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B2 English — Upper-Intermediate

A unit-by-unit teaching sequence with classroom-ready lessons — can-do objectives, target language and tasks — for ESL, EFL and TEFL teachers.

General English — B2

General English
Published Oct 5, 2026Updated Oct 5, 2026

Unit 1: The Story of You

life stories, memorable experiences and identity
  1. 1.Back in the Dayspoken production50 min
  2. 2.What Was Happeningspoken production50 min
  3. 3.A Defining Momentspoken production50 min
  4. 4.The Story of You: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 2: Looking Ahead

ambitions, plans, predictions and the future
  1. 1.This Time Next Yearspoken production50 min
  2. 2.By the Time...spoken production50 min
  3. 3.Plans, Hopes and Predictionsspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Looking Ahead: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 3: What If

choices, regrets and hypothetical situations
  1. 1.If Things Were Differentspoken production50 min
  2. 2.If Only I Had Knownspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Mixed Feelingsspoken production50 min
  4. 4.What If: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 4: Reading Between the Lines

the media, news, truth and speculation
  1. 1.It Must Have Happenedspoken production50 min
  2. 2.It Is Said That...reading50 min
  3. 3.Fact or Opinion?spoken production50 min
  4. 4.Reading Between the Lines: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 5: The World We Share

the environment, community and global issues
  1. 1.The People Who Make a Differencereading50 min
  2. 2.Cutting It Shortspoken production50 min
  3. 3.How Much Is Enough?spoken production50 min
  4. 4.The World We Share: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 6: Getting Things Done

work, services, arrangements and problems
  1. 1.Getting It Donespoken production50 min
  2. 2.So They Saidspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Sorting It Outspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Getting Things Done: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 7: Mind and Feelings

personality, emotions and relationships
  1. 1.To Do or Doing?spoken production50 min
  2. 2.Interested or Interesting?spoken production50 min
  3. 3.Personality and Relationshipsspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Mind and Feelings: Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Unit 8: B2 Review & Communication

consolidating B2 and communicating fluently about ideas
  1. 1.Telling the Whole Storyspoken production50 min
  2. 2.If, Wish and Wouldspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Making Your Casespoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.B2 Review & Communicationspoken interaction50 min

Business English

Business English
Published Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 6, 2026

Unit 1: Making Contact

  1. 1.First Impressionsspoken interaction50 min
  2. 2.Small Talk and Networkingspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Describing Your Workspoken production50 min
  4. 4.Making Contact: Review & Communicationspoken interaction55 min

Unit 2: Professional Email

  1. 1.Email Essentialswriting50 min
  2. 2.Tone and Register in Emailwriting50 min
  3. 3.Requests, Replies and Follow-upswriting50 min
  4. 4.Professional Email: Review & Communicationwriting55 min

Unit 3: Telephoning & Virtual Meetings

  1. 1.Taking and Making Callsspoken interaction50 min
  2. 2.Clarifying and Confirmingspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Virtual Meetingsspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Telephoning: Review & Communicationspoken interaction55 min

Unit 4: Meetings

  1. 1.Setting Up a Meetingwriting50 min
  2. 2.Participating in Meetingsspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Chairing a Meetingspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Meetings: Review & Communicationspoken interaction55 min

Unit 5: Presentations

  1. 1.Structuring a Presentationspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Delivering with Impactspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Handling Questionsspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Presentations: Review & Communicationspoken production55 min

Unit 6: Negotiation

  1. 1.Preparing to Negotiatespoken production50 min
  2. 2.Bargaining and Proposalsspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Reaching Agreementspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Negotiation: Review & Communicationspoken interaction55 min

Unit 7: Reports & Proposals

  1. 1.Structuring a Reportwriting50 min
  2. 2.Describing Data and Trendswriting50 min
  3. 3.Writing Proposals and Recommendationswriting50 min
  4. 4.Reports: Review & Communicationwriting55 min

Unit 8: Business English Review & Communication

  1. 1.Communicating Across Channelsspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Influencing and Persuadingspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Managing Difficult Situationsspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Business English Review & Communicationspoken interaction60 min

IELTS Preparation

Exam Preparation
Published Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 6, 2026

