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A1 New Faces, New Stories Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Look at four Instagram profiles and guess information about each person. - Learn the context: four new people are joining a photography workshop and send voice messages to introduce themselves. - Listen to the voice messages and complete comprehension tasks. - Play "Welcome Aboard!" — introduce yourself to different themed groups using notification prompts. - Play "Identity Switch" — flip a card and introduce yourself as a brand-new identity. - Complete "Mind the Gap!" — ask questions to find missing information about a new group member. - Create your own profile card and write an introduction about yourself. - Complete the extra tasks for further practice.

B2-C1 Friendflation Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Explore the idea of friendflation and what it means for modern friendships. - Discuss how money and different budgets can affect social life. - Learn useful vocabulary for talking about spending, social pressure and financial boundaries. - Explore real-life data on the rising cost of maintaining friendships. - Discuss friendship dilemmas and decide who is responsible for financial pressure. - Identify “friendflation moments” in videos and compare different situations. - Compare friendship and money problems in the past and today. - Practise expressing opinions, agreeing, disagreeing and supporting arguments. - Practise setting polite but clear financial boundaries and suggesting affordable alternatives. - Create rules for maintaining strong friendships without overspending. - Complete extra vocabulary and speaking tasks for further practice.

A1 I Use It For… Speaking activity Individual work The teacher assigns one or more I Use It For… cards to the student. The student reads the word and thinks about when, where and how they use the object. They then give 2–3 simple examples using the sentence starters provided. The teacher can model an answer before the activity. For example: “Phone. I use my phone for messages and music. I use it to take photos. I use it when I travel.” Encourage the student to: - give 2–3 different examples - think about different places or situations - use the sentence starters provided - add a little more detail if they can Extra idea: After several cards, the student chooses one object they use a lot and says more about it: where they use it, when they use it and what they use it for. Pair/group work (including breakout rooms) The teacher assigns one or more I Use It For… cards to each pair or group. One student reads the word and gives one example of how they use the object. The other students add different ideas. Students take turns adding ideas until they cannot think of any more. They then move on to a new card. Extra idea: Students compare their answers and find out which objects they use in the same way and which they use differently.

В1-С1 How Would You Improve It? Speaking activity Individual work - The teacher assigns one or more cards to the student. - The student reads the word and thinks of one small change that could make the place or object better, easier, safer or more convenient to use. They then explain their idea, how it would work and why it would be useful. They can also mention similar improvements they have seen in real life. - The teacher can model an answer before the activity. Encourage the student to: - explain how their improvement would work - give a reason for their choice - think of practical as well as creative solutions - use the sentence starters provided - mention real-life examples if they know any Extra idea: After several cards, the student chooses their best improvement and develops it further. They can explain who would benefit from it, what problem it would solve and whether it could realistically be introduced.

B1-B2 Quiet Vacationing Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Discuss holiday habits and different ways of travelling. - Discover what “quiet vacationing” means and why people do it. - Watch a video about the trend and identify its causes, risks and possible solutions. - Learn and practise vocabulary related to remote work, employment and work-life balance. - Discuss whether quiet vacationing is a good solution in different workplace situations. - Guess a secret travel destination by asking Yes/No questions. - Decide whether workplace statements are more likely to come from an employer or employee. - Create funny or convincing replies to suspicious questions from an employer. - Review the key vocabulary using a word cloud and Quizlet.

B1-B2 The Trouble Next Door Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Watch a video about noisy neighbours and discuss what you would do. - Rate six next-door situations and say which ones annoy you most. - Read Kate's post about her neighbours and complete the related tasks. - Learn ten expressions for talking about neighbours and noise, and complete vocabulary tasks. - Compare direct and diplomatic complaints, then rewrite blunt requests politely. - Play the Genially game The Trouble Next Door and role-play conversations behind different doors. - Complete the extra tasks for additional practice or as homework. - Write three messages about the same problem, each one slightly firmer. - Revise the phrases from the lesson using the Quizlet set.

B1-B2 Ukraine's Independence Day Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Explore what independence means personally and for a country. - Learn useful vocabulary connected with independence. - Predict and read about Ukraine’s independence in 1991. - Complete gist and detailed reading tasks. - Discuss what Independence Day means to Ukrainians today. - Explore key events that have shaped modern Ukraine. - Put historical events in order and discuss their impact. - Create a mind map of personal associations with Ukraine. - Create a time capsule and a message for future generations. - Complete extra tasks for further practice. - Watch videos about Ukraine and complete a creative project.

