English resources for the classroom

Describing yourself and other people: looks, clothes, personality and identity.

Parents, brothers, sisters and pets: dialogue series and activities about family life.

Making friends, fitting in and falling out: stories and talking points for teenagers.

The words to say how you feel, and activities to talk about it.

Classroom English, school objects and school life in English-speaking countries.

The house, the day and the time: everyday English at home.

Iconic dishes, restaurant role plays and food games, from the hamburger to Irish stew.

Shops, prices and pocket money, with role plays to practise.

Parts of the body, feeling ill and staying healthy.

Games, music, clubs and weekends: what pupils do after school.

Sports, champions and what sport says about a country.

Places in town, directions and life in the city or the country.

The calendar, the weather and the celebrations of the English-speaking year.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: places, symbols and everyday culture.

Coast to coast: culture, cities and road trips for your classroom.

Wildlife, landmarks and Aboriginal heritage: three documentary series on one continent.

Canada, India, Africa and the Commonwealth: English beyond Britain and America.

Transport, journeys, holidays and great explorers.

Pets, farm animals and wildlife from around the world.

Protecting nature, the climate and the choices ahead.

Screens, the internet and life online.

The true stories behind the telephone, the light bulb and Wi-Fi, and the words to talk about them.

Jobs, skills and what pupils want to do later.

Myths, legends and mysteries from the English-speaking world.

Great writers for young readers and the stories they left us.

Paintings, songs and films to look at, listen to and talk about.

From Roman Britain to the twentieth century: the past of the English-speaking world.

Champions, inventors and leaders: lives worth telling.

Rights, fairness, migration and how people live together.

Off the programme on purpose: series for projects, clubs and classes that want more.

Warm-ups that need no preparation — open, read, and the class is talking.

Graded readers, illustrated stories, comics and full-length works.

Audiobooks, songs, documentary series and dialogue journeys.

Conversation decks, debate topics, role plays and speaking tasks.

Escape games, branching scenarios, board games and playable quizzes.

Collocation drills and one-page reference sheets to fix a point for good.

Worksheets and quick quizzes, ready to photocopy.

Posters to display and certificates to hand out.

Resources that are not in any of our picks.