Instant Lessons

This worksheet looks at the recent phenomenon of 'helicopter parents'. This term refers to parents who try to control their children's lives too much - even when they're at university and looking for a job.

The worksheet has a reading, with a gap-fill exercise. There are further exercises building natural English expressions and vocabulary. There is also an extended discussion section at the end.

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

Everyone has an opinion on television shows! This worksheet gives your students the opportunity to discuss the topic with their classmates. There are questions not only on TV shows, but also on the state of the TV industry in general. Have standards fallen? What rules do TV companies have to follow? How independent are TV channels? This worksheet is written for intermediate students, but can be adjusted for other levels.

This is a great worksheet for talking about regrets, and giving advice. The structures are: "You shouldn't have" and "I wouldn't have". There's a conversation, practice exercises and a card-based speaking activity. It's great for intermediate-level students.

This 90-minute lesson looks at some common vocabulary and expressions used when reading and talking about crime. There are four different crime stories in newspaper format, with a gap-fill exercise. There are extended exercises, recycling the vocabulary and collocations. There are also lots of discussion questions on the topic. The lesson rounds off with a crossword, which can alternatively be set as homework. This worksheet is for upper-intermediate and advanced-level students.

This lesson is great for students who need a review of the Past Simple, or to practice the language in a business context. The topic is the business innovator, Henry Ford. There's a lead in question, followed by a short reading, question practice, preposition and speaking exercises. This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level students. It can be adjusted for lower-level classes.

This two-page worksheet is great for getting students talking. What would your class members change about themselves? Who wishes they were taller, slimmer and losing less hair? Who wants to go to the Olympics?

There are controlled exercises, as well as a conversation activity, so that your students can practice the target to their hearts' content!

Can your students ask these biographical questions correctly? Are they using natural English? If not, this could be the chance. Controlled question practice plus an interview session to try the questions out.

Great for both upper-elementary and lower-intermediate students.

This worksheet is a great way to help your students build their vocabulary and speaking skills on an important topic. There are three short readings, followed by simple collocation practice exercises. Your students will also have the opportunity to think about their effect on the environment, and discuss it with classmates. This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate classes. However, you can easily adjust the handout to suit other levels.