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a surprised man

Unexpected situations

This lesson plan is all about the language learners need in the outside world when things do not go exactly according to plan!  

At the department store (2)

This lesson develops the skills needed for shopping in a department store. It expands the students’ vocabulary of items that can be bought in a department store and enables them to practise a simple conversation about how to ask where things are.

Storylines

A speaking and listening activity to help learners practise narrative tenses for storytelling. Aimed at lower level learners and above.

Chain story telling

Students use photos of objects, animals or people to re-tell a memorable event from their lives.

two women sharing an umbrella

Anna's wet day out

Help students to plan and write a narrative in five easy stages

An emergency

These resources aim to give learners the confidence and the language to deal with situations they may encounter in their homes.  In this lesson, Arjun and Sunita deal with an emergency at home and call for help.

Wrong number

These resources aim to give learners the confidence and the language to deal with situations they may encounter in their homes. In this lesson, Arjun shows Sunita an interesting way to deal with unwanted callers.

Developing your career

This resource is aimed primarily at learners who are already working in retail or who want to find out more about working in the sector, but will appeal to any learners who need to talk about processes, prices or career development. The resource uses authentic sound recordings as a springboard for practice in listening, speaking, writing and numeracy skills within this context. 

 

Know your consumer rights

This lesson provides students with facts about their consumer rights, to make them better informed when they are buying items in shops or online. As well as learning common collocations related to consumer rights, they will practise their listening skills and take part in a role-play to return a faulty item.

Presenting a personal history

This lesson focuses on the past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses in the context of biographies and culminates in students giving a short presentation about a famous person.

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