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Add to saved lessonsHave you tried turning it off and on again?
GeneralIn this lesson plan, ESL students will do a lot of different activities and learn words and expressions for talking about problems and solutions.
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Add to saved lessonsHave yourself a merry little Christmas!
GeneralThanks to this Christmas lesson plan, students discuss Christmas preparations, watch some TV commercials and write their own Christmas wishes.
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Add to saved lessonsGood news or bad news, which do you want first?
Business GeneralThis lesson plan deals with functional language for giving good and bad news in English. Students will learn useful expressions and do a role-play.
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Add to saved lessonsEasier to eat than pronounce
GeneralThe lesson plan focuses on the pronunciation of foreign food names. Students learn to pronounce such names in American and British English and have some fun.
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Add to saved lessonsMixed conditionals for Business English
Business GrammarThe lesson plan introduces the rules of mixed conditionals and makes Business English learners practise them through various activities.
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Add to saved lessonsAt a crossroads and other travel and transport inspired idioms
GeneralThis lesson plan deals with travel and transport idioms. Students get a lot of exercises to discover their meanings and practise them in writing as well as speaking.
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Add to saved lessonsJust say it! Differences between say, tell, speak and talk
GeneralThis lesson plan deals with the difference between say, tell, speak and talk. Students get exercises that help them understand uses of these verbs.
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Add to saved lessonsFunctional language for online meetings
BusinessTeach your students some basic functional language for online meetings that they need to know. Later practise that in real-life situations and have some fun watching a comedy sketch.
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Add to saved lessonsHow animals help humans
GeneralPractise new vocabulary. Work on your students’ listening skills and let them talk about how animals can help heal veterans and let them get back to society.
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Add to saved lessonsNow I get it! – phrases with get
GeneralA lesson plan which is built around phrases with the verb ‘get’. It is prepared for stronger students (B2) and consists of various tasks.
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Add to saved lessonsGiving advice and making suggestions
General GrammarThis 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.
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Add to saved lessonsIs e-sport a sport?
Lifestyle TechnologyThis worksheet goes deeper into the world of video games, makes students explore esports and study some sport-related language.
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Add to saved lessonsHow to fight cyberbullying – lesson plan for teenagers
Global Issues LifestyleThis cyberbullying lesson plan is perfect both for your teenage ESL learners as well as parents. Learn, watch and discuss with ESL Brains lesson plans!
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Add to saved lessonsSocial media for environment protection
Global IssuesThis reading worksheet looks into the issue of the positive impact of social media on the environment and focuses on reading skills.
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Add to saved lessonsThe problem with fast fashion
Global Issues LifestyleThis lesson plan focuses on the issue of fast fashion and engages students in a discussion about fashion and the environment in the 21st century.
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Add to saved lessonsComplaining and responding to complaints
Business GeneralTeach your students some informal and formal expressions for complaining and practise them in a role-play activity with a twist.
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Add to saved lessonsBusy bragging and other pet hates
Business LifestyleIn this lesson, students will learn the ways to express their annoyance, talk about pet hates they have and watch a video about busy-bragging.
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Add to saved lessonsDon’t be afraid to reject the self-improvement trend
LifestyleDiscuss with your students how coaching and self-improvement affect them, and teach them and practise some common fixed phrases for personal development.
