Theme Lessons

Do any students in your class do online shopping? Can they deal with customer service when there's a problem?

This worksheet is based round a phone call about a product that has arrived damaged.

After the lead-in question, there is a gap-fill conversation, vocabulary building exercises, role-play and discussion.

This worksheet is written for intermediate-level classes. However, it can easily be used in other levels as well.

This worksheet looks at some common expressions related to introducing yourself and inviting someone to your house.

There is a conversation, vocabulary-building exercises, role-play and discussion.

This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level classes.

Are your students glued to the TV screen? Or are they watching less than before? This worksheet will help your lower-intermediate students work on common vocabulary and expressions. It focuses in particular on changes - looking at 'used to', 'nowadays' and 'anymore'. After the warm-up, there is a gap-fill conversation, followed by practice exercises and discussion. This worksheet is written for pre-intermediate level students.

Would your students' parents like to go hot air ballooning for a birthday present? How about the ballet or a makeover?

This conversation-based worksheet looks at some natural expressions used for making suggestions and agreeing or disagreeing.

Following a warm-up activity, there is a gap-fill conversation, vocabulary building exercises and a role-play.

This worksheet is great for intermediate-level classes.

This worksheet looks at some common expressions related to booking flight and getting around at an airport.

After the lead-in, there is a gap-fill conversation, comprehension questions, and vocabulary building.

Expressions your students will learn include:

• a free upgrade
• book online
• drop off your bags
• fly economy/coach/business class
• run a special offer

The lesson rounds off with discussion questions on airports and flying in general.

This worksheet is written for intermediate-level classes.

One of the most difficult things about being overseas is knowing what to do if you are sick. This worksheet looks at some common expressions your students might use when making an appointment to see a doctor. There is a warm-up activity, followed by a gap-fill conversation, telephone expressions and role-plays. This worksheet is written for elementary and pre-intermediate students.

Taking food and restaurants as its theme, this worksheet will give your elementary and lower intermediate level students lots of opportunities to practice the Present Simple tense. There is also plenty of vocabulary building, with exercises on nationalities and the English names for foods often hound in restaurants. This worksheet is great for elementary and lower-intermediate level classes.

This conversation-based worksheet looks at some common expressions connected to reading. It also gives your students the opportunity to practice a number of common elementary structures. There is a conversation, taking reading as the theme. This is followed by question and answer practice. Your students can then use the cues to have other conversations on books. Your students can add two books of their own. The lesson rounds off with simple discussion questions on books and reading.