Theme Lessons

Have there been any celebrity scandals recently? If your students follow the ups and downs of actors and sports stars - or even if they can't stand celebrities - this is the ideal worksheet for your class!

There is a conversation, followed by practice exercises and lots of discussion questions. Your students will learn lots of new expressions and become able to talk more fluently about scandals in the news!

It's perfect for upper-intermediate and advanced classes.

This worksheet looks at two patterns using 'want': * I want to go home. * I want him to go home. Taking English teaching as its theme, there is a conversation, practice exercises and an extended speaking activity. It's a great way to introduce a pattern that will be very useful in the future for your students, when they learn to use verbs such as tell, advise, allow etc. This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level students.

This is a great lesson to help your students learn some common medical vocabulary and expressions. There's a gap-fill reading, with vocabulary exercises, discussion questions and a quiz. Along the way, they'll learn expressions such as 'be admitted to hospital', 'prescribe antibiotics', 'treat an infection' and more. With lots of discussion at the end, this is an ideal all-round lesson for intermediate-level students.

Can your elementary-level students talk about where they are from? This worksheet looks at both 'where are you from' and 'whereabouts in [the UK] are you from?' It also introduces 'What is [London] like?' and has adjective vocabulary building. The worksheet rounds off by having students working in pairs, asking and answering questions about where they live.

This worksheet provides extensive practice of 'play/do/go' for sports. It also helps students with the Present Simple tense and adverbs of frequency (often, sometimes etc.). There's an opening question, a gap-fill conversation, practice exercises and lots of pair speaking practice. This worksheet is written for elementary-level students.

This worksheet looks at two patterns: "It's time to go." and "It's time we went." It also practices social English: how to leave a party, and thank the host. There's a conversation, lots of practice exercises and role-play. This worksheet can be used on its own, or as a follow-up to our previous worksheet 'Having Friends Round". This worksheet is written for pre-intermediate level students.

Are your students confident about making a reservation in English? This theme lesson puts them to the test.

There is a conversation where students practice reserving a table at a restaurant. There is practice of 'request' functions, as well as lots of speaking/role-play practice.

It's great for lower-level students. This worksheet has been redesigned and split into two versions.

How confident are your students when visiting someone's house and having to speak English? This worksheet looks at some common expressions. Your students will learn about making comments ("What a great apartment!"), emphasising ("Do go through!") and accepting offers of food and drink ("That would be wonderful!"). There's a discussion, gap-fill exercises and lots of role-play practice. It's great for lower to intermediate level students.