Free English Teaching Worksheets and Lesson Plans

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  • For speaking: Em’s Lie Game. Learners tell a true or invented experience, ask follow-up questions and decide what really happened. Suggested A2–B1 · adults and teens · 45 minutes · five-page PDF.
  • For grammar through pictures: Present perfect or past simple? Learners spot changes in a flat, follow messages and exchange missing information to prepare for a guest. Suggested B1 · adults and teens · 50 minutes · seven-page PDF with answers and online/one-to-one guidance.
  • For a shorter grammar activity: Coffee countability. Choose a 15–20-minute selection from the book-swap café lesson to practise amounts and servings. Suggested A2–B1 · adults and teens · eight-page PDF. Includes recorded audio, a teacher-read script and separate homework with its key.

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Business decisions and everyday advice

BMC1: What if…? In a meeting — First and Second Conditionals

Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults · Time: Flexible · Format: PDF · Pages: 4 student + 1 teacher; 2 optional homework/key.

Focus: First conditional · Second conditional · Speaking & conversation
Theme: Work & business

Discuss six illustrated meeting situations, share private information and plan a client demonstration within a budget. A change of room prompts a new decision. Includes final speaking, teacher notes, homework and answers.

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Complete lesson (5-page PDF) · Student pages (4-page PDF) · Teacher notes and key (1-page PDF) · Optional homework and key (2-page PDF)

Preview of BMC1 meeting conditionals lesson

DM1: Small Jobs, Big Plans — Do and Make

Level: B1; supported A2 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Flexible · Format: PDF · Page count: 5-page lesson plus 2-page optional homework/key

Focus: Do and make · Common verb phrases · Speaking & follow-up questions
Theme: Everyday jobs · Community events · Shared plans

Start with three photos and organisers’ messages, then learn useful phrases such as do some research, make arrangements and make a difference. Plan a skills afternoon within a budget, give everyone a job and adapt when a cost changes. Finish with separate A/B conversation sheets, each offering twelve optional questions.

DM1 Small Jobs, Big Plans: clearly captioned event jobs, realistic organiser group chat and do/make phrase bank
Student introduction. Select the preview to open the shared pages.

Shared introduction and planning task (2 pages) · Student A questions (1 page) · Student B questions (1 page)

All student pages (4 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (1 page) · Optional homework and self-check key (2 pages)

Use the shared pages first. Give one partner A and the other B for the final conversation; choose a few questions and explore the answers. The A/B sheets are different question sets, with no secret facts. Keep teacher answers separate. Includes one-to-one, group and online guidance. Homework offers fresh completion practice and a short written update; no recording is required.

PLAY3: The £20 Picnic — Countability and Quantifiers

Level: A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Flexible · Format: PDF · Page count: 6-page lesson plus 2-page optional homework/key

Focus: Countable & uncountable nouns · Quantifiers · Shopping questions · Speaking
Theme: Food & shopping · Picnics · Shared decisions

Plan a picnic for four while keeping money for the bus. Ask about pack sizes and prices using private buyer and shopkeeper sheets, compare valid baskets, then plan for eight people. A smaller budget creates a new problem: agree a clear change and explain your solution. Includes a picnic photograph, quantity language, checked answers and twelve final speaking questions.

The £20 Picnic: picnic photograph, shopping brief and clear game rules
Shared introduction. Select the preview to open the shared pages.

For the information gap:
Shared introduction and language pages (2 pages) · Buyer only (1 page) · Shopkeeper only (1 page)

Teacher notes, checked answers and speaking questions (2 pages) · Optional homework and self-check key (2 pages)

Share the introduction with everyone. Give each learner only their own role sheet for the first round; use the shared language page afterwards. The complete pack and combined student PDF (4 pages) contain both roles. Keep answers separate. Calculators are welcome. Homework supplies a fresh snack-budget problem; no recording is required.

PLAY2: The Missing Mascot — Past Questions and Negatives

Level: A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Flexible · Format: PDF · Page count: 5-page lesson plus 2-page optional homework/key

Focus: Past simple · Questions & negatives · Speaking
Theme: Lost objects · Community fair · Cooperative mystery

Freddie, the fair’s toy fox, is missing before the group photo. Partners question four helpers using private witness files, compare times and box stickers, then recommend where to look using three connected facts. Includes a visual case page, question models, a timeline and twelve final speaking questions.

PLAY2 The Missing Mascot: Freddie the toy fox, two box stickers, past-question support and a shared timeline
Shared case page. Select the preview to open the PDF.

For the information gap:
Shared case page (1 page) · Witness File A only (1 page) · Witness File B only (1 page)

Teacher notes, solution and answers (2 pages) · Optional homework and self-check key (2 pages)

Share the case page with everyone and give each partner only their own witness file. The complete pack and combined student PDF (3 pages) contain both files. Keep the solution separate. Includes one-to-one, group and online guidance. Homework supplies a fresh lost-keys puzzle. No recording is required.

PLAY1: Café Mix-up — Usually and Today

Level: A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Flexible · Format: PDF · Page count: 5-page lesson plus 2-page optional homework/key

Focus: Present simple & continuous · Questions & answers · Speaking
Theme: Work & everyday routines · Café role-play

Two café pictures, five main differences. Ask and describe without showing your picture, then use the staff notebook to contrast usual jobs with today’s actions. Plan jobs during a café problem and report to the manager by video call. Includes an action bank, clear grammar support, answers and twelve final speaking questions.

PLAY1 Cafe Mix-up: private Picture A and clear instructions for finding five differences by speaking
Picture A preview. Select the image to open that picture page.

For the information gap:
Picture A only (1 page) · Picture B only (1 page) · Shared grammar and manager task (1 page)

Teacher notes and answers (2 pages) · Optional homework and self-check key (2 pages)

Give each learner only their own picture; share the notebook page after comparing. The complete pack and combined student PDF (3 pages) contain both pictures. Keep teacher answers separate. Includes pairs, one-to-one, groups and online guidance. No recording is required.

TM1: Types of Meetings

Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults · Time: 60 minutes · Format: PDF, 4 student + 5 teacher + 1 homework pages; 3 MP3 recordings

Identify meeting types, fix an invitation and rescue an unproductive meeting. Includes six illustrated scenes, three MP3 listening activities, a speaking challenge, homework and answers.

Focus: Meeting vocabulary, purposes, formats and clear actions · Theme: Work & business

Student lesson (PDF) · Teacher notes and answers (PDF) · Homework (PDF) · Preview, recordings and lesson notes

QF1: Do these figures add up? Querying business figures

Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults · Time: 55–65 minutes · Format: PDF, 5 student + 4 teacher pages; 3 MP3 recordings

Query an invoice, check a survey claim and distinguish forecast from confirmed sales. Includes realistic documents, a private-card speaking game, homework, scripts and answers.

Focus: Polite queries, discrepancies, evidence and clarification · Theme: Work & business

Student lesson (PDF) · Teacher notes and answers (PDF) · Preview and all three recordings

BN1: Can you save the order? Business numbers

Level: A2+/B1 · Learners: Adults · Time: 50–60 minutes · Format: PDF, 5 student + 4 teacher pages; 3 MP3 recordings

Hear easily confused figures, repair an order and catch two dispatch errors. Includes illustrated product graphics, a speaking game, optional homework, scripts and answers.

Focus: Numbers, prices, percentages and clarification · Theme: Work & business

Student lesson (PDF) · Teacher notes and answers (PDF) · Preview and all three recordings

TD1: Choose a Team Day — Business English case study

Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults, 2–6 · Time: 45–50 minutes · Format: PDF, 3 student + 2 teacher pages; MP3, 55 seconds

Focus: Speaking & discussion; Email writing; Agreeing & disagreeing
Theme: Work & business

Compare three venues, listen to Alex’s requirements and agree on a team day. Includes useful meeting language, email homework, answers and a model.

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Choose a Team Day student worksheet preview

Student worksheet PDF · Teacher notes and answers PDF · Download audio MP3

BD1: Business Decisions – workplace dilemmas, speaking and listening

BD1 · Level: B1+–B2 · Learners: Adults · Time: 60–75 minutes · Format: Student PDF (5 pages), teacher PDF (5 pages), MP3 (9:34)

Focus: Agreeing & disagreeing; Conditionals; Speaking & discussion
Theme: Work & business

Eight illustrated workplace problems, useful phrases for suggestions and polite disagreement, conditions with provided that and as long as, twelve discussion questions and a decision meeting. The recording offers suggestions learners can challenge.

