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A2 ESL lesson — Let's get to know each other: Present Simple and personality vocabulary

A2

Let’s get to know each other

⏰ Present Simple: To Be

🧸 Have/has got

🧍‍♂️Personality and Appearance

A2 ESL lesson "Simple days: Talking about routines" — Present Simple and daily routine vocabulary

A2

Simple days: Talking about routines

📗 Present Simple

🔄 Daily routines

🏃‍♂️ Activities

A2 ESL lesson "Adverbs of frequency through different lifestyles" — Present Simple and daily routines

A2

Adverbs of frequency through different lifestyles

📘 Present Simple

🔁 Adverbs of Frequency

🕒 Daily Routines

A2 ESL lesson "Grammar in a gallery" — Present Continuous through art and Van Gogh

A2

Grammar in a gallery: learn Present Continuous through art

🌀 Present Continuous

🖌️ Describing Art

🌻 Van Gogh

A2 ESL lesson "Describe your best friend" — comparatives, superlatives and personality adjectives

A2

Describe your best friend. Comparatives & Superlatives

🧠 Comparatives & Superlatives

📏 Adjectives

🧍 Personality Traits

A2 ESL lesson "Where Is It?" — prepositions of place and town vocabulary with a Sherlock mystery

A2

Where Is It? Mastering Prepositions with Sherlock

📍 Prepositions of Place

🏙️ Places in Town

🕵️ Sherlock & Stories

A2 ESL lesson "How Edison made history" — Past Simple with inventions and famous inventors

A2

How Edison made history – Past Simple in action

🕰 Past Simple

💡 Inventions

🧪 Science & Technology

A2 ESL lesson "Travel through time" — Past Simple irregular verbs with historical stories

A2

Travel through time: Past Simple & historical stories

⏳ Irregular Verbs

🏛️ Ancient Civilizations

📚 Past Simple

A2 ESL lesson "Talking about your home" — Present Simple vs Present Continuous with house vocabulary

A2

Talking about your home: Present Simple vs Continuous

🔄 Present Simple vs Present Continuous

🏠 House & Home

🗣️ Describing Daily Life

A2 ESL lesson "How's the Weather Today?" — weather vocabulary and Present Simple practice

A2

How’s the Weather Today?

🔁 Present Simple

☀️ Weather Vocabulary

😌 Weather & Mood

A2 ESL lesson "Talking about food" — like, love, hate + verb-ing with food vocabulary

A2

Talking about food: Like, Love, Hate + Verb-ing

🔤 Gerund Structures

🥗 Food Vocabulary

🎤 Speaking About Preferences

A2 ESL lesson "To be going to" — future plans grammar with travel and European cities

A2

To be going to: future grammar for travel & adventure

🧳 To Be Going To (Future Plans)

🏛️ Travel & Tourism

🎒 Planning a Trip

A2 ESL lesson "Tech of tomorrow" — Future Simple predictions with technology vocabulary

A2

Tech of tomorrow: what will we use?

🔮 Future Simple

🧠 Predictions & Possibilities

📱 Technology & Gadgets

A2 ESL lesson "Doctor, what should I do?" — should and shouldn't for advice with health vocabulary

A2

Doctor, what should I do?

🧠 Should / Shouldn't

❓Second Conditional

🏥 Health & Illness

A2 ESL lesson "If I Had a Million… Like Rockefeller" — First Conditional with money and success vocabulary

A2

If I Had a Million… Like Rockefeller

🧠 First Conditional

💰 Finance & Success

📈 Talking About Goals

A2 ESL lesson "Discovering nature with David Attenborough" — Present Perfect with nature vocabulary

A2

Discovering nature with David Attenborough: Present Perfect practice

🔵 Present Perfect

🌱 Nature & Environment

🎥 David Attenborough

A2 ESL lesson "A journey to the unknown" — articles a, an, the with a Point Nemo adventure

A2

A journey to the unknown: exploring Articles at Point Nemo

📚 Articles (a/an/the)

🌍 Adventure Vocabulary

🧭 Point Nemo & Exploration

A2 ESL lesson "City life" — Past Continuous practice with city vocabulary and roleplay

A2

City life: living in the moment with Past Continuous

⏳ Past Progressive

🏙 City Life

🗣 Speaking & Roleplay

A2 ESL lesson "From clothes to the Birkin bag" — countable and uncountable nouns with fashion vocabulary

