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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.
Critical Reading Club 45 min
Video calling
Business TechnologyGet students talking about video calls with this Critical Reading Club lesson! They read an article about Skype shutting down, review vocabulary for videoconference issues and share opinions and experiences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Can you hear me? (online meetings)
BusinessIn this beginner lesson on online meetings, students discuss video conferences, practise functional language for virtual meetings and listen to conversations. They also watch a video about a new project and work in pairs.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The real deal: renting, buying and owning
BusinessTalk about property and housing in this ESL lesson on real estate! Students discuss real estate trends, practise words related to property deals and watch a trailer for a show about luxury real estate.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Documents you need to know
Business GeneralTalk about paperwork with this vocabulary worksheet! Students learn the names of common documents, practise pronunciation and work with document-related collocations. They also share personal experiences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
So, do you mean…? (ways to clarify)
BusinessTackle communication issues with this lesson! Students explore communication challenges, practise phrases for clarification and watch a video showing a communication issue. They also do a role-play.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Dynamic pricing
Business TechnologyTalk about pricing from different perspectives with this lesson! Students explore pricing-related expressions and phrasal verbs, watch a video on dynamic pricing and compare different situations. They also share their opinions.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Why businesses fail
BusinessTalk about what makes businesses succeed or fail! Students review business-related vocabulary, watch part of a video about lessons from failed businesses and discuss real-life cases. They also share opinions on business ideas.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Talking luxury
Business LifestyleDive into the realm of luxury with this lesson! Students share their views on luxury markets and services, watch a video featuring a consumer behaviour psychologist and practise advanced vocabulary for discussing luxury.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
Problems at work (making suggestions)
BusinessWith this lesson, students talk about workplace problems! They use phrases for giving and responding to suggestions, watch a video about stress at work and share their experiences. They also role-play situations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
I can definitely help you with that!
BusinessPractise polite phrases for dealing with customers! Students talk about customer service problems, watch a video on poor and great service and create dialogues with customer service professionals.
Standard Lesson 60 min
When food goes viral
Business LifestyleDiscuss food trends with this lesson! Students practise advanced adjectives for food, watch a video about a viral chocolate bar and learn phrases to talk about trends and popularity.
Standard Lesson 60 min
It’s vital that a leader be…
Business GrammarEngage students in talking about open communication at work. They learn useful phrases related to communication, practise the subjunctive and watch a video about vulnerability at work.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Should we call a meeting?
BusinessTalk about meetings with this advanced speaking lesson. Students watch a video on meeting fatigue, revise advanced phrases to decline a meeting and talk about different communication channels.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Is it professional?
BusinessTalk about professionalism with this speaking lesson on business etiquette! Students share their thoughts, watch a video on professional behaviour and evaluate actions at work. They can also do an extra vocabulary activity.
Critical Reading Club 45 min
Starting your own business
BusinessEncourage students to read an article about starting a business! They practise business-related vocabulary, discuss the pros and cons of owning a business and share their perspectives.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Get ready for your next job interview
BusinessExplore job hunting with this lesson on job interviews! Students discuss preparation, watch a video of a job interview and practise useful vocabulary. They also role-play interview questions and answers.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Rules are rules (modal verbs)
Business GrammarDiscuss rules at work with this lesson! Students practise modal verbs for rules, watch a video on working from home and share their thoughts. They also work in pairs, exploring different jobs.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Viral marketing
BusinessStep into the world of accidental and viral marketing! Students discuss market success, practise vocabulary and watch a video on a product’s viral success. They also talk about the journey of products, brands and trends.
Critical Reading Club 45 min
Office software
Business TechnologyTalk about office software with this Critical Reading Club lesson! Students discuss office software and work tasks, practise useful collocations and share their experiences. They also talk about their preferences for workplace software.
