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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.

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Passive income

Business

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

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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.

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Competition in business

Business

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

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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. 

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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. 

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Corporate speak

Business

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

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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Food culture, coffee culture

Grammar Lifestyle

In 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.

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Conversations we dread

Business General

In this ESL lesson about communication students talk about difficult conversations and share their experiences. They learn vocabulary, watch a video, have a discussion, role play and practise useful expressions. 

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Word-of-mouth marketing

Business

This lesson about marketing will spark a lot of discussion among students. Learners will also watch a video about word-of-mouth marketing as well as learn and practise useful collocations. 

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Tying the knot

Lifestyle

Try this lesson about weddings to discuss ceremonies, and teach students useful vocabulary and time expressions. Students will also watch a video and plan a wedding. 

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Smart and poor financial decisions

General

Teach your students finance vocabulary and encourage them to discuss good and bad financial decisions. In this lesson, students will also watch a video and share some financial advice. 

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Life is a winding road (metaphors)

General

In 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.  

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What does it take to start an e-commerce business?

Business

In 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.