emotion adjectives
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Feel your feelings

General

Talk about emotions with this lesson! Students learn and practise emotion adjectives, watch a film trailer and discuss tweets about the film Inside Out 2. They also discuss emotions triggered by different experiences.

speaking lesson on walking
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

The joy of walking

Lifestyle

Join in discussing the effects of walking with this lesson! Students share opinions, watch a video about the benefits of walking and review useful vocabulary. They also recommend ideas to a friend who wants to be healthier and discuss quotes related to personal journeys.

vocabulary for going to the doctor’s
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

The doctor will see you now

General

Students go to the doctor’s with this lesson! They learn functional vocabulary and watch an advice video about how to make the most from your doctor’s visit. They work with vocabulary to answer questions, describe ailments, and do a roleplay.

collocations with ‘need’
B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Do you know your needs?

General

Engage in talking about needs and priorities with this lesson! Students practise collocations with ‘need,’ watch a video on Maslow’s hierarchy, and discuss things that are important to them. They also analyze and apply Maslow’s theory to various areas and discuss different opinions.

vocabulary to talk about injuries
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Workplace safety

Business General

Engage in talking about safety in the workplace with this lesson! Students explore vocabulary to talk about injuries, watch a video about safety at work and discuss workplace rules.

talk about relaxation techniques
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

The power of breathing

General Lifestyle

With this lesson, students discuss stress-relief ideas, practise phrases to talk about relaxation techniques and watch a video on the box breathing exercise.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Food is more than just fuel

General Lifestyle

With this lesson, students discuss the impact of food on health. They practise vocabulary on nutrition, watch an informative video about the effects of foods on sleep and talk about specific food labels and food philosophies.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min

A ban on cigarettes

Global Issues

With this lesson, students talk about bans and prohibitions. After reading an article, they discuss smoking and vaping. They also talk about trends and practise using adjectives.

ESL lesson about dreams
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Dream on!

General

Explore the wonders of dreams in this lesson! Students dive into dream analysis, watch a video about the benefits of dreaming, practise vocabulary about sleep habits, and discuss the meanings of common dreams.

talking about habits
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

Talking about habits

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students practise talking about habits in English, watch two ads and discuss how to best form new habits.

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Is a stress-free life possible?

General Lifestyle

In this Critical Reading Club lesson, students discuss different tips for dealing with stress. They also learn some useful vocabulary to talk about the topic.

lesson about health
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Health myths

General

In this lesson about health, students read a text about health myths, learn and practise some useful vocabulary and discuss health.

worksheet for healthcare professionals
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

What is it like to be a healthcare professional?

Business

In this worksheet for healthcare professionals students learn words and collocations to talk about healthcare professions and health problems, watch a video in which a nurse talks about her job, and practise pronunciation.

hiking vocabulary
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

Let’s go hiking!

Lifestyle

In this lesson students learn hiking vocabulary, read some tips, watch a video about hiking and decide what they would and wouldn’t take on a hike. 

sense verbs and adjectives
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Could you live without your sense of smell?

General

In this lesson students practise their listening skills, revise sense verbs and learn to describe objects using sense verbs and adjectives.

expressing cause and effect
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Today’s teens are going through a lot (cause and effect)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson, students learn and practise expressing cause and effect, discover new collocations and discuss problems faced by modern teenagers.

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.

listening for gist and details
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

The person who knows how to cheer your day up

Lifestyle

In this lesson students get an opportunity to learn phrasal verbs and practise their listening skills (listening for gist and details) by watching a motivational video about how to cope with a bad day.

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