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Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Healthcare innovation
General TechnologyIn this ESL lesson about healthcare, students practise speaking, watch a video and do an optional word formation activity.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Milestones and other life events
GeneralWith this lesson students learn to use adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. They talk about milestones and life events, and have a lot of discussion, while practising using these commonly confused adjectives.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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From the bottom of my heart
GeneralIn this ESL lesson students learn ways to say thank you and react to it. They discuss different situations where people thank each other, watch a video and have a lot of practice.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Pass or fail – exams and testing
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about exams, students learn useful vocabulary, watch a video about the longest exam in the world and have lots of speaking practice.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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I doubt that… (functional language)
GeneralIn this lesson, students learn functional language for expressing possibility in English, as well as doubt and certainty. They watch two sets of short video clips and get controlled and free practice of the functional language.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How strong is your bond?
GeneralIn this ESL lesson students learn friendship and relationship vocabulary as well as discuss the difference between a friend and an acquaintance. The lesson also contains a video, speaking and reading activities.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Food culture, coffee culture
Grammar LifestyleIn this ESL lesson about coffee and food culture students have a lot of discussion, watch a video, study nouns that can be both countable and uncountable, and have a lot of fun practice.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Reimagining the workweek
Business GeneralIn this Business English speaking lesson, students discuss the idea of a four-day workweek, watch a video and do a roleplay activity.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Life is a winding road (metaphors)
GeneralIn this lesson on metaphors students get a chance to talk about this stylistic device, watch a video on metaphors as well as learn and practise using metaphors.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Breaking records
GeneralIn this lesson, students discuss an article about an unusual Guinness World Record, talk about breaking records and learn some collocations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Living abroad
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about living abroad, students watch a testimonial video about learning Portuguese in Brazil, learn some useful collocations and talk about living in different countries.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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The world of ads
Business GeneralThis speaking lesson about ads includes a variety of activities. Students have a lot of discussion, watch two videos and read short texts on some marketing campaigns of a famous brand.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Famous people (non-defining relative clauses)
GrammarWith this flipped lesson plan, students learn and practise using defining and non-defining relative clauses. They also watch two videos and talk about famous people.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Ethics of lying
GeneralIn this speaking lesson about lying, students watch a video, talk about the ethics of lying and discuss whether they would lie in some difficult situations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The art of making memories tangible
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about photography, students watch an interview with a photographer, learn and practise vocabulary related to photography and have a lot of speaking practice.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Guessing games – A2-B1
GeneralThis worksheet contains five pre-intermediate and intermediate ESL games. The games can be used as warm-ups, fillers or end-of-lesson tasks.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Nice to meet you! – first lesson with A2 students
GeneralOur ‘getting to know you’ lesson is designed for the first lesson with new A2 students. With a mix of reading, vocabulary, grammar, and speaking activities, it helps new students feel comfortable and build a strong foundation for future lessons.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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You think this is a joke?
GeneralIn this lesson students talk about jokes and humour. They discuss different types of jokes, listen to a podcast, share their thoughts about humour and even try to make some jokes themselves.