conjunctions and prepositionsconjunctions and prepositions
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 75 min

Flying business class (conjunctions and prepositions)

Business Grammar

In this video-based lesson about flying economy, business and first class with Emirates, students will be practising conjunctions and prepositions. They will also discover some luxurious cabin features while discussing business trips.

expressing cause and effect
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Today’s teens are going through a lot (cause and effect)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson, students learn and practise expressing cause and effect, discover new collocations and discuss problems faced by modern teenagers.

reported speech practice
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

How does silence make you feel?

General Grammar

In this lesson students discover the power of silence, work on improving their listening skills and focus on reported speech practice.

sequence adverbs
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Never stop learning (sequence adverbs)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson about learning new skills, students discover and practise several expressions with the verb learn and talk about their learning experiences using sequence adverbs.

present, past and future forms revision
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The Green Lady (present, past and future forms revision)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson students get an opportunity to talk about colours and their role in our daily lives, learn some vocabulary related to house interior and revise present, past and future forms.

quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What is your city like? (too much, too many, enough/not enough)

Global Issues Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson students practise the use of quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns (too much, too many, (not) enough) while talking about typical problems faced by most cities. 

practise past modals with riddles
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min

Whodunit (practise past modals with riddles)

General Grammar

In this lesson based on whodunits, students get an opportunity to practise past modals with riddles and speculate about murder mysteries.

be going to
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

I’m going to be quite busy this summer (‘be going to’ & Present Continuous)

Grammar

This worksheet focuses on vocabulary connected with activities we can do in the four seasons as well as introduces ‘be going to’ and Present Continuous for intentions and future plans.

uses of Present Continuous
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How beauty filters are changing the way we want to look

Grammar Lifestyle Technology

In this lesson inspired by a video about body dysmorphia students revise and practise the different uses of Present Continuous as well as reflect on the influence of beauty filters on teenagers’ lives.

second conditional
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What would happen if you quit texting for a week? (Second Conditional)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson about texting students discover and practise Second Conditional. They also learn vocabulary related to mobile phone communication and discuss the role of texting in their lives.

gerunds and infinitives
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Friends will be friends (gerunds and infinitives)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this grammar lesson students discover different verb patterns by doing a friendship quiz. To practise gerunds and infinitives, students will also express their views on different aspects of friendship.

past modals
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min

He couldn’t have seen a ghost!

Grammar

In this grammar lesson, students learn a few idioms for expressing emotions, discover how to use past modals as well as practise them in speaking activities.

Present Simple and Present Continuous
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Let’s revise Present Simple and Present Continuous

Grammar

This lesson plan is a typical grammar consolidation worksheet. Students revise Present Simple and Continuous and talk a lot using the tenses.

modal verbs
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What are your travelling tips? (modal verbs)

Grammar Lifestyle

Thanks to this worksheet, students will discover and practise modal verbs (can, have to, should), watch a video and discuss different travelling tips and rules.

Future Continuous and Future Perfect
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Have an eye on the future

Grammar Technology

The objective of this lesson plan is to make students learn and use Future Continuous and Future Perfect. Apart from a few grammar tasks, students will also watch an interesting video and have a lot of opportunities to speak.

mixed conditionals
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Mixed conditionals for Business English

Business Grammar

The lesson plan introduces the rules of mixed conditionals and makes Business English learners practise them through various activities.

used to
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

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

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

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.

narrative tenses
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

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.

telling stories in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

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.

working from home
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

How to master working from home

Business Grammar

Thanks to this ESL lesson plan your students will learn some useful vocabulary, study verb patterns and watch a video about tips for working from home.

wish structures
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Is Kopi Luwak on your bucket list? (wish structures)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson plan students will learn and practise ‘wish’ structures as well as watch a video about the most expensive coffee in the world, Kopi Luwak.

making comparisons
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Printed books vs e-books – making comparisons

General Grammar

Teach your students how to make comparisons and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of printed books and e-books. This lesson plan can also be used as a standard lesson plan.

political cartoon lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min

Political cartoons and freedom of speech

Global Issues Grammar

Have some fun and develop your students’ critical thinking skills with our new political cartoon lesson plan based on the work of Patrick Chappatte!

advanced tense review
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min

The story of Frida Kahlo (+ Advanced Tense Review)

General Grammar

Get your students interested in the life and work of Frida Kahlo and check their knowledge using our interactive video focused on advanced tense review!

reporting verbs
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min

Movie quotes you should know!

Grammar Lifestyle

With this worksheet, your students will learn some classic movie quotes, use them to practise reporting verbs and do some fun pairwork activity.

reported speech
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Practise reported speech with Vogue interviews

Grammar Lifestyle

Use Vogue 73 Qs interviews to teach your students reported speech with our original lesson plan and discover new facts about their favourite celebrities!

passive structures
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? (passive structures)

General Grammar

Teach your students advanced passive structures and discover the world of weird conspiracy-thinking and tin-foil hat men.

conditionals review
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Using Agile for your family life (conditionals review)

Grammar Technology

Use this flipped lesson plan to do conditionals review, teach your students new vocab and practise using new language items orally.

giving advice
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Giving advice and making suggestions

General Grammar

This worksheet focuses on giving advice and making suggestions. It is a standalone worksheet which can be used with many different lesson plans from our website.

verbs that change their meanings
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Verb patterns – changes in meaning

Grammar

Using this worksheet, you will teach your students some verbs that change their meanings when they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive.

verb patterns
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

What’s the future of baby boomers? (verb patterns)

Global Issues Grammar

This lesson plan for upper-intermediate students focuses on the topic of retirement and includes verb patterns exercises and a debate point.

expressing preference
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The smartphone problem

Grammar Lifestyle Technology

This B2 (upper-intermediate) video lesson plan touches the issue of smartphone addiction and structures for expressing preference.

lesson on making predictions
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

The future of space exploration (lesson on making predictions)

Grammar Technology

Talk with your students about SpaceX and future of space travel using this ESL lesson plan on making predictions and expressing probability.

passive voice
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How is bubble gum made (passive voice)

Grammar Technology

Teach your students how to use passive voice to talk about processes and discover how bubble gum is made.

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