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.
Daily routines: telling the time and using prepositions
Learn to describe your daily routine, tell the time, and make plans in English using simple prepositions and practical phrases from a real article.
Business calls: making polite requests and taking messages
Learn to handle business calls with professional polish, mastering polite requests, accurate message-taking, and smooth communication even with technical hitches.
Digital privacy: weighing convenience and data protection
Navigate the complex landscape of digital privacy, mastering advanced vocabulary and grammar to articulate your concerns about data protection with clarity and conviction.
Professional emails: writing with clarity and politeness
Professional emails — a B2 English lesson. Practise polite requests with conditionals and expand vocabulary for business communication.
Higher education: discussing pros and cons
Explore the pros and cons of higher education, learning to discuss future plans and give advice using practical phrases and the first conditional.
My dream home: describing places and preferences
Explore your ideal living space and learn to describe homes and neighbourhoods using practical English, perfect for discussing your dream home.
Workplace conflict: giving constructive feedback
Learn to navigate workplace disagreements and give constructive feedback with confidence, mastering essential phrases and grammar for professional communication.
Shopping online: comparing products and making choices
Learn to confidently compare products and make smart choices when shopping online, using essential vocabulary and grammar like comparatives and superlatives.
Managing up: using diplomatic language with seniors
Master the art of diplomatic communication with your manager, learning key phrases to discuss challenges and propose solutions effectively.
Franchise agreements: negotiating terms and obligations
Master the language of business negotiation, from compromising to driving a hard bargain, and confidently make counter-proposals in franchise agreement discussions.
Workplace rules: understanding company policies
Learn to confidently navigate workplace rules and company policies, mastering essential vocabulary and polite phrases for asking clarification in any professional setting.
Work schedules: talking about your daily routine
Learn to describe your daily work routine and talk to new colleagues using simple present tense and essential vocabulary like 'work from nine to five' and 'take a break'.