Master the business English idioms people really use at work with this B2 English lesson plan on workplace idioms, built around a team chat and a project meeting in which a small app-development team uses twelve everyday office idioms, so that students understand real meetings and sound natural instead of clichéd.
Master the first conditional for promises, threats, warnings, offers and advice with this grammar-through-context English lesson plan built around six real-life messages from a parent, a manager, a friend, an advert, a neighbour and a colleague.
Master concise business English writing with this C1-C2 precision English lesson plan in which students turn 20 real work and life messages into one clear line the reader can act on from a phone notification, without losing facts, tone or the request, and then add exactly one nuance.
Master everyday negotiation language for work with this task-based Business English lesson plan, in which students negotiate real deadlines, budgets and project scope through role-plays and a hidden-priorities information-gap game.
Learn to describe symptoms, ask a pharmacist for advice and read the instructions on a medicine box with this A2 English lesson plan at the pharmacy, built around a model dialogue, two medicine labels and a pharmacist role-play.
Master the language of ordering lunch with this A2 functional English lesson plan built around a café menu and two short dialogues: students learn to order politely with Can I have… / Could I get…, ask what is in a dish with Is there any… in it?, make special requests such as without onion and to go, and say there is a mistake with an order.
Master the language of saying no to your manager with this C1 reading and speaking English lesson plan on burnout at work, built around the story of Jonas, a 24-year-old analyst who never said no, six warning signs of burnout, and a five-move language bank for turning a request into a trade-off with I’m at capacity and I can take that on if we deprioritise X.
Master the clinical vocabulary of tetanus and advanced conditionals in Medical English with this C2 Medical English lesson plan built around the TED-Ed video Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? by Louise Thwaites, from Hippocrates’ first case description to modern antitoxins, ICU care and global vaccine equity.
Learn to give clear instructions to AI assistants, ask for precise changes and explain your own work honestly in this Business English worksheet on working with AI at work.
Learn when to use a, an, the or no article in English by asking one simple question, and practise it in instructions, short work messages and descriptions of rooms and places.
Master the phrasal verbs you need to fix everyday tech problems, follow a quick start guide and talk to an IT helpdesk with confidence in simple, practical English.
Learn to ask for and give directions in English, follow a town map, and buy a train ticket with confidence in everyday travel situations.
Master the language of managing up so you can raise concerns, ask for support and challenge decisions with confidence in a one-to-one with your manager in professional English.
Learn to ask for the right size, try clothes on, pay at the checkout and ask for a refund or an exchange with confidence in this functional English lesson plan for everyday shopping.
Master the language of delivering difficult feedback with empathy, diplomacy, and confidence in professional English.
Discover how empathy can transform customer service while developing professional communication skills for real-life workplace situations.
Learn how to communicate confidently at a hotel by practising useful travel vocabulary and everyday English.
Learn how to order food confidently in English using natural restaurant vocabulary and everyday customer-server conversations.
Develop the language and confidence needed to succeed in English job interviews through practical speaking activities and realistic interview scenarios.