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What is Lessonpills?

Lessonpills is a library of ready-made English lessons for teachers and learners. Each lesson takes one real video or a short dialogue and turns it into a complete 60 to 90 minute class: discussion questions, comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and practice exercises, all interactive and ready to open in a browser.

There are more than 330 lessons, from A1 to C2, with new ones added every week. Around 40 of them are free and open without an account.

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A Lessonpills lesson opening with warm-up questions followed by the video
Every lesson opens with warm-up questions, then the video or dialogue it is built around. This one is “The rise of coffee culture” (B2).

Who is it for?

  • English teachers and tutors who teach one-to-one or small groups and want a full lesson without an evening of preparation.
  • Language schools and corporate trainers who need business English material on topics such as meetings, negotiations, job interviews and customer service.
  • Independent learners who want structured practice around videos they would watch anyway.

What is inside a lesson?

Lessons follow the same order, so you always know where you are. A typical lesson has about eleven steps:

  1. Warm-up: questions to get students talking about the topic.
  2. Video or dialogue: the source, with a full script.
  3. Comprehension: questions with sample answers.
  4. Vocabulary: key words and expressions with definitions and examples.
  5. Practice: gap-fills, matching and error correction with instant feedback.
  6. Grammar: one grammar point taken from the source, explained and practised.
  7. Useful phrases: language for a real situation connected to the topic.
  8. Reading and discussion: a short text and speaking questions to finish.
Vocabulary section of a Lessonpills lesson with definitions and example sentences
Gap-fill exercise with a word bank in a Lessonpills lesson
Grammar explanation of the passive voice in a Lessonpills lesson
Matching exercise in a Lessonpills lesson

Inside “The rise of coffee culture”: vocabulary from the video, a gap-fill with a word bank, the grammar point (here the passive voice) and a matching exercise. Click an image to enlarge it.

Why teachers use it

  • No preparation. Open the lesson, share your screen or send the link, and start.
  • Real English. Lessons are built on authentic videos and natural dialogues, not invented textbook texts.
  • Every level. A1 to C2, with general English, business English and grammar-focused lessons.
  • Interactive. Exercises give feedback straight away, so they work in class and as homework.
  • Easy to share. Send any lesson to a student by link. They do not need to install anything.

A few of the lessons teachers open most often:

B1Job interviews: talking about your achievements B1Future plans: discussing intentions and predictions B2The rise of coffee cultureFree A2Making plans: using prepositions of time and placeFree A2Medical emergencies: describing accidents and getting help B1Weekend regrets: expressing past mistakes and advice B1Customer service: using polite language to handle complaints B2Introvert? Here's how to ace your next job interviewFree B2Why Pizza Hut failed in the US but won in ChinaFree C1Cybersecurity: assessing threats and expressing obligation

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Make your own lesson from any YouTube video

With Premium AI you can paste a YouTube link and get a complete lesson in a few minutes, in the same format as the library. If you have no video in mind, describe your student and Lessonpills writes a lesson for them, including a voiced listening dialogue. You can reorder, rewrite and regenerate the exercises, and share the result by link.

What does it cost?

  • Explorer, free. All free lessons, with interactive exercises and instant feedback. No account required, and you can look inside any premium lesson.
  • Premium, $9.99 a month or $99 a year. Every lesson in the library, new lessons every week, and sharing with students by link.
  • Premium AI, $19.99 a month or $199 a year. Everything in Premium, plus your own lessons from YouTube videos, around 50 a month.

Local taxes are added at checkout and you can cancel at any time. Full details are on the pricing page.

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