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’.

lesson plan on describing products
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Apple’s legendary keynotes

Business Lifestyle

The objective of this lesson plan is to teach students some adjectives for describing products and show them a video analysing Apple’s legendary keynotes.

lesson plan on hygge
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Embrace the Danish way of living

Lifestyle

In this lesson plan on hygge, students do a word formation task built around the words such as ambience, cosiness or indulgence, and talk about the concept of hygge.

Christmas lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Have yourself a merry little Christmas!

General

Thanks to this Christmas lesson plan, students discuss Christmas preparations, watch some TV commercials and write their own Christmas wishes.

adjectives for describing clothes
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min

England’s most eccentric dresser

Lifestyle

Thanks to this lesson plan, students will learn and practise adjectives for describing clothes and outfits as well as watch a TED Talk by Daniel Lismore.

lesson plan about Black Friday
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Black Friday is coming!

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about Black Friday includes some useful vocabulary and introduces words for showing differences such as although, despite or nevertheless.

lesson plan about the internet
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Beaming the internet from space

Technology

In this lesson plan about the internet students will learn computer networking vocab, do listening comprehension tasks and discuss the Starlink project.

lesson plan on extinction
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 75 min

Is it too late to save wildlife?

Global Issues

In this lesson plan on extinction, students learn a lot of related vocabulary, watch a video featuring David Attenborough and work on a group project.

health and wellness lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Do health and wellness apps really work?

Technology

This health and wellness lesson plan focuses on a discussion about health‐related issues and applications offered by employers in the workplace.

foreign food names
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Easier to eat than pronounce

General

The 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.

lesson plan on memory
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The limits of human memory

General

This lesson plan on memory is about the verbs: remember, recall, recollect and remind, and is based on a video about a person with a super memory.

lesson plan about megacities
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

The urban jungle keeps getting bigger

Global Issues

In this flipped lesson plan about megacities students will learn vocab related to cities, read urban development statistics and discuss city problems.

used to
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Life used to be different

Grammar Lifestyle

Use our B1 lesson plan to teach your students how to use the structure of ‘used to’ and compare the school life now and then.

Past Simple revision
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

The stories of famous entrepreneurs

Business Grammar

This lesson plan is perfect for Past Simple revision. Students practise using the tense as well as learn vocabulary related to running a business.

Business English worksheet for B1
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

There’s no business without challenges

Business

This Business English worksheet for B1 students gives them opportunity to speak about different businesses and their challenges, and analyse case studies.

travel and transport idioms
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

At a crossroads and other travel and transport inspired idioms

General

This 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.

social welfare lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Universal basic income

Business Global Issues

This social welfare lesson plan deals with UBI, that is universal basic income. Students will learn a lot of related vocabulary as well as express their opinions on UBI and other social welfare issues.

C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Would you walk your dog around the world?

Lifestyle

This lesson plan is based on a video presenting a man sharing experiences from his unusual journey and, focuses on travel phrasal verbs.

difference between say tell speak and talk
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Just say it! Differences between say, tell, speak and talk

General

This lesson plan deals with the difference between say, tell, speak and talk. Students get exercises that help them understand uses of these verbs.

lesson plan on social media
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

TikTok and other social media: fun or threat?

Lifestyle Technology

Lesson plan on social media based on a video about TikTok. Students will discuss different social media and talk about concerns over the use of them.

lesson plan about stereotypes
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min

Let’s not promote stereotypes

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about stereotypes includes tasks to learn and practise vocabulary, sparks a discussion and ends with a video about racial preferences in dating.

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

How to combat plastic packaging

Global Issues

Use our lesson plan about packaging to teach your students some packaging types and materials, revise vocabulary related to recycling as well as watch an interesting video presenting three companies and their approach to plastic packaging.

lesson plan about recruitment
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

How unconscious bias affects your chances of getting a job

Business

This lesson plan about recruitment deals with unconscious bias among recruiters. The worksheet includes a lot of vocabulary as well as word formation tasks and includes a TED Talk by Gail Tolstoi-Miller.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Art or prank?

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about Banksy and Maurizio Cattelan deals with controversial art. Students watch 2 videos, discuss some artwork and decide: art or prank!

technology lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 45 min

How technology can enhance our brain

Technology

This technology lesson plan touches upon melding minds with machines, that is a brain-computer interface. It is based on a very interesting video which will definitely make your students eager to talk.

questions in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min

AMA: Ask Me Anything

General

This lesson plan is our attempt to make students ask more questions in English during the class. Students step into their teacher’s shoes and lead the class!

English challenge
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Give it a shot for 30 days! (+ 30-day English challenge)

Lifestyle

This lesson plan is based on a popular TED Talk by Matt Cutts about taking 30-day challenges. It consists of vocabulary and speaking activities, and includes a 30-day English challenge.

procrastination lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

This is why you procrastinate

Lifestyle

This procrastination lesson plan includes a lot of different exercises that let students have some fun, learn useful vocabulary and talk about their attitude towards procrastinating and ways to stop it.

lesson plan about architecture
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Copycat architecture

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about architecture deals with a phenomenon called copycat architecture. Students will learn some adjectives for describing places as well as watch an interesting video.

telling stories in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Be a better storyteller

Grammar

This lesson plan is all about telling stories in English and it might be a great supplement to lesson plans on narrative tenses.

surveillance lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Big Brother is watching you

Business Technology

This surveillance lesson plan looks into the topic of employee monitoring software and questions the use of this technology raises.

describing sounds in English
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

The world of sounds around us

General

In this lesson plan, students will learn verbs for describing sounds in English and talk about irritating sounds using phrases for expressing annoyance.

love and relationship vocabulary
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Love is not always a bed of roses

General

This lesson plan includes tasks built around love and relationship vocabulary, but mainly words and expressions we use when things go wrong in a relationship.

online dating lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min

Finding the perfect match (online dating lesson plan)

Lifestyle

Thanks to this online dating lesson plan, you will introduce your students to the world of dating apps as well as teach them love and relationship vocab.

cooking lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min

What is your signature dish? (cooking lesson plan)

Lifestyle

The worksheet is prepared for B2 students and consists of various vocabulary activities that will help them create their own recipes in English.

communication lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Communication is not that easy!

Business

This communication lesson plan is based on a short video presenting how miscommunication happens and how we can avoid it. The worksheet includes vocabulary tasks, listening comprehension and speaking practice.

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