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Preview the worksheet
Business Decisions student worksheet showing the fictional Brightside scenario and phrases for suggesting, comparing and setting conditions.

BR1: What should you do if…? Be Ready advice and conditionals

BR1 · Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults · Time: 60–75 minutes · Format: PDF (6 pages)

Focus: Conditionals; Speaking & discussion
Theme: Home & community

An independent English lesson based on British Government Be Ready guidance. Eight illustrated situations, four per page, with choices to justify, should/shouldn’t, first conditionals, twelve discussion questions and a household plan. Teacher notes and answers included. Final edition. Classroom use permitted; no sale or public redistribution.

Lesson notes and preview

Student pages (4-page PDF) · Teacher notes and answers (2-page PDF) · Complete pack (6-page PDF)

Preview the worksheet
Four illustrated choices about storms, power cuts, drinking water and food in the BR1 English worksheet.

First lessons & beginners

Must, mustn’t or don’t have to? First-day workspace rules

RUL1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 40–50 minutes · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Rules & obligation
Theme: Work & business

Discuss workplace pictures, read clear signs and check a friend’s phone messages. Practise must, have to, mustn’t and don’t have to, then explore twelve speaking questions. Includes optional homework and teacher answers.

Read the teaching plan and choose separate learner/teacher downloads

See the learner starter preview
First-day rules learner starter with three original workspace cartoons and noticing questions.

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages (4 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (1 page)
Optional homework and answer key (2 pages)
Editable Word source

Keep teacher notes and answers separate. No private role sheets are needed.

Who are you waiting for? A verb-preposition speaking game

DP1 · Level: Suggested B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and older teens · Time: 35–45 minutes · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification · Speaking & discussion
Theme: Home & community · Work & business

Use six everyday cartoons and a short grammar check before predicting a partner’s answers to twelve questions. Includes a fresh message role-play, teacher-read listening, complete answers and optional homework.

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Choose the pages you need:
Main student activity (2 pages)
Later task (1 page)
Teacher notes, answers and script (2 pages)
Optional homework and answer key (2 pages)

Start with pages 1–2. Keep page 3 for later and teacher pages 4–5 separate. Listening uses the supplied teacher-read script; no recorded audio is supplied.

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DP1 learner page with six original everyday picture prompts and verb-preposition practice.

Adult beginners: small starts, useful English

AB1 · Level: Suggested beginner / A1 · Learners: Adults · Time: two lessons of 30–40 minutes · Format: 7-page PDF

Focus: Requests & replies

Help learners introduce themselves, ask for repetition and make a small request. Includes four illustrated learner sheets, reusable name and drink cards, and two teacher pages with scripts and answers.

Lesson notes (in teaching article)

Choose the pages you need:
Learner pages and cards (5 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)
Optional homework and answer key (2 pages)

Keep teacher notes and answers separate. During the café task, each customer keeps their drink card private.

Children’s first English lesson: The missing ball

CB1 · Level: Suggested beginner / A1 · Learners: Children (Ages 6–9) · Time: 35–40-minute first lesson · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Requests & replies

Meet Mia and Sami in a four-picture story. Listen and choose book, pencil and ball, then practise simple requests with reusable picture cards. Includes a clear teacher route, script and answers; no reading or writing needed.

Lesson notes (in teaching article)

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (2 pages)
Reusable picture cards (1 page)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)
Optional homework and answer key (2 pages)

Learner pages 1–2; cards page 3; teacher notes pages 4–5. Use one card set per pair. No private role sheets or reading required.

First teenage lesson: try a puzzle and story, then choose

TF1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Teens (Ages 13–16) · Time: 45 minutes · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Speaking & discussion

Try a complete parcel puzzle and key-story activity, compare real experiences, then recommend a future lesson. Includes clue script, keys, language models, learner pages and a fresh speaking task.

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Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (3 pages)
Teacher guide, script and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Optional homework and answer key (2 pages). A separate task to complete independently; answers are on page 2.

A toy shop: ask, choose and thank

YL1 · Level: A1 · Learners: Children aged 6-8 · Time: 30 minutes · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Requests & replies
Theme: Shopping & toys

Ready-made ball, car, doll and kite cards, an illustrated shop model, a guessing game and a missing-toy round. Finish with simple oral questions from twelve teacher prompts. Includes answers, a clear route and pointing support.

Download YL1 complete lesson (4 pages) · Read the lesson notes

Student worksheets (2 pages) · Teacher route and answers (2 pages)

Preview the illustrated toy cards
Four illustrated YL1 toy cards: ball, car, doll and kite, with a short guessing game.

Which pet? Ask and match · YL2

YL2 · Level: Suggested A1 · Learners: Children aged 9-12 · Time: 35-40 minutes · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification
Theme: Animals & pets

Use a six-picture pet board, a short question guide and private A/B sheets for a guessing game. Choose new pets, invent a pet and finish with twelve teacher-led speaking prompts. Includes answers and optional home practice.

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All learner pages (3 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

Partner A only (2 pages) · Partner B only (2 pages)
Each partner file includes the shared board and one private sheet. Do not send the combined student PDF whole before the game.

Preview the shared pet board
Six illustrated pet profiles and short question models

Book it. Fix it. — agree and change an appointment

AB2 · Level: A1 · Learners: Adults · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Time expressions · Questions & clarification · Requests & replies
Theme: Personal experiences · Home & community

Book an English lesson and a haircut using private calendars, then change a cancelled bike-repair appointment. Includes a realistic shop message, questions about price and repair length, final speaking questions, and teacher notes and answers.

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Teacher notes and answers are included on page 5.

Everyone: pages 1 and 4. Partner A only: page 2. Partner B only: page 3. Teacher: page 5. Keep the private calendars and role cards hidden from the other partner.

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AB2 Book it Fix it: people-free service illustrations, a booking dialogue and on/at practice.

Grammar & vocabulary

TAK1: Take it on! Phrasal verbs through pictures and speaking

Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and older teens · Time: 60–75 minutes · Format: 4-page student PDF + 2-page teacher guide + 2-page homework/key

Focus: Idioms & word meaning; Vocabulary recall; Speaking & discussion
Theme: Home & community; Work & business

Explore eight uses of take in a repair café story, complete short messages and play a scored matching game. Negotiate a plan with different volunteer needs, then discuss your own experiences. Includes a mini language guide and separate answers.

Open lesson notes and preview · Teacher guide and key · Optional homework and key

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First page of TAK1 with four illustrated repair cafe scenes and a short guide to take, took and taken

GAV1: All about Gav – Now and then

Level: A1-A2 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: About 20-30 minutes · Format: 2-page homework PDF with answers

Focus: Present simple and past simple. Theme: Personal experiences and everyday routines. Illustrated grammar guide, practice and writing about yourself.

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Preview the first page
GAV1 All about Gav illustrated grammar homework first page preview

GAV2: All about Gav – Usually and right now

Level: A1-A2 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: About 20-30 minutes · Format: 2-page homework PDF with answers

Focus: Present simple and present continuous. Theme: Personal experiences and everyday routines. Illustrated grammar guide, practice and writing about yourself.

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Preview the first page
GAV2 All about Gav illustrated grammar homework first page preview

AUX1: True for you? Auxiliary short answers

Level: A2–B1 · Learners: Teens and adults · Time: 50–60 minutes · Format: 8-page complete PDF + 3 MP3s

Focus: Questions & clarification; Speaking & discussion
Theme: Personal experiences

Mini grammar guide, six illustrated prompts and 22 paused audio questions. Give truthful short answers with be, do, did, have and can, add a detail and plan a shared afternoon.

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Student pages (4 pages) · Teacher guide and transcript (2 pages)
Optional homework and key (2 pages)

UT1: Life used to be different: used to

Level: A2-B1 · Learners: Teens and adults · Time: 45-60 minutes · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Past habits & states
Theme: Personal experiences

Compare six before-and-now pictures, explain the examples and check used to, didn’t use to and questions. Sort old habits and single events, reply to an old friend’s phone message with an old-photo prompt, then explore twelve varied speaking questions.

