Theme Lessons

This worksheet gives a balance of reading, writing and discussion, all on the theme of movies. There are two short movie reviews for your students to read. There are also vocabulary building exercises, movie review writing, and lots of discussion. This worksheet is written for lower-intermediate level students. However, it can easily be adjusted for other classes. ** There is also a British-English version of this worksheet. **

This 90-minute lesson looks at some common vocabulary and expressions used when reading and talking about crime. There are four different crime stories in newspaper format, with a gap-fill exercise. There are extended exercises, recycling the vocabulary and collocations. There are also lots of discussion questions on the topic. The lesson rounds off with a crossword, which can alternatively be set as homework. This worksheet is for upper-intermediate and advanced-level students.

This worksheet gives students a basis for an extended conversation on gadgets. It's a great topic to talk about - your class is bound to be familiar with mobile phones, MP3 players, digital cameras and the like. This worksheet is written for intermediate-level students. However, it can easily be adapted for students of other levels.

This worksheet has been updated with additional exercises, US/US versions and a new design.

Students need lots of practice of comparative adjectives! The topic in this worksheet is choosing where to go on vacation.

This handout has conversation, grammar practice, and an information-gap exercise. It's great for really getting your students using the target language accurately.

The worksheet is designed for elementary-level students. However, it will also work in lower-intermediate classes.

Your students will find relative clauses a breeze with this worksheet!

There's a conversation, practice exercises and lots of speaking, to help your class improve their confidence and fluency with relative clauses.

It's great for intermediate-level students.

There are two versions of this worksheet: British and American English.

This advanced menu has a range of dishes that are more challenging (and realistic) than those found in many textbook menus. You can use this menu to build food and cooking vocabulary and as a prop for restaurant role-plays.

This worksheet looks at some common language associated with buying a house and arranging a mortgage. The language and rules for mortgages and house purchases vary a great deal from country to country. The vocabulary and phrases in this worksheet can easily be supplemented with additional lexis. In addition to learning common expressions associated with this topic, your students will also have the opportunity to talk about the rules and customs in their home countries though an extensive set of discussion questions.

The ups and downs of the stock markets have an effect on everyone - not least with their investments. This worksheet takes some of the questions from our 'Four More Business Stories' worksheet. There are additional questions on risk - your students can discuss the risks and merits of different kinds of investment. This worksheet is great for an extended discussion lesson on topics with relevance to current economic news.