expressions

Always short of time? Feel like you're late time and time again? Today's class looks at chronic lateness as well as expressions about time, with a special focus on exam English activities.
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In this B2-C1 ESL lesson plan, students speak about money and finances. They learn a number of money-related expressions and focus on what prepositions to use with verbs relating to money.
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Chip in, save up, pay back, get by.... These are just a few of the phrasal verbs your students will learn with this B2-C1 ESL lesson plan. This class is split into two worksheets so that it may optionally be taught with a flipped classroom approach. 
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The railway has played a very important role in British history over the last 200 years or so. Naturally, therefore, it has also had an important influence on the language. From "go off track" to "full steam ahead", you'll discover a wealth of idioms related to the railway, connecting British history to Business Englisha and general conversation which is as relevant today as it ever was. 
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In light of recent news—that we are now in the era of "global boiling"—it might be time to ask: How could you be more sustainable? This class focuses on tips for being more sustainable, with a language focus on expressions of willingness. What will be a "piece of cake" and what's "out of the question"?
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As the fifteen questions get harder, will your students know their idioms and be able to take home the million, or will they go home with nothing?
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Turn it up with this printable PDF or online-ready ESL lesson plan with pre-class activities so it can be used in a flipped classroom, too!
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So many festivals: Holi, India; Día de los Muertos, Mexico; St. Patrick's Day, Ireland; Carnival, Venice... Have you ever been? Did you have a good time? What made that festival unique?
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