Unit 1: The Listening Test

  1. 1.Getting Ready for IELTS Listeninglistening50 min
  2. 2.Listening for Specific Informationlistening50 min
  3. 3.Listening for Detail and Opinionlistening50 min
  4. 4.IELTS Listening: Review & Practicelistening55 min

Unit 2: The Reading Test

  1. 1.Skimming and Scanningreading50 min
  2. 2.True, False, Not Given and Matchingreading50 min
  3. 3.Reading for Main Ideasreading50 min
  4. 4.IELTS Reading: Review & Practicereading55 min

Unit 3: Writing Task 1

  1. 1.Understanding Task 1writing50 min
  2. 2.Describing Data and Trendswriting50 min
  3. 3.Structuring a Task 1 Responsewriting50 min
  4. 4.Writing Task 1: Review & Practicewriting55 min

Unit 4: Writing Task 2

  1. 1.Understanding the Essay Questionwriting50 min
  2. 2.Planning and Structuring the Essaywriting50 min
  3. 3.Developing Ideas and Cohesionwriting50 min
  4. 4.Writing Task 2: Review & Practicewriting55 min

Unit 5: Speaking Parts 1 & 2

  1. 1.Speaking Part 1spoken production50 min
  2. 2.Speaking Part 2: The Long Turnspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Extending and Organising the Long Turnspoken production50 min
  4. 4.Speaking Parts 1 & 2: Review & Practicespoken production55 min

Unit 6: Speaking Part 3 & Delivery

  1. 1.Speaking Part 3: Discussionspoken interaction50 min
  2. 2.Developing and Justifying Opinionsspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Fluency, Pronunciation and Rangespoken production50 min
  4. 4.Speaking Part 3: Review & Practicespoken interaction55 min

Unit 7: Exam Strategy

  1. 1.Understanding the Band Descriptorsreading50 min
  2. 2.Time Management Across the Papersreading50 min
  3. 3.Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Themwriting50 min
  4. 4.Exam Strategy: Review & Practicewriting55 min

Unit 8: Review & Mock Test

  1. 1.Listening & Reading Mocklistening60 min
  2. 2.Writing Mock: Tasks 1 & 2writing60 min
  3. 3.Speaking Mockspoken interaction45 min
  4. 4.IELTS Review & Mock Testspoken interaction60 min

Cambridge B2 First

Exam Preparation
Published Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 6, 2026

Unit 1: Reading

  1. 1.Getting Ready for B2 First: Readingreading50 min
  2. 2.Part 5: Multiple Choicereading50 min
  3. 3.Part 6: Gapped Textreading50 min
  4. 4.Part 7: Multiple Matching - Review & Practicereading50 min

Unit 2: Use of English

  1. 1.Part 1: Multiple-Choice Clozereading50 min
  2. 2.Part 2: Open Clozereading50 min
  3. 3.Part 3: Word Formationwriting50 min
  4. 4.Part 4: Key Word Transformations - Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 3: Writing Part 1: The Essay

  1. 1.Understanding the B2 First Essaywriting50 min
  2. 2.Planning and Structuring the Essaywriting50 min
  3. 3.Developing Arguments and Linkingwriting50 min
  4. 4.Writing the Essay: Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 4: Writing Part 2

  1. 1.The Articlewriting50 min
  2. 2.The Email and Letterwriting50 min
  3. 3.The Review and Reportwriting50 min
  4. 4.Writing Part 2: Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 5: The Listening Test

  1. 1.Getting Ready for B2 First Listeninglistening50 min
  2. 2.Parts 1 & 2: Multiple Choice and Sentence Completionlistening50 min
  3. 3.Parts 3 & 4: Multiple Matching and Interviewlistening50 min
  4. 4.Listening: Review & Practicelistening50 min

Unit 6: The Speaking Test

  1. 1.Parts 1 & 2: Interview and Long Turnspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Part 3: Collaborative Taskspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Part 4: Discussionspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Speaking: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 7: Exam Strategy

  1. 1.Understanding the B2 First Scoringreading50 min
  2. 2.Time Management Across the Papersreading50 min
  3. 3.Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Themwriting50 min
  4. 4.Exam Strategy: Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 8: Review & Mock Test

