Teaching resources
Here you can find a wide range of practical resources to use in your classroom, whether you are teaching English to primary, secondary or adult learners. There are over 400 full lesson plans to choose from, covering different topics and themes, all organised according to the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
You’ll also find shorter activities and ideas for using songs, poems and stories to help your learners improve their English in engaging and motivating ways.
Resource books include books, self-access guides and collections of lesson plans for you to download in pdf format. We also have several practical activity books full of ideas and photocopiable material.
All of our teaching resources are written by experts in English language teaching and are free to download.
An interview with Sir Peter
This activity is based on the real story of Merhan Karimi Nasseri, who found himself unable to leave Charles de Gaulle airport in France, but became a popular subject for TV and newspaper interviews. It is a pair-work speaking, listening, reading and writing exercise for students who are at a good intermediate level or above.
13 - Adults
B2
60
Secret agents
This lesson for secondary and adult learners of CEFR Level B1 offers a number of activities related to the topic of spies and spying.
13 - 17
B1
60-80
Games for question practice
An essential skill in communicating and keeping up a conversation is the ability to ask questions.
5 - Adults
A2
30
Drawing and colouring in the primary classroom
Art and drawing are very important in a child’s devlopment. This article looks at how you can use drawing and colouring to practise English.
5 - 8
A2
30
Planning lessons and courses
Bonfire Night
Try this jigsaw reading activity with your learners to find out more about Bonfire Night and get them speaking about similar festivals in their own country.
9 - 17
A2
30
The phone rang - story planning
This activity takes learners through the process of planning a story.
13 - 17
B1
45
Round the world travellers
This lesson offers a variety of activities based on three round the world travellers. It is suitable for secondary and adult learners at CEFR Level B1 and above.
13 - Adults
B1
60
Happiness is a snip away
This lesson is based on the theme of jobs. Learners will expand their vocabulary, focusing primarily on jobs, and improve their reading and speaking skills.
13 - Adults
A2
90
Gap fill poems
I like to use this activity to introduce poetry into the classroom and to raise learners’ awareness of the beauty and fun to be had with poetry. It can also be used to practise learners’ pronunciation.
13 - Adults
B1
20
Mr Lazy - giving advice
This lesson helps learners to expand their ability to give advice and practises their pronunciation.
9 - 12
A2
60
Settling down in a new country
This lesson plan for teachers of adults at intermediate level explores the theme of adjusting to a new country. Students will develop their communication skills and vocabulary around the topic of migration and adjustment.
13 - Adults
B1
90
Cities and migration
13 - Adults
B1
90
