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Used to
A2 · Teenagers · 60 min
Students read a short text about a Moroccan teenager's life then and now, notice the sentences with used to and work out the meaning and form themselves. They practise the form in controlled exercises, write true and false sentences about their own childhood, and use Did you use to …? in a 'Find someone who' speaking task.
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Present perfect vs past simple
B1 · Adults · 60 min
Students read a conversation between two new colleagues sharing life experiences, then do a short diagnostic test to show what they already know. The teacher clarifies the difference between experiences with no stated time and events at a finished time, using timelines and CCQs. Students re-test themselves in controlled practice, then use Have you ever…? and past simple follow-up questions in a 'Find someone who' mingle about their own experiences.
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Job Interview Skills
B2 · Professionals · 90 min
Students read three job advertisements and choose the role they would apply for. They analyse a strong model answer to a competency question, identify the STAR steps and the phrases that signal them, and study diplomatic ways to discuss strengths and weaknesses and to ask the interviewer questions. After controlled practice, they prepare a STAR answer about a real experience from their own work and rehearse it in mock interviews in breakout rooms, with an observer giving feedback from a checklist.
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Business Meeting Language
B2 · Professionals · 90 min
Students read the transcript of a quarterly sales meeting at a home appliances company whose sales are 12% below target. They categorise the meeting phrases by function, compare direct and diplomatic ways of disagreeing and interrupting, and practise the phrases in controlled exercises. They then prepare and hold their own meeting in groups of four, with role cards that have conflicting priorities and a fixed budget, and finish by agreeing and reporting action points.
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Giving presentations
B2 · Professionals · 90 min
Learners analyse a short presentation extract in which a customer service manager presents a chart of response times, and identify the signposting phrases that guide the audience. They practise signposting, trend language and handling questions in breakout rooms, then plan and deliver a 2-minute presentation on a real topic from their own work, receiving peer feedback against a checklist.
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Conditionals: real and imaginary
B1 · Adults · 60 min
Students read a conversation in which Maria considers a real job offer while her friend Karim imagines what he would do in her place. They work out the difference between real and imaginary situations, clarify form and practise the contractions 'll and 'd. After controlled practice, they complete sentences about their own lives and discuss work and life dilemmas in groups.
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Travel English
A2 · Adults · 60 min
Students learn key travel words, then listen to and read two short dialogues: a guest checking in at a hotel and reporting a problem, and a passenger checking in at an airport. They focus on phrases for checking in, polite requests and problems, practise them in a gap-fill, and finally act out two role-plays with A/B role cards.
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Professional email writing
B1 · Adults · 90 min
Students analyse a model email asking a hotel about a meeting room and identify its seven parts. They compare formal and informal phrases, practise polite requests, and improve a short, rude email. Finally, they plan in groups and write a reply to a customer whose order arrived damaged, then check a partner's email with a checklist.
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