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Your students want to learn about different cultures, travel, business, and discuss real issues affecting them now.
Encourage your students to build English fluency with communicative activities such as role-plays, discussions, and conversations about topics that are essential for them.
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Students are introduced to and review English grammar.
Grammar is taught using fun, communicative activities, matching and gap fill activities as well as scripted conversations and role-plays. Verb tenses, prepositions, conditionals, countable and uncountable nouns, comparatives and superlatives, articles, modals for advice, permission and obligation, and much more!
Go jogging, Play tennis, Do yoga
Level A1, A2
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schedule60 mins
Daily Life
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There are three verbs that English speakers commonly use when talking about sports and other activities: go, play, and do.…
Formal Email Writing
Level B1, B2
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schedule120 mins
BusinessWork
Students read customer emails and practice responding to them using formal vocabulary and phrases. Students will also write a formal…
Halloween Plans
Level A1, A2
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schedule60 mins
Seasonal
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Students are introduced to ‘be going to’ and how to use it to talk about plans in the future. Students…
Present Simple for the Future
Level A2, A2+
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schedule120 mins
TravelWork
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Students focus on conversation and forming dialogue/role-play using the present simple tense for the future as well as talking about…
English Verb Tense Chart 2
Level B1, B2, C1
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scheduleAny
BusinessClass Essentials
Your students can reference and compare verb tenses and aspects in English. Each verb tense includes example sentences with appropriate…
An Introduction to Emails
Level A2, A2+
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schedule60 mins
BusinessWork
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Students are introduced to formal and informal phrases and expressions used when writing emails. Review the various parts of an…
Spot the Mistakes (Elementary)
Level A2
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scheduleAny
Class Essentials
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This handout has 30 different sentence and question cards that may or may not include a mistake. Mistakes are related…
In the News
Our Current Events series covers news from around the world and includes audio.
These topics are trending now and your adult and young adult ESL students want to learn how to talk about them. Each ‘In the News’ Handout has 2 or 3 pages of lesson material aimed at Elementary: A2 to Advanced: C2 English learners. Each ‘In the News’ current events Handout features an audio track so your students can practice listening to native English speakers.
COVID-19 Human Challenge Study Goes Ahead
Level B2, C1
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schedule90 mins
Technology
The UK will be the first in the world to run a COVID-19 human challenge study, after receiving approval from…
‘Sky Pool’ Opens over London Streets
Level A2+ to C1
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schedule< 120 mins
TechnologyLifestyle
Are you afraid of heights? Embassy Gardens, a London development, has opened what is being called the world’s first Sky…
All insect restaurant open for business
Level B2, C1
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schedule90 mins
EnvironmentHealth
Since June 2019, food scientist Leah Bessa and her partners have been operating a pop-up bug restaurant called The Insect…
Sleep Cycle changes with the Moon’s Phase
Level B2, C1
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schedule90 mins
Lifestyle
A new study shows that on nights before a full moon, people go to bed later and sleep less. In…
Coronavirus Causes Panic Buying
Level B2, C1
content_copy3 pages
schedule90 mins
HealthLifestyle
Many countries around the world are currently experiencing ‘panic buying’ because of the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19. Some badly-affected…
Japanese firms develop ocean degradable bags
Level B2, C1
content_copy3 pages
schedule90 mins
EnvironmentTechnology
Japanese companies have developed a plastic that can be used to make shopping bags that degrade in seawater to help…
COVID-19 is Changing the English Language
Level B2, C1
content_copy3 pages
schedule90 mins
CultureHealthTechnology
In April of 2020, the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary released updates in order to document the impact of…
Valentine’s Day gift-giving in Japan
Level B2, C1
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schedule90 mins
CultureLifestyle
In Japan, Valentine’s Day is slightly different. Women giving chocolates as a Valentine’s Day gift became popular in the 1950s.…
Let’s Go Places
Help your students explore new vocabulary and build English fluency by guiding them through a series of activities that challenge and engage them.
Watch your students using English with enthusiasm. Let’s go Places uses original color pictures that look great and your students will appreciate that, but don’t worry, they look great in black and white as well!
Let’s Go to the Zoo
Level A2, A2+
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schedule90 mins
People and PlacesTravel
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Asking and answering questions about animals and zoos. ‘Let’s Go Places’ is a series of English lesson handouts that encourage…
Let’s Go to the Movies
Level A2, A2+
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schedule90 mins
Daily LifePeople and Places
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Asking and answering questions about movies and movie theaters. ‘Let’s Go Places’ is a series of English lesson handouts that…
Let’s Go to a Restaurant
Level A2, A2+
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schedule90 mins
Food and RestaurantsTravel
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Asking and answering questions about food and restaurants. A menu is included for the role-play activity. Example Questions in this…
Let’s Go to the Park
Level A2, A2+
content_copy2 pages
schedule90 mins
People and Places
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Asking and answering questions about parks and outdoor leisure activities. Example Questions in this Handout What was your favorite thing…
Let’s Go Outside
Level A2, A2+
content_copy3 pages
schedule90 mins
Daily LifeSeasonal
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Asking and answering questions about seasons, activities, and weather. ‘Let’s Go Places’ is a series of English lesson handouts that…
Let’s Go to the Airport
Level A2, A2+
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schedule90 mins
People and PlacesTravel
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Asking and answering questions about airports and traveling. Example Questions in this Handout Where can travelers catch a bus or…
Let’s Go to Work
Level A2, A2+
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schedule90 mins
BusinessDaily LifeWork
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Asking and answering questions about working and your work week. ‘Let’s Go Places’ is a series of English lesson handouts…
Let’s Go to a Museum
Level A2, A2+
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schedule90 mins
People and PlacesTravel
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Asking and answering questions about museums, art, and exhibitions. Example Questions in this Handout Who are some famous artists in…
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I teach English to medium-sized classes at community centers and businesses in my city. My students are a mix of men and women of all ages. We use your current event handouts in the last week of every month and your grammar handouts to compliment our classroom textbook.
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