  1. 1.Reading & Use of English Mockreading60 min
  2. 2.Writing Mock: Parts 1 & 2writing60 min
  3. 3.Listening & Speaking Mocklistening60 min
  4. 4.B2 First Review & Mock Testspoken interaction60 min

TOEFL iBT

Exam Preparation
Published Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 6, 2026

Unit 1: The Reading Section

  1. 1.Getting Ready for TOEFL Readingreading50 min
  2. 2.Factual, Vocabulary and Reference Questionsreading50 min
  3. 3.Inference, Purpose and Sentence Simplificationreading50 min
  4. 4.Reading: Summary & Reviewreading50 min

Unit 2: The Listening Section

  1. 1.Getting Ready for TOEFL Listeninglistening50 min
  2. 2.Lectures: Note-Taking and Detaillistening50 min
  3. 3.Conversations, Function and Attitudelistening50 min
  4. 4.Listening: Review & Practicelistening50 min

Unit 3: Speaking: Independent Task

  1. 1.The Independent Speaking Taskspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Structuring a 45-Second Responsespoken production50 min
  3. 3.Developing Reasons and Examplesspoken production50 min
  4. 4.Independent Speaking: Review & Practicespoken production50 min

Unit 4: Speaking: Integrated Tasks

  1. 1.Read-Listen-Speak: The Campus Taskspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Read-Listen-Speak: The Academic Taskspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Listen-Speak: The Lecture Summary Taskspoken production50 min
  4. 4.Integrated Speaking: Review & Practicespoken production50 min

Unit 5: Writing: Integrated Task

  1. 1.Understanding the Integrated Writing Taskwriting50 min
  2. 2.Note-Taking from Reading and Lecturewriting50 min
  3. 3.Structuring the Integrated Responsewriting50 min
  4. 4.Integrated Writing: Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 6: Writing: Academic Discussion

  1. 1.Understanding the Academic Discussion Taskwriting50 min
  2. 2.Stating and Supporting an Opinionwriting50 min
  3. 3.Engaging with the Discussionwriting50 min
  4. 4.Academic Discussion: Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 7: Exam Strategy

  1. 1.Understanding TOEFL Scoringreading50 min
  2. 2.Time Management Across the Sectionsreading50 min
  3. 3.Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Themwriting50 min
  4. 4.Exam Strategy: Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 8: Review & Mock Test

  1. 1.Reading & Listening Mockreading60 min
  2. 2.Speaking Mock: All Four Tasksspoken production60 min
  3. 3.Writing Mock: Both Taskswriting60 min
  4. 4.TOEFL Review & Mock Testwriting60 min

Skill Clusters

Skill Clusters
Published Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 6, 2026

Unit 1: Listening Skills

  1. 1.Listening for Gistlistening50 min
  2. 2.Listening for Detaillistening50 min
  3. 3.Listening for Inference and Attitudelistening50 min
  4. 4.Listening Skills: Review & Practicelistening50 min

Unit 2: Reading Skills

  1. 1.Skimming for Gistreading50 min
  2. 2.Scanning for Detailreading50 min
  3. 3.Reading for Inference and Purposereading50 min
  4. 4.Reading Skills: Review & Practicereading50 min

Unit 3: Speaking Skills

  1. 1.Fluency and Reducing Hesitationspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Interaction and Turn-Takingspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Organising Extended Speechspoken production50 min
  4. 4.Speaking Skills: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 4: Writing Skills

  1. 1.Paragraphing and Topic Sentenceswriting50 min
  2. 2.Linking and Cohesionwriting50 min
  3. 3.Register and Tonewriting50 min
  4. 4.Writing Skills: Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 5: Grammar in Use

  1. 1.Tenses and Time Referencewriting50 min
  2. 2.Modals and Conditionalswriting50 min
  3. 3.Articles, Prepositions and Agreementwriting50 min
  4. 4.Grammar in Use: Review & Practicewriting50 min

Unit 6: Vocabulary Building

  1. 1.Collocations and Chunksreading50 min
  2. 2.Word Formation and Familieswriting50 min
  3. 3.Phrasal Verbs and Idiomsreading50 min
  4. 4.Vocabulary Building: Review & Practicereading50 min

Unit 7: Pronunciation

  1. 1.Sounds and Word Stressspoken production50 min
  2. 2.Sentence Stress and Rhythmspoken production50 min
  3. 3.Intonation and Connected Speechspoken production50 min
  4. 4.Pronunciation: Review & Practicespoken production50 min

