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Ordering fish and chips

In the UK, many people enjoy eating fish and chips.

a woman asking a taxi driver for directions

Reading directions aloud

Reading aloud is shown to improve confidence and understanding.

My favourite season

Which time of the year do you prefer? Which is your favourite season? Here Anne talks about her favourite season.

Fire evacuation

Do you know what to do if there is a fire in the building you work in?

Personal Protective Equipment

Do you have to wear anything at work to say safe?

Avoiding trips and slips

Did you know that the most common accident for cleaners was slipping over? Watch Anna explain to Rene some simple steps to help stop this happening. In this resource you will learn some new vocabulary and practice your listening skills.

Past habits

Can you talk about your life story in English? Can you use the past simple to say what your life was like before?

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.

Cooking a fish dish

TV chef Ainsley Harriot shows us how to make a delicious fish dish.

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