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Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Transport today and tomorrow
General LifestyleGet students talking about transport with this lesson! They review transport vocabulary, watch two short videos about new transport options and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of transport choices.
Standard Lesson 60 min
AI music: innovation or infringement?
TechnologyDiscuss AI in the creative industries with this advanced lesson! Students practise useful language for opinions and debate on AI, watch a video about an AI singer and share their views.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Analyzing data
BusinessDiscuss data analysis in this lesson! Students share their experiences, practise useful phrases for data analysis and watch part of a video about analyzing business data with AI. They also practise writing AI prompts.
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
What type of friend are you?
GeneralGet students talking about friends with this advanced lesson! They practise useful vocabulary for discussing friendships, watch part of a video about types of friends and share their opinions and experiences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
We should make our office smart! (agreeing and disagreeing)
BusinessExplore ways to agree and disagree! Students discuss technology at work, watch a video about a smart chair and practise useful phrases. They also role-play exchanging work-related suggestions.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Feel the music
GeneralPractise music vocabulary with this lesson! Students discuss their music preferences, share their experiences and look at modern music habits. They also practise asking and answering music-related questions.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
When life gives you lemons
GeneralLet students explore how to keep a positive mindset with this lesson! They talk about optimistic and pessimistic viewpoints and watch part of a video about a person handling a situation creatively.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Of course I’m not stressed!
BusinessPractise idioms while discussing stress levels in different jobs! In this lesson, students watch a funny video about call centre employees, share their perspectives and practise sarcasm in conversations.
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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
You can use AI for that
TechnologyGet students talking about technology and AI with this lesson! They practise words and collocations related to AI, watch a video about using AI to learn a skill and work with AI prompts to solve problems.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The importance of STEM
Global IssuesLet students share their ideas about science-related fields! They talk about STEM from different perspectives, watch a video about an unusual science professor and explore statistics.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Sounds people make
GeneralTalk about people’s reactions in this lesson! Students practise verbs for sounds people make, discuss how their culture views different behaviours in public and share their opinions and experiences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Skills we use and skills we lose
Business TechnologyLead students into talking about skills! They discuss abilities and the impact of technology on them. Students practise useful collocations and phrases, watch a video about the influence of AI on people’s skills and share their ideas.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Have you heard about…? (discussing the news)
Global IssuesEngage your students in discussing the news with this lesson! They practise useful questions and reaction phrases, watch video segments about unusual news stories and share their opinions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Do you stick to your resolutions?
LifestyleTalk about resolutions and how to stick to goals! Students practise phrasal verbs related to achieving goals, watch a video on tips to keep New Year’s resolutions and offer advice for overcoming personal challenges.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Deinfluencing Christmas
LifestyleTalk about gift-giving with this ESL lesson on Christmas consumerism! Students practise useful phrases and watch part of a video about giving up giving presents at Christmas. They also share their experiences and opinions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
It’s Christmas time!
LifestyleGet students talking about Christmas time with this lesson! They discuss Christmas traditions, watch a video about decorations for the holidays and practise useful collocations. They also play a guessing game.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Jobs around us
BusinessPractise vocabulary for professions with this lesson! Students reflect on different jobs, discuss what various professionals do and share their job preferences. They also play a guessing game and do a role-play.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Think before you post
Global Issues TechnologyDiscuss the impact of posting videos online! Students talk about online content, privacy and consent. They watch a video segment about rules on filming in public and do a vocabulary task to practise useful phrases.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The changing face of tourism
LifestyleTalk about travel trends with this advanced lesson on tourism! Students practise vocabulary for discussing tourism changes, watch a video about a modern travel trend and role-play scenarios involving tourism issues.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Why own a restaurant if you can rent a kitchen?
BusinessTalk about food ordering services! Students explore statistics about food delivery, review phrases for discussing food-service topics and watch a video about a delivery-only restaurant model.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Translation and tech
TechnologyEngage in talking about translation with this lesson! Students practise phrases for discussing translation tools, watch a video about real-time translation on ChatGPT and read a text about a modern type of translation.
Critical Reading Club 45 min
Can we trust this study?
Global IssuesDiscuss the reliability of research with this lesson! Students read an article debunking Blue Zones studies, practise vocabulary for talking about studies and explore ways to run research.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is de-extinction around the corner?
Global Issues TechnologyDiscuss the revival of animals with this advanced lesson on de-extinction! Students practise verb phrases connected to genetic engineering, watch a video about an experiment and role-play a meeting about the Jurassic Park idea.
Standard Lesson 60 min
My workday
BusinessDiscuss job activities in this beginner lesson on work tasks. Students practise useful phrases related to job duties, watch parts of a video about a software engineer’s workday and share experiences and opinions.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Are you into politics?
Global IssuesIn this lesson, students practise vocabulary to discuss politics, talk about their country’s political system and listen to news segments on political topics. They also play a guessing game.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The power of brands
Business LifestyleGet students talking about brands with this lesson! They share their views, learn the brand and the common name for products and watch a video on this topic. Students can also do an extra vocabulary task.
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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Agentic AI
TechnologyGet students talking about AI with this advanced lesson! They share their views on technology, review adjectives and expressions for discussing AI and watch part of a video about agentic AI.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Go with your gut
GeneralUncover the world of first impressions with this lesson! Students watch a video about how first impressions affect our opinions, share their views and practise phrases related to intuition and decision-making.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Life of a celebrity
General LifestyleTalk about the lives of famous people in this ESL lesson about celebrities! Students share opinions, explore how celebrities live and watch a video about a retired celebrity who now lives on a farm.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Let’s eat out!
GeneralWork on dining situations with this ESL lesson on eating out! Students talk about going out to eat, review useful vocabulary and share experiences. They also listen to restaurant dialogues and role-play dining scenarios.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Who’s who?
GeneralPractise family and appearance vocabulary with this lesson! Students discuss family from various perspectives, review vocabulary for describing people’s appearance and work with the British royal family tree.
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.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The world of entertainment
LifestyleDiscuss creative expression in this speaking lesson on pop culture! Students watch a video about a fan convention in Australia, read short texts about pop culture events and share their opinions and experiences.