A2-B1 Unwritten Rule Speaking activity Individual work - The teacher assigns one or more Unwritten Rule cards to the student. - The student reads each situation and decides whether it is OK to do it and whether there is an unwritten social rule connected to it. - The student explains their opinion and gives reasons for their answer. - The student then shares a personal experience or a similar situation from their own life. Encourage students to: - use the useful phrases - explain why they agree or disagree with the rule - think about whether the rule is common in their family, friend group or culture - share a personal experience or example - suggest what they would normally do in this situation Extra idea: After discussing several cards, ask the student to choose the three strongest unwritten rules and one rule they think is unnecessary or outdated. Pair / Group work (including breakout rooms) - The teacher assigns one or more Unwritten Rule cards to each pair or group. - One student reads a situation and gives their opinion: is it OK to do this, and is there an unwritten rule about it? - Their partner or group members react, agree or disagree and explain their reasons. - Students compare what they would personally do and share any similar experiences they have had. - Encourage students to find situations where not everyone agrees and discuss why the rule may be different depending on age, culture, family or friend group. - Students then move on to a new card.

C1 Big News, Big Feelings - Idioms Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Discuss how different messages and pieces of news can affect our emotions. - Rank situations from least to most emotionally intense. - Discover the meaning of emotion idioms through short dialogues. - Match the idioms to their definitions. - Practise using the idioms accurately in rewriting and correction tasks. - Respond to ambiguous situations and explain which idiom fits best. - Compare how different personality types might react to the same news. - Give deliberately wrong reactions and correct each other’s choices. - Write captions for photos using suitable idioms. - Complete a written homework task describing emotions before, during and after an important event.

A1-A2 Picture Talk - Describe it Speaking activity Individual work The teacher assigns one or more picture cards to the student. The student chooses one picture, looks at the details and prepares a short description of what they can see. The student describes the picture and then answers the follow-up questions. Encourage students to: - use the useful phrases - describe people, places and actions - answer the follow-up questions - add simple details about their own life and preferences Pair / Group work (including breakout rooms) The teacher assigns one or more picture cards to each pair or group. One student chooses a picture and describes it without reading the questions first. Their partner listens, adds any details they notice and asks the follow-up questions on the card. Students can compare their answers and talk about their own experiences or preferences connected to the picture. Students then swap roles and continue with a new picture.

A2–B1 Life on Two Wheels 🚴 Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Decide if statements about getting around your city are true or false for you and explain why. - Watch a cycling video and discuss where the cyclist is and how they feel. - Compare six types of bikes and say which one you would (or would never) choose. - Label a bike and practise the new vocabulary in gap-fill sentences. - Predict what may happen when something on the bike breaks and give one piece of advice. - Complete customer–mechanic dialogues with phrases like pump up the tyres and lock up the bike. - Work in pairs to decide which repairs the mechanic should do first and which can wait. - Play a board game and complete the speaking challenges. - Take a quiz to find out what type of cyclist you are — and check it against a video. - Extra practice: a crossword, gap-fill texts and picture sentences. - Write 5–6 steps to help a friend look after their first bike.

A1-A2 Next To It - Prepositions of Place Grammar activity Individual work - The teacher assigns one or more household object cards to each student. - Students read each word and think about where the object is usually found, which room it is in and what is normally around it. They then describe its location and surroundings using prepositions of place and can add extra details about its colour, size or position. - The teacher can model a sample answer before the activity. Pair/group work (including breakout rooms) - The teacher assigns one or more household object cards to each pair or group. - One student reads the word and describes where the object is usually found and what is around it without showing the card. The others listen and try to guess the object. - Group members can ask simple follow-up questions, such as “Is there a window near it?” or “What is behind it?” - Students then take turns and move on to a new card.

A1 Meet the Housemates - Wh- questions with be Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Discuss and compare two student dormitory rooms. - Read a short conversation between a new resident and a housemate. - Explore the form of Wh- questions with be. - Practise choosing question words and putting words in the correct order. - Correct common mistakes in Wh- questions. - Build questions from mixed-up parts. - Ask and answer questions using resident profile cards. - Create and interview an imaginary new housemate. - Play a Genially game to review question formation. - Complete optional homework with mini-dialogues, picture prompts and question-writing tasks.

