Teaching resources

While it is natural to focus on the challenge of starting conversations with strangers and keeping these conversations going, the real purpose of socialising is to turn these contacts into partners or even friends. Even a simple task like inviting a person out to a restaurant can cause embarrassment and stress. For this reason, this lesson includes discussions of why such situations are difficult, as well as plenty of practice.

This is a simple pairwork activity that can be used with low level groups to provide practice in the present simple question form – What does he/she do on…?, days of the week, times and leisure activities. The lesson is designed for adults but could also be used with older teenagers.

Uriah Heap is a character from David Copperfield.

Oliver Twist is the orphan in the novel of the same name – and one of Charles Dickens’ most famous creations.

Nicholas Nickleby was Dickens’ third novel - centred on the life of a young man supporting his family. 

Use this activity to practice the use of comparatives and superlatives and to introduce more complex ways of comparison.

Edited by Fiona Copland and Sue Garton with Monika Davis, this is a book for primary school teachers of English.

This activity is based on the fun and effective game of 'whispers’. It can be used with all ages and levels in a number of ways and for different elements of pronunciation.

The final stages of a negotiation don’t always go smoothly.  This lesson deals with a number of common events and situations from these closing stages. Students do a light-hearted quiz, a reading activity, a matching activity focusing on useful language and then finish with a role play.

This lesson encourages teenage learners to think about their lifestyle, how often they exercise and whether they are more or less active than their grandparents’ generation.

This is a great game to revise vocabulary and you can use it with any age group and any level by changing the category headings.

This lesson introduces learners to a popular song about transport with a series of structured activities.