English Teaching Materials for Adult Learners
Materials for adult learners and professionals: Business English dialogues and emails, IELTS and TOEFL preparation, advanced reading and grammar, conversation cards and discussion decks.
Everything is written for adults, with realistic topics and a teacher’s page.
413 pieces · A1–C2 · included with a Teacher Pass, $10 a yearGet the Teacher PassBrowse the whole library
What’s inside
149 exam practice tasks, 41 reading texts, 38 vocabulary lists and 29 grammar packs and more. Every piece has a student sheet to print or share, and a teacher’s page or key.
My Family — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
My Family — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
My Daily Routine — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
My Daily Routine — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
Food & Drinks — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
Food & Drinks — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
My Town — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
My Town — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
Hobbies & Free Time — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
Hobbies & Free Time — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
Shopping — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
Shopping — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
Body & Health — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
Body & Health — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
At Home — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
At Home — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
Animals — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
Animals — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
Travel & Transport — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
Travel & Transport — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
Weather & Seasons — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
Weather & Seasons — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
Jobs & Work — A2 ExplorerWorksheet
Jobs & Work — B1 ChallengeWorksheet
The Night MarketReading text
Lost LuggageReading text
My First Week at WorkReading text
How to Stay Healthy in WinterReading text
Tiny Houses: Big Dreams?Reading text
Are Zoos Still Necessary?Reading text
The Hidden Cost of Fast FashionReading text
Small Steps for a Cooler PlanetReading text
A Visit to the DentistReading text
Saving Up for a BikeReading text
The Big MatchReading text
Why Sleep Matters for TeenagersReading text
Learning Online: Good or Bad?Reading text
A Small Act of KindnessReading text
Learning to SwimReading text
The First Day at a New SchoolReading text
The Lost PhoneReading text
A Visit to the DentistReading text
Moving to a New CityReading text
Street Food Around the WorldReading text
Why Do We Dream?Reading text
A Summer JobReading text
Volunteering AbroadReading text
A Week Without a PhoneReading text
The Story of ChocolateReading text
A Weekend in EdinburghReading text
Valentine’s DayReading text
The Lunar New Year DinnerReading text
The Moon FestivalReading text
Eid MorningReading text
Diwali, the Festival of LightsReading text
Songkran and Khmer New YearReading text
Bonfire NightReading text
Thanksgiving WeekendReading text
New Year’s ResolutionsReading text
Past SimpleGrammar pack
Comparatives & SuperlativesGrammar pack
Modal Verbs: can, must, shouldGrammar pack
Present PerfectGrammar pack
First & Second ConditionalsGrammar pack
The Passive VoiceGrammar pack
Present ContinuousGrammar pack
Future: going to and willGrammar pack
Countable & Uncountable: much, many, some, anyGrammar pack
Reported SpeechGrammar pack
Relative Clauses: who, which, that, whereGrammar pack
Past Simple: Negatives and QuestionsGrammar pack
Past Continuous: What Was Happening?Grammar pack
at, on, in: Prepositions of TimeGrammar pack
too and enoughGrammar pack
used to: Past HabitsGrammar pack
Verb + -ing or to + VerbGrammar pack
Common Phrasal VerbsGrammar pack
Past Perfect: The Earlier PastGrammar pack
Question TagsGrammar pack
must, might and can’t: GuessingGrammar pack
Talking About My FamilyLesson plan
My Daily RoutineLesson plan
Ordering Food in a RestaurantLesson plan
Asking for and Giving DirectionsLesson plan
What Did You Do Last Weekend?Lesson plan
City or Countryside? A Class DebateLesson plan
Health and Giving AdviceLesson plan
Job Interview PracticeLesson plan
Planning a Trip TogetherLesson plan
Weather and SeasonsLesson plan
Climate and the Environment: A DiscussionLesson plan
Activity bankActivity bank
Classroom postersPosters
Speaking Assessment — A2Assessment
Speaking Assessment — B1Assessment
Meeting Someone NewDialogue
Buying Fruit at the MarketDialogue
Borrowing Something at SchoolDialogue
At the RestaurantDialogue
Asking for DirectionsDialogue
At the Doctor’sDialogue
Booking a Hotel RoomDialogue
Making Plans on the PhoneDialogue
A Job InterviewDialogue
Returning a Faulty ProductDialogue
A Problem at Check-InDialogue
Enquiring About a Flat to RentDialogue
Getting to Know YouSpeaking cards
Family & FriendsSpeaking cards
Food & CookingSpeaking cards
Free Time & HobbiesSpeaking cards
Travel & PlacesSpeaking cards
School & StudySpeaking cards
Work & JobsSpeaking cards
Technology & PhonesSpeaking cards
Health & LifestyleSpeaking cards
Home & TownSpeaking cards
Dreams & the FutureSpeaking cards
Opinions & Would You RatherSpeaking cards
My Favourite FestivalSpeaking cards
Halloween and Dressing UpSpeaking cards
New Year Around the WorldSpeaking cards
Food at FestivalsSpeaking cards
Gifts and GivingSpeaking cards