A2

From clothes to the Birkin bag: Countable and Uncountable nouns

🧺 Clothes Vocabulary

📏 Countable & Uncountable Nouns

👜 Fashion & Brands

A2 ESL lesson "Remake or original?" — film vocabulary, listening and speaking about movies

A2

Remake or original? Let’s talk movies

🎬 Film Vocabulary

📖 Remakes & Originals

🎧 Listening & Opinions

B1 ESL lesson "In the forest" — Present Perfect with Jane Goodall and conservation vocabulary

B1

In the forest: Present Perfect with Jane Goodall

📘 Present Perfect

🧳 Jane Goodall & Chimpanzees

🎨 Environmental Conservation

B1 ESL lesson "From slice to history" — quantifiers some, any, much, many with pizza vocabulary

B1

From slice to history: pizza and Quantifiers

📘 Quantifiers

🍕 Pizza

🌍 Culture & Everyday Life

B1 ESL lesson "The island with no roads" — Present Perfect Progressive with island life vocabulary

B1

The island with no roads: Present Perfect Progressive in action

📘 Present Perfect Progressive

🏝 Remote Island

🌍 Community Life

B1 ESL lesson "The town that disappeared" — there is, there was practice with the Villa Epecuén story

B1

The town that disappeared: There Is/There Was

🌊 Environment

📘 There is / There was

🏙 Natural Disasters

B1 ESL lesson "Floating Schools in Bangladesh" — Past Simple vs Past Continuous with education vocabulary

B1

Floating Schools in Bangladesh: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

📘 Past Simple & Past Progressive

🧳 Education & Schools

🎨 Floating schools in Bangladesh

B1 ESL lesson "Celebrating twice" — used to for past habits with New Year traditions in Juoksengi

B1

Celebrating twice: New Year traditions and Used to

✏️ Used to

🎉 Festivals & Traditions

🌍 New Year in Juoksengi

B1 ESL lesson "The polar explorer who ate his boots" — will vs be going to with Arctic survival vocabulary

B1

The polar explorer who ate his boots: Future with Will & Going to

🧭 Future Simple & Be Going To

❄️ Polar Exploration & Survival

🎧 Arctic Adventure Story

B1 ESL lesson "Sailing across the ocean" — Future Progressive with Laura Dekker's solo journey

B1

Future Progressive: Sailing across the ocean

⛵ Future Progressive

🌊 Life at Sea & Sailing

🗺️ Laura Dekker’s Solo Journey

B1 ESL lesson "A night at the Ice Hotel in Sweden" — Passive Voice across tenses with the Icehotel

B1

A night at the Ice Hotel in Sweden: Passive Voice

🏨 Passive Voice

❄️ Icehotel in Sweden

✨ Unusual Travel Experiences

B1 ESL lesson "A city where dogs have rights" — Zero and First Conditionals with debate practice

B1

A city where dogs have rights: Zero & First Conditionals

⚖️ Zero & First Conditionals

🐾 Animal Rights & Responsibilities

🗣️ ESL Debate Practice

B1 ESL lesson "The man who walked across Antarctica" — Reported Speech with Colin O'Brady's expedition

B1

The man who walked across Antarctica: Reported Speech

🗨️ Reported Speech

❄️ Antarctica Expedition

🚶 Extreme Survival Journey

B1 ESL lesson "Interviewing a polyglot" — Reported Questions with language learning vocabulary

B1

Interviewing a polyglot: how to use Reported Questions

🗨️ Reported Questions

🌍 Language Learning & Polyglots

🎤 Interview Practice

B1 ESL lesson "Extreme Sports and What If?" — Second Conditional with Alex Honnold's free solo climb

B1

Extreme Sports and “What If?”: Second Conditional practice

⛰ Second Conditional

🧗 Extreme Sports & Climbing

🎬 Free Solo Documentary

B1 ESL lesson "A disappearing flight" — Second vs Third Conditional with an aviation mystery

B1

Second vs. Third Conditional: A disappearing flight

✈️ Second & Third Conditionals

🕵️ Aviation Mystery & Investigation

🗣️ ESL Discussion & Debate

B1 ESL lesson "Climbing Everest" — modals of probability must, might, can't with Junko Tabei's story

B1

Climbing Everest: Modals of Probability

🗻 Modals of Probability

🥶 Extreme Sports & Survival

🗣️ ESL Speaking Practice

B1 ESL lesson "Selling the Eiffel Tower" — gerunds vs infinitives with the story of a famous scam

