Lesson Plans & Worksheets: Profession, work or study

Language for formal and informal Cambridge First letters and emails review, starting with a fun jigsaw task and including the most useful phrases for opening and closing correspondence.

Use of English key word sentence transformations-style practice of the most useful phrases for formal letters and informal emails in Cambridge First Writing Part Two.

Discussing good tactics for doing and preparing for the IELTS Listening test.

Phrases that help students work out if what is said is or isn't the right answer in Cambridge First Listening, with language taken from official exams, starting with a listening game.

Practice of vital comparing and guessing language for Cambridge First Speaking (especially B2 First Speaking Part Two) along with students getting to know each other, perfect for first lessons.

This lesson plan focuses on the differences between similar words in FCE Use of English Part One. Students practice creating questions and answering multiple-choice questions to test their understanding.

Cambridge B2 First Use of English gap-fill task games. Students compete to create grammatically correct sentences with missing words. They also contrast the uses of easily confused words.

Practising past, present and future tense with Cambridge B2 First Use of English Part Two open cloze tasks.

Discussing good ways to do and prepare for Cambridge B2 First Writing.

Vocabulary and phrases to write formal job application letters in B2 First Writing Part 2.

Have something done for passive-style sentences speaking practice, including finding things in common, monologues on good topics for have something done, and pairwork discussion - good for Cambridge First Use of English prep.

Cambridge First Use of English Part Two gapfill tasks practice through classification and making tasks for each other card games.

First contact by email, telephone and face to face review, starting with line by line brainstorming.

Different things you do when you make first contact card game.

Formal business communications and casual business communications review.

Useful language for answering questions brainstorming

Comparing IELTS Academic parts and to other exams.

IELTS Reading on IELTS Reading tactics

Things that make IELTS Reading tricky and aspects that make it more manageable, with how to tackle the issues and how to fully exploit the help that is available.

Using vital phrases for IELTS Writing Task 1 process tasks then trying to remember them, with a word puzzle to help recall the phrases and discussion of typical confusions in phrases to talk about steps in a process.

Students discuss how to use official IELTS Writing Task One practice tests, put suggested stages in order, read a model process task essay with suggested steps, then try to remember useful language for describing flowcharts.

Students choose good advice for completing IELTS Writing Task 1 essays, then try to remember the language for doing the good things to do, including useful phrases for introductions and the body.

More complex and higher level phrases for IELTS Writing Task 2 essays.

Avoiding repeating language in IELTS Writing Task 1 by paraphrasing words and phrases practice, with stimulating practice activities and language from real tasks to think of other ways of saying.

What to do and not to do in IELTS Writing Task 2 review, starting with crossing off bad tips and ending with brainstorming useful language for doing the good things.

What you should do in IELTS Writing Task 1 and/ or IELTS Writing Task 2 review, starting with a fun fast reactions game, good for learning the similarities and differences between the two kinds of essay.

Avoiding common spelling mistakes in IELTS Writing Tasks 1 and 2 by learning spelling rules such as Magic E, homophones and silent letters, starting with an error correction stage then working out what the patterns are.

Students use and try to remember suitable verbs for describing flowcharts, including multiword verbs, antonyms, and verbs with the same meaning, ending with brainstorming stages.

Discussing how to do and prepare for the IELTS Listening test.

Students discuss what to expect and what to do in IELTS Listening tests, then try to remember the example words and phrases from official tests that are given.

Brainstorming typical words and phrases in IELTS Listening

Things that make IELTS Listening more difficult and easier review, with ways to tackle the problems and take advantage of the good points.

Making questions to test each other with typical IELTS Listening questions and tricks

Students correct mistakes in real IELTS Listening gapfill task answers, including common mistakes with spelling, grammar, use of numbers, and use of units.

Personal questions in IELTS review with needs analysis pairwork interviews

IELTS Speaking first lesson with needs analysis interviews and exam tips

Discussing the best ways to do and prepare for the IELTS Reading test.

Count and non-count nouns in IELTS Speaking and IELTS Writing review.

Articles etc in IELTS Speaking and IELTS Writing guessing game

Students set each other IELTS Speaking Parts One, Two and Three questions on the topic of reading, including typical IELTS Speaking question stems, so good for IELTS Speaking, as an IELTS Reading warmer, and as a way into discussing IELTS Reading tactics

Past, present and future questions on common IELTS Speaking Part One topics

First lesson for IELTS classes with needs analysis

Students work their way around a board by using typical phrases for communicating in IELTS Speaking like checking phrases and filling silence phrases, then brainstorm useful phrases and vocabulary for Speaking Part One.

Typical mistakes in answer to IELTS Speaking Part One questions

How to reply to personal Yes/ No questions in IELTS Speaking Part One

Showing range of language in IELTS Speaking Part One by avoiding repeating words practice, with vocabulary from typical IELTS Speaking topics and questions to say another way.

Synonyms and common confusions in IELTS Speaking Part One questions, functional language and vocabulary, including a fun quick reactions game and useful language for making comparisons.

Useful advice and language for personal speaking in IELTS Speaking Part 1