Family CelebrationsSpeaking cards
A Postcard to a FriendWriting task
All About MeWriting task
An Email About Your WeekendWriting task
An InvitationWriting task
Describing a PersonWriting task
An Email of ComplaintWriting task
An Opinion ParagraphWriting task
Writing a StoryWriting task
Line Graph: Daily Internet UseExam practice · IELTS
Bar Chart: Renewable ElectricityExam practice · IELTS
Pie Charts: Household SpendingExam practice · IELTS
Table: Tourism in Five CitiesExam practice · IELTS
Process: Recycling Plastic BottlesExam practice · IELTS
Maps: A Village Over TimeExam practice · IELTS
Line Graph: Energy Use and ForecastExam practice · IELTS
Bar Chart: University SubjectsExam practice · IELTS
Formal Letter: A ComplaintExam practice · IELTS
Semi-Formal Letter: A Request to Your ManagerExam practice · IELTS
Informal Letter: Inviting a Friend to StayExam practice · IELTS
Public Transport or New Roads?Exam practice · IELTS
Practical Skills or Academic Subjects?Exam practice · IELTS
Long CommutesExam practice · IELTS
Working From HomeExam practice · IELTS
News on Social MediaExam practice · IELTS
Advertising Aimed at ChildrenExam practice · IELTS
Prison or Alternatives?Exam practice · IELTS
Plastic PollutionExam practice · IELTS
Studying AbroadExam practice · IELTS
Who Should Pay for University?Exam practice · IELTS
Part 1: Your HometownExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: WorkExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: StudiesExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: Home and AccommodationExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: Hobbies and Leisure TimeExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: Food and CookingExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: Travel and TransportExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: TechnologyExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: Weather and SeasonsExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: Friends and FamilyExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: Daily RoutineExam practice · IELTS
Part 1: MusicExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Person Who Influenced YouExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Place You Would RecommendExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Skill You LearnedExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Book or Film That Made You ThinkExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Time You Helped SomeoneExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: Technology You Use OftenExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Memorable MealExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Teacher You RememberExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Time You Were Very BusyExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: An Important DecisionExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Gift You Gave or ReceivedExam practice · IELTS
Part 2: A Public Place You EnjoyExam practice · IELTS
Part 3: Education and LearningExam practice · IELTS
Part 3: Technology and SocietyExam practice · IELTS
Part 3: The EnvironmentExam practice · IELTS
Part 3: Work and CareersExam practice · IELTS
Part 3: Culture and TraditionsExam practice · IELTS
Part 3: Health and LifestyleExam practice · IELTS
Bees in the CityExam practice · IELTS
How the Bicycle Changed the WorldExam practice · IELTS
Sleep and MemoryExam practice · IELTS
A Language Comes BackExam practice · IELTS
Learning from NatureExam practice · IELTS
The Four-Day WeekExam practice · IELTS
Vocabulary: EducationVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: TechnologyVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: The EnvironmentVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Health and LifestyleVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Work and CareersVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Crime and LawVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Transport and CitiesVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Media and AdvertisingVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Globalisation and CultureVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Family and SocietyVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Travel and TourismVocabulary list · IELTS
Vocabulary: Government and the EconomyVocabulary list · IELTS
Task 1 Language BankGuide · IELTS
Task 2 Structures and TemplatesGuide · IELTS
Linking Words and CohesionGuide · IELTS
Writing Bands in Plain EnglishGuide · IELTS
Speaking Bands in Plain EnglishGuide · IELTS
Speaking Test Day GuideGuide · IELTS
Reading Strategies and Score TableGuide · IELTS
Listening Strategies and Dictation SetGuide · IELTS
Fifteen Common Writing ErrorsGuide · IELTS
Study Plans: 4, 8 and 12 WeeksGuide · IELTS
First Lesson DiagnosticGuide · IELTS
Lesson: Describing a Line GraphLesson plan · IELTS
Lesson: Planning an Opinion EssayLesson plan · IELTS
Lesson: Speaking Part 2 from Plan to PolishLesson plan · IELTS
Lesson: True, False, Not GivenLesson plan · IELTS
Lesson: Environment Vocabulary into Speech and WritingLesson plan · IELTS
Lesson: Full Speaking Mock Test and FeedbackLesson plan · IELTS
Lesson: Error Log and Writing FeedbackLesson plan · IELTS
Lesson: Listening Accuracy and SpellingLesson plan · IELTS
The Tyranny of ChoiceReading text
The Case for SilenceReading text
What Is Lost in TranslationReading text
The Economy of AttentionReading text
Bringing Back the WildReading text
The Fading Art of HandwritingReading text
Inversion for EmphasisGrammar pack
Mixed and Advanced ConditionalsGrammar pack
