Explore our lesson plans

Add to saved lessons

Mergers and acquisitions

Business

In this lesson, students learn and practise some advanced Business English vocabulary. They also watch a video and talk about mergers and acquisitions. 

Add to saved lessons

From city to country

Lifestyle

In this lesson about living in the country or a city, students learn some phrases, watch a video, and read a short article.

Add to saved lessons

Do you trust your memory?

General

This ESL lesson gives students the opportunity to learn phrases to talk about memory, watch a video, and have a fascinating discussion. 

Add to saved lessons

How do you feel about…? (expressing opinions)

General

In this lesson, students learn beginner phrases for expressing opinions and asking about opinions. They practise the functional language in writing and in speech. 

Add to saved lessons

Fancy a game?

General

In this ESL lesson about board games, students watch a video, learn games-related vocabulary and practise speaking. 

Add to saved lessons

Can you elaborate on your thinking here? (polite language)

Business

In this ESL lesson on polite language students watch a video, have a discussion, learn and practise useful phrases. 

Add to saved lessons

The value of unpaid care work

Global Issues

In this lesson about unpaid work, students watch a video, practise using some verbs and discuss care work in depth. 

Add to saved lessons

Milestones and other life events

General

With 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.

Add to saved lessons

Passive income

Business

In this passive income ESL lesson plan, students watch a video, learn vocabulary and have speaking practice. 

Add to saved lessons

From the bottom of my heart

General

In 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.

Add to saved lessons

Competition in business

Business

With this lesson, students talk about business, watch a video about competition and learn some useful Business English vocabulary. 

Add to saved lessons

A place to get things done

Grammar Lifestyle

This 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. 

Add to saved lessons

Pass or fail – exams and testing

General

In 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. 

Add to saved lessons

Corporate speak

Business

This ESL lesson on corporate jargon includes a video, a lot of discussion and practice of some popular phrases. 

Add to saved lessons

I doubt that… (functional language)

General

In 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.

Add to saved lessons

Let’s bust a move

General Grammar

Try out this ESL lesson about dancing to teach students some expressive phrases. Students also watch a video and practise the use of pronouns.

Add to saved lessons

How strong is your bond?

General

In 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. 

Add to saved lessons

What if cars could fly? (hypothetical situations)

Grammar Technology

In this lesson students get a lot of practice with two videos and speaking tasks designed to help them master the use of Second Conditional.