used to
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Life used to be different

Grammar Lifestyle

Use our B1 lesson plan to teach your students how to use the structure of ‘used to’ and compare the school life now and then.

Past Simple revision
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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The stories of famous entrepreneurs

Business Grammar

This lesson plan is perfect for Past Simple revision. Students practise using the tense as well as learn vocabulary related to running a business.

already just yet
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Have you done it yet? Present Perfect: already, just, yet

Grammar

This lesson plan deals with Present Perfect and already, just, yet. We want to show students how to use these words in specific situations. Apart from practical tasks, students will also role-play two scenarios.

questions in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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AMA: Ask Me Anything

General

This lesson plan is our attempt to make students ask more questions in English during the class. Students step into their teacher’s shoes and lead the class!

narrative tenses
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Narrative tenses – using Past Simple/Continuous/Perfect for storytelling

Grammar

This lesson plan focuses on narrative tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect. It can serve as a great revision of these three tenses.

lesson plan on saving money
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Are you a saver or a spender?

Lifestyle

This lesson plan on saving money is prepared for B1 students. Thanks to it, they will learn a lot of vocabulary connected with money, have a lot of opportunities to speak (including a quiz) and do tasks in an interactive video.

telling stories in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Be a better storyteller

Grammar

This lesson plan is all about telling stories in English and it might be a great supplement to lesson plans on narrative tenses.

logos lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Can you find hidden messages in these logos?

Lifestyle

This ESL logos lesson plan is based on a video about the hidden meanings of some logos and consists of different vocabulary and speaking activities that will get students talking about brand logos.

phrases with take
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Take a quiz (and other phrases with take)

General

Teach your students new expressions and phrasal verbs with take, and challenge them to take a quiz checking their knowledge about different countries.

formal and informal email
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Writing effective emails – formal and informal language

Business

Teach your B1 students some formal and informal email language and give them some tips on writing effectively with our ESL lesson plan on writing emails.

first Business English lesson
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Me, my work and I – first Business English lesson plan

Business

What’s your idea for your first lesson with your adult students? Check out what we do on our first Business English lesson with new students.

sports phrasal verbs
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Sports phrasal verbs you need to know

General

Thanks to this worksheet, students discover eight sports phrasal verbs in context and learn how to use them in a series of 3 activities.

sports vocabulary
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The changing face of sport (sports vocabulary)

Lifestyle

This B1 lesson plan is our attempt to touch upon the topic of sport, and introduces a lot of sports vocabulary. It is based on a video featuring teenage girls who are professional boxers.

business telephone etiquette
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Business telephone etiquette

Business

This reading and speaking worksheet focuses on eight business telephone etiquette tips and is prepared for B1 students.

telephone English phrases
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Telephone phobia (Telephone English phrases)

Business

Teach your students how to use English over the phone using our Telephone English phrases and practical role plays as well as telephone etiquette tips.

worksheet about shopping addiction
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Are you addicted to online shopping?

Lifestyle

With this worksheet about shopping addiction, students discover new vocabulary through reading, but also practise their speaking and writing skills.

online shopping vocabulary
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Online vs traditional shopping (e-commerce vocabulary)

Business Lifestyle

Online shopping or traditional shopping? Teach your Students language for shopping in the 21st century and discuss the future of shopping in the e-commerce world.

lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Why are Brits so obsessed with tea?

Lifestyle

This lesson plan looks into the tea-drinking habit in the UK and teaches students some useful British idioms and phrases. You must make yourself a cup of tea before this lesson.

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