A1 Red Flag, Green Flag: You Decide - Can and Like Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Compare preferences in a This or That warmer and share opinions with a partner. - React to everyday situations and identify red and green flags. - Read short chats about different relationships and decide which flag fits each person. - Learn and practise can/can’t, likes/doesn’t like and but. - Describe people’s habits and decide whether they are red or green flags. - Spend 10 points building a “perfect friend” and explain your choices. - Play a board game and complete the language tasks. - Write about a real person and let a partner guess: red flag or green flag?

B1-B2 The Night of Falling Stars Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Discuss personal experiences of stargazing. - Learn and practise key vocabulary related to space and complete the tasks. - Play a Taboo game using the target vocabulary. - Watch videos about the Perseid meteor shower and complete the tasks. - Express and defend opinions in a Four Corners activity. - Complete an interactive problem-solving game.  - Complete the extra tasks for further practice. - Create a plan for a Perseid-watching night and a stargazing advert. - Use the Quizlet set for revision.

B2 Life, Unscripted Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson - Discuss different life events and choose the top four that deserve a proper celebration. - Read six short life stories and complete the related tasks. - Learn useful phrases for talking about life events and milestones, and complete vocabulary tasks. - Play the Genially game Plot Twist Roulette and create new life stories while practising the target vocabulary. - Play the Fortunately/Unfortunately speaking game for further practice. - Complete the extra tasks for additional practice or as homework. - Revise the phrases from the lesson using the Quizlet set. - Use the revision tasks in future classes to recycle and consolidate the target vocabulary.

A2-B1 Five Warm-Ups 2.0 Speaking activity Individual lessons - Display one activity and give the student a moment to read the instructions or look at the images. - Ask the student to complete the task and explain their ideas in as much detail as possible. - Give 30–60 seconds to think before speaking if needed. - Encourage the student to expand their answers with reasons, examples, or short stories. - Ask follow-up questions to keep the conversation going (e.g. Why? What happened next? How would you feel? What would you do?). - Focus on fluency, creativity, and natural communication rather than correcting mistakes at this stage. Group lessons (including breakout rooms) - Display one activity and explain the task. - Put students into pairs or small groups (2–4 students). - Give students time to complete the activity together and discuss their ideas. - Encourage students to ask follow-up questions, compare answers, react to each other's ideas, and keep the conversation going. - Invite each group to share one interesting answer, story, or discussion point with the class. - Keep feedback focused on communication, creativity, and participation.

A2-B1 Run Clubs Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Discuss the best places to make new friends. - Compare running alone and running in a group. - Learn the vocabulary and complete the tasks. - Predict the video topic and listen for the main ideas. - Watch the video again and complete the detail tasks. - Discuss whether run clubs are mainly for friendship, dating or exercise. - Give advice to nervous new run-club members. - Play the Perfect Pace Match Genially game. - Complete an extra listening task for homework. - Choose or create a social club profile. - Write rules for a friendly and welcoming run club.

A1-A2 Everyday Verbs 2.0 Lesson plans Short overview of the lesson: - Revise verbs from the first lesson with the £100 Day Challenge. - Discuss everyday routines and busy days. - Match sentences to pictures and learn the first set of verbs. - Read four short texts and match the second set of verbs to definitions. - Practise the vocabulary through choosing, matching and gap-fill tasks. - Complete question prompts and interview a partner. - Build sentences by choosing people, verbs and details. - Play Name Three, Taboo, Keep or Give and Tic-Tac-Toe. - Solve a logic puzzle about five people’s everyday lives. - Describe different profiles in A Day in Their Life. - Give advice in the Everyday Advice Clinic. - Create A Very Strange Town for homework.

A1 What Shall We Do? - Making and Responding to Suggestions Lesson plan Short overview of the lesson: - Discuss different weekend activities and decide what to do together. - Rate a variety of activities and compare your opinions. - Read model dialogues and identify useful phrases for making suggestions, accepting, refusing and making plans. - Complete controlled practice activities using the target language. - Play a Genially game by unscrambling useful phrases and collecting points. - Role-play short conversations about what to do, where to go and when to go. - Complete activities for further practice and revision of the target language.