Category: Grammar
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Standard Lesson 60 min
A really bad day (gradable and ungradable adjectives)
General GrammarPractise gradable and ungradable adjectives! Students discuss bad experiences, watch a video about a flight mix-up and play a storytelling game using adjectives and intensifiers from the lesson.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is there a grey house?
General GrammarPractise there is/there are. Students learn colour vocabulary, watch a video about the ‘colour hunt’ trend and play speaking games to describe what’s in different places and photos.
Reading Corner 60 min
Talking about basic income
Global Issues GrammarDiscuss universal basic income. Students read an article about a UBI programme for artists in Ireland, practise quantifiers and design their own UBI pilot programme.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Unpopular opinions (articles ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’)
General GrammarPractise using articles! Students discuss unpopular opinions, watch a video about a man who has an unpopular opinion and review the rules for using ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’.
2 lessons
This one is better! (comparatives and superlatives)
General GrammarThe two lessons in the set allow students to learn comparatives and superlatives. In the first lesson, students talk about what they find easy or boring. In the second lesson, they use superlatives to understand and write reviews of places.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Are you paying attention? (Zero, First and Second Conditionals)
Grammar LifestyleHelp students practise conditional sentences. Students explore the Zero, First and Second Conditional, watch a video about brain exercises for focus and discuss real-life techniques for staying concentrated.
Standard Lesson 60 min
I didn’t think it would become popular (past predictions)
Grammar TechnologyTalk about past predictions! Students review grammar for describing predictions people made in the past, watch a 2001 news report about mobile phones and rephrase historical quotes about technology.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Tasks at work (Present Simple affirmative)
Business GrammarReview the Present Simple third-person singular affirmative! Students talk about work activities, practise useful vocabulary for describing tasks and work on the pronunciation and spelling of verbs.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The best and the worst (superlatives)
General GrammarHelp students share opinions with this ESL lesson on superlatives! They talk about online reviews, analyse superlative forms and practise useful phrases. Students also work in pairs and write their own reviews.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Safety on the road (conditionals)
Global Issues GrammarGet students discussing traffic regulations with this ESL lesson on conditionals. They practise the four conditionals, watch a video excerpt on a 1983 seat belt law and share their perspectives on road safety.
Standard Lesson 60 min
What were you doing this morning?
Business GrammarTalk about workplace activities with this ESL lesson on Past Continuous! Students practise the Past Continuous tense, watch a short video about a woman’s workday and role-play manager-employee conversations.
2 lessons
Special occasions
General Grammar LifestyleStudents work with party-related vocabulary, practice vowel pronunciation and learn to use the ‘be going to’ structure.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Do you do it online or offline? (object pronouns)
General GrammarDiscuss shopping preferences with this ESL lesson on object pronouns! Students review vocabulary for buying and returning items, practise object pronouns and watch a video about shopping online and in person.
2 lessons
What are the people doing? (Present Continuous)
General GrammarStudents learn to use the Present Continuous tense. In the first lesson, they learn about the form, meaning and use of the tense and practise it. In the second lesson, they practise the tense further while discussing paintings.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How important is grammar for you?
General GrammarGet students discussing English grammar from a critical perspective! They practise verbs for debating language norms, talk about non-standard grammar and watch a video on grammar rules and natural speech.
Standard Lesson 60 min
I’d like to learn…
General GrammarEngage students in practising ‘want’ and ‘would like’ with this lesson! They discuss desires, explore the infinitive marker ‘to’ and watch a video excerpt on learning aspirations. They also role-play a host suggesting activities to a guest.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Choices we make every day (either, neither, both)
Grammar LifestylePractise either, neither and both structures! In this lesson, students discuss the impact of everyday decisions, watch a video on dual perspectives of a single day and read an online debate on improving routines.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Despite the social media ban… (contrasting ideas)
Global Issues GrammarTalk about social media age bans with this ESL lesson on contrasting ideas! Students practise contrast connectors, watch a video on Australia’s social media ban and debate alternatives.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Can there be too much choice? (modifying comparatives)
Business GrammarPractise modifying comparatives with this engaging lesson! Students talk about the buyer’s journey, watch a funny video comparing two purchase options and role-play persuading one another to choose a product or service.
Standard Lesson 60 min
She was born in 1991 (Past Simple)
General GrammarProvide meaningful Past Simple practice for your students! They talk about life events, review key phrases and learn how to say years. Students also explore the life of Albert Einstein through a video.
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.
2 lessons
Solving mysteries (modal verbs in the past)
General GrammarHelp students understand past modals! They learn the rules for using past modals and practise them while talking about pictures and solving mysteries.
Games & Activities 60 min
Practising prepositions of place
GrammarGet students practising prepositions of place with this worksheet! They revise vocabulary for common things around the house, explore prepositions in various contexts and discuss where objects are.
2 lessons
Supposing you knew how to… (conditionals)
General Grammar TechnologyStudents use first, second, third and mixed conditional sentences to talk about inventions and survival skills.
2 lessons
Using Present Continuous
General GrammarTeach students clothing vocabulary and Present Continuous! Students will talk about what people in photos are wearing, holding and carrying.
Standard Lesson 60 min
A message in a bottle (Past Simple)
General GrammarTalk about messages in bottles with this ESL lesson on Past Simple! Students analyse and practise Past Simple forms, watch a video about a message-in-a-bottle discovery and write their own message in a bottle.
2 lessons
Talking about summer holiday
General Grammar LifestyleThe two lessons allow students to understand and practise the use of gerunds and infinitives in the context of holiday and free time.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Let’s have a party! (going to)
General GrammarStudents discuss parties in this ESL lesson on be going to. They practise be going to to talk about the future, practise phrases for preparing the house for guests and imagine planning a party.
Standard Lesson 60 min
I’d like to change something (verb patterns)
Grammar LifestyleDiscuss life changes with this lesson! Students practise verb patterns, watch a video about a man making a life change and read short texts about people’s changes. They also share their opinions and experiences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
This or that? (demonstrative pronouns)
GrammarStudents practise demonstrative pronouns with this lesson! They talk about things they see around them, review the terms ‘near’ and ‘far from’ and listen to recordings of dialogues.
2 lessons
It’s old and used but I love it!
Grammar LifestyleEncourage students to talk about old and second-hand items and learn ‘so’, ‘neither’ and auxiliary verbs to show agreement.
Standard Lesson 60 min
They just won’t stop playing!
Grammar LifestyleTalk about toys from a critical perspective in this lesson! Students review will and would for present and past habits, practise phrases for consumer behaviour and watch a video about the popular toy Labubu.
2 lessons
You’ve lived abroad, haven’t you?
General GrammarTeach students question tags! In the first lesson, they practise using question tags in the context of geography and history, and in the second lesson, the context is the experience of culture shock.
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.
2 lessons
Shop till you drop?
Global Issues Grammar LifestyleHelp students practise talking about habits using ‘will’ and ‘would’! Students talk about collectable toys, as well as fashion or shopping habits, depending on the lesson you choose.
