Instant Lessons

Do your students share information about themselves on Facebook, or other similar social networking sites? Are they worried that other people can view private information about them?

This worksheet looks at the subject of privacy, and how it is becoming increasingly difficult to control one's online profile.

There is a short reading, with vocabulary and collocation exercises. The lesson rounds off with an extended discussion on the subject of online privacy.

This worksheet is written for intermediate to advanced-level students.

The English language is constantly changing, with new words coming into use. This worksheet looks at how new words are added to dictionaries.

The worksheet begins with a (not-too-serious) quiz. Can your students guess when words such as 'photobomb' and 'air-guitar' were added to the dictionary?!

This is followed by reading and vocabulary quizzes.

The lesson rounds off with a discussion on the words we use.

Have your students noticed new words coming into fashion? Are English words common in their own language? What do they think of that?

This worksheet is fun way to build reading and discussion skills, while improving vocabulary knowledge. Try it today!

How popular is cosmetic surgery in your students' home countries? Is there anything wrong with going under the knife?

This worksheet looks at the growing popularity of cosmetic surgery, including some statistics for the USA and UK.

It makes a great topic for discussion. How far should people go in order to change their appearance? Is cosmetic surgery any different to dying your hair or having teeth straightened?

This worksheet will help build vocabulary, reading and discussion skills. It is written for upper-intermediate and advanced-level classes.

Has mankind really landed on the moon? There are millions of people who think that NASA faked the footage. What do your students think of this, and other conspiracy theories?

This worksheet had a gap-fill reading, with vocabulary building exercises. Save lots of time for the discussion at the end. What are some common conspiracy theories in your students' countries?

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

Giving a presentation is tough in any situation - let alone if you're speaking in a foreign language!

This worksheet is designed to help your students build their confidence at speaking in public in English.

There's a matching exercise of useful 'presentation expressions' followed by an example set of notes for a presentation. Your students will then choose a topic and prepare to speak for a few minutes about it.

You can use this worksheet with both business and general English students.

This worksheet is ideal for intermediate levels and above.

Do you have students who need to give presentations - or just speak in front of people?

This worksheet looks at advice for giving better presentations. It teaches *gentle* feedback, with expressions 'you might want to' and 'it it be a good idea to'.

There is a conversation with practice exercises, role-play and discussion.

For giving presentations, you could pair this worksheet with our worksheet 'The Language of Presentations'.

Future forms can be difficult for students, as there are so many types.

This worksheet looks at the difference between planned future (e.g. I'm going to meet a friend/ I'm meeting a friend) and unplanned future (I'll help you).

Your students will gain in confidence with the target language through a gap-fill conversation, practice exercises and a role-play.

This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate classes.

How many times a day do your students check their Facebook accounts, tweet something, or send an email or text? Could they survive in an offline world?

This worksheet looks at the growing problem of Internet addiction and the marginalization of people who choose not to conduct their lives online.

There are lots of exercises to build your students' vocabulary - and it's a fantastic subject for discussion, and we have lots of questions for you to use!