B1

Selling the Eiffel Tower – Gerunds vs. Infinitives

🗼 Gerunds & Infinitives

🎭 Famous Scams & Tricks

💬 ESL Speaking Practice

B1 ESL lesson "The village powered by cheese" — modals of obligation with renewable energy vocabulary

B1

The village powered by cheese: Modals for Obligation

🧀 Modals of Obligation

🌱 Renewable Energy & Sustainability

🗣️ ESL Speaking & Debate

B1 ESL lesson "The town with no locked doors" — adjectives -ed and -ing with Longyearbyen

B1

Adjectives -ed / -ing: The town with no locked doors

🏘️ Community & Neighbourhood

🔑 Adjectives -ed / -ing

🤝 Trust & Hospitality

B1 ESL lesson "The Festival of Flying Tomatoes" — comparatives and superlatives with La Tomatina

B1

The Festival of Flying Tomatoes: Comparatives and Superlatives

🍅 Comparatives & Superlatives

🎉 Festival & Culture

🗣️ ESL Speaking Practice

B1 ESL lesson "The Mystery of the Moving Stones" — linking words with Death Valley's sailing stones

B1

The Mystery of the Moving Stones + Linking words (cause & effect, contrast, time)

🪨 Linking Words

🏜️ Mystery of Nature & Science

🗣️ ESL Speaking & Discussion

B2 ESL lesson "Let's travel" — travel vocabulary, listening and speaking introduction lesson

B2

Let’s travel: Introduction lesson

🌍 Travel

🧳 Vocabulary

🎧 Listening Practice

B2 ESL lesson "The doctor who used music instead of medicine" — past modals with music therapy

B2

The doctor who used music instead of medicine: Modals in the Past

💊 Health

🎵 Music Therapy

⏳ Modals in the Past

B2 ESL lesson "Books that changed the world" — Past Perfect Continuous with Stephen King's story

B2

Books that changed the world: Stephen King & Past Perfect Continuous

📚 Literature

✍️ Writing Skills

⏳ Past Perfect Continuous

B2 ESL lesson "The brand that changed the world" — clauses of contrast and purpose with the Nike story

B2

The brand that changed the world

✨ Grammar

🏷️ Brands & Business

🔥 Advertising

B2 ESL lesson "A night under the Swiss stars" — modals for deduction with an open-air hotel

B2

A night under the Swiss stars: Modals for deduction

🔎 Modals for Deduction

🏨 Unique Travel & Accommodation

🗣️ ESL Speaking & Role-play

B2 ESL lesson "The ghost ship mystery" — Reported Speech in all tenses with the Mary Celeste

B2

The ghost ship mystery: Reported Speech practice

🗨️ Reported Speech (All Tenses)

⚓ Maritime Mysteries & Legends

🎙️ Retelling & Storytelling

B2 ESL lesson "If the Mona Lisa had been lost" — Mixed Conditionals with art and cultural landmarks

B2

If the Mona Lisa had been lost: Mixed Conditionals

🔀 Mixed Conditionals

🖼️ Art, Architecture & Culture

📖 ESL Reading & Writing Practice

B2 ESL lesson "From idea to empire" — Passive Voice with modals and the Airbnb story

B2

From idea to empire: Passive Voice with Modals

🌀 Passive Voice (All Tenses + Modals)

💼 Business & Startups

🗣️ ESL Discussion & Case Studies

B2 ESL lesson "Punishment or Rehabilitation?" — past modals with the Norwegian prison system

B2

Punishment or Rehabilitation?: Modals in the Past

📘 Modals in the Past

⚖️ Justice & Rehabilitation

🏛️ Norwegian Prison System

B2 ESL lesson "Changing food habits" — used to, be used to, get used to with food culture

B2

Changing food habits: practising “Used to” structures

🔄 Used to / Be used to / Get used to

🍽️ Changing Food Habits

🗣️ ESL Speaking & Discussion

B2 ESL lesson "The marathon through the Sahara" — Future Perfect with the Marathon des Sables

B2

The marathon through the Sahara: Future Perfect in Action

⏳ Future Perfect

🧗 Extreme Sports & Endurance

🏜️ Travel & Desert Survival

B2 ESL lesson "The mind that has never forgotten" — Present Perfect Simple vs Continuous with hyperthymesia