Cleft Sentences and EmphasisGrammar pack
Participle ClausesGrammar pack
Advanced Passives and CausativesGrammar pack
Nominalisation and Formal StyleGrammar pack
Hypothetical Meaning and the SubjunctiveGrammar pack
Discourse Markers, Concession and HedgingGrammar pack
The Discursive EssayWriting task
The ReportWriting task
The ProposalWriting task
The ReviewWriting task
The ArticleWriting task
The Formal Letter of ApplicationWriting task
Open Cloze: The Saturday MarketExam practice · Cambridge C1–C2
Open Cloze: The Quiet RevolutionExam practice · Cambridge C1–C2
Open Cloze: Learning an InstrumentExam practice · Cambridge C1–C2
Open Cloze: A City by BicycleExam practice · Cambridge C1–C2
Word Formation: The Power of HabitExam practice · Cambridge C1–C2
Word Formation: The Changing High StreetExam practice · Cambridge C1–C2
Word Formation: A Career in ScienceExam practice · Cambridge C1–C2
Word Formation: Travelling ResponsiblyExam practice · Cambridge C1–C2
Idioms of Success and FailureVocabulary list
Phrasal Verbs for Work and StudyVocabulary list
Describing Character and BehaviourVocabulary list
Emotions and ReactionsVocabulary list
Argument, Persuasion and OpinionVocabulary list
Formal Verbs for Academic WritingVocabulary list
Discussion: Ethics and TechnologySpeaking cards
Discussion: Society and ChangeSpeaking cards
Discussion: Education and SuccessSpeaking cards
Discussion: Culture and MediaSpeaking cards
Discussion: Work and MoneySpeaking cards
Discussion: Mind and MeaningSpeaking cards
Academic Discussion: Online or Classroom?Exam practice · TOEFL
Academic Discussion: Funding the ArtsExam practice · TOEFL
Academic Discussion: Starting a Language EarlyExam practice · TOEFL
Integrated Writing: Rooftop GardensExam practice · TOEFL
Integrated Writing: Self-Driving VehiclesExam practice · TOEFL
Speaking Task: Personal PreferenceExam practice · TOEFL
Speaking Task: Opinion on a StatementExam practice · TOEFL
Speaking Task: Campus Announcement and ConversationExam practice · TOEFL
Speaking Task: Academic Concept and LectureExam practice · TOEFL
Listening: Lecture on Urban HeatExam practice · TOEFL
Listening: Conversation with an AdviserExam practice · TOEFL
The Origins of WritingExam practice · TOEFL
Light in the Deep SeaExam practice · TOEFL
Chairing a MeetingDialogue
Negotiating a Supply DealDialogue
Giving Feedback to a ColleagueDialogue
Handling a Customer ComplaintDialogue
A Job Interview for a Senior RoleDialogue
Presenting Quarterly ResultsDialogue
Rescheduling by PhoneDialogue
Networking and Small TalkDialogue
Email: Requesting InformationWriting task
Email: Following Up After a MeetingWriting task
Email: Declining an Offer PolitelyWriting task
Email: Making a ComplaintWriting task
Email: Apologising and Offering a SolutionWriting task
Email: A Project UpdateWriting task
Multiple-Choice Cloze: A Weekend AwayExam practice · B2 First
Multiple-Choice Cloze: Why We Collect ThingsExam practice · B2 First
Multiple-Choice Cloze: The Local LibraryExam practice · B2 First
Open Cloze: Learning to CookExam practice · B2 First
Open Cloze: A Town FestivalExam practice · B2 First
Word Formation: A Healthy LifestyleExam practice · B2 First
Word Formation: Working in TourismExam practice · B2 First
Key Word Transformations: Set 1Exam practice · B2 First
Key Word Transformations: Set 2Exam practice · B2 First
Key Word Transformations: Set 3Exam practice · B2 First
The Electric Scooter BoomExam practice · B2 First
The Lighthouse KeeperExam practice · B2 First
Essay: School UniformsExam practice · B2 First
Essay: Technology in the ClassroomExam practice · B2 First
Informal Email: A Weekend VisitExam practice · B2 First
Article: A Hobby I LoveExam practice · B2 First
Review: A Film You EnjoyedExam practice · B2 First
Speaking Test 1: Free Time and TravelExam practice · B2 First
Speaking Test 2: Work and LearningExam practice · B2 First
Speaking Test 3: Technology and HealthExam practice · B2 First
Listening: Planning a School TripExam practice · B2 First
Listening: A Talk on VolunteeringExam practice · B2 First
Speaking Practice: A Traditional Festival in Your CountryLesson plan · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Guide: Format, Language and MarkingGuide · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 1: Spare time and hobbiesExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 2: Food and cafésExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 3: School and learningExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 4: Travel and holidaysExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 5: Shopping and clothesExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 6: Home and familyExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 7: Health and sportExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 8: Weather and seasonsExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 9: Town and transportExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Speaking Test 10: Birthdays and celebrationsExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Listening: Joining a Sports ClubExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Listening: A School TripExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Listening: A Lost BagExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Listening: Weekend PlansExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Listening: A Phone MessageExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Listening: At the Sports ShopExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Reading: A Day at the BeachExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Reading: New NeighboursExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Reading: A Museum NoticeExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Reading: An Email from a FriendExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Reading: The City Bike SchemeExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Reading: My Favourite TeacherExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Writing: Invite a FriendExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Writing: Thank You for the PresentExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Writing: A Note to a TeacherExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Writing: Moving to a New CityExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Writing: A Lost PhoneExam practice · KET (A2 Key)