Download the four-page PDF · Lesson notes (in teaching article)

Download UT1: complete pack (4 pages) · Learner pages (3 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (1 page)

Lesson notes (on this card)

Student pages 1-3; teacher notes, answers and homework keys on page 4. Start with learners’ picture ideas, keep the grammar and sorting brief, and choose one practical reply before moving into broader Q&A. Includes online and one-to-one guidance, a sample reply, full picture answers and a 30-minute route. Original characters include different ages, backgrounds and disabilities in ordinary everyday situations. No recording required.

Optional homework and answer key (2 pages). A separate task to complete independently; answers are on page 2.

UT2: New things, familiar things: be used to / get used to

Level: B1-B2 · Learners: Teens and adults · Time: 45-60 minutes · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Past habits & familiarity
Theme: Personal experiences

Use six pictures with an example sentence under each to distinguish familiar routines from ongoing adjustment. Check the forms, sort all three meanings, respond to a friend and finish with twelve varied speaking questions.

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Teaching notes and page guide

Student pages 1-3; teacher notes, answers and homework keys on page 4. Start with learners’ picture ideas, keep the grammar and sorting brief, and choose one practical reply before moving into broader Q&A. Includes online and one-to-one guidance. Original characters include different ages, backgrounds and disabilities in ordinary everyday situations. No recording required.

Optional homework and answer key (2 pages). A separate task to complete independently; answers are on page 2.

WDS1: Would You Do the Same? Second Conditional Conversations

Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Teens and adults · Time: Flexible · Format: PDF · Page count: 3-page lesson plus 2-page optional homework/key

Focus: Conditionals · Speaking · Questions and follow-up
Theme: Everyday choices

Start with photo situations, notice the second conditional, then complete 12 questions across two partner sheets. Guess your partner’s choices, give reasons and ask follow-up questions. Includes clear grammar support, a speaking game and a one-page teacher guide with answers.

Would You Do the Same? Student A: photos, second conditional grammar and partner questions
Student page preview. Select the image to open the student PDF.

Choose what to print or share:
Student A and B (2 pages) · Teacher notes and answer key (1 page) · Optional homework and self-check key (2 pages)

Give one partner Student A and the other Student B. Keep the teacher key separate. For one-to-one lessons, the teacher takes the other role. The homework offers fresh language practice, error correction and a short reply to a friend; answers and a model are on page 2.

GPP1: Someone’s been busy! Present perfect or past simple?

Level: B1 · Learners: Teens and adults · Time: 50-60 minutes · Format: 8-page PDF.

Focus: Present perfect
Theme: Home & community

Compare before-and-now room pictures, explore a short grammar reminder, then exchange private facts in a phone call. Finish with twelve speaking questions and follow-ups.

Common learner pages (4 pages) · Jo’s private role (1 page) · Alex’s private role (1 page) · Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

Share safely: Give pages 1-4 to everyone, page 5 only to Jo and page 6 only to Alex. Keep pages 7-8 for teaching. For online lessons, share the common PDF and send each person only their own role.

All learner pages for printing (6 pages). This file contains both private roles; print and separate them rather than sharing the whole file with partners.

Lesson notes (in teaching article)

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GPP1 picture-led lesson: compare the room earlier today and now, with a short grammar reminder.
The eight-page pack includes four common learner pages, two private roles and two teacher pages.

Optional homework and answer key (2 pages). A separate task to complete independently; answers are on page 2.

GPS1: Dinner was going well… Past simple and continuous listening story

Level: A2-B1 · Learners: Teens and adults · Time: 40-50 minutes · Format: 6-page PDF + MP3

Focus: Past simple & continuous
Theme: Food & cafés

Keep the picture-led opening, then follow four short audio chapters. Predict the next event, compare clues, respond and retell. Includes regional voices, optional conversation questions, homework and exact teacher scripts.

Learner PDF (4 pages) · Teacher guide, scripts and answers (3 pages)

Download the complete story MP3 (3:11) · Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4

Share learner pages 1-4; keep teacher/scripts pages 5-7 private. Audio lasts 3:11 in total, including short chapter gaps. Choose a few conversation questions rather than completing them all.

Open the lesson notes and audio player

Preview the opening picture page
GPS1 listening lesson: original kitchen picture, short grammar and predictions before a four-part audio story.
Original picture and opening retained; the story then unfolds through four audio parts.

Optional homework and answer key (2 pages). Complete the task first, then check page 2.

GCS1: A place for everyone? Comparatives and superlatives

Level: A2-B1 · Learners: Teens and adults · Time: 40-50 minutes · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Comparatives & superlatives
Theme: Places & activities

Six photo-led adverts replace repeated tables. Negotiate one venue booking, spot inaccurate claims in activity adverts and discuss your own preferences. Includes brief grammar, homework and optional speaking questions.

Learner pages (4 pages) · Teacher guide and answers (2 pages)

Learner pages 1-4; teacher notes and answers on pages 5-6. Venue prices are per hour; activity prices are per person for a complete session.

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Preview the venue adverts
GCS1: three illustrated venue adverts for Oak Room, Bridge Studio and Park Pavilion, with clear prices and booking facts.
Six illustrated adverts across the lesson: three venues and three activity classes.

Optional homework and answer key (2 pages). Complete the task first, then check page 2.

CAA1: Comparing this and that — adjectives and adverbs

Level: B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 50–60 minutes, or two shorter lessons · Format: PDF, 4 student pages + 1 teacher page

Focus: Comparative adjectives and adverbs; speaking
Theme: Personal experiences and everyday comparisons

Compare picture pairs, practise adjectives and adverbs separately, then combine them in a guessing game. Finish with twelve conversation questions and follow-ups. Includes short grammar guides, answers and online or one-to-one guidance.

Student worksheet (4 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (1 page) · Lesson notes and teaching route

-ed and -ing adjectives through conversation

GAD1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 45–55 minutes or a 15–20-minute selection · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Adjectives & feelings · Listening & pronunciation

Four picture situations, illustrated activity adverts, a recorded dialogue, private A/B notes, twelve speaking questions, shorter homework and a fresh speaking check.

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Student situations showing feelings and their causes
First student page. Open the six-page pack for all activities, answers and the script.

Download lesson audio (MP3 · 57 seconds) · Play the audio

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (5 pages)
Teacher notes, script and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Optional homework and answer key (2 pages). Complete the task first, then check page 2.

Present simple and continuous: jobs and actions

GSC1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 45–55 minutes · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Present simple & continuous
Theme: Work & business

Compare a staff directory with photo messages to find whose day has changed. Three people and six opening photos for paired questions, then one private puzzle, twelve personal speaking questions, a workshop sign, phone messages and complete keys.

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Tess, Jo and Noor in six usual-work and different-day pictures.
Three people, six opening pictures and question prompts.

Choose the pages you need:
Partner A: opening + private role + speaking (3 pages)
Partner B: opening + private role + speaking (3 pages)
Student pages only (5 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Optional homework and answer key (2 pages). Complete the task first, then check page 2.

Will or Be Going To: Plans and Decisions

GWG1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 45–55 minutes or a 15–20-minute selection · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Future forms

Three pictured situations, an invitation, private notes and messages, twelve varied speaking prompts and scrambled-phrase homework with a self-check key. Practise prior intentions and helpful responses. No recording needed.

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GWG1: pictured plans and new offers with Nia, Leo and Rosa, plus a concise will and going to guide.
Three pictured situations to practise plans, offers and new decisions.

Choose the pages you need:
Partner A bundle (3 pages)
Partner B bundle (3 pages)
Optional homework and answer key (2 pages)
Student pages only (4 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

-ed and -ing adjectives through a camping story

EAD1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 45–55 minutes · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Adjectives & feelings · Reading & summarising
Theme: Travel & places

Explore four camping pictures, read and retell the story, then play a guessing game and share your own experiences. Includes twelve questions and self-checking homework.

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Preview the worksheet
Four camping pictures and a guide to -ed and -ing adjectives
First student page of the revised lesson.