B2

The mind that has never forgotten: Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

⚖️ Present Perfect Simple vs Continuous

🧠 Memory & Neuroscience

🗣️ ESL Debate & Reflection

B2 ESL lesson "The day aviation changed" — Past Perfect with the Miracle on the Hudson

B2

The day aviation changed: Past Perfect storytelling

⚖️ Past Perfect

✈️ Aviation & Emergencies

🗣️ ESL Discussion & News Writing

B2 ESL lesson "Secrets beneath Grand Central" — Past Simple vs Past Continuous with Track 61

B2

Secrets beneath Grand Central: Past Simple & Past Continuous

⚖️ Past Simple vs Past Continuous

🚇 Hidden Presidential Subway

🕵🏻‍♀️ Mystery & Hidden History

C1 ESL lesson "Edinburgh: A stage for the world" — inversion with negative adverbials at the Fringe

C1

Edinburgh: A stage for the world

🎨 Art & Culture

📘 Inversion with Negative Adverbials

🌍 Festivals

C1 ESL lesson "Climbing the impossible" — inversion with negatives and Kami Rita Sherpa's Everest record

C1

Climbing the impossible: Inversion with negatives

🏔️ Inversion with Negatives

💪 Sport & Endurance

🗣️ ESL Speaking Practice

C1 ESL lesson "Michelin moments" — articles and advanced quantifiers with fine dining vocabulary

C1

Michelin moments: using Articles & Advanced Quantifiers

🍽️ Articles & Quantifiers

⭐ Michelin-star Dining

🗣️ ESL Role-play Practice

C1 ESL lesson "Diana's body language" — gerunds and infinitives with non-verbal communication

C1

Diana’s body language: Gerunds & infinitives

⚖️ Gerunds & Infinitives

🧍 Body Language & Communication

🗣️ ESL Speaking Practice

C1 ESL lesson "The Idioms of Fashion and Power" — Reported Speech and fashion idioms

C1

The Idioms of Fashion and Power

⚖️ Reported Speech

👔 Fashion & Power

🗣️ ESL Debate & Role-play

C1 ESL lesson "The City That Reads" — Reported Speech with Copenhagen's Black Diamond Library

C1

The City That Reads + Reported Speech

⚖️ Reported Speech

📚 Books, Libraries & Culture

🗣️ ESL Debate & Discussion Practice

C1 ESL lesson "Life without money" — advanced and reduced relative clauses with Mark Boyle's story

C1

Life without money: exploring Relative Clauses

⚖️ Relative Clauses (Advanced & Reduced)

💰 Life Without Money & Survival Skills

🗣️ ESL Debate & Essay Writing

C1 ESL lesson "If only…" — Mixed Conditionals and wish structures with the Berlin Wall

C1

If only... : Mixed Conditionals + Wish/If only

⚖️ Mixed Conditionals + Wish/If only

🏛️ History & Regrets (Berlin Wall)

🗣️ ESL Discussion & Writing Practice

C1 ESL lesson "The Future of work" — Future Perfect vs Future Continuous with automation debate

C1

The Future of work: Mastering Future Perfect & Progressive

🔀 Mixed Conditionals + Wish/If Only

🌍 History & Alternative Scenarios

🗣️ ESL Debate & Reflection

C1 ESL lesson "The job that changed my life" — narrative past tenses

C1

The job that changed my life: Past tenses (narratives)

⏭️ Future Perfect & Future Progressive

💼 Careers & Job Satisfaction

📖 ESL Reading & Writing Activities

C1 ESL lesson "The great education debate" — present tenses in contrast

C1

The great education debate: Present Tenses in Contrast

🔄 Present Tenses (Advanced Contrast)

🎓 Education & Social Debates

🗣️ ESL Debate & Role-play

C1 ESL lesson "Getting to know you" — identity and personality vocabulary

C1

Getting to know you: Identity & Personality

🧠 Personality

🎭 Identity

💬 Speaking Skills

C1 ESL lesson "The rise of artificial intelligence" — cleft sentences

C1

The rise of artificial intelligence

🤖 AI & Technology

📘 Cleft Sentences

💭 Ethics & Innovation

C1 ESL lesson "The phrase that sold millions" — advertising language

C1

The phrase that sold millions

🗣️ Influence & Branding

📢 Advertising Language

💡 Slogans & Persuasion

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