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Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsFrom 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.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat would you say?
LifestyleIn this Speaking Class lesson about cultural differences your students discuss how social interactions differ from culture to culture. They also watch a video and consider things that are appropriate and inappropriate to say. Additionally, there is a short, optional vocabulary task.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsA place to get things done
Grammar LifestyleThis ESL lesson on getting things done and deadlines includes a range of speaking, vocabulary and grammar activities. Students talk about deadlines, learn useful vocabulary and grammar structures, watch a video and have engaging conversations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsPass 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.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsAgeing: embracing the inevitable
Global IssuesIn this ESL lesson on ageing students talk about different aspects of the life of senior citizens. Students discuss mental and physical health, learn about dementia villages by watching a video, and brainstorm ideas.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow to succeed as a freelancer
BusinessIn this lesson students discuss working as a freelancer. They watch a video, do four role-plays and talk about different freelancing ideas.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat if cars could fly? (hypothetical situations)
Grammar TechnologyIn this lesson students get a lot of practice with two videos and speaking tasks designed to help them master the use of Second Conditional.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsFood 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
Add to saved lessonsFrom trash to treasure
Global IssuesThe lesson includes a lot of activities that focus on speaking about upcycling, watching and discussing a video and brainstorming upcycling ideas.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsPushing back the frontiers
TechnologyIn this ESL lesson about space, students watch a video about the International Space Station and have a long discussion about space. The topics include space exploration, collaboration in space and space technology.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsReimagining 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
Add to saved lessonsWhat does it take to start an e-commerce business?
BusinessIn this ESL lesson on e-commerce students get a chance to talk about starting a business, watch a video about people who did, discuss e-commerce and its advantages and learn some vocabulary related to the topic.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsLiving 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsA body language detective
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about body language, students learn phrases to describe gestures and talk about body language in different situations.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe 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
Add to saved lessonsFamous 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe 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
Add to saved lessonsGuessing 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.
