functional language for clarifying
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

What I’m trying to say is… (clarifying and explaining)

General

Help your students practise clarifying and explaining across various contexts. Elevate their communication skills through different strategies of providing clear explanations.

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Social media addiction

Global Issues Lifestyle Technology

Let your students assess the impact of social media and respond critically to a news report. The lesson fosters meaningful discussion!

warm-up activity
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

How bad is a humblebrag?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students discover what humblebragging is, watch an ad and do a multiple choice vocab task. They also write social media posts and have a discussion about bragging online.  

lesson about Halloween
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

What are you going to be for Halloween?

General

In this lesson about Halloween, students talk about different activities and costumes. They also watch a video about a celebrity and her funny costume, brainstorm other costumes and discuss questions about Halloween. 

common verbs
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Common verbs exercises

General

The worksheet is a series of stand-alone common verbs exercises that can be used as a revision, warm-up or time filler. There are five exercises that deal with different common verbs, collocations, phrasal verbs, opposite verbs and phrases with ‘get’.

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

Adaptability and other must-have traits

Business

In this lesson, students discuss the article they read at home about adaptability as a must-have trait. They work with some vocabulary and discuss other traits necessary for business. 

ESL lesson about running
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Is running your thing?

Lifestyle

In this ESL lesson about running, students have a chance to learn and practise some useful phrases, watch a video and discuss running. Students also read a short text and talk about motivation. 

suffixes ‘-ful’ and ‘-less’
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Ready to go paperless?

Business Grammar

In this lesson, students learn some vocabulary related to document management, talk about going paperless, watch a video, and work on word building learning suffixes ‘-ful’ and ‘-less’.

ESL lesson about happiness
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Happiness is…

Lifestyle

In this ESL lesson about happiness, students talk about the feeling, watch a video and discuss happiness myths. The teacher can also choose to do an optional vocabulary activity with students.  

ESL lesson about money
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

How much does it cost?

General

In this ESL lesson about money, students learn vocabulary, watch a video about the cost of living in a Dutch city and practise speaking. 

talking about art
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Inclusivity in the art world

General Global Issues

This Speaking Class lesson lets students talk about art, inclusivity, and diversity through a variety of activities. Students watch and discuss a video, read a short text, answer questions, and brainstorm ideas. 

Talk about business trips
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Business trips: fun or boring?

Business

This lesson allows students to talk about business trips, learn some useful vocabulary, and have a lot of discussion and role-play. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

If humans suddenly vanished…

Global Issues

In this CRC lesson, students read an article about what would happen if humans disappeared, learn new vocabulary, talk about hypothetical situations, and brainstorm more ideas.

Business competition vocabulary
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

That’s a bit over the top!

Business General

This lesson focuses on business competition vocabulary through learning about unusual business ideas. Students learn useful phrases, watch a video, and discuss business cases.

lesson about free time
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Ways to relax

Lifestyle

In this lesson about free time, students talk about the things they find stressful and what they do to relax. They also watch a video about an unusual pastime activity. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Solving cases with OSINT

Technology

In the lesson, students learn what open source intelligence is, work with vocabulary related to online activities and watch a part of a video.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Downsides of tourism

Global Issues

This speaking lesson focuses on talking about tourism and its problems. Students talk about travelling in general and tourism as an industry, watch a video and discuss solutions to the problems. 

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

From city to country

Lifestyle

In this lesson about living in the country or a city, students learn some phrases, watch a video, and read a short article.

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

How useful is networking?

Business

In this CRC lesson, students talk about professional networking, discuss networking tips, as well as learn and practise vocabulary related to the topic.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How do you feel about…? (expressing opinions)

General

In this lesson, students learn beginner phrases for expressing opinions and asking about opinions. They practise the functional language in writing and in speech. 

ESL lesson about healthcare
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Healthcare innovation

General Technology

In this ESL lesson about healthcare, students practise speaking, watch a video and do an optional word formation activity. 

C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Can you elaborate on your thinking here? (polite language)

Business

In this ESL lesson on polite language students watch a video, have a discussion, learn and practise useful phrases. 

talk about challenges
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Stepping out of your comfort zone

Lifestyle

In this Speaking Class, students watch a video and talk about challenges, and how doing certain things makes them feel. There is also an optional vocabulary activity.

adjectives ending in -ed and -ing
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Milestones and other life events

General

With this lesson students learn to use adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. They talk about milestones and life events, and have a lot of discussion, while practising using these commonly confused adjectives.

talk about books
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Talking about books

Lifestyle

In this Speaking Class students talk about books and reading in general, watch a video, have a discussion and brainstorm ideas. 

ways to say thank you
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

From the bottom of my heart

General

In this ESL lesson students learn ways to say thank you and react to it. They discuss different situations where people thank each other, watch a video and have a lot of practice.

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

The intangible benefits of travelling

Lifestyle

In this lesson students talk about the article they read at home, learn some vocabulary and talk about different ways of travelling and their benefits. 

ESL lesson on prosthetics
C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Bringing back the feeling

Global Issues Technology

In this ESL lesson on prosthetics, students learn vocabulary related to prosthetics and learn about some scientific breakthroughs.

lesson about cultural differences
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

What would you say?

Lifestyle

In this Speaking Class lesson about cultural differences your students discuss how social interactions differ from culture to culture. They also watch a video and consider things that are appropriate and inappropriate to say. Additionally, there is a short, optional vocabulary task. 

ESL lesson about exams
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Pass or fail – exams and testing

General

In this ESL lesson about exams, students learn useful vocabulary, watch a video about the longest exam in the world and have lots of speaking practice. 

ESL lesson on ageing
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Ageing: embracing the inevitable

Global Issues

In this ESL lesson on ageing students talk about different aspects of the life of senior citizens. Students discuss mental and physical health, learn about dementia villages by watching a video, and brainstorm ideas.  

B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

I doubt that… (functional language)

General

In this lesson, students learn functional language for expressing possibility in English, as well as doubt and certainty. They watch two sets of short video clips and get controlled and free practice of the functional language.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

How to succeed as a freelancer

Business

In this lesson students discuss working as a freelancer. They watch a video, do four role-plays and talk about different freelancing ideas.

friendship and relationship vocabulary
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

How strong is your bond?

General

In this ESL lesson students learn friendship and relationship vocabulary as well as discuss the difference between a friend and an acquaintance. The lesson also contains a video, speaking and reading activities. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

On the lookout for the ultimate productivity app

Business

In this CRC lesson, students read an article about productivity apps, express their opinions on the matter and share their experiences.

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

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.

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