B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Is a stress-free life possible?

General Lifestyle

In this Critical Reading Club lesson, students discuss different tips for dealing with stress. They also learn some useful vocabulary to talk about the topic.

Christmas worksheet
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Spreading Christmas cheer

Lifestyle

With this Christmas worksheet, students talk about holiday traditions, watch a video about a school for Santas and learn vocabulary related to the festive season.

B1 speaking lesson
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Has this app changed your life?

Lifestyle Technology

In this B1 speaking lesson, students talk about apps. They discuss the most popular applications, but also those that they use on a daily basis. In the second part of the lesson, students watch and discuss two ads for apps. 

Present Perfect Continuous
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min

I’ve been doing it for a week and I love it!

Grammar Lifestyle

This lesson combines a topic of hobbies and Present Perfect Continuous. Students learn new phrases related to hobbies, watch a video and discuss it. There is also a grammar section that lets students discover rules and put them into practice. 

discussion questions about fashion
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Fashion, fashion everywhere

Lifestyle

In this worksheet students go through a variety of discussion questions about fashion. They also choose between opposing statements, explain their choices and come up with their own definition of ‘fashion’. There is also a set of quotations related to different aspects of fashion.

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

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. 

speaking lesson about TV shows
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Dissecting TV shows

General Lifestyle

In this speaking lesson about TV shows, students do a variety of speaking activities and watch two trailers.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Small house, small problem

Lifestyle

In this Critical Reading Club lesson, students discuss the idea of living in a small house and having fewer possessions. They also learn some useful vocabulary to talk about the topic.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min

How to raise confident and empathetic children

Lifestyle

In this lesson students discuss the ideas about parenting and misbehaviour from the article they read at home and do a vocabulary activity.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Senior roommates

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson, students talk about the idea of senior citizens living together, do a word formation activity, and discuss retirement.

talk about Instagram in English
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Are you living an Insta lie?

Lifestyle Technology

In this lesson students watch a video, practise using the phrase “but in fact”, and talk about Instagram.

expressions with make
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Life-changing decisions

Lifestyle

In this lesson students learn some expressions with ‘mind’, watch a video and discuss life-changing decisions. 

C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Will we wear fish skin?

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson, students talk about the fashion industry and use advanced vocabulary to praise or criticise someone or something. 

advanced multiword verbs
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Living a digital nomad lifestyle

Business Lifestyle

In this lesson students watch a video about being a digital nomad and learn and practise advanced multiword verbs.

tourism lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Would you like a lava snack?

Lifestyle

With this tourism lesson plan, students discuss gastro-tourism, watch a video and learn vocabulary related to food. 

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Do you enjoy working remotely?

Business Lifestyle

In this Critical Reading Club lesson, students talk about working remotely and learn some vocabulary connected to the subject.

talk about generations
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Will Gen Zers make cash cool again?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students talk about generations and their approach to money, watch a video about Gen Zers and learn vocabulary related to the topic. 

expressing numbers in English
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

The rising cost of living

Lifestyle

With this lesson plan on expressing numbers in English, students revise numbers and learn some approximations, talk about the rising cost of living and learn some useful vocabulary.

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

On the way to zero food waste

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson, intermediate students discuss food waste, share some tips on how not to waste food and learn some useful vocabulary.

Present Perfect and Past Simple
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

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. 

English worksheet
B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Getting by without a car

Lifestyle

In this lesson students discuss means of transport, talk about car and bike traffic in the place where they live, and learn some vocabulary to talk about transport.

adjectives to describe art
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Visiting the art capital

Lifestyle

This lesson plan is all about New York. Students will discuss some quotes about New York, watch a video about art in this city and learn adjectives to describe art.

phrases for saying something is not true
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

There is a lot of work behind the scenes

Lifestyle

In this lesson students talk about occupational stereotypes, learn phrases for saying something is not true, and watch a video about being an artist. 

conversation lesson plan
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Become a confident English speaker

Lifestyle

With this conversation lesson plan students get plenty of opportunities to talk about their experience with English outside the classroom. They also watch a video, read three short texts and learn some useful vocabulary.

travel worksheet for pre-intermediate students
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer

Lifestyle

With this travel worksheet, pre-intermediate students can talk about how travelling changes them and learn some useful vocabulary. They also read a short text, watch a video about dream travel destinations and write an email.

advanced speaking lesson
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min

Families – extended, nuclear, chosen

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this advanced speaking lesson students will practise some vocabulary and watch a video about the history of the nuclear family. They will also discuss some statistics and talk about the changing family model.

Present Perfect with for and since
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

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.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Are we becoming less materialistic?

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson, students talk about materialism and how the pandemic influenced our view of material gains, and do a transformation task.

conversation starters
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

How to start a conversation with a stranger

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students learn and create different conversation starters. They also watch a video about a man who talked to 100 strangers and do a role-play activity.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Our lives rely on social media more than we think

Lifestyle Technology

This lesson plan is based on an article about a social media outage which students read at home. In the lesson, students learn some useful vocabulary and discuss possible consequences of all social media ceasing to exist.

speaking lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Rethinking your mindset

Business Lifestyle

With this speaking lesson plan, students watch a video about growth and fixed mindsets and get plenty of opportunities to discuss them. They also learn some collocations referring to challenges and development, as well as practise word formation.

easily confused words
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Those who influence us the most online

Lifestyle Technology

In this lesson, students work with some easily confused words, practise the use of prepositions, and watch a video about micro-influencers. They also have a discussion about the effect, impact and influence that we experience in different areas of life. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min

To shuffle or not to shuffle?

Lifestyle

In this lesson students discuss the article they read at home about Adele’s request to remove the shuffle button on her album. They also study collocations with the words album and track. 

hiking vocabulary
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Let’s go hiking!

Lifestyle

In this lesson students learn hiking vocabulary, read some tips, watch a video about hiking and decide what they would and wouldn’t take on a hike. 

talking about food
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The best food is in…

Lifestyle

This lesson plan includes tasks on food-related words and a lot of activities for talking about food. Your students will also watch a video about dishes from different countries and discuss their eating preferences.

C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Why do people cheat in online games?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students practise some language related to breaking and following rules, and discuss the reasons behind cheating in online games.

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