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Standard Lesson 60 min
The art of networking (reported speech)
Business GrammarExplore networking vocabulary with this ESL lesson on reported speech! Students practise reported speech in different situations, watch a video on networking tips and role-play networking scenarios.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Low-cost businesses
BusinessEngage in talking about low-cost businesses! Students read about low-cost brands, watch a video excerpt about a fast-fashion company and share opinions. They can also do an extra vocabulary task to review useful phrases.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Understanding logistics
BusinessPractise key logistics vocabulary with this lesson! Students talk about logistics systems, share their experiences and role-play a staff meeting to solve logistical problems. They also discuss corporate transparency.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The unemployment club
BusinessEngage in talking about unemployment! Students discuss a business of providing fake employment, do a role-play and watch a video on the market for fake jobs. They can also do an extra task to review useful vocabulary.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Corporations and taxes
BusinessTalk about global tax reform with this ESL lesson on corporate taxation! Students practise useful phrases for power dynamics, watch a video about tax havens and work with headlines and news stories.
Standard Lesson 60 min
A better airport experience
Business TechnologyTalk about logistics, problems and solutions with this advanced lesson on airports! Students practise vocabulary for airport operations, watch a video about an alternative passenger transfer method and role-play airport scenarios.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Bridging the generational divide
BusinessTalk about age and work with this ESL lesson on ageism! Students practise expressions for workplace attitudes and experiences, watch a video excerpt on different generations and discuss age stereotypes.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Will AI take your job?
Business TechnologyEngage students in discussing AI and jobs! In this lesson, they practise key phrases for impact and change, watch a video on how AI is changing jobs and debate AI replacing professions.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Types of companies
BusinessHelp students learn vocabulary for types of companies! They explore business paths, discuss experiences and share their opinions. They also play a guessing game in pairs and read about changes in companies.
Critical Reading Club 45 min
What payment methods do you accept?
Business LifestyleEncourage students to read and talk about payment methods! In this lesson, they share thoughts on cash and digital transactions, practise key payment vocabulary and reflect on changes in payment habits.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
When you feel stuck at your job
BusinessGet students talking about work satisfaction! They share their thoughts on attitudes to work, watch a video about career stagnation and share experiences. Students can also practise vocabulary with an extra task.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Signed, sealed and delivered
Business TechnologyGet students talking about delivery with this advanced lesson! They practise useful vocabulary, watch a video about a delivery robot and role-play situations involving delivery issues.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The (over)use of AI
Business TechnologyGet your students talking about AI hype with this lesson. They discuss AI’s impact on jobs and layoffs, watch a video about AI washing and practise useful phrases. Students share their opinions and experiences.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
When ads get personal
Business TechnologyTalk about ads with this ESL lesson on targeted advertising! Students share opinions and experiences, read about marketing concepts and watch a video on AI in dog adoption campaigns. They also review useful collocations in an extra task.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
The language of accounting
BusinessPractise accounting vocabulary with this lesson! Students discuss tasks accountants do, work with suffixes and listen to part of a lecture about legal tax reduction. They also talk about the consequences of financial decisions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Analyzing data
BusinessDiscuss data analysis in this lesson! Students share their experiences, practise useful phrases for data analysis and watch part of a video about analyzing business data with AI. They also practise writing AI prompts.
Standard Lesson 60 min
We should make our office smart! (agreeing and disagreeing)
BusinessExplore ways to agree and disagree! Students discuss technology at work, watch a video about a smart chair and practise useful phrases. They also role-play exchanging work-related suggestions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Of course I’m not stressed!
BusinessPractise idioms while discussing stress levels in different jobs! In this lesson, students watch a funny video about call centre employees, share their perspectives and practise sarcasm in conversations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Skills we use and skills we lose
Business TechnologyLead students into talking about skills! They discuss abilities and the impact of technology on them. Students practise useful collocations and phrases, watch a video about the influence of AI on people’s skills and share their ideas.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Jobs around us
BusinessPractise vocabulary for professions with this lesson! Students reflect on different jobs, discuss what various professionals do and share their job preferences. They also play a guessing game and do a role-play.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Why own a restaurant if you can rent a kitchen?
BusinessTalk about food ordering services! Students explore statistics about food delivery, review phrases for discussing food-service topics and watch a video about a delivery-only restaurant model.
Standard Lesson 60 min
My workday
BusinessDiscuss job activities in this beginner lesson on work tasks. Students practise useful phrases related to job duties, watch parts of a video about a software engineer’s workday and share experiences and opinions.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The power of brands
Business LifestyleGet students talking about brands with this lesson! They share their views, learn the brand and the common name for products and watch a video on this topic. Students can also do an extra vocabulary task.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The green shift
Business GrammarDiscuss sustainability with this ESL lesson on cleft sentences! Students talk about responsible consumption, watch a video about a consumer behaviour study and review the use of cleft sentences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
When prices keep rising
Business GrammarDiscuss rising prices with this ESL lesson on inflation! Students practise nominalization, explore words and phrases related to rising prices and watch a video excerpt about a virtuous inflation cycle.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Talking about slides
BusinessTalk about slides with this lesson! Students share experiences, watch a video about a creative tool for slides and practise basic presentation vocabulary. They also explore sentence starters and create their own slide.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How businesses make money
BusinessTalk about what makes a business successful in this ESL lesson on business models! Students practise business vocabulary, watch a video on all-you-can-eat restaurants and create their own business ideas.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Would you like to work there?
BusinessPractise adjectives to discuss work conditions with this lesson! Students talk about teams, tasks and workplaces. They watch an introduction video for a company, read short texts and share experiences, preferences and opinions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Giving feedback on creative work
BusinessPractise giving suggestions politely! Students discuss creative jobs, explore useful phrases for giving and responding to suggestions and watch a funny video in which famous painters work with clients. Students also do a role-play!
Standard Lesson 60 min
Have you got the edge?
BusinessDive into the realm of business competition! Students watch a video about competitive forces, review business analysis models and explore phrases for talking about competition. They also imagine advising business owners in different situations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Sorry to bother you, but… (making complaints)
Business GeneralPractise useful phrases for complaints! Students watch a video about complaining in restaurants and explore polite ways to make and respond to complaints. They also role-play complaint situations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Let it go! Mastering the art of delegation
BusinessDiscuss management skills in this ESL lesson on delegating! Students talk about delegation at work, watch a video and listen to a conversation between coworkers and practise useful phrases for delegating.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Start-ups: from idea to funding
BusinessExplore start-up vocabulary with this lesson. Students talk about businesses and their challenges, practise useful collocations and watch a video about start-up financing. They also imagine they have an idea for a start-up and discuss it.
Standard Lesson 60 min
I’ll do that now! (will and going to)
Business GrammarPractise will and going to with this lesson! Students talk about work situations, share planning experiences and watch a humorous video on how to look busy at work.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Absent or half present?
BusinessIn this lesson, students engage in discussing time off and leave policies! They share experiences, review expressions with ‘take’ and explore an infographic about absenteeism and presenteeism.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Let’s talk online
Business TechnologyTalk about virtual meetings in this lesson! Students practise vocabulary for online tasks, watch a video on how to schedule a Zoom meeting and share their experiences. They also explore phrases for giving help in virtual contexts.
