phrases with get
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Now I get it! – phrases with get

General

A lesson plan which is built around phrases with the verb ‘get’. It is prepared for stronger students (B2) and consists of various tasks.

lesson plan on binge watching
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Let’s binge watch it together!

Lifestyle

In this lesson plan students learn advanced TV vocabulary, discuss statistics connected with binge watching and talk about their TV series watching habits.

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

Natural disasters – vocabulary extension

General

This worksheet focuses on vocabulary. Apart from natural disasters, students will also learn words and phrases commonly used in news headlines.

phrases with take
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Take a quiz (and other phrases with take)

General

Teach your students new expressions and phrasal verbs with take, and challenge them to take a quiz checking their knowledge about different countries.

selfie lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Why do we take selfies?

Lifestyle Technology

Our selfie lesson plan focuses on word formation, listening, and language straight from Instagram. All that based on an authentic street interview with New Yorkers.

Commonly confused words in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Commonly confused words in English

General

The worksheet deals with commonly confused words in English and includes activities in which students study 16 pairs of confusing verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.

productivity lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to be more productive at work

Business

This productivity lesson plan is based on two short videos in which Charles Duhigg presents his ideas for boosting work productivity.

idioms with fruit and veggies
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Idioms with fruit and veggies

General

With this 2-page worksheet, your students will discover 14 common idioms with fruit and veggies and learn in what contexts they can be used.

veganism lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Vegan economy

Business Global Issues

With our veganism lesson plan, students will learn new food-related words and expressions, watch a news report and discuss veganism and its pros and cons.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Love it or hate it!

Lifestyle

This worksheet can supplement lesson plans on art and includes various phrases that more advanced students might use when expressing likes and dislikes.

graffiti lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

When graffiti ends up in art galleries

Lifestyle

This ESL graffiti lesson plan is based on a TV report on street art and will encourage your students to learn new vocabulary and discuss this modern art form.

make and do collocations
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

To make or to do, that is the question

General

In this worksheet, we focus on make and do collocations students often confuse and then on more demanding fixed phrases with make and do.

decision making lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to make faster decisions

Business

This decision-making lesson plan is based on the concept of FOBO – fear of a better option. In this lesson, your students will learn new vocabulary, discover some decision-making strategies and talk about their own experiences.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Problem solving with 5 Whys

Business

In this worksheet students will learn a very popular problem solving technique called 5 Whys (5W) and practise asking questions.

questioning techniques
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How to ask better questions

General

Teach your students not only how to form questions in English but also what types of questioning techniques they can use to get better answers.

first Business English lesson
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Me, my work and I – first Business English lesson plan

Business General

Get to know your new students with this first Business English lesson! They talk about themselves and their work, as well as do some activities that will help you assess their level of English.

lesson plan about celebrities
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How celebrities want to make a difference

Global Issues

Our lesson plan about celebrities looks into what they can do to make a difference and why their civil disobedience might be important.

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

Phrasal verbs with over

General

With this worksheet, your students will learn 10 phrasal verbs with ‘over’ and discover what kind of meanings ‘over’ connotates.

phrasal verbs with out
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min

Do you feel FOMO? – phrasal verbs with out

Lifestyle

In this lesson plan, you will talk with your students about FOMO, and its opposite – JOMO, while teaching them various phrasal verbs with ‘out’.

money phrases and idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Penny, nickel & dime – money phrases and idioms

General

This three-task vocabulary worksheet focuses on money phrases and idioms. Actually, a common denominator here is names for American money.

cashless society lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Going Cashless? – Money and Payments Vocab

Business

Our cashless society lesson plan will engage your students into a discussion on the future of money while teaching them some new money-related vocabulary.

practising writing
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min

Latest crime news headlines

General

This worksheet focuses on two goals: extending crime vocabulary and practising writing. It can also serve as a good supplement to crime lesson plans.

crime lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min

Helping ex-cons find a job – advanced crime lesson plan

General

Use our crime lesson plan to teach your students some advanced vocabulary and get them involved in a meaningful discussion about ex-cons and jobs.

stress management lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Stress? Let’s deal with it!

Business Lifestyle

Use our stress management lesson plan to teach phrases with the word stress and discuss how to cope with workplace stress and how it affects your life.

happy and sad idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Happy and sad idioms

General

The goal of this worksheet is to teach eight happy and sad idioms. There are four tasks all together in which your students will discover new idiomatic expressions and practise using them both in speaking and in writing.

sports phrasal verbs
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Sports phrasal verbs you need to know

General

Thanks to this worksheet, students discover eight sports phrasal verbs in context and learn how to use them in a series of 3 activities.

sports vocabulary
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The changing face of sport (sports vocabulary)

Lifestyle

This B1 lesson plan is our attempt to touch upon the topic of sport, and introduces a lot of sports vocabulary. It is based on a video featuring teenage girls who are professional boxers.

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!

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Top 10 Internet slang words you need to know

Technology

This lesson deals with Internet slang words (such as facepalm or FOMO) that are commonly used nowadays and your students should know them.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Filter bubbles (Internet vocabulary)

Technology

Teach your students some Internet language, introduce them to the concept of filter bubbles through our interactive video and engage them in a discussion!

expressing opinions in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Expressing opinions in English – phrases and argument game

General

Teach your students words and phrases for expressing opinions in English and practise them in the argument battle challenge!

sport-related language
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min

Is e-sport a sport?

Lifestyle Technology

This worksheet goes deeper into the world of video games, makes students explore esports and study some sport-related language.

climate change lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Climate change

Global Issues

This climate change lesson plan is prepared for B2 students, touches upon the environmental issues and is based on a speech by Greta Thunberg.

business telephone etiquette
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

Business telephone etiquette

Business

This reading and speaking worksheet focuses on eight business telephone etiquette tips and is prepared for B1 students.

telephone English phrases
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Telephone phobia (Telephone English phrases)

Business

Teach your students how to use English over the phone using our Telephone English phrases and practical role plays as well as telephone etiquette tips.

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