Christmas Aim: Students learn about Christmas traditions and words related to Christmas. Vocabulary set: Rudolf, Santa Claus, Reindeer, Christmas Pudding, Star, Sleigh, Christmas Tree, Snowman, Stocking, Christmas Present, Chimney, Turkey Activities: Vocab games, Writing a Christmas wish list, Making a Christmas card Santa Claus The teacher pretends to be Santa Claus and gives a presentation about their life followed by questions. Then the students prepare presentations about their lives while pretending to be different characters. (Characters: The Abominable Snowman, Buddy the Elf, Rudolph, Olaf the Snowman, The Grinch and Elsa) Christmas Song Aim: Students learn specific Christmas vocabulary so that they can complete a listening gap fill to a Christmas song. Vocabulary set: Presents, Stocking, Christmas Tree, Santa, Reindeer, Toys, North pole, Fireplace, Lights, Sleigh, Mistletoe Song: Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas is you

PowerPoint presentations for TOEFL Speaking questions 1 and 2. Lesson Aims: -To introduce the type of question (open ended vs closed questions) -To clarify the exam question timing (prep and speaking time) -To recommend a clear note taking strategy -To provide a clear structure for how to answer each question -To give a clear speaking frame with sentence starters for guidance -To give useful and relevant advice for answering each question -To offer a model question and high level example answer -To provide further example questions for extra practice

Reading Skills Aim: Students read an article about a man who marries a robot. In this lesson they: Predict useful words from the title and pictures Skim read Scan read Detail read Discuss the topic Reading skills 2 - (With handout Plumff and Jubulu) Aim: Students practise using context to help understand unknown words. In this lesson they: -Discuss context clues -Read a text including made up words and answer reading comprehension questions -Read a text including very difficult vocabulary and match synonyms

Based on the boardgame “Masterpiece” Aim: In this lesson students must buy and sell paintings in auctions. They must use their sales skills to persuade other players to pay more money for their artwork. The winner is the player with the most money at the end of the game. Teacher preparation: Must print out the game board and 21 painting cards + 21 secret value cards You will need: counters (You can use coins), a die, 21 paper clips (optional) Instructions for how to play are very clear in the PPT

Level: Upper Intermediate Aim: to introduce students to different target setting strategies Students write a to-do-list about their week, then they practise prioritising the items on their list using the urgent/important grid. After that, they will watch a 3 minute TED talk and read the transcript about drawing goals. Taking inspiration from the video they will then draw their goals and then create 3 SMART targets to help them set their targets appropriately.

Hitch-hike - Aim: Students learn all about hitch-hiking and discuss it in a debate (Attached video - Hitch-hiking in China, social experiment) Bucket list - Aim: Students share their lists of things they want to do before they die and things they recommend doing. (Attached video - around the world in 360 degrees selfie) World Wonders - Aim: Students learn about the world wonders (from ancient to modern) then they discuss the lists and create their own version. Cheap Travel Tips - Aim: Students learn about different ways to save money on transport and accommodation when they travel. They debate which is better, going with a tour group or independent travel. Finally, they create a weekend itinerary for the local area (with the goal of spending as little money as possible).

Aim: to practise speaking about the future and making predictions (In this lesson students begin by discussing fortune telling in their country. Then they will read a story about a fortune teller and answer comprehension questions. Following that, they will pretend to read each other’s fortunes using basic tarrot cards and palm reading.)

Aim: Students act out 2 auctions. In the first they need to read about each item, to work out its true value, so that they can buy carefully to make a profit. In the second auction they must identify the common grammar mistakes in example sentences and buy correct sentences to win points.

Aim: to describe people’s facial features such as skin/eye color, hair style and length as well as other details like accessories and tattoos. This lesson uses the context of a witness working with a police artist to practise describing people in a fun and creative way.

These lessons aim to develop student public speaking skills, teamwork and fluency. Students must work together to create stories for each picture and tell them to the group. In this unit: 1- News Report - Students create a dialogue (reporter and witness Q&A) for a news story. 2- Colourised Pictures - Students tell the stories behind colourised historical photos. 3- Wild Animal Factfile - Students act as Wildlife TV Presenters and inform the audience about strange animals. 4- Freeze Frame - Students recreate a photo as a freeze frame. They are instructed by a team leader. 5- The Historian - Students tell the stories behind historical photos and answer questions about them. 6- Ghost Camera - Students tell ghost stories based on photos and are scored according to how scary their stories are. 7- Funny Animals - Students tell the stories behind funny pictures of animals. 8- Old people - Students create interesting back stories about old people’s former lives. If you found this resource helpful, feel free to check out my facebook page for more useful links and resources. I hope you like it: www.facebook.com/tutorcharlie

Aim: for students to understand when and how to use euphemisms Students discuss the reasons for using Euphemisms. Then students are introduced to many examples of euphemisms and must use them in writing and speaking activities.

