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Curriculum-aligned resources, from homework to the classroom lesson. Less time searching, more time for your students.

Differentiation
Animals · one lesson, 3 levels
1
Lucia · stretchB1
2
Tom · on targetA2+
3
Ava · supportA2

Matched to the level of each student.

One lesson, several levels. Every student gets exercises within their reach, from support to stretch: nobody drops off, nobody gets bored.

Ready to use
Lesson · 5e · A2
A day in London
1
Living London video3 min
2
Vocabulary · black cab12 min
3
Self-marking quiz10 min
4
Production · Your Saturday20 min

Fun and varied.

Authentic videos, podcasts, escape games, quizzes… resources designed with you and your students in mind, high-quality and relevant. Your students want to come back.

Teacher pack
Animals · 4e · B1
Included
Preparation sheetTimed lesson plan
Language objectivesCEFR · cultural
Marking gridWriting · Speaking · clear criteria
Annotated answer keysAnswers + comments

Ready to use, less prep.

Timed lesson plan, CEFR objectives, marking grids, annotated answer keys. Everything you usually prepare yourself: already there.

I’ve tried quite a few platforms and I always ended up redoing everything myself: rough exercises, poorly calibrated levels. Here, nothing to tweak. You can tell it’s written by English teachers: the instructions are clean, the documents are authentic, and the printable sheet is identical to the screen version. I set a quiz on Monday, it’s marked before my class leaves the room.

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Hélène D.English teacher · secondary · Brussels

My students already knew The Big Challenge thanks to the contest, so I had no one to convince. What surprised me is that they go back on their own: series to unlock, challenges between classes… Students who never handed anything in now ask me when I’m opening the next lesson. In fifteen years, I’d never seen that in English.

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Nadia R.English teacher · secondary school · Amsterdam

Every week we get ads for “AI” tools with interchangeable content. The Academy is the opposite: real editorial work, cultural themes that carry a whole sequence (Roman Britain went down very well with my class) and 25 years of craft you can feel in the details. My management approved the licence in a single meeting: one price for the whole school, one purchase order.

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Marc T.English teacher · secondary school · Luxembourg

9,200 teachers · 400 schools · 10 countries

9:415G ◗
CLASS Challenge · March
Flash challenge Animals
LIVE · 5eB vs 5eC
1Lucia M.128 pts
2You119 pts
3Hugo D.114 pts
Continue the challenge →
14:185G ◗
Catalogue
127 series · A1 → B1
Roman BritainA2
Animals of AustraliaA1+
Legendary WorldsB1
+124series
HistoryAnimalsFantasy
18:424G ◗
Lucia · 5eB12days
Level 7 · A2+
Soon level 8
75%
B1 listening
+10 days
200 XP
📱Continued on the bus· 18:42
58%practise on their own
between your lessons
Student side · what they see
01
CLASS Challenge

A class united.
Everyone is included.

In the CLASS Challenge, mixed abilities are not an obstacle. Everyone contributes to the group’s success, including the quietest students.

5thB vs 5thC · LIVE
02
127 series · A1 → B1

Stories they want more of.

Roman Britain, Animals of Australia, Legendary Worlds: real English-speaking cultural topics in a multimedia series format students find highly engaging — and that also feeds your sequences.

127 series · 42 games & escape games
03
Friday · 18:42 · the bus

The urge to carry on, even after the bell.

Levels to unlock, badges, the right to get it wrong: they replay a failed quiz without fearing a mark. That’s often where progress happens.

58% come back every week · outside lessons
01/03Play in class

Personalised tracking at a glance.

Each student moves at their own pace. You follow everything with no Excel sheet to keep.

Strengths and weaknesses

For each student, you see where they take off and where they get stuck: by language activity, in real time.

Differentiated teaching

Lucia moves ahead in B1 listening while Tom consolidates his A2 in grammar. As many paces as needed, with no extra work.

Automatic reports

Homework marks itself, the CEFR report fills in as the lessons go. Exportable in one click for your management or staff meetings.

academy.thebigchallenge.com/classroom/5eB
Class5eB24 students · 12 lessons · April
Search for a student…CEFR ▾April ▾Export reports (PDF)
StudentCEFR progressLevel
LM
Lucia M.5ᵉB · 12 d in a row
B1
TR
Tom R.5ᵉB · 5 d in a row
A2+
AL
Ava L.5ᵉB · 3 d in a row
Listening to reinforce
A2
HD
Hugo D.5ᵉB · 8 d in a row
A2+
MP
Maya P.5ᵉB · 9 d in a row
B1
SK
Sami K.5ᵉB · 0 d in a row
Writing to reinforce
A2
LV
Léa V.5ᵉB · 21 d in a row
B1
NF
Noé F.5ᵉB · 4 d in a row
A2+
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