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

Why do we glamourise overwork more than ever

Business

This lesson plan about overwork is based on an article and gives students the opportunity to learn work-related language, while reflecting on the cult of overwork.

vocabulary related to design and building
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Is micro living the future?

Lifestyle

With this architecture lesson plan students learn and practise vocabulary related to design and building. They also engage in a project and design a micro apartment.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Turning oranges into electricity. Crazy or genius?

Global Issues

In this lesson, students learn five pairs of verb synonyms and collocations which can be used to talk about sustainable living. They also come up with and reflect on eco-friendly solutions.

people watching and talking about films
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Do you watch trailers?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students learn and practise useful language for talking about films and discuss their preferences related to watching films.

conjunctions and prepositionsconjunctions and prepositions
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 75 min

Flying business class (conjunctions and prepositions)

Business

In this video-based lesson about flying economy, business and first class with Emirates, students will be practising conjunctions and prepositions. They will also discover some luxurious cabin features while discussing business trips.

adjectives to describe rooms
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The room where I love to hang out

Lifestyle

With this lesson plan students learn adjectives to describe rooms in a house and put them into practice through a variety of written as well as oral activities.  

lesson about diet and obesity
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Should junk food be taxed?

Global Issues

In this lesson about diet and obesity, students reflect on the factors contributing to the problem of obesity, listen to a news report and learn some words and phrases related to health.

lesson plan about warehouse automation
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min

How smart can a warehouse be?

Technology

In this lesson plan about warehouse automation, students practise listening skills while expanding their technical vocabulary related to robotics and automation.

reported speech practice
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

How does silence make you feel?

General Grammar

In this lesson students discover the power of silence, work on improving their listening skills and focus on reported speech practice.

food idioms practice
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Unusual ways of using food

Lifestyle

In this lesson about foodscape design, students practise listening, reflect on unusual ways of using food and learn several food idioms through a series of written and oral exercises.

sequence adverbs
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Never stop learning (sequence adverbs)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson about learning new skills, students discover and practise several expressions with the verb learn and talk about their learning experiences using sequence adverbs.

People making small talk in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Mastering small talk

Business Lifestyle

In this lesson students practise their listening skills with an engaging video about making small talk in English, learn several phrasal verbs and sharpen their small talk skills through a series of speaking activities.

present, past and future forms revision
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The Green Lady (present, past and future forms revision)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson students get an opportunity to talk about colours and their role in our daily lives, learn some vocabulary related to house interior and revise present, past and future forms.

verbs for sounds
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

The magic of making sounds

General Lifestyle

In this lesson based on a video about the art of creating sounds students learn some verbs for sounds and put them into practice through a series of creative activities. 

practise past modals with riddles
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min

Whodunit (practise past modals with riddles)

General Grammar

In this lesson based on whodunits, students get an opportunity to practise past modals with riddles and speculate about murder mysteries.

be going to
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

I’m going to be quite busy this summer (‘be going to’ & Present Continuous)

Grammar

This worksheet focuses on vocabulary connected with activities we can do in the four seasons as well as introduces ‘be going to’ and Present Continuous for intentions and future plans.

second conditional
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What would happen if you quit texting for a week? (Second Conditional)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson about texting students discover and practise Second Conditional. They also learn vocabulary related to mobile phone communication and discuss the role of texting in their lives.

lesson plan on LinkedIn
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Make the most of your LinkedIn profile

Business

In this lesson plan on LinkedIn students discover how to create a successful professional profile, practise their listening skills and write a LinkedIn profile summary.

common English responses
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

’You’re kidding!’ and other quick responses

General

This lesson focuses on common English responses used as spontaneous reactions in daily life. Students get the opportunity to practise them through a variety of activities, including an interactive video.

gerunds and infinitives
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Friends will be friends (gerunds and infinitives)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this grammar lesson students discover different verb patterns by doing a friendship quiz. To practise gerunds and infinitives, students will also express their views on different aspects of friendship.

describing furniture
C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 45 min

The chair that conquered the world

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about the chair that conquered the world includes a variety of tasks for students to learn new vocabulary related to describing furniture design and practise their presentation skills. 

dinner table phrases
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Are you up for some dessert?

Lifestyle

This lesson plan is based on a video explaining why we always seem to have room for dessert and introduces dinner table phrases for B1 students.

Present Simple and Present Continuous
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Let’s revise Present Simple and Present Continuous

Grammar

This lesson plan is a typical grammar consolidation worksheet. Students revise Present Simple and Continuous and talk a lot using the tenses.

work‐related vocabulary
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Do the side hustle!

Business

Thanks to this worksheet, students practise work‐related verb collocations, learn what a side hustle is and watch an interesting video about it.

A2 lesson plan
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

What’s in your bag?

Lifestyle

Throughout this A2 lesson plan, students will learn vocabulary for things we carry in our bags and backpacks and watch two Vogue videos.

pre‐intermediate Business English lesson plan
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What do you do?

Business

Thanks to this pre‐intermediate Business English lesson plan, students will learn useful words and phrases for describing companies and jobs.

phrasal verbs for beginners
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

My perfect weekend. Phrasal verbs for beginners

Lifestyle

The lesson plan deals with phrasal verbs for beginners. Students will discover meanings of nine phrasal verbs and practise them in various speaking activities.

common English collocations
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Lessons in success from those you admire

Business Lifestyle

With this lesson plan, your students will talk about success, what they might learn from people they admire and their own experience. What’s more, they will learn a few common English collocations.

worksheet for advanced English students
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Danger! Pyramid schemes

Business

This worksheet for advanced English students deals with pyramid schemes. Throughout the lesson, students will learn a lot of vocabulary and express their opinions on ‘get rich quick’ schemes.

negative prefixes
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Immediate response (not) required

Business

This lesson plan deals with synchronous and asynchronous communication. Apart from doing listening comprehension tasks, students will build adjectives with negative prefixes and learn some communication idioms.

lesson plan on saving the planet
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Plogging ‐ make yourself and the planet better

Global Issues Lifestyle

This lesson plan on saving the planet deals with plogging, i.e. the idea of picking up litter while jogging. The worksheet consists of a few vocab exercises and includes a lot of words used when talking about waste and littering.

business case study worksheet
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Decision time (business case study)

Business

Thanks to this business case study worksheet, students learn phrasal verbs to talk about companies, watch a video presenting a case study and discuss situations when companies face different problems.

lesson plan on the placebo effect
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min

Should we be faking it? The placebo effect

General

This lesson plan on the placebo effect is packed with vocabulary (verb + noun collocations) and speaking activities. Students will also watch a video about placebos and their pros and cons.

C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

A house to feel at home in (describing houses)

Lifestyle

With this lesson plan, you’ll teach students some useful vocabulary for describing houses. They will also watch two videos and speak about their dream houses.

Future Continuous and Future Perfect
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Have an eye on the future

Grammar Technology

The objective of this lesson plan is to make students learn and use Future Continuous and Future Perfect. Apart from a few grammar tasks, students will also watch an interesting video and have a lot of opportunities to speak.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Ditch the lawn!

Lifestyle

In this flipped lesson plan on gardening, students learn a few verbs, watch a video about turning lawns into gardens as well as discover the meanings of some expressions with the word ‘green’.

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