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Kindness means everything (irregular past forms)

General Grammar

In this lesson based on a video about kindness, students revise irregular past forms, practise them by re-telling a story in the past and eventually tell their own stories.

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The magic of making sounds

General Lifestyle

In this lesson based on a video about the art of creating sounds students learn some verbs for sounds and put them into practice through a series of creative activities. 

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Should we be faking it? The placebo effect

General

This lesson plan on the placebo effect is packed with vocabulary (verb + noun collocations) and speaking activities. Students will also watch a video about placebos and their pros and cons.

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Question Time – Let’s have a panel show!

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In this lesson, students read two short texts about a TV series, The Crown and a panel show, Question Time, learn useful language for agreeing and disagreeing, and have a panel show.

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The limits of human memory

General

This lesson plan on memory is about the verbs: remember, recall, recollect and remind, and is based on a video about a person with a super memory.

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Love is not always a bed of roses

General

This lesson plan includes tasks built around love and relationship vocabulary, but mainly words and expressions we use when things go wrong in a relationship.

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How to ask better questions

General

Teach your students not only how to form questions in English but also what types of questioning techniques they can use to get better answers.

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Helping ex-cons find a job – advanced crime lesson plan

General

Use our crime lesson plan to teach your students some advanced vocabulary and get them involved in a meaningful discussion about ex-cons and jobs.

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Colour psychology – idioms

General Lifestyle

This lesson plan for adults only looks into the world of colours and how they are used in the movie industry. Students will also learn different colour idioms.

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Questions no one knows the answers to

General Grammar

This TED Talk lesson plan on asking questions includes exercises on both indirect and direct questions and makes students use them a lot in speaking.

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Texting is killing language

General

This ESL lesson plan touches upon the development of language, especially in terms of SMS. Students will also practise writing text messages in English.