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages including homework (4 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)
Optional homework and answer key (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

S05E14: time expressions and animal words

Level: A2–B1 time expressions; B1–B2 animal words · Learners: Adults and teens; teacher planner included · Time: 25–30 minutes grammar; 15–20 minutes animals · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Time expressions
Theme: Work & business · Animals & pets

Use timelines, then exchange private work histories and compare jobs. Give feedback and try new course facts. The separate animal activity develops explanations; unusual group words are an optional puzzle.

Page guide: grammar preparation 1, private A/B 2–3, grammar notes 4, animal sheet 5, animal notes 6, teacher reflection on extra-lesson requests 7.

Download 6-page pack · Student sheets · Teacher notes · Private A · Private B

Time-expression teaching notes · Animal-word teaching notes

Preview the student worksheet
Time-expression worksheet with two timelines and for, since and from practice
Grammar preparation page. Give private A/B pages separately.

VR1: Change of plan – phrasal verbs through pictures and speaking

VR1 · Level: B1; supported A2 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: About 40 minutes + optional later review · Format: 10-page PDF + 3 short MP3s

Focus: Vocabulary recall; Listening & pronunciation; Speaking & discussion
Theme: Food & cafés; Personal experiences

Illustrated picnic and card stories, a café chalkboard, pinned notice, concert poster and phone messages. Five clear phrase cards, a genuine change-of-plan decision, twelve optional speaking questions and solo homework/key. Printed messages or three short voice notes.

Open lesson notes and play the audio

Story and phrase support (2 pages) · Practice and speaking (4 pages) · Teacher guide, scripts and answers (2 pages) · Homework and key (2 pages)

Keep support aside for recall. Reveal the teacher update after the first decision. Optional return visits keep the main lesson manageable.

Idioms, word choices and science speaking – S05E16

Level: Supported B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Choose one 10–25-minute activity · Format: 8-page PDF

Focus: Idioms & word meaning
Theme: Science & technology

Choose one of five activities: agree an outing and check idiom use; find smaller related words; clarify noun choices; explain a surprising science fact; or plan manageable extra practice. Includes simple instructions, clear examples, letter boxes, a practice text and complete teacher keys.

Page guide: student activities 1–5; teacher guide and further idiom rounds 6; word keys and new examples 7; science, practice-plan notes and sources 8. No recording required.

Download 8-page PDF · Student sheets · Teacher notes

Read the episode guide and six articles

Preview the speaking worksheet
Speaking worksheet: choose an outing, use a phrase naturally and check the listener’s understanding
First student page. Choose one activity from the pack.

Have/get something done: classroom activities – S05E19

Level: Suggested B1–B2 · Learners: Suggested adults and teens · Time: 10–30-minute activities; full causative route 40–50 minutes · Nine pages · Format: 9-page PDF

Focus: Have/get something done

Practise have/get something done, compare doing and commissioning through a private-card decision task, then retry after a supplier update. Includes twelve conversation prompts. Includes teacher rehearsal sheets for pace and preferred names, an explanation task, teacher notes and answers.

Explore the episode articles

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (6 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (4 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Questions, recent activities, emails and animal verbs – S05E22

S05E22 · Level: A2–B1 questions/emails; B1–B2 recent activities/verbs; supported A2–B2 planner · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Choose one 15–25-minute activity · Format: 9-page PDF

Focus: Present perfect · Questions & clarification · Email writing
Theme: Work & business · Animals & pets

Ask about a partner’s private project and introduce it, agree useful lesson work, explain present clues, reply with a shared lesson time, or explore animal verbs through fictional scenes. Includes clear models, feedback and new examples, complete keys and simple student instructions.

Page guide: private A/B 1–2; lesson choices 3; recent activities 4; emails 5; animal verbs 6; teacher notes 7–9. Give each partner only their own private page. No recording required.

Download 9-page PDF · Student sheets · Teacher notes · Private A · Private B

Episode guide and teaching ideas

Preview the questions worksheet
Private partner A worksheet with question practice and repair-cafe project notes
Partner A page. Send A and B separately.

Useful-Vocabulary Decision Checklist – S01E06

Level: Teacher tool; any level · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Idioms & word meaning

Read the lesson notes and instructions

Coffee, cups and conversations · Countability

CC1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 45–50 minutes or a 20-minute speaking selection · Format: 8-page PDF

Focus: Countable & uncountable nouns · Listening & pronunciation
Theme: Food & cafés

Start with three book-swap pictures, a brief countability guide and sorting. Listen, solve a café shortfall with private partner sheets, then explore twelve wider speaking questions. Includes the existing recording and teacher-read script.

CC1 student page with three book-swap scenes, a countability guide, sorting and listening notes
First student page of the eight-page lesson.

Read the teaching route and lesson notes

Download lesson audio (MP3 · 46 seconds) · Play the audio

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages (3 pages, for printing)
Teacher notes and answers (3 pages)
Private Partner A (2 pages) · Private Partner B (2 pages)
Optional homework and key (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, the combined student file contains both roles: send the separate A/B files for private online sharing. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

What if our plans change? · First conditional speaking

CQ1 · S01E32 · Level: B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 35-45 minutes · Format: 3-page PDF

Focus: First conditional, questions and speaking
Theme: Travel and everyday life

Start with a short grammar guide and four original picture prompts. Agree a town trip and backup plans, then move into a partner-prediction game with twelve varied conversation questions. Includes answers and a clear teacher route.

Download CQ1 complete lesson (3 pages) · Student worksheet (2 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (1 page)

Read the lesson notes and instructions

Correct-or-Alternative Vocabulary Practice – S01E32

Level: Suggested B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Suggested 15–20 minutes · Format: 2-page PDF

Focus: Idioms & word meaning

Distinguish repairs from options, choose words for a situation and check meaning before suggesting another expression.

Read the lesson notes and instructions

Student sheet only · Teacher notes and answers

Kind or sympathetic? Check the meaning

S01E30 · Level: Supported B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: About 15–20 minutes · Format: 2-page PDF

Focus: Idioms & word meaning

Describe what a person did, ask a question and check whether kind, sympathetic or both express the meaning. Includes a connected model, story exchange, changed detail and a fresh teacher-held situation after feedback. An English-meaning activity inspired by the false-friends discussion.

Complete 2-page pack · Student page · Teacher notes and answers. Share student page 1; keep teacher page 2 separate. No recording required.

Read the practical article and teaching route

Preview the student page
Student worksheet comparing kind and sympathetic through a conversation, meaning choices and a story task

Explain an expression: idiom exchange

S01E30 · Level: Supported B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: About 15–20 minutes · Format: 2-page PDF

Focus: Idioms & word meaning

Explain an expression from any language, or choose a supplied English option. Partners ask, check the message and test fitting/non-fitting situations. Includes a connected model, planning space, three fresh teacher-held cases and guidance on meaning, form and tone.

Complete 2-page pack · Student page · Teacher notes and answers. Student page 1; teacher page 2. No recording required.

Practical article and teaching route

Preview the student page
Student idiom-exchange worksheet with a model conversation, two English options and a listener meaning-check task
Student page only. Teacher guidance and new situations are on page 2.

Speaking & conversation

Say it another way: describe objects and check understanding · S05E15

Level: B1 · Learners: Adults/older teens · Time: Flexible; choose activities · Format: Five-page PDF (4 student pages + 1 teacher page)

Focus: Explaining meaning; Questions & clarification; Requests & replies
Theme: Home & community; Work & business

Describe nine everyday objects, play a picture-guessing game, clarify a Teams message and solve practical problems with separate A/B information. Includes brief language support, final conversation questions, optional homework and a complete answer key.

Preview of Say it another way: nine everyday objects, language support and a picture guessing task.

Download the complete five-page pack (PDF) · Student pages only (4 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (1 page)

Give everyone student pages 1-2. Give A only page 3 and B only page 4. Keep the teacher page separate. No recording or cutting is required. Optional homework is printed on both role pages.

