Tom is checking the accounts in his toy shop. He thought things would be better by now, but sales are not so great. Then a man walks in, all dressed in black, with a strong accent. He wants to do a card trick. But what kind of trick does he really pull on Tom? Check […]
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Are You Shy? This is a fun quiz to try with your English students. You can download the full lesson plan below! Introduction Are you a shy person? Why/why not? In your country are the people naturally shy? Or not? Why is this so? Are You Shy? Take the test! 1. The teacher asks a
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Gold — Updated Premium Edition, August 2026 This is a newly updated and expanded Premium edition of Gold, revised in August 2026 with additional activities and teaching materials. Gold is a short story about an ordinary man reluctantly digging up his garden when he discovers something unexpected buried beneath the soil. Could it really be
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You might have to describe a room in English. The most likely situation for doing this would be in the speaking part of the IELTS test. But it could also be in any other speaking or writing test too. But it is also just a great exercise for you to improve your general English. Being
I have met many students afraid to speak English out loud. These same students can understand pretty much anything a native English speaker says to them in English and can read well too. But when speaking or writing they shrivel up. It is perfectly natural to feel a certain amount of nervousness or anxiety when
Introduction Are there many fast-food outlets in your town or city? What do people think of them? Is there a limit on how many fast-food outlets are allowed? Why/why not? What Has Happened To Our Town? A disgruntled man describes his town: It’s got to the point where I just don’t recognise the place anymore.
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We avoid risks. We avoid risks because we want to avoid failure. So we do nothing. And so we avoid the risk in order to avoid the failure that we are afraid of and then we are permanently floating around in the world of never knowing what could have been or what we could have
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Trying to decide which college to study in is hard enough. Or trying to figure out which course is the right one for you to do. But then to make the biggest and most important decision of your life — which country should you study in? And as you wade through all the college information,
Introduction Describe the average teenager in your country. Tell the class about their lifestyle and habits. What were you like as a teenager? Teenagers These Days Are Crazy! Discuss some of the topics below related to teenagers’ and teenagers’ lives. smoking drinking alcohol sex online porn fighting gangs trouble with authority teenage pregnancy drugs riding
English students must study English vocabulary. Without expanding their vocabulary they lack the word power to express themselves. They become frustrated and even feel resentment in studying English. They may regard the whole process as impossible and give up. As an English teacher, it is your job to motivate them. One thing you can do