Practical English example lessons
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.
Travel scams: giving advice and warnings
Travel scams — a B1 English lesson. Practise giving advice with modal verbs and expand vocabulary around online safety and booking holidays.
Public speaking: handling difficult questions
Public speaking — a B2 English lesson. Practise indirect language and expand vocabulary around handling questions in presentations.
Polite requests: asking for favours and permission
Polite requests — an A2 English lesson. Practise using 'Would you mind...?' and 'Do you mind if I...?' and expand vocabulary around workplace communication.
Solving mysteries: making deductions about the past
Solving mysteries — a B2 English lesson. Practise making deductions about past events using 'must have' and 'can't have' and expand vocabulary around investigation.
Medical emergencies: describing accidents and getting help
Medical emergencies — an A2 English lesson. Practise using the simple past tense and expand vocabulary around describing accidents and calling for help.
City navigation: asking for and giving directions
Giving directions — an A2 English lesson. Practise using imperatives and prepositions of place and expand vocabulary around city navigation.
Negotiating compromises: using conditionals effectively
Negotiation — a B2 English lesson. Practise using conditional sentences and expand vocabulary around making proposals and reaching agreements. Improve your communicative skills for real-world scenarios.
Future plans: discussing intentions and predictions
Future plans — a B1 English lesson. Practise using 'will', 'be going to', and present continuous and expand vocabulary around future planning.
Expressing preferences: using 'would rather' and 'prefer'
Learn to express preferences in English at B1 level. Practise using 'would rather' and 'prefer' with different structures and expand vocabulary for daily choices.
Past decisions: reflecting on what might have been
Regret and past choices — a B2 English lesson. Practise the third conditional and expand vocabulary around reflecting on past events.
Brainstorming effectively: making suggestions and building on ideas
Brainstorming — a B2 English lesson. Practise using modals for suggestions and expand vocabulary around collaborative idea generation. Improve your business communication skills.
Describing your job: routines, roles, and responsibilities
Describing your job — a B1 English lesson. Practise Present Simple and structures for responsibilities, and expand vocabulary around workplace communication.