Read the S05E15 episode guide and articles

FM1: Five Messages, One Plan

Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults · Time: Flexible · Format: PDF · Page count: 4-page lesson plus 2-page optional homework/key

Focus: Agreeing & disagreeing · Requests & replies · Speaking
Theme: Home & community · Work & business

Five people need your help before an online meeting. Read their messages, compare deadlines and alternatives, agree a practical plan and practise a reply. New information changes the conversation. Includes useful language, a five-message planner, role-play variations and twelve final discussion questions.

FM1 Five Messages One Plan: a morning scenario and five messages with competing requests
Student page preview. Select the image to open the student PDF.

Open the FM1 lesson page →

Choose what to print or share:
Student pages (2 pages) · Teacher notes, answers and final speaking questions (2 pages) · Optional homework and self-check key (2 pages)

Share both student pages with learners. Keep the changed role-play details in the teacher PDF separate until the second conversation. Different plans are welcome when the reasons fit the messages. Includes one-to-one, group and online guidance. No recording is required. Homework uses three fresh messages, language practice and a model reply.

Help more learners join a group discussion

PT1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 30-minute discussion trial · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Agreeing & disagreeing · Speaking & discussion · Classroom participation

Notice spoken and written contributions, choose one structural change and review the result. Includes a private record, two student tasks, worked example and teacher notes.

See the discussion trial

Student sheets (2 pages) · Teacher notes and record (3 pages) · Private record only (1 page)

Preview the first student task
Choose an activity together: four English-club options, simple discussion phrases and a shared decision sheet
First student task. A fresh welcome task follows teacher feedback.

So and neither: an agreement and disagreement game

GAA1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 35–45 minutes · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Agreeing & disagreeing

Use true personal statements in noughts and crosses, reply accurately and follow an interesting answer. Includes eighteen prompts and a fresh check.

Read the lesson notes and instructions

Preview the worksheet
So and neither student guide with truthful agreement and disagreement replies
First student page of the revised lesson.

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (3 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (1 page)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

CH10: The 10-Point Challenge – classroom speaking game

CH10 · Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults · Time: 15–25 minutes · Format: 7-page PDF · Class: 3–6 students

Focus: Speaking & discussion; Questions & clarification; Agreeing & disagreeing
Theme: Personal experiences; Work & business
Activity: Classroom game

Start real conversations, complete secret missions and race to 10 points. Includes six different student sheets (A–F), score boxes and teacher notes.

CH10 student game sheet preview with speaking missions and score boxes

How to play and teacher notes

Em’s Lie Game: complete 45-minute lesson pack

EYH1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 45 minutes · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Present perfect
Theme: Personal experiences

Tell a true or invented experience, follow up with curious questions, then use feedback in a fresh conversation. Includes optional homework and complete keys.

For a shorter version, try the separate one-page S05E12 worksheet in this section.

Read the lesson notes and instructions

Preview the worksheet
Yes I have but is it true: student worksheet preview
Student worksheet preview · open the PDF to see every page

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (3 pages)
Teacher plan and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Advanced speaking: qualify claims and negotiate a decision

ASP1 · Level: Suggested B2–C1 · Learners: Adults and older teens · Time: 60 minutes · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Agreeing & disagreeing · Speaking & discussion

Weigh incomplete evidence, negotiate a room policy and reconsider it. Includes a connected model, private update, teacher keys and a fresh booking decision after feedback.

Read the lesson notes and instructions

Full five-page pack · Student sheets (2 pages) · Fresh decision (1 page) · Teacher notes (2 pages)

Preview the student case
One room, different needs: student case with three policies, fictional feedback and questions for a shared decision
Student case. Keep the teacher update private and share the fresh decision after feedback.

Delayed speaking feedback and a second attempt

SR1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 30-minute feedback and retry routine · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Feedback & assessment

Choose useful feedback, rehearse and agree a fresh plan. Includes separate private A/B cards, worked feedback, a supplied later check and a reusable record.

Read the teacher guidance

Teacher notes and record (3 pages) · Private record only (1 page)

Private online cards: Saturday A / B · Sunday A / B. Send each learner only their card. Keep Sunday cards until after feedback.

Preview one private student card
Private Saturday role A: meeting options, personal needs, simple speaking instructions and final-plan notes
One private student card. Cut the printed A/B cards apart before sharing.

Requests, refusals and clarification role plays

FR1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: About 45 minutes · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification · Requests & replies

A complete model, separate private book-sale roles, a teacher-held change and a fresh booking exchange. Includes an individual outcome record, six homework checks and keys.

Read the teacher guidance

Private A role · Private B role · Teacher guide and keys

Keep the conversation moving: S05E20

Level: Suggested A2–B2 · Learners: Suggested adults and teens · Time: 15–20-minute student tasks; 10-minute teacher review · Format: 9-page PDF

Focus: Speaking & discussion

Choose a conversation, private adjective game, worth task or pair decision. Includes teacher reflection, praise practice, complete keys and supplied fresh cases after feedback.

Explore the episode articles

Separate student pages: Conversation · Adjective clues A / B · Worth practice · Club decision. Give adjective partners only their own page. Teacher notes (4 pages).

Preview the conversation sheet
Student conversation sheet with a pottery-class model, simple follow-up questions and a listener detail check
Student conversation only. Private adjective pages and other activities are separate downloads.

Choose the pages you need:
Student conversation (1 page)
Private A (1 page)
Private B (1 page)
Student worth practice (1 page)
Student club decision (1 page)
Teacher notes and answers (4 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Follow-Up Questions: Pair Practice – S01E32

Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 15–20 minutes · Format: 2-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification
Theme: Food & cafés

Use a café model, tell a small story and ask about the latest answer. Separate teacher notes include useful alternatives, feedback and a fresh wrong-online-class story.

Read the lesson notes and instructions

Student page only · Teacher notes and answers

Recommend a place: questions, reasons and limits

S01E30 · Level: Suggested B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 15–20 minutes · Format: 3-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification · Speaking & discussion
Theme: Travel & places

Use supplied town facts and private guide/visitor sheets to match needs, explain a choice and check details. Includes teacher keys and a fresh budget-and-weather case after feedback.

Use the recommendation mini-lesson

Download the three-page pack · Guide page · Visitor page · Teacher route and keys

Preview the guide sheet
Guide worksheet with a recommendation model, fictional town prices and total times, and questions for finding out a visitor’s needs
Guide page only. The visitor’s needs and teacher keys are separate.

Em’s Lie Game: experience questions and follow-ups – S05E12

Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: About 20 minutes · Format: 2-page PDF: student sheet + teacher notes

Focus: Present perfect · Questions & clarification
Theme: Personal experiences

A short Lie Game with a connected model, six experience prompts, relevant follow-up questions and a fresh conversation after feedback. No recording needed.

Read the activity and podcast discussion – S05E12

Student sheet only · Teacher notes only

Preview the student sheet
Preview of the Ask about an experience student sheet.

Plan a community event — C1 group planning and presentations

ASP2 · Level: C1 · Learners: Adults and older teens · Format: 4-page PDF + 3 MP3s

Focus: Group discussion · Online research · Presentations · Responding to questions
Theme: Community · Events

Listen, choose an event, divide the organising jobs and research practical options. The student planning table includes named responsibilities, note space and useful presentation phrases. Every student presents their part; other groups test whether the event would work. No lesson timings.

Download complete lesson (4 pages) · Open the lesson and audio

Student pages and planner (2 pages) · Teacher notes, scripts and answers (2 pages)

Business English & workplace tasks

A booking that works: negotiate, confirm and reschedule

AB2-B2+ · Level: B2+ · Learners: Adults · Format: 6-page PDF: five student pages and one teacher key

Focus: Requests & replies · Questions & clarification · Speaking & discussion
Theme: Work & business

Two complete bookings and two follow-up changes: negotiate a workshop venue, amend it through Teams chat, book a podcast studio and handle a cancellation. Photographic visuals, realistic budgets and conditional offers. For 2–6 learners or one-to-one; no audio needed.

Download complete lesson and teacher key (6 pages) · Lesson notes and setup

Preview the student worksheet
B2+ booking lesson with a model conversation, negotiation language and photographic venue and studio pictures.