Listening: A Weekend JobExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Listening: Travel NewsExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Listening: Choosing a HolidayExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Listening: A Talk about RecyclingExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Listening: A Problem at the RestaurantExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Listening: Interview with a SwimmerExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Reading: The Silent LibraryExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Reading: A Surprising DiscoveryExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Reading: The Night MarketExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Reading: The New GymExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Reading: A Day Without TechnologyExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Reading: Learning to CookExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Writing: Email About a TripExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Writing: Giving AdviceExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Writing: Article — A Great WeekendExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Writing: Article — A Person I AdmireExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Writing: Story — The KeyExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Writing: Story — The Lost DogExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Speaking Mock 1: Home and HobbiesExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Speaking Mock 2: Travel and HolidaysExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Speaking Mock 3: School and StudyExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Speaking Mock 4: Food and HealthExam practice · PET (B1 Preliminary)
Minimal Pairs: Short and Long i: ship / sheepPhonics sheet
Minimal Pairs: a or e: bad / bedPhonics sheet
Minimal Pairs: th or s: think / sinkPhonics sheet
Minimal Pairs: v or b: very / berryPhonics sheet
Minimal Pairs: l or r: light / rightPhonics sheet
Minimal Pairs: sh or ch: ship / chipPhonics sheet
Minimal Pairs: u or a: cup / capPhonics sheet
Minimal Pairs: p or b: pat / batPhonics sheet
Word Stress: Nouns and VerbsPhonics sheet
Word Stress: Two SyllablesPhonics sheet
Word Stress: Three SyllablesPhonics sheet
Word Stress: -tion and -icPhonics sheet
Word Stress: Compounds and PhrasesPhonics sheet
Word Stress: Countries and NationalitiesPhonics sheet
Word Stress: -teen and -ty NumbersPhonics sheet
Word Stress: Phrasal VerbsPhonics sheet
Listening: Booking a TableListening task
Listening: A Station AnnouncementListening task
Listening: Weekend PlansListening task
Listening: Buying ShoesListening task
Listening: A Lost PhoneListening task
Listening: Hotel Check-inListening task
Listening: A Doctor’s AppointmentListening task
Listening: A Teenage SkateboarderListening task
Listening: A Voicemail from the LandlordListening task
Listening: A Radio Advert for a GymListening task
Listening: A Talk on RecyclingListening task
Listening: A Cancelled TrainListening task
Listening: A Job InterviewListening task
Listening: A Museum TourListening task
Listening: A Podcast About SleepListening task
Listening: A Restaurant ComplaintListening task
Shopping and Money: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Travel and Hotels: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Health Problems: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Technology: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Hobbies and Leisure: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Jobs and the Workplace: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Cooking and the Kitchen: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Housework and Chores: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Appearance and Personality: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
School Subjects and Study: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Holidays and Festivals: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Describing Places and Things: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Lunar New Year: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Mid-Autumn Festival: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Eid: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Diwali: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Songkran and Khmer New Year: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Bonfire Night: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Thanksgiving: A2 VocabularyVocabulary list
Valentine’s Day: A2 VocabularyVocabulary listQuestions
Is there Business English?
Yes. Workplace dialogues with role-plays, and model emails with phrase banks.
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