Unit 8: Integrated Skills & Review

  1. 1.Combining Receptive Skillsreading50 min
  2. 2.Combining Productive Skillswriting50 min
  3. 3.Putting It All Togetherspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Skill Clusters: Review & Consolidationreading55 min

Life Abroad

Life Abroad
Published Oct 7, 2026Updated Oct 7, 2026

Unit 1: Arrival and Settling In

  1. 1.Arriving: Immigration and First Stepslistening50 min
  2. 2.Essential Paperwork and Registrationreading50 min
  3. 3.Getting Oriented: Directions and Local Infospoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Settling In: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 2: Finding and Renting a Home

  1. 1.Searching for a Place to Livereading50 min
  2. 2.Viewings and Asking Questionsspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Contracts, Deposits and Tenancyreading50 min
  4. 4.Housing: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 3: Work and the Workplace

  1. 1.Job Searching and Applicationsreading50 min
  2. 2.Interviewsspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Workplace Communication and Culturespoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Work: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 4: Health and Healthcare

  1. 1.Registering and Making Appointmentsspoken interaction50 min
  2. 2.At the Doctor: Describing Symptomsspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Pharmacies, Emergencies and Servicesreading50 min
  4. 4.Health: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 5: Money, Banking and Admin

  1. 1.Opening a Bank Accountspoken interaction50 min
  2. 2.Bills, Payments and Budgetingreading50 min
  3. 3.Taxes and Official Adminreading50 min
  4. 4.Money and Admin: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 6: Getting Around and Local Services

  1. 1.Public Transport and Travellistening50 min
  2. 2.Shopping and Consumer Lifespoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Using Local Servicesreading50 min
  4. 4.Getting Around: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 7: Community and Social Life

  1. 1.Making Friends and Small Talkspoken interaction50 min
  2. 2.Social Customs and Etiquettelistening50 min
  3. 3.Getting Involved: Community and Leisurespoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Social Life: Review & Practicespoken interaction50 min

Unit 8: Belonging: Integration & Review

  1. 1.Understanding Cultural Differenceslistening50 min
  2. 2.Dealing with Challenges and Culture Shockspoken interaction50 min
  3. 3.Building a Life and Belongingspoken interaction50 min
  4. 4.Life Abroad: Review & Consolidationreading55 min

Teaching resources for B2

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Life Choices: B2 Discussion Activity

A B2 discussion activity: learners explore real and dilemma-card life choices through every conditional and wish, with s

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Conditionals: First, Second & Third - B2 Worksheet

A classroom-ready B2 worksheet on the first, second and third conditionals, including real-vs-imaginary choice and the u

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Causative: Have & Get Something Done - B2 Worksheet

A classroom-ready B2 worksheet on the causative have/get + object + past participle across tenses, including unwanted ev

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B2 Unit 3 What If: Progress Check

A short end-of-unit progress check for B2 Unit 3: grammar (first/second/third and mixed conditionals, wish/if only), cho

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Reported Speech & Reporting Verbs: B2 Worksheet

A classroom-ready B2 worksheet on reported speech and a range of reporting verbs (suggest, admit, promise, offer, refuse

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Sorting It Out: B2 Complaint Role-Play

A B2 speaking activity: learners role-play sorting out service and work problems politely but firmly, using the causativ

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Reduced Relative & Participle Clauses: B2 Worksheet

A classroom-ready B2 worksheet on reducing relative clauses to participle clauses, choosing -ing for active and the past

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Life Abroad: Small Talk Worksheet

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Used To, Would & Be Used To: B2 Worksheet

A classroom-ready B2 worksheet contrasting used to and would (past habits and states) with be/get used to (being and bec

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Gerunds & Infinitives: B2 Worksheet

A classroom-ready B2 worksheet on gerund and infinitive patterns, including the verbs that change meaning (stop/remember

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What If: B2 Student Study Guide

A self-study guide for B2 learners: talk about real and imaginary situations, the unreal past and present consequences,

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B2 Review: Narrative Tenses & Conditionals - Worksheet

A classroom-ready B2 review worksheet on narrative tenses and the full range of conditionals and hypothetical language,