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Find lessons focused on functional, real-world English for everyday situations. Teachers can access content for shopping, dining, transportation, making appointments, giving directions, and handling common scenarios. Perfect for students who need immediately applicable language skills.

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Present perfect continuous for ongoing work projects
B1 Practical English Business Work Grammar

Present perfect continuous for ongoing work projects

This B1 ESL lesson helps students discuss work projects and give professional status updates. Focuses on essential vocabulary ('oversee,' 'launch strategy') and the present perfect continuous. Includes listening, reading, and a role-play for practical communication in business me

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Gerunds and infinitives for discussing career goals and preferences
B1 Work Business Grammar Practical English

Gerunds and infinitives for discussing career goals and preferences

This lesson helps B1 students discuss career goals, professional development, and future aspirations. It covers key vocabulary and grammar (gerunds/infinitives) through engaging activities: warm-up, vocabulary matching, listening gap-fill, reading, and a culminating role-play

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Ellipsis and substitution for concise business communication
B2 C1 Business Work Grammar Practical English

Ellipsis and substitution for concise business communication

This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers helps B2-C1 students master concise business communication. This ESL class material focuses on using ellipsis and substitution to write more effectively and avoid redundancy in a professional context.

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Hedging language for diplomatic business negotiations
Business Work Practical English

Hedging language for diplomatic business negotiations

This B2-C1 ESL lesson focuses on diplomatic language and hedging in business negotiations. Students will learn essential vocabulary and grammar, practice softening statements, and apply skills in a role-play for effective business communication.

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Present continuous for current business projects and temporary situations
B1 Business Work Practical English Grammar

Present continuous for current business projects and temporary situations

This B1 lesson helps students discuss work projects using the present continuous for ongoing and temporary tasks. It includes vocabulary, listening, grammar practice, and a role-play simulating a team meeting to practice giving realistic project updates.

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Comparative and superlative adjectives for market analysis and product reviews
A2 Business Work Grammar Practical English

Comparative and superlative adjectives for market analysis and product reviews

This lesson plan introduces vocabulary and grammar for comparing products. Designed for A2 students, it covers comparatives and superlatives in a business context through activities like warm-up discussions, vocabulary matching, a listening gap-fill, a grammar reading, and a p

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Zero conditional for explaining business processes and cause-effect
B1 Practical English Grammar Business Work

Zero conditional for explaining business processes and cause-effect

This A2-B1 ESL lesson introduces the Zero Conditional in a business context, enabling students to explain standard work procedures. Through activities like vocabulary for order processing, listening to company policy, grammar practice, reading a memo, and a speaking task, learner

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Can comedy skills help at work?
B2 Business Work Practical English Grammar

Can comedy skills help at work?

This PDF lesson explores how comedy skills, specifically the 'Yes, and...' principle, can transform workplace communication. Through a video, vocabulary, conditional practice, and role-play, students learn to foster constructive collaboration.

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What makes a great leader?
B2 Business Work Practical English Grammar

What makes a great leader?

Explore modern leadership with this B2 ESL lesson plan. Discuss leader qualities, learn key business vocabulary from a TED talk, focus on modals of obligation, and apply concepts in a case study. Perfect for workplace English.

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What made Marvel Studios so successful?
C1 Business Lifestyle Practical English

What made Marvel Studios so successful?

This C1 ESL lesson uses a video on Marvel's business strategy to teach advanced English. It explores how Marvel balances continuity with innovation, covering key business vocabulary, comprehension, and group case studies to apply the 'Marvel formula' to different industries. Perf

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Who is a boomer? Discussing the boomer legacy
C1 Practical English Grammar Lifestyle

Who is a boomer? Discussing the boomer legacy

Explore generational divides in this C1 English lesson. Using a critical video, students will discuss culture, economics, and society, focusing on the term 'boomer'.

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