Will it fit? Measurements and specifications

MS1 · Level: B1; supported A2+ · Learners: Adults and older teens · Time: 65-75 minutes · Format: 4 student pages + 3 teacher pages + MP3

Focus: Measurements, questions, clarification and listening for detail
Theme: Work, products and travel

Start with simple language and picture questions. Listen to a 5:03 trade-show conversation, complete 15 specification fields, then exchange missing delivery details and finish with twelve speaking questions.

Download student worksheets (PDF)
Teacher notes, answers and transcript (PDF)
Listening MP3 (5:03)
Open lesson notes and audio player

EEL1: Before You Press Send — Clear Email Endings

Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults / Business English · Time: Flexible · Format: PDF · Page count: 4-page lesson plus 2-page optional homework/key

Focus: Email writing · Requests & replies · Speaking & discussion
Theme: Work & business

Start with an email that leaves the next step unclear. Learn the difference between a closing line and a sign-off, practise useful verb patterns, then write endings that make the action, approval and deadline clear. Two student pages, an email graphic, partner checks, changed situations and twelve final discussion questions.

EEL1 Before You Press Send: email example, closing lines, sign-offs and useful verb patterns
Student page preview. Select the image to open the student PDF.

Choose what to print or share:
Student worksheet (2 pages) · Teacher notes, answers and speaking questions (2 pages) · Optional homework and self-check key (2 pages)

Share only the student PDF with learners. Keep the changed details and answers in the teacher notes separate. Includes one-to-one, group and online guidance. The homework adds fresh phrase matching, an email to correct and a model email. No recording is required. Free, with no signup.

Who’s doing what? Assigning tasks at work

Preview of the downloadable resource
Preview · open PDF

AT1 · Level: B1–B2 · Learners: Adults / Business English · Time: 60–75 minutes · Format: Student PDF (5 pages) + teacher PDF (4 pages) + 55-second MP3

Focus: Requests & replies; Speaking & discussion
Theme: Work & business

Start with four workplace pictures with clear jobs and deadlines underneath, practise useful phrases for assigning tasks, then organise a client visit and handle a change of plan. Includes a short dialogue, twelve discussion questions and optional homework. Suitable for one-to-one, groups and online lessons.

AT1: download student lesson (5 pages)
AT1: download teacher notes, answers and transcript (4 pages)

Give learners the student PDF. Keep the answers and teaching notes separate. Includes an optional two-voice recording with listening questions and answers. The dialogue can also be read aloud. Free, with no signup.

AT1: Aisha and Ben agree tasks and deadlines (55 seconds)

Download the AT1 dialogue (MP3)

Business English email writing and revision

WE1 · Level: Suggested B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 60-minute core; optional 15-minute later task · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Email writing
Theme: Work & business

Compare emails, exchange private writer/reader messages, revise a request and confirm an agreement. Includes separate role PDFs, teacher keys and a later headset task with roles swapped.

Use the complete workshop

Shared models · Riya · Alex · Fresh task: Noor · Fresh task: Pat · Teacher notes

Preview the writer sheet
WE1 private Riya worksheet with meeting facts, drafting space and email phrases.

Choose the pages you need:
Shared model (1 page)
Private Riya role (1 page)
Private Alex role (1 page)
Fresh Noor role (1 page)
Fresh Pat role (1 page)
Teacher guide and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Handle difficult customer and workplace calls

DC1 · Level: Suggested B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 60-minute core; optional 15-minute later call · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification · Requests & replies
Theme: Work & business

Practise customer and workplace calls with separate private roles, clear phrases and independently checked final plans. Includes two models, teacher-held retry changes, keys and a later fresh task.

Use the complete lesson

Shared models · Customer A · Responder B · Fresh caller C · Fresh responder D · Teacher notes

Preview the customer sheet
DC1 private customer worksheet with facts, useful phrases and final-plan notes.

Choose the pages you need:
Shared model (1 page)
Private customer A (1 page)
Private responder B (1 page)
Fresh caller C (1 page)
Fresh responder D (1 page)
Teacher guide and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Workplace presentations and follow-up questions

WP1 · Level: Suggested B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 60-minute core; optional 15-minute later task · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Speaking & discussion
Theme: Work & business

Recommend, answer questions and respond to a new audience need. Includes private presenter/listener sheets, models, focused retry, teacher keys and a fresh equipment task.

Use the complete lesson

Shared model · Room presenter · Room listener · Fresh presenter · Fresh listener · Teacher notes

Preview the presenter sheet
WP1 private presenter sheet with room choices, planning space and useful phrases.

Choose the pages you need:
Shared model (1 page)
Private room presenter (1 page)
Private room listener (1 page)
Fresh headset presenter (1 page)
Fresh headset listener (1 page)
Teacher guide and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Business English meetings: suggest, clarify and agree

BEM1 · Level: Suggested B1–B2 · Learners: Adults and older teens · Time: 60-minute core; optional 15-minute later task · Format: 8-page complete PDF

Focus: Agreeing & disagreeing · Speaking & discussion
Theme: Work & business

Run a three-person meeting with separate roles, shared model and agenda, clear actions/deadlines and private summaries. Includes teacher-held updates, keys and a supplied later task.

Read the lesson notes and instructions · teach negotiation over constraints and trade-offs

Shared model and agenda · Chair A · Logistics B · Budget C

Preview the shared agenda
BEM1 shared agenda with welcome-event options and action-plan space.

Choose the pages you need:
Shared model and agenda (2 pages)
Private chair A (1 page)
Private logistics B (1 page)
Private budget C (1 page)
Teacher guide, answers and updates (3 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Business English planning and classroom tools

S01E47 · Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: About 10 minutes per planning review · Format: 3-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning
Theme: Work & business

Review a difficult coursebook task, plan an object pitch or workplace explanation, and clarify course expectations. Includes concise checklists and space to record decisions.

Read the six related S01E47 articles

One-to-one needs analysis & course planning

One-to-one needs analysis and first lesson plans

NA1 · Level: Adaptable conversation form; A2–B1 workplace task examples · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 30-minute needs analysis + two 45-minute lesson plans · Format: 7-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification · Lesson & course planning
Theme: Work & business

A clear learner form, separate starting/practice/review cards, teacher-only listener facts and models, two lesson plans and a reusable decision record.

See the worked example and teacher guidance

Learner form · Starting task · Practice and backup · Review task · Teacher guide

Preview the learner form
NA1 learner conversation form about goals, recent experience, support and time.

Plan a coherent six-to-twelve-week course

CM1 · Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: 30-minute planning + six-to-twelve-week course · Format: 5-page PDF + editable Word

Focus: Lesson & course planning
Theme: Work & business

A worked six-week sequence, editable maps for weeks 1–12, starting and final task cards and review decisions. Connect needs analysis, retrieval and progress evidence.

Read the worked route and teacher guidance

Large & mixed-level classes and catch-up

Large-class participation, group roles and learning checks

LC1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 10-minute simple version / 40-minute full routine · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Classroom participation

Two suitable activities give pairs a real choice to explain. Use a ten-minute trial or forty-minute group routine, then collect a new individual response. Includes separate learner sheets, keys, later mini-task and a listening record.

Read the teacher guidance

Saturday learner task · Sunday individual check · Teacher routes, keys and record

Preview the learner sheet
LC1 Saturday worksheet with activity choices, partner listening and a group plan.

One lesson for a mixed-level class

ML1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 45 minutes + optional 10–15-minute follow-up · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Speaking & discussion · Lesson & course planning · Classroom participation
Theme: Home & community

Choose a suitable activity from a notice, give reasons and compare options. Includes language support, a fresh Sunday follow-up, teacher answers and a reusable planner.

Read the lesson notes and instructions

Choose the pages you need:
Saturday learner pages (2 pages)
Fresh Sunday task (1 page)
Teacher guide and answers (3 pages)
Teacher planner (1 page)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Help a returning learner catch up

Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 5-minute entry + 12–15-minute pair task + optional follow-up · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification · Classroom participation
Theme: Home & community

CU1 · Suggested A2-B1 example · Adults and teens · 5-minute entry + 12–15-minute pair task + optional follow-up

Help a returning learner join today’s task. Includes an entry sheet, private A/B information cards, polite requests, a learner follow-up, a fresh teacher-held check and separate answers.

