make + object + adjective (exercises)
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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My pet makes me happy

Grammar Lifestyle

Engage students in fascinating discussions as they explore how pets influence our lives, master the structure ‘make + object + adjective’ and dive into a news story video on pets in the workplace in this flipped classroom lesson!

uses of gerund
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Being unproductive (uses of gerund)

Grammar Lifestyle

Is productivity the best policy when it comes to days off? Encourage your students to tell you how they chill at weekends using gerunds.

ESL lesson on getting things done
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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A place to get things done

Grammar Lifestyle

This ESL lesson on getting things done and deadlines includes a range of speaking, vocabulary and grammar activities. Students talk about deadlines, learn useful vocabulary and grammar structures, watch a video and have engaging conversations. 

ESL lesson about coffee
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Food culture, coffee culture

Grammar Lifestyle

In this ESL lesson about coffee and food culture students have a lot of discussion, watch a video, study nouns that can be both countable and uncountable, and have a lot of fun practice.

discuss food and restaurant
C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Wining and dining

General Lifestyle

This speaking worksheet contains a lot of activities which allow students to discuss food and restaurant experiences. Students also watch a video about tipping and talk about different aspects of it. 

reflexive pronouns
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to be happy

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson, students watch a video and learn how to use reflexive pronouns. They also talk about happiness. 

Speaking about air travel
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Are you into flying?

General Lifestyle

This worksheet focuses on speaking about air travel. Students answer different questions, watch and discuss a video. They also read and discuss short stories and create their own. 

how to use ellipsis
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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7,000 ways of seeing the world

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson about languages, students watch a video, discuss whether languages change the way we see the world, and learn how to use ellipsis.

lesson about London
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Is it really mission impossible?

General Lifestyle

In this lesson about London students talk about the city, its art and other things it is famous for. Students also learn some phrases, watch a video, have a discussion and do a creative task. 

lesson about mental health
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Psychedelics in mental health therapy

General Lifestyle

In this lesson about mental health, students watch a video about psychedelic drugs in mental health therapy, learn some vocabulary and hold a debate. 

Present Perfect and Past Simple
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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You’re never too old for great things

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson, students learn the differences between Present Perfect and Past Simple. They also practise using the two tenses, watch a video and talk about active lives of elderly people. 

Present Perfect with for and since
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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I’ve lived here for ten years (Present Perfect + for/since)

Grammar Lifestyle

With this lesson plan, students learn how to create sentences in Present Perfect with for and since, and when to use them. They also watch a video about a 12-year-old painter and practise using the tense.

ESL culture lesson
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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When in Rome…

Grammar Lifestyle

In this culture lesson students talk about social norms in different parts of the world. They also watch four short videos about polite behaviour in different cultures and write a blog post with advice for foreigners visiting their country. 

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

sequence adverbs
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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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.

verbs for sounds
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The magic of making sounds

General Lifestyle

In this lesson based on a video about the art of creating sounds students learn some verbs for sounds and put them into practice through a series of creative activities. 

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

uses of Present Continuous
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How beauty filters are changing the way we want to look

Grammar Lifestyle

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.

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