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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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Renting a flat (articles)
General GrammarIn this grammar lesson students learn how to use articles (‘a/an’, ‘the’, no article). They listen to recordings, discuss renting a flat, and do grammar exercises. Students also have a role play.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Do you feel motivated yet?
GeneralIn this lesson, students watch a video about motivational speeches, practise collocations and discuss the idea of inspirational videos.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Cloudy with a chance of rain
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about the weather, students learn and practise vocabulary related to the weather. They also watch a video about the weather in two cities and talk about different weather conditions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Political advertising
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about political campaigns, students watch a video, learn and practise useful vocabulary and talk about elections and campaign strategies.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Phrasal verbs activities
GeneralThe lesson is a series of stand-alone phrasal verb activities that can be used as a revision, warm-up or time filler. There are four types of activities, each with two parts and different phrasal verbs.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Wining and dining
General LifestyleThis speaking worksheet contains a lot of activities which allow students to discuss food and restaurant experiences. Students also watch a video about tipping and talk about different aspects of it.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Homeschooling: for or against?
General Global IssuesThis 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Nation branding and St. Patrick’s Day
GeneralIn this lesson about St. Patrick’s Day, students watch a video about the origins of the holiday. They also discuss nation branding and practise vocabulary for talking about abstract ideas.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How nature inspires innovation
TechnologyThis 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.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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The purpose of universities
GeneralIn this speaking class, students watch a video about the purpose of universities and practise talking about education and universities.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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A better way to brainstorm
Business GeneralIn this lesson, students watch a video about a brainstorming method, learn English phrases for giving suggestions and practise vocabulary related to brainstorming.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Finders keepers?
GeneralIn this ESL lesson about history, students watch a stand-up comedy piece, talk about history and learn useful vocabulary and idioms.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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They did it for money (passive voice)
General GrammarIn this lesson about passive voice, students practise using passive voice. They also watch a video and discuss different types of crime.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Impediments to e-government
General TechnologyIn 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Excuse me, I am an apple (word order)
General GrammarThis worksheet focuses on the grammar topic of word order in English sentences. Students discuss language-learning apps, read about funny examples of sentences from Duolingo and have a lot of practice.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Would you like to be a meme?
GeneralIn 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.