Open the article and pack – S04E05

Choose the pages you need:
Private partner A (1 page)
Private partner B (1 page)
Teacher guide and answers (2 pages)
Learner starter and follow-up (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Writing, feedback & learner progress

Writing feedback with a next step

WFR1 · Level: B1 worked task; A2 support and B2 extension · Learners: Suggested adults and teens · Time: 35–40 minutes · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Email writing · Feedback & assessment
Theme: Work & business

Diagnose a vague request, choose useful feedback, draft and revise, then check what the reader can act on. Five pages include two reusable writing sheets, private teacher models and a supplied fresh task.

Read the lesson notes and instructions · Extend WFR1 with checked AI advice and a learner-written revision

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (3 pages)
Teacher guide and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Track English learning progress over six weeks

PROGRESS · Level: Adaptable records; B1 update example · Learners: Suggested adults and teens · Time: Six checks; about 5 minutes each · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Feedback & assessment
Theme: Work & business

Reusable learner records plus staged workplace-update cards, private final/later checks and teacher answer guidance. Track first attempts, retries and support without claiming a level change.

Read the lesson notes and instructions

See learner record preview
Learner progress record with goal, starting, halfway and final samples.

Choose the pages you need:
Learner records (2 pages)
Staged cards: share one at a time (1 page)
Teacher guide and private checks (3 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Build and use a classroom assessment rubric

CR1 · Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: 30-minute teacher trial · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Feedback & assessment

A task-specific classroom rubric, three annotated fictional samples, a teacher comparison routine and a reusable feedback record.

Read the guide and worked examples

Pass it on! · Short texts and speaking

SP1 · Level: B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 45 minutes · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Reading & summarising
Theme: Home & community

A silent-disco joke, four event posters, a wrong-message game and spoken invitations. Includes twelve conversation questions, teacher answers, optional poster homework and an editable Word version.

Preview a student worksheet
SP1: Pass it on! A silent-disco sign, funny dialogue and short speaking tasks.
Page 1 of the SP1 pack. Open the image to read it at full size.

Open the lesson and download SP1

Learner pages · Optional poster homework · Teacher notes and answers · Editable Word version

Train learners to give useful peer feedback on writing

PF1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 45 minutes · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Feedback & assessment

Compare comments on sample writing, give feedback linked to one agreed focus, then decide how to revise. Includes model comments, learner records, teacher guidance and a later check.

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Student peer-feedback worksheet with a sample invitation, six comments to compare and a feedback sentence frame
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Learner pages · Later task or homework · Teacher notes and answers · Editable Word version

Exam preparation

Did we agree? Picture listening game and study planner

EP1 · Level: B1 (A2 support) · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 40–50 minutes + optional weekly plan · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Feedback & assessment · Exam preparation

Six illustrated everyday situations, a listening and speaking game, twelve conversation questions and a simple next-step planner. Teacher-read scripts and answers included.

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Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (3 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

B2 First speaking: feedback and retry tasks

SF1 · Level: Suggested B2 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 30 minutes · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Agreeing & disagreeing · Speaking & discussion · Feedback & assessment · Exam preparation

A picture warm-up, two paired discussions, short model conversations and focused feedback before a fresh attempt. Separate learner tasks and teacher notes.

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Choose the pages you need:
Fresh task (1 page)
First task and practice (2 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

Give page 1 first, page 2 after feedback and page 3 for the fresh task. Keep teacher questions and answers separate. Page numbers match the full pack.

Listening & reading

Rescue Saturday! Listening and speaking game

LSP1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 40–50 minutes · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Listening & pronunciation

Six original picture cards, a Saturday voicemail and a guessing game: check details, rescue the plan and swap roles. Includes mini language practice, a fresh listening check and teacher notes.

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Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (2 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

Give learners pages 1–2. Keep pages 3–4 with the teacher. The voicemail and fresh message are teacher-read.

Win the room! Reading and speaking game

RSP1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 40–50 minutes · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Reading & summarising
Theme: Home & community

Three illustrated proposals and three surprise cards: pitch an idea, ask questions and adapt a plan. Mini language practice, short reading checks, teacher notes and possible solutions included.

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Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (2 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

Give learners pages 1–2. Keep teacher notes, answers and the later challenge on pages 3–4 until needed.

Choose listening texts and adjust task difficulty

LS1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens and Teachers · Time: 30-minute teacher trial · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Listening & pronunciation

Choose a listening text, separate five difficulty factors and compare two tasks using the same original teacher-read message. Includes learner sheet, answers and a decision record.

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Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (1 page)
Teacher notes and answers (3 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Small words, clear messages · S05E18

Level: A2-B2 across the mini-lessons · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Flexible; choose a mini-lesson · Format: Seven-page PDF (5 student pages + 2 teacher pages)

Focus: Listening & pronunciation · Instructions & accessible materials · Word formation & prefixes · Adjectives & adverbs

Five separate mini-lessons with photo-led questions, short language boxes, practical messages, partner challenges, final speaking and optional homework. Suggested A2-B1 for tall/high and bad/badly; B1 for listening and context; B1-B2 for prefix contrasts.

S05E18 worksheet preview: prefix contrasts with food photos
Student page 1. Select the preview to open the PDF.

Complete seven-page pack (PDF) · Student pages only (5 pages) · Teacher notes, answers and scripts (2 pages)

Choose the student sheet your group needs. Pages 1-5 cover prefixes, job listening, tall/high, bad/badly and context before correction. Keep the two teacher pages separate. The listening task is teacher-read; complete scripts are included.

Read the episode guide and related articles

Can you prove it? Picture clue game

RI1 · Level: B1 (A2 support) · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 40–50 minutes + later check · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Reading & summarising

Six illustrated everyday clues, a partner challenge and two contrasting messages. Explain a guess, question its evidence and make a better claim. Separate fresh reading task and teacher answers included.

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Six everyday picture clues for a reading and speaking challenge
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Choose the pages you need:
Fresh reading task for later (1 page)
Main student pages (2 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

Give pages 1–2 first. Hold page 3 for the later check. Keep pages 4–5 with the teacher.

Connected-Speech Lesson Checklist – S01E06

Level: Teacher tool; any level · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Listening & pronunciation

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Homework & independent practice

Would it suit you? Homework and speaking game

HWP1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 10-minute launch + 10-minute home task + 20–25-minute follow-up · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Homework & independent study

Six illustrated choices, recommendation grammar practice, a clue game, three listener situations and twelve optional speaking questions. Short home preparation with classroom backups; teacher notes, models and answers included.

Read the lesson notes and instructions · Start with our barrier check and go straight to HWP1’s backup and follow-up

Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (2 pages)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

Give page 1 for home preparation and page 2 next lesson. Keep teacher notes, models and answers on pages 3–4 separate.

Small talk, big difference: study abroad – S01E30

S01E30 · Level: A2-B1 · Learners: Adults and older teens · Time: 40-45 minutes · Format: 4-page illustrated PDF

Focus: Speaking & functional language; independent practice
Theme: Travel & places; everyday life

Use six inclusive pictures to practise polite requests, clarification and follow-up questions. Includes a short language check, a picture challenge and twelve final conversation questions.

Download the complete lesson (4 pages)
Student worksheets (2 pages)
Teacher notes, answers and reply cards (2 pages)

Download the listening audio (MP3, 42 seconds)

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Student pages 1-2; teacher notes and reply cards 3-4. Includes a 42-second recording, listening questions, transcript and answers.

Pronunciation & clearer communication

Say it. Check it. Pronunciation and speaking

PR1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens · Time: 90 minutes · Format: 9-page PDF

Focus: Questions & clarification · Listening & pronunciation

Six illustrated mix-ups, word stress and checking phrases, a private A/B information gap and twelve final speaking questions. Includes three recorded Microsoft-voice dialogues, role-plays, plan changes, student homework with answers and teacher notes.

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Choose the pages you need:
Partner A only (1 page)
Partner B only (1 page)
Student pages (3 pages, both private roles)
Teacher notes and answers (2 pages)

Share page 1 with everyone. Give page 2 only to A and page 3 only to B; use the separate role files online. Keep teacher pages 4–5 private.

