Lesson Plans & Worksheets: Education & Learning

Synonyms of uncountable nouns in EAP

Different kinds of phrases in APTIS Speaking Part One practice.

Longer and higher level language for APTIS Speaking Part Three.

Practising Part Two of APTIS Speaking activities.

Vocabulary related to education

Group brainstorming practice on the topic of education

Cambridge B2 First Use of English Part Four answers and typical confusions review, including common language points like linking words, conditionals and quantifiers.

Combining discussion of advice on studying for and taking B2 First with vital speculating language for Cambridge First Speaking and Use of English, including tips on FCE Listening, Reading and Writing.

Guessing sentence transformations word by word game, with tasks on typical Use of English Part Four language points like quantifiers, phrasal verbs, past tenses, and passive voice.

A card game to help memorise useful phrasal verbs and other idioms for B2 First sentence transformations, followed by realistic exam practice.

Students construct key word sentence transformations on the most common B2 First Use of English Part Four language points to challenge other groups with, including practice of idioms, reported speech, determiners, and Unreal Past.

Students race to show if they think two things are really the same (and so possible Use of English answers) or different (and so typical key word sentence transformation mistakes), including typical FCE language points like linking words and comparing.

B2 First Use of English Part Four key word sentence transformations on explaining similarities and differences, with vital language for FCE Speaking Part Two.

Common mistakes in First Certificate Use of English Part Four to correct, including work on typical language points like Unreal Past, reported speech, passive voice and conditionals.

Students challenge each other with FCE-style collaborative speaking tasks, including all the typical task formats and topics of real B2 First Speaking Part Three exam tasks.

Students discuss the best ways of improving their four skills and Use of English for the B2 First exam, and what to do on the morning before the test, with suggested preparation tips to rank.

Using key words from real Cambridge B2 Use of English Part Four tasks to make realistic exam tasks to challenge other groups with, to learn more about typical tasks and their difficulties.

Brainstorming typical B2 First key word sentence transformations collocations and different parts of speech, including phrasal verbs from past tenses.

More fun and extreme practice of speaking together in B2 First Speaking Part Three, including aiming to talk a particular amount, progressing super-quickly, and using particular language as much as you can, followed by brainstorming useful phrases.

Imperative and number words practice, including reading basic number words and understanding typical classroom instructions and classroom vocabulary.

Practising first letter phonics by slapping, sketching and remembering things in the classroom that start with letters A to Z, plus CH, SH and TH.

Students ask for and give advice on better language learning, then try to remember the comparative forms which they used in that discussion.

Using passive to describe classroom objects guessing game, with passive speaking practice, passive voice grammar presentation, and useful vocabulary.

Missing sounds in fast IELTS gapfill answers

Answering questions about academic topics to learn EAP vocabulary

Avoiding common weak answers in Part Three of the IELTS Speaking exam

Phrases before and after IELTS answers that reinforce right and wrong answers simplest responses game

Guided analysis of IELTS Listening tests for task types, instructions, difficulties, etc

Photocopiable guided analysis of whole IELTS Reading tests, includng discussion of the best tactics in the IELTS Reading exam and during self-study to improve reading skills.

Analysing IELTS Speaking exam videos worksheets

Good and bad answers in IELTS Speaking Parts 1 and 2

Useful language for IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

How to write IELTS Writing Task 2 essays and what to put in them

Grammar words in typical IELTS Writing Task Two pairwork guessing game, with a prepositions and determiners grammar presentation and brainstorming useful language for Writing Task 2 introductions, bodies and final summaries/ conclusions.

Language learning problems with verb + infinitive and verb + gerund for students to discuss and then try to remember the verb patterns of, with useful language for asking for and giving advice.

Discussing language to learning to give learner training advice and look at business writing genres

Students discuss how often to do things outside class to improve their English skills, for frequency expressions practice and learner training, with other suggested advice topics as an optional extension.

Writing reviews practice and learner training, including lots of useful language for writing reviews and possible language learning recommendations, especially good for Cambridge exam preparation.

Students make language learning recommendations based on their partner's likes, dislikes and future desires, useful as like and would like practice and learner training, with strong and weak language of preferences, and freer practice.

Advice, likes and preferences speaking, with presentation of differences between useful phrases, also good for learner training.

Learner training and the language of opinions practice

Making phrases for controlling group discussions more formal speaking game, including rude language for starting and ending seminar sessions and group discussions to improve.

Students use active listening phrases as their partners talk about learning English, then try to remember the two kinds of phrases for not listening in silence - also useful for learner training.

Students ask questions after hearing their partner's monologues on language learning, then analyse those questions for the form and meaning of subject questions - also good for learner training.

Using language you can rank to discuss language learning.

Linking in connected speech in IELTS Listening gapfill answers

Students practise "have to" etc as they make rules for things that students should be forced to do, be encouraged to do, be banned from doing etc, then compare with real class rules.

Students practise modals of obligation, advice, etc as they discuss good and bad ideas for language learning, also good for learner training.

Opinions language review for first classes

A good first lesson for Aptis preparation, with students first answering questions to find out their language learning needs, then talking about the same typical Speaking Part One topics in more exam style, then finally linking it to real-life small talk.