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

Present Perfect Continuous
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 90 min
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I’ve been doing it for a week and I love it!

Grammar Lifestyle

This lesson combines a topic of hobbies and Present Perfect Continuous. Students learn new phrases related to hobbies, watch a video and discuss it. There is also a grammar section that lets students discover rules and put them into practice. 

phrasal verbs with away
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Chasing the birds away (phrasal verbs with away)

General

In this lesson students learn and practise phrasal verbs with away, watch a video about a dog working at an airport and discuss the jobs dogs do.

phrases for business meetings
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of this meeting

Business

In this lesson, students reflect on ways to make a business meeting more productive and practise some useful phrases for business meetings. They also act out typical workplace situations.

expressions with good and bad
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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When bad means good

General

In this lesson students discover different meanings as well as expressions with good and bad. They also get an opportunity to put them into practice while reacting to some real-life situations.

food idioms practice
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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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.

People making small talk in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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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.

giving good and bad news in English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min
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Good news or bad news, which do you want first?

Business General

This lesson plan deals with functional language for giving good and bad news in English. Students will learn useful expressions and do a role-play.

negotiation phrases
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to ask for a raise (negotiation phrases)

Business

Business English lesson plan that focuses on teaching negotiation phrases and lets you have 1-to-1 negotiation role plays in your classroom!

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