Business email writing lesson plan

The aim of this class is to talk about business email writing etiquette, and practice composing and replying to emails.It is perfect for in-company students, both groups, and individual.

A noun or a verb? Word stress board game

The aim of this activity is to practice word stress in double-duty, two-syllable words which may serve as both nouns and verbs (protest, insult, reject, etc.)

Business English: How persuasive are you?

I prepared this class for my adult Business English students to help them practice using persuasive language and structuring their arguments better.

Problem Solving: speaking activity

The aim of this speaking activity is to practice problem-solving in English and brainstorm solutions for five different problems. It is perfect for conversation classes, bigger and smaller groups, levels intermediate and above.

Third Conditional speaking activity: What would have happened?

This speaking activity helps students practise using third conditional to talk about the past and imagine what would have happened if…

It is suitable for any learners who are already familiar with third conditional and need more speaking practice. It is also a great activity for conversation classes and 1-1 lessons.

Pass The Bomb vocabulary game

This vocabulary game  has been one of my students’ favourite for some time now. It is based on the popular word game Pass the Bomb. It helps with spelling and broadens students’ vocabulary in an entertaining way. I often use this vocabulary game with FCE, CAE, and upper-intermediate students. It is a great way to either start or finish the lesson.

Lifetramp lesson plan: listening, speaking and writing about jobs

Lifetramp lesson plan offers listening, speaking and writing practice. The aim of this class is to talk about different jobs and compare authentic job descriptions.

The idea for this lesson came to me after stumbling upon this amazing website. I found the idea of Lifetramp really interesting and decided to introduce my students to this online community.

Reported Speech Speaking Activity: Have you heard…?

The aim of this activity is to practice using reported speech in the context of gossip. Reported speech lends itself quite nicely to be used in such context (repeating what somebody else had said) and the activity encourages a lot of creativity in students. It is suitable for levels pre-intermediate and above.

Same way question tags speaking activity: role playing

This activity aims at providing the students with real life context for using same way question tags. I encountered this grammar point in the coursebook, there was absolutely no context to it and my students took very little out of this class. Learning from my mistake of not offering extra speaking practice, I devised this brief speaking activity.