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Telling Stories with Data in 3 Steps
This 90-minute ESL lesson for B2 learners explores Telling Stories with Data in 3 Steps (Quick Study) through a real video.
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ESL lesson | B2 | Subscriptions Everywhere! Clean Up Those Forgotten Monthly Fees | WSJ
The history of color: tracing word origins
The history of color — a B2 English lesson. Practise using non-defining relative clauses and expand vocabulary around etymology and perception.
Why do some people have wanderlust
5 key vocabulary items with definitions and usage notes. Grammar focus: The passive voice with examples and practice
Would you pass the wallet test?
ESL lesson | B2 | Would you pass the wallet test?
The dark origins of Disney fairy tales
This 90-minute ESL lesson for B2 learners explores The dark origins of Disney fairy tales - Claudia Schwabe through a real video.
Vocabulary for online meetings
Equip advanced ESL students with essential language for successful online meetings. This C1 lesson covers business idioms, decision-making grammar, and culminates in a practical role-play.
Time management from a computer's perspective
Explore time management through a tech analogy in this B2 ESL lesson. Learn productivity vocabulary, practice cause-and-effect grammar, and offer solutions as a 'productivity consultant' in a role-play.
Making complaints (beginner)
An A2 ESL lesson plan on making complaints. Students learn essential vocabulary and phrases for returning faulty items, asking for refunds or exchanges, and practicing polite, real-world conversations through video analysis, listening, and role-play activities.
Talking about feelings (Advanced)
This C1 lesson helps students express complex emotions. It covers advanced vocabulary/idioms, grammar for past regrets (wish/if only + past perfect) and hypotheticals (third conditional). Engaging activities (e.g., role-play) solidify nuanced emotional expression.
Making complaints politely
This practical ESL lesson teaches students how to complain politely, building confidence in difficult situations and developing key communication skills for daily life. It covers warm-up discussions, vocabulary, model dialogue analysis, grammar, and realistic role-play scenarios.
Giving presentations (Advanced)
This C2 lesson equips students with tools for powerful, persuasive presentations. It covers rhetorical devices (anaphora, antithesis), advanced grammar (inversion, inverted conditionals), and handling tough questions, culminating in a business pitch role-play.