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My Favorite Place to Shop (part 1)
My Favorite Place to Shop (part 2)
My Favorite Place to Shop (part 3)

My Favorite Place to Shop

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 45+ min
Level: Lower-Intermediate+
This worksheet has three short gap-fill readings on the topic of places to go shopping. There are follow-up exercises - reviewing 'not as...as' plus practice of summarizing the text. Finally, there are lots of discussion questions. Do your students like going to large shopping malls/shopping centres or do they prefer smaller, family-owned shops? This lesson is designed for lower-intermediate levels and above.
Fame and Fortune (part 1)
Fame and Fortune (part 2)
Fame and Fortune (part 3)

Fame and Fortune

Structure: Conversation and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Advanced

Have there been any celebrity scandals recently? If your students follow the ups and downs of actors and sports stars - or even if they can't stand celebrities - this is the ideal worksheet for your class!

There is a conversation, followed by practice exercises and lots of discussion questions. Your students will learn lots of new expressions and become able to talk more fluently about scandals in the news!

It's perfect for upper-intermediate and advanced classes.

Superbugs (part 1)
Superbugs (part 2)
Superbugs (part 3)

Superbugs

Structure: Reading, Vocabulary and Discussision
Time: 60 min
Level: Intermediate
This is a great lesson to help your students learn some common medical vocabulary and expressions. There's a gap-fill reading, with vocabulary exercises, discussion questions and a quiz. Along the way, they'll learn expressions such as 'be admitted to hospital', 'prescribe antibiotics', 'treat an infection' and more. With lots of discussion at the end, this is an ideal all-round lesson for intermediate-level students.
Your Last Business Trip (part 1)
Your Last Business Trip (part 2)
Your Last Business Trip (part 3)

Your Last Business Trip

Structure: Past Simple
Time: 45 min
Level: Elementary

Do you have low-level business students who need additional practice in talking about the past?

This worksheet looks at the topic of business trips. It's great for intensive Past Simple practice. Your students will also learn common business collocations - give a presentation, have meetings, fly business class etc.

Based on our popular worksheet 'Your Last Vacation' (or 'Your Last Holiday'), there's a fill-in-the-blanks conversation, practice exercises and extensive role-play.

This worksheet is ideal for lower-level students.

What a fantastic product! (part 1)
What a fantastic product! (part 2)
What a fantastic product! (part 3)

What a fantastic product!

Structure: Emphasising (Cleft Sentences)
Time: 45 min
Level: Intermediate
This worksheet is a business version of 'What I need is another vacation'. The theme is a new electronic 'tablet' which is going to be launched soon. There's a business-meeting conversation, with practice exercises to follow. The lesson rounds off with a business-meeting role-play. Your students will discuss a new product, evaluating it using the target language of the lesson. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students (and higher).
Happiness (part 1)
Happiness (part 2)
Happiness (part 3)

Happiness

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Intermediate +
This worksheet is a fantastic way to get your students talking about the things that give them pleasure in life! After the lead-in question and vocabulary matching exercise, there's a gap-fill reading on the subject of happiness. How can we measure happiness? What different kinds are there? The reading is followed by comprehension questions, and collocation practice. The worksheet rounds off with lots of discussion questions. Your students will have the opportunity to discuss the positive things in their lives! This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students and higher.
What I need is another vacation! (part 1)
What I need is another vacation! (part 2)
What I need is another vacation! (part 3)

What I need is another vacation!

Structure: Emphasizing (Cleft Sentences)
Time: 45 min
Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Do your students need to sound more natural when they're speaking? This worksheet could be just the thing.

The topic is adding emphasis to speech. Native speakers often do this through 'cleft sentences' - structures such as 'the thing is...' and 'what you need is...'.

There's a gap-fill conversation and plenty of speaking practice to help your students master the new sentence patterns.

This worksheet is written for intermediate (and higher) level students.

The House Husband (part 1)
The House Husband (part 2)
The House Husband (part 3)

The House Husband

Structure: Reading and Discussion
Time: 60 min
Level: Upper-Intermediate and Advanced

This upper-level worksheet is great for lively discussion and vocabulary building.

There's a reading on the growing trend of house husbands, who bring up the kids while their wives work.

There are exercises building vocabulary and collocations, plus a role-play.

The lesson rounds off with an extended discussion. Would your male students make good house husbands? Find out!

This worksheet is for upper-intermediate and advanced-level students.