Advertising Aim: Students discuss what makes a great advert with reference to several examples Students will consider the different sources of advertising, look at studies showing how many ads a day the average person sees and view 8 examples of clever ads. Using discussion and brainstorming techniques to evaluate what makes an effective ad, students will then create their own ad for the school. Sales Pitch Aim: Students learn about brand logos and slogans then prepare a persuasive sales pitch using several sales techniques Students will learn about: USP’s, celebrity endorsement, social proof, yes questions, creating urgency, positive facts and statistics and superlatives. Publicity Stunts Aim: Students read and discuss examples of publicity stunts by businesses, celebrities and political activists. Then they discuss publicity stunts that went wrong and how they could have been improved. Finally, they prepare a publicity stunt to raise awareness for your school.

Level: Upper-Intermediate **Aim: ** Students learn about different crimes and punishments and discuss them with a partner. At the end of the lesson they discuss a case in which two tourists in Thailand were sentenced to 10 years in prison for doing graffiti on an old city wall. Lesson Vocabulary Crimes: robbery, assault, fraud, vandalism, arson, murder, kidnapping, possessing drugs Punishments: community service, execution, fine, prison, solitary confinement, rehabilitation

Level: Intermediate - Upper-Intermediate Aim: Students play a game of “Balderdash” to learn different business idioms related to body parts. Then they complete a gap-fill and play Pictionary to practise using them. Idioms in this lesson: To keep an eye on something To put your foot in it To hand it to someone To ask for an arm and a leg To do a head count To be up to your neck in work To put your back into it To keep your nose clean To keep your ear to the ground To give your right arm for something

These are “choose your own story” style lessons, similar to the Black Mirror episode - Bandersnatch Treasure Hunt (tomb-raider-story) Aim: to develop student’s problem solving skills and introduce them to coded messages and keys In this role-play lesson, students will need to help Lara Croft and Indiana Jones in their search for a lost pirate treasure. They must solve riddles and decode messages in order to progress from clue to clue. Throughout the lesson students will have to make choices that affect what happens and their actions will be scored. Spy Lesson (Stopping a bomb threat) Aim: to develop student’s problem solving skills and get them to evaluate decisions in groups In this role-play lesson, students act as spies while searching for stolen radioactive material that will be used for a bomb. They must interview suspects, look for clues and decode messages in the search for their target. Throughout the lesson students will have to make choices that affect what happens and their actions will be scored.

Level: Beginner Aim: Students learn the days of the week with a focus on pronunciation and spelling. The song in the lesson should be sung to the tune of “Heigh Ho” from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

Level: Lower-Upper Intermediate Aim: 1 Students learn about different memory techniques that can assist learning English (tips for remembering names, breaking a long word into smaller chunks, using mnemonics etc.) 2 Students practise training their brains by remembering information in different memory games (the name game, memorising numbers and words, spot the missing word review, pair picture descriptions)

Level : Lower-Intermediate - Upper-Intermediate Finding the Truth Aim: Students play a game in which Batman and the citizens of Gotham City try to catch some killers before they kill everyone. They must look for signs that someone is lying then accuse each other or defend themselves of being the killer. (This is a turn based speaking role-play. The instructions of how to play are included in the teacher notes, there are also role-play card to print) The role-play is followed by a game of 2 truths 1 lie and a discussion about lying. Would I Lie to You? Aim: Students play a game similar to the British TV game show (Would I Lie to You?). Firstly, one student must say a true or false statement about their life, then the other students in their group ask questions to help guess whether they are lying or not. For the second part of the lesson, the students will need their phones and the teacher will need a way to transfer pictures from the students’ phones to the computer. (My students send me the pics on Wechat and then it’s easy to transfer them). Students must then work together in groups of 3. One student is telling the truth but the others must lie about how they know the person in the chosen photograph. The rest of the class can interrogate them with difficult questions to help them guess who is telling the truth.

Level: Intermediate - Upper-Intermediate Aim: Students learn about the effectiveness of non-verbal communication and discuss examples of positive and negative body language in an interview. Then, they are presented with the research of a social scientist (Amy Cuddy - Ted Talk “Your body language shapes who you are”) and discuss how this knowledge about body language can be applied to their own lives. Body language examples: Leaning forward/back Crossed arms Smiling (Avoiding) Eye contact Fidgeting hands Nodding Handshakes High/Lower-power poses

Level: Upper Intermediate Aim: Students review common mistakes in useful email phrases. Activities: Email grammar auction, Gap-fill reading, proof-reading annotation activity, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Quiz.