B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Design engineering

Technology

Dive into the world of creative problem-solving while encouraging students to think about the real-world impact of design engineering. This lesson explores the possibilities of innovative thinking in an engaging way.

speaking lesson about shopping addiction
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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How does shopping make you feel?

Global Issues Lifestyle

As shopping is part of everyone’s life, this speaking lesson on shopping addiction won’t leave your students indifferent. Discuss whether it is a serious problem, discover hacks on how to control it and dive into how instant gratification works.

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Social media addiction

Global Issues Lifestyle

Let your students assess the impact of social media and respond critically to a news report. The lesson fosters meaningful discussion!

ESL lesson about happiness
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Happiness is…

Lifestyle

In this ESL lesson about happiness, students talk about the feeling, watch a video and discuss happiness myths. The teacher can also choose to do an optional vocabulary activity with students.  

ESL lesson about healthcare
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Healthcare innovation

General Technology

In this ESL lesson about healthcare, students practise speaking, watch a video and do an optional word formation activity. 

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
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The intangible benefits of travelling

Lifestyle

In this lesson students talk about the article they read at home, learn some vocabulary and talk about different ways of travelling and their benefits. 

ESL lesson about space
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Pushing back the frontiers

Technology

In this ESL lesson about space, students watch a video about the International Space Station and have a long discussion about space. The topics include space exploration, collaboration in space and space technology. 

ESL speaking lesson about generative AI
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Generative AI tools – worth the hype?

Business Technology

In this ESL speaking lesson about generative AI, students listen to an excerpt from a podcast and talk about generative AI applications and the implications of this technology for different professionals.

lesson about appearance
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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This is how I look

Lifestyle

In this lesson about appearance, students watch a video about women who stopped dying their grey hair and talk about societal norms regarding how a person looks. 

discuss food and restaurant
C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Wining and dining

General Lifestyle

This speaking worksheet contains a lot of activities which allow students to discuss food and restaurant experiences. Students also watch a video about tipping and talk about different aspects of it. 

lesson about technology
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Will these lenses change the world?

Technology

In this lesson about technology, students watch two videos about smart contact lenses and discuss augmented reality. 

discussion questions about fashion
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Fashion, fashion everywhere

Lifestyle

In this worksheet students go through a variety of discussion questions about fashion. They also choose between opposing statements, explain their choices and come up with their own definition of ‘fashion’. There is also a set of quotations related to different aspects of fashion.

C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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A house to feel at home in (describing houses)

Lifestyle

With this lesson plan, you’ll teach students some useful vocabulary for describing houses. They will also watch two videos and speak about their dream houses.

lesson plan about the internet
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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Beaming the internet from space

Technology

In this lesson plan about the internet students will learn computer networking vocab, do listening comprehension tasks and discuss the Starlink project.

technology lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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How technology can enhance our brain

Technology

This technology lesson plan touches upon melding minds with machines, that is a brain-computer interface. It is based on a very interesting video which will definitely make your students eager to talk.

lesson plan about architecture
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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Copycat architecture

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about architecture deals with a phenomenon called copycat architecture. Students will learn some adjectives for describing places as well as watch an interesting video.

ESL flipped lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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Deepfakes – Is seeing still believing?

Technology

This ESL flipped lesson plan deals with deepfakes, i.e. fake videos in which a person in a video is replaced with someone else using computer science.

advanced vocabulary
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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How drones and other technologies will change our world

Technology

In this C1/C2 lesson plan, your students will discover various applications of drones, learn some advanced vocabulary and talk about the world’s future!

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