reported speech activities
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Reported speech activities

Grammar

With this lesson, students practise reported speech in various situations. They report on audio recordings and film clips, use reporting verbs and work on reported questions. Students also play a fun quest game!

ESL lesson on quantifiers
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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How about a little improvement?

Business Grammar

With this lesson, students practise quantifiers in various contexts. They discuss work conditions and employee feedback and watch a video about employee satisfaction.

phrases to express frequency
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Meeting a celebrity

General Grammar

With this lesson, students talk about celebrities and work with grammar! They watch a funny ad, discuss situations related to fame and practise words and phrases to express frequency. Students also do a role play task in which they throw a celebrity party.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons
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Talking about experiences using Present Perfect and Past Simple

General Grammar

In the first lesson, students learn the differences between the two tenses and talk about life experiences. In the second lesson, they practise the use of the tenses through role-plays.

sharing experiences using Present Perfect and Past Simple
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Sharing experiences (Present Perfect and Past Simple)

Grammar Lifestyle

With this lesson, students discuss the topics people talk about when they first meet. They also practise Present Perfect and Past Simple, watch a video about people who have just met and do a role play activity.

practise advice structures
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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What to do when you’re stressed

Grammar Lifestyle

Talk about how to stop worrying about a problem with this lesson! Students discuss stress issues, watch a short video on tips about how to take your mind off problems and practise advice structures.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
2 lessons
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Tell me what happened

General Grammar

In the first lesson, students learn how to use Past Continuous and Past Simple. They practise them by creating excuses for people in difficult situations. In the second lesson, students further practise the two tenses by creating stories set in posh places.

practise will and won’t
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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I’ll do it better next time!

General Grammar

Practise will and won’t with this lesson! Students talk about everyday life situations and use will and won’t to express promises, offers and decisions. They also examine situations and create dialogues based on pictures.

structures with so and such
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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It’s such a lovely place! (so and such)

Grammar Lifestyle

With this lesson, students talk about travel experiences, watch a short video about the capital city of Ghana and practise ‘so’ and ‘such’ structures. They also share their personal experiences and discuss the advantages of different travel options.

Present Perfect activities
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Present Perfect activities

Grammar

With this lesson, students practise Present Perfect in various ways. They apply the tense to tell the news, discuss experiences and talk about life stories. Students also practise applying Present Perfect and Past Simple depending on the context.

Past Simple and Continuous practice
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Posh and fancy (Past Simple and Continuous practice)

Grammar Lifestyle

Engage in revising Past Simple and Continuous and discussing fancy experiences with this lesson! Students explore vocabulary to talk about the topic, watch a humorous ad for a ketchup brand and create interesting stories.

structures with ‘It’
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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It’s never too late to dream big

Grammar Lifestyle

With this lesson, students talk about dreams and ambitions, practise structures with ‘It’ to give opinions and watch a video about a man who pursues two careers. They also discuss balancing multiple careers versus focusing on a single goal.

lesson on prepositional phrases
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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I keep it for luck (prepositional phrases)

General Grammar

Step into the world of prepositional phrases! Students talk about important objects, watch a promotional video, practise prepositional phrases and write short stories.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons
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Technology and the future

Grammar Technology

In the first lesson, students learn phrases to speculate about the future. Depending on your choice of the second lesson, students further practise the phrases while talking about smart lenses, robot chefs or ChatGPT.

stative and active verbs
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The things we want and the things we need (stative verbs)

General Grammar

In this lesson, students dive into the world of self-expression, watch an ad for a trading website and practise stative and active verbs. They also talk about their preferences and use the target vocabulary to describe people’s personalities.

advanced grammar revision
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Brave new influencers

Grammar Technology

With this Flipped lesson, advanced students get a great chance to revise and practise grammatical aspects, learn collocations connected to social media activity and have engaging conversations about AI influencers.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
2 lessons
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City and transport

General Grammar

In the first lesson, students talk about cities and learn quantifiers. In the second lesson, they talk about transport in cities using the quantifiers.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons
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Storytelling

General Grammar

The set was created to provide revision and practice of three past tenses (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect) and let students practise storytelling.

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