structure. They also watch a video and discuss statistics on male and female sport.

Business English phrases
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Choosing between red and blue

Business

In this lesson, students learn and practise Business English phrases and discuss successful companies. They also watch the video about business strategies and choose one for their start-up. 

Past Simple and Past Continuous
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

My dog ate my homework (Past Simple and Past Continuous)

Grammar

In this lesson, students learn the difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous. They also get the chance to practise using the two tenses in a variety of tasks.

reading skills
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

It’s time to make a difference!

General

In this lesson, students watch a video about active citizens, practise reading skills and prepare a project. 

describing images
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min

Have you met the new Dalí?

Technology

In this lesson students watch two videos about AI image generators, learn some advanced vocabulary for describing images, and do some speaking practice.  

A2 lesson about the environment
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Save the ocean, save yourself

Global Issues

In this A2 lesson about the environment, students watch a video about five tips on how to save the ocean, learn some vocabulary related to the environment and do several speaking tasks. 

speaking activities for advanced students
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Cultural appropriation

General Global Issues

In this lesson, students watch a video about cultural appropriation in fashion and learn some vocabulary. The lesson also includes lots of speaking activities for advanced students.

intermediate lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min

First impressions matter

Business

With this intermediate lesson plan, students talk about first impressions, watch a video about the first day in a new job, and write a self-introduction. 

advanced multiword verbs
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Living a digital nomad lifestyle

Business Lifestyle

In this lesson students watch a video about being a digital nomad and learn and practise advanced multiword verbs.

lesson about instant messaging
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min

Catching up made easy

Business

In this lesson about instant messaging, students watch a video, discuss the rules for instant messaging and write short messages to each other. 

talk about generations
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Will Gen Zers make cash cool again?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students talk about generations and their approach to money, watch a video about Gen Zers and learn vocabulary related to the topic. 

animated video for English classes
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

A fully automated world

Technology

In this lesson about technology, students watch an animated video about a fully automated world and learn some vocabulary to talk about technological progress.

free time activities
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Life is better outdoors!

General

In this lesson, students watch a video about Taiwan and practise vocabulary related to nature and free time activities.

phrasal verbs with put
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Put a ring on it

General

In this worksheet, students learn idioms and phrasal verbs with put. They also practise working out the meaning from context, and have an opportunity to use the new language in speaking activities. 

CAE Speaking Part 3 activities
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min

Sharpen your critical thinking (CAE Speaking Part 3)

General Grammar

With this lesson plan, students evaluate the validity of arguments using the information from a video about logical fallacies. They also practise conjunctions and do a Cambridge CAE Speaking Part 3 activity. 

vocabulary to talk about applications
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How apps work

Technology

In this lesson students explain how apps work, watch a video about the Uber app, and learn vocabulary to talk about applications. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Our new friends and teachers

Technology

In this ESL lesson, students practise talking about technology. They also watch two videos about a robot companion for kids, learn vocabulary related to the topic, and write short comments about the video. 

phrases for saying something is not true
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

There is a lot of work behind the scenes

Lifestyle

In this lesson students talk about occupational stereotypes, learn phrases for saying something is not true, and watch a video about being an artist. 

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