Difficult-Sound Practice Checklist – S01E06

Level: Teacher tool; any level · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Listening & pronunciation

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How long has it been? · Present perfect questions

HL1 · S01E32 · Level: B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: 40-50 minutes · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Present perfect simple and continuous, how long, for and since, speaking
Theme: Everyday life, friends, learning and work

Build questions from six original picture situations. Check for and since, play a secret-character guessing game and finish with twelve conversation questions and natural follow-ups. Includes a brief grammar guide and your choice of complete or separate PDFs.

Download HL1 complete lesson (4 pages) · Student worksheet (3 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (1 page)

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Quick lesson planning

Plan a visit and handle a changed booking

QP1 · Level: A2-B1 · Learners: Adults and older teens · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Suggestions and reasons · Polite questions · Reading and replies
Theme: Days out · Changing plans

Two separate two-page student lessons. Compare illustrated places and agree an afternoon within a budget, then adapt the plan. Or read a realistic booking email, write a reply and handle a changed workshop booking by phone. Clear language support, final speaking and a one-page teacher key.

Complete pack (5 pages) · Student pages (4 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (1 page)

Lesson A: Show our visitor around (2 pages)
Lesson B: Our booking has changed (2 pages)

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Lesson A: pages 1-2. Lesson B: pages 3-4. Teacher notes: page 5. No recording is needed.

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QP1 A2-B1 lesson: illustrated places, prices, opening times and suggestions.
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Ask, check and choose · S05E17

S05E17 · Level: A2-B1 · Learners: Adults and teens · Time: Flexible; choose activities · Format: Six-page PDF (5 student pages + 1 teacher page)

Focus: Questions & clarification · Speaking & discussion · Listening & pronunciation
Theme: Travel & places · Home & community

Use photos and a short question guide, exchange missing event details and compare two valid choices. A change-of-plan email adds new prices, weather and availability to check. Includes final conversation, optional homework, pronunciation practice and complete teacher answers.

Preview of Ask, check and choose: city walk, cooking workshop and museum photos with a short question guide.
Student page 1. Select the preview to open the student PDF.

Complete six-page pack (PDF) · Student pages (5 pages) · Teacher notes and answers (1 page)

Partner A only (1 page) · Partner B only (1 page)

Give everyone student pages 1-2. Give A only page 3 and B only page 4, or use the separate A/B downloads. Complete the information gap before using the change-of-plan email on page 2. Page 5 is an optional pronunciation extension. No recording is required.

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Lesson refresh and review tools

S01E34 · Level: Suggested A2 · Learners: Adults and Teens and Teachers · Time: About 5–10 minutes per tool · Opening activity adaptable from A2 · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning

Plan a fresh challenge for a long-term learner, review an older worksheet, record a reused lesson, try new opening questions or review a teaching relationship.

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Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (2 pages)
Teacher planning sheets (4 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Conversation to Practice: Teacher Decision Record – S01E32

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning

One-page teacher decision record inspired by the episode.

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Recurring Errors: From Evidence to Lesson

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning · Feedback & assessment

S01E30 · Teacher planning · One-page record · Use observations from actual lessons

Record actual learner language, group repeated difficulties and build focused lessons with fresh opportunities to use the language.

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Review teaching decisions and classroom practice – S01E35

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: About 10 minutes per planning review · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning

S01E35 · Teacher tools · Five-page PDF · About 10 minutes per planning review. Includes a digital activity check, seasonal lesson planner, present simple practice, practical progress record and online lesson workload review.

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Plan lesson choices, language practice and revision – S02E05

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Around 10 minutes per review or planning task · Format: 6-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning

Plan manageable topic choices, set boundaries for technical-report language work, introduce grammar through meaning, use learners’ media interests, revisit lesson notes and review teacher fit. The pack also includes a short lesson reflection checklist.

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Instructions & understanding

Check instructions and understanding across the class

UC1 · Level: Teacher tool with suggested A2–B1 examples · Learners: Teachers; includes a learner response sheet · Time: About 10 minutes per review · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Instructions & accessible materials

Collect a response from everyone, check task instructions and meaning, then choose a useful next move. Four pages include scripts, learner responses, answers and a reusable record.

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Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (1 page)
Teacher notes and answers (4 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

Accessible worksheets & task adaptation

Make worksheets accessible while keeping the learning goal

AW1 · Level: Suggested A2–B1 · Learners: Adults and Teens and Teachers · Time: 30-minute preparation + 25-minute task · Format: 5-page PDF + editable Word

Focus: Instructions & accessible materials

Five printable pages with a before-and-after example, complete learner sheet, teacher key, eight-point checklist and reusable adaptation record. Full web text and editable Word version are available.

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Choose the pages you need:
Student pages only (1 page)
Teacher notes and answers (4 pages)

For activities with private roles, give each partner only their own page. Keep teacher notes and answers separate. Printed page numbers follow the complete pack.

For you, the teacher

Develop your own English as a teacher

TD1 · Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: 20-minute setup, three five-minute practices each week and a review after two weeks · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Teacher development & wellbeing

Four printable pages: starting instructions, blank development plan, fictional worked cycle and private feedback, practice and review record.

Use the teacher-English development guide

Peer observation, feedback and follow-up

OF1 · Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: 10-minute agreement + 15-minute observation + 15-minute discussion, then a later trial/review · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Feedback & assessment · Teacher development & wellbeing

Four printable pages: observation agreement, evidence sheet, fictional worked example with answers, and feedback/follow-up record.

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Explain a child’s progress to parents or carers

PC1 · Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: 30-minute preparation and rehearsal · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Teacher development & wellbeing

Four pages with three fictional parent/carer messages, a five-part structure and reusable communication record.

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Practise clearer teacher instructions and feedback

TE1 · Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: 45-minute practice + next-lesson review · Format: 4-page PDF

Focus: Teacher development & wellbeing · Instructions & accessible materials

Rehearse clearer instructions, word and grammar explanations, checking questions and feedback. Includes practice sheets, worked models and a next-lesson review.

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S05E21: goals, useful expressions and teacher tools

Level: A2–B1 goals; B1–B2 expressions · Learners: Adults and teens, plus separate teacher tools · Time: Flexible · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Speaking · Vocabulary · Learning goals · Homework · Teacher development

Choose your S05E21 resource

Student page 1: choose and practise a useful conversation (A2–B1). Student page 2: learn common expressions through pictures, clues and a guessing game (B1–B2). Both include optional homework. Teacher pages contain lesson-ending and fee-message tools, teaching notes and answers. Use the pages separately; there is no required sequence.

Choose what to print or share:
Student activities (2 pages) · Teacher tools, notes and answers (3 pages) · Complete pack (5 pages)

Student page 1: Your next English goal
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Small-Space Switch-Off Planner

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Teacher development & wellbeing

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After-Teaching Downtime Planner

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Teacher development & wellbeing

Read the teaching discussion

Teacher Training Decision Planner

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Teacher development & wellbeing

Read the teaching discussion

Reusable Lesson Adaptation Planner

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning

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Sensitive-Topic Decision Planner

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning

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Polite Disagreement Practice Planner

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Agreeing & disagreeing

Teacher tool · S01E31 · One printable page. Teach learners to state a clear concern, give a reason and offer an alternative. Includes a short fictional decision task inspired by S01E31.

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Classroom Humour Review Sheet

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Lesson & course planning · Teacher development & wellbeing

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Word-Meaning Evidence Record

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Idioms & word meaning

Teacher tool · S01E31 · One printable page. Ask for context, check the proposed use and correct your explanation if needed. Em’s S01E31 example shows why unfamiliar usage deserves investigation.

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Recurring-Error Priority Checklist – S01E06

Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 5–10-minute review · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Feedback & assessment

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Teaching Abroad: Questions Before Accepting

S01E30 · Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: Suggested 10-minute first review; follow up before deciding · Format: 1-page PDF

Focus: Teacher development & wellbeing
Theme: Travel & places

Find out what the school actually arranges, what you must organise yourself and who can help during your first weeks abroad.

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Online teaching setup, audio and boundaries – S01E38

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Level: Teacher tool; adapt to the setting · Learners: Teachers · Time: About 10 minutes per review · Format: 5-page PDF

Focus: Teacher development & wellbeing

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