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.

used to and would
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Back in the day… (used to vs would)

General Grammar

Practise the use of used to and would with this lesson! Students talk about their childhood and past times, watch a video about people’s memories and discuss life changes by sharing personal stories.

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.

basic animal vocabulary
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

It’s vital that a leader be…

Business Grammar

Engage students in talking about open communication at work. They learn useful phrases related to communication, practise the subjunctive and watch a video about vulnerability at work.

A1 / Elementary
4 lessons

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.

irregular verbs for beginners
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Celebrities helping people (Past Simple irregular verbs)

Grammar Lifestyle

Explore stories of famous people helping others! With this lesson, students watch a video about an actor who saves a woman, practise Past Simple and focus on irregular verbs. They also ask and answer questions about various past events.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons

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.

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
3 lessons

A crime has been commited

General Grammar Technology

Help students learn to use passive voice in different tenses! Students also talk about different crimes and report some news.

passive voice practice
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Passive voice practice

Grammar

This lesson provides tons of passive voice practice! Students describe processes, talk about news reports and discuss facts about the world. They also explore customer support and work with rules and sign messages.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Past (Perfect) stories

General Grammar

Help students understand and practice Past Perfect with this fun lesson set! Students also talk about objects from the past, learn prepositional phrases and watch two videos.

ESL lesson on Past Perfect
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Pieces of the past (Past Perfect)

General Grammar

In this ESL lesson on Past Perfect, students talk about memories and time capsules! They also watch a video about a 63-year-old lost purse and learn and practise using Past Perfect with Past Simple.

ESL lesson on modal verbs
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Rules are rules (modal verbs)

Business Grammar

Discuss rules at work with this lesson! Students practise modal verbs for rules, watch a video on working from home and share their thoughts. They also work in pairs, exploring different jobs.

Past Simple of regular verbs
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

I watched a film yesterday (Past Simple regular verbs)

General Grammar

Teach the Past Simple of regular verbs with this lesson! Students learn the rules to form the past of verbs and discuss past events. They also listen to a recording and read a text about past experiences.

ESL lesson on comparatives
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Is it easier than English? (comparatives)

General Grammar

Explore comparison rules with this lesson! Students study adjectives, share opinions and listen to a recording where people make comparisons. They also work in pairs, comparing things and people.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Discussing the future

Grammar Lifestyle Technology

Encourage students to learn future structures! With this two-lesson set, students will practise Future Simple, Present Continuous and ‘going to’ to talk about the future. They will also learn functional language to talk about plans.

practise passive forms
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Preventing identity theft (passive voice)

Grammar Technology

Practise passive forms with this lesson on identity theft! Students discuss online protection and share opinions about online safety. They also watch a video about identity theft and read texts on how technology impacts digital crime.

ESL lesson on passive structures
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

A new website will be created soon (passive voice)

Business Grammar Technology

Talk about websites while practising the passive voice! With this lesson, students watch a video about website creation, share their opinions and work with passive structures in different scenarios.

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
2 lessons

They should be allowed to do it! (modal verbs)

General Global Issues Grammar

Students practise modal verbs of permission, obligation and advice, as well as verbs to talk about prohibition. They discuss legal age limits and a ban on cigarettes.

modal verbs of permission and obligation
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Old enough to decide

General Grammar

Talk about age limits with this lesson! Students practise modal verbs, watch a video on the voting age in New Zealand and discuss age laws in different countries. They also share their experiences.

expressing past ability and obligation
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

That’s how it was (past ability and obligation)

General Grammar

Talk about life a century ago! In this engaging lesson, students explore phrases for past ability and obligation, read about old professions and discuss the pros and cons of life in the past.

advanced conditional structures
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Nature vs nurture (conditional structures)

General Grammar

Discuss nature vs. nurture with this engaging lesson! Students explore twin research, review advanced conditional structures and debate how genetics shape our lives. They also watch a video on twin research.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
2 lessons

Let’s compare!

Grammar Lifestyle Technology

Students learn to use comparatives and superlatives and compare technologies.They also use the structures to compare different places.

Present Simple activities
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Present Simple activities

Grammar

Practise the Present Simple with this worksheet! Students review the use of the verb ‘to be’, describe pictures and listen to recordings of people talking about themselves. They also work with positive and negative statements and questions.

lesson on was and were for beginners
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

Were your school days fun?

General Grammar

Practise the past forms of to be with this lesson for beginners! Students discuss subjects people learn at school and watch a video where people mention their favourite subjects. They also ask and answer questions about their past.

prepositions of place for beginners
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

It’s on the wall behind the sofa

General Grammar

Students talk about furniture and learn prepositions of place for beginners! They learn furniture items and revise rooms, listen to recordings, and describe pictures. They also talk about items in their own homes.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
2 lessons

I got, I made, I went…

General Grammar

In the first lesson of the set, students revise past simple irregular verb forms and use them to tell a story from the video. In the second lesson, they do a set of activities focused on practising Past Simple through speaking.

ESL lesson on future forms
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Will we live in a smart city?

Grammar Technology

Discuss how technology can solve urban issues! In this lesson, students review future forms, watch a video about smart city services, and imagine they participate in a survey. They also role-play discussions about plans using future forms.

lesson on like/love/hate + ing
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

We love travelling!

Grammar Lifestyle

Talk about holiday likes and dislikes with this lesson! Students work on vocabulary about holiday activities, practise like/love/hate + ing and explore spelling rules to create gerunds. They also watch a video about a family who travels in a campervan!

practise conditional structures
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

What if it had never been invented?

Grammar Technology

Talk about inventions and their influence on people’s lives! With this lesson, students practise conditional structures, watch two videos on relevant inventions and speculate about alternative outcomes to different creations.

ESL lesson on acting
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

All about acting

General Grammar

Explore different perspectives on acting with this lesson! Students practise phrases related to acting, watch videos with famous actors and share their opinions. They also plan and present their vision for a film and practise cleft sentences for emphasis.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
3 lessons

My house, my home

General Grammar Lifestyle

Students learn how to talk about homes and describe the rooms. They also practice grammar while discussing topics related to renting flats.

questions without auxiliaries
B1 / Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min

What happened? (questions without auxiliaries)

Grammar

Explore questions without auxiliaries with this lesson! Students discuss scenarios that involve questions, watch film scenes and work on useful phrases to answer questions. They also role-play situations where they ask and answer questions!

possessives in English
A1 / Elementary
Standard Lesson 60 min

It’s his friends’ house (possessives)

General Grammar

Practise possessive nouns and adjectives with this lesson! Students discuss people’s favourite things and personal information. They also listen to a dialogue about photos on social media.

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Using Present Perfect and Past Simple

Grammar Lifestyle

Students learn the differences between Present Perfect and Past Simple while doing various activities and discussing interesting topics.

B1 / Intermediate
2 lessons

Practising quantifiers in different contexts

Business Grammar

This lesson set on job satisfaction and professional improvement allows students to practise quantifiers.

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