speaking lesson on professionalism
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Defining a professional

Global Issues

Talk about professionalism and how people trust experts! With this lesson, students discuss professionals, experts and influencers, watch a video about trusting influencers vs. experts and reflect on changing ideas about professionalism.

ESL lesson on prepositions of place
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Lost and found (prepositions of place)

General

In this lesson, students discuss losing and finding things. They practise prepositions of place, watch a video about things left at an airport and listen to a conversation between friends. Students also play a guessing game.

ESL lesson on adventures
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Adventures close to home

Lifestyle

Talk about adventures with this lesson! Students discuss their experiences, explore excuses people use to avoid adventures and read a short text. They also watch a video about micro-adventures.

ESL lesson on social events
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Host with the most

Lifestyle

Talk about parties with this ESL lesson on social events! Students share their preferences and thoughts, practise useful phrases for social events and watch part of a video on hosting a party. They also role-play party situations.

beginner lesson on learning English
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Ways to learn English

General

Talk about strategies to learn English with this lesson! Students review vocabulary to discuss language learning activities, read a short text about a learner and share their experiences. They also suggest English learning ideas.

C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

Have you had work done?

Lifestyle

Students discuss an article on cosmetic procedures. They talk about beauty standards, personal care and social pressures. Students also review useful words and phrases and share their opinions.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
90+ min

Being handy around the house

General

Talk to students about fixing broken objects and about DIY projects. Teach them names of tools and useful verbs to talk about what needs to be fixed and changed around the house.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

In the toolbox

General

Explore tools and projects with this worksheet! Students discuss DIY tasks, practise vocabulary for tools and share experiences. They also practise giving instructions for DIY projects.

lesson about going on holiday
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Going on holiday

Lifestyle

Discuss holidays and travel with this lesson! Students talk about holiday preferences, watch a video on Australia’s attractions and share their experiences. They also explore tourist problems and practise functional language for asking for help.

advanced lesson on pricing
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Dynamic pricing

Business Technology

Talk about pricing from different perspectives with this lesson! Students explore pricing-related expressions and phrasal verbs, watch a video on dynamic pricing and compare different situations. They also share their opinions.

ESL lesson on Present Continuous
A1 / Elementary | A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What are you doing now? (Present Continuous)

General Grammar

Learn and practise Present Continuous with your beginner students! Students review the Present Continuous tense and describe what people are doing by asking and answering questions.

talking about business failure
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Why businesses fail

Business

Talk about what makes businesses succeed or fail! Students review business-related vocabulary, watch part of a video about lessons from failed businesses and discuss real-life cases. They also share opinions on business ideas.

advanced lesson on energy tech
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Energy in the age of AI

Global Issues Technology

Talk about global energy with this advanced lesson on energy tech! Students analyze a graph, practise advanced vocabulary and watch part of a video about nuclear energy and tech companies.

practise Present Continuous
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

We are playing! (Present Continuous)

General Grammar

Practise Present Continuous while talking about games! With this lesson, students watch an excerpt from a sitcom, read about guessing games and explore the Present Continuous tense.

ESL lesson on reflexive pronouns
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Do it yourself!

Grammar Lifestyle

Practise reflexive and reciprocal pronouns with this lesson! Students watch a video segment about a man eating alone in public, share their opinions and discuss solo activities and shared experiences.

beginner lesson on seasons
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

There’s a season for everything

Lifestyle

Talk about habits in different weather and seasons! Students explore collocations for different activities, discuss personal experiences and share seasonal habits in their country.

speaking lesson on drones
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Drones everywhere

Technology

Chat about drones with this speaking lesson! Students discuss technology, watch a video about a drone light display and share their opinions. They can also review useful vocabulary with an extra task.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
90+ min

Online life

Lifestyle Technology

Engage students in a conversation about social media! Students talk about online habits and explore vocabulary. They also discuss how to manage children’s online behaviour and talk about location sharing and tracking.

ESL lesson on making suggestions
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Problems at work (making suggestions)

Business

With this lesson, students talk about workplace problems! They use phrases for giving and responding to suggestions, watch a video about stress at work and share their experiences. They also role-play situations.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
90+ min

Describing people

General

Encourage students to describe people’s appearance and explore filler words! They also learn and practise asking and answering different questions with the verb ‘like’.

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

Image-based reality

Global Issues Technology

Talk about the power of online images! With this lesson, students read an article about how online images shape the way we think and revise vocabulary. They also talk about bias in online images and AI-generated content.

vocabulary for kitchen objects
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

In the kitchen

General

Talk about kitchen items with this worksheet! Students learn and practise vocabulary for kitchen objects with a variety of activities. They also play a guessing game!

revise past simple
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Terrible weekend trip

General Grammar

Practise Past Simple with this lesson for beginners! Students work with a story through reading, listening and discussion. They review regular and irregular verbs, share experiences and create a story using Past Simple.

speaking lesson on adulthood
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Adulting: more than a number

General Global Issues

Explore what it means to be grown-up with this ESL lesson on adulthood! Students discuss the reality of being an adult today, watch a video on becoming an adult and share experiences and opinions.

ESL lesson on food trends
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

When food goes viral

Business Lifestyle

Discuss food trends with this lesson! Students practise advanced adjectives for food, watch a video about a viral chocolate bar and learn phrases to talk about trends and popularity. 

speaking lesson on meetings
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Should we call a meeting?

Business

Talk about meetings with this advanced speaking lesson. Students watch a video on meeting fatigue, revise advanced phrases to decline a meeting and talk about different communication channels.

A1 / Elementary
90+ min

Past (Simple) experiences

General Grammar Lifestyle

Help students get beginner’s knowledge of Past Simple! Students learn regular and irregular verbs, create negative statements and questions.

talking about objects
C2 / Proficiency
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min

Talking about objects

General

Engage in talking about objects and paraphernalia with this worksheet! Students learn terms for different kinds of items, describe photos of various things and play a guessing game.

speaking lesson on business etiquette
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Is it professional?

Business

Talk about professionalism with this speaking lesson on business etiquette! Students share their thoughts, watch a video on professional behaviour and evaluate actions at work. They can also do an extra vocabulary activity.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
90+ min

What life used to be like

General Grammar Lifestyle

Encourage students to talk about the past with this set! They practise using ‘used to’ and ‘would’ while talking about their life when they were children as well as people’s lives in the ‘90s.

commonly confused words
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Don’t let these words confuse you!

General

Practise commonly confused words with this lesson! Students listen to a conversation between friends, read a story about life in a new country and share their thoughts. They also play two truths and one lie.

Past Simple for beginners
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Did you cook dinner? (Past Simple negative and questions)

General Grammar

Practise Past Simple with this lesson! Students discuss past actions, listen to a recording where people talk about what they did yesterday and learn the rules to talk about the past.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 45 min

Starting your own business

Business

Encourage students to read an article about starting a business! They practise business-related vocabulary, discuss the pros and cons of owning a business and share their perspectives.

prepositions of movement
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Jumping over obstacles (prepositions of movement)

General

Explore prepositions of movement with this lesson! Students talk about what animals can do, watch a video about a squirrel in a maze and practise prepositions. They also discuss different activities and experiences.

advanced lesson on personality tests
C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Personality tests

General

Explore traits with this advanced lesson on personality tests! Students revise useful vocabulary, read about “The Big Five” personality test and watch a video on these assessments. They also share how they would react in situations involving personality tests and other assessments.

vocabulary for job interviews
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Get ready for your next job interview

Business

Explore job hunting with this lesson on job interviews! Students discuss preparation, watch a video of a job interview and practise useful vocabulary. They also role-play interview questions and answers.

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