talking about work models
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Office, remote or hybrid?

Business

With this up-to-date lesson, students discuss work life after lockdown and practise vocabulary to talk about workplace changes. They also watch a news video about companies changing the way they work and discuss different work models.

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. 

lesson about mental health
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Psychedelics in mental health therapy

General Lifestyle

In this lesson about mental health, students watch a video about psychedelic drugs in mental health therapy, learn some vocabulary and hold a debate. 

upper-intermediate lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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There are only two things certain in life…

Business General

With this upper-intermediate lesson plan students discuss the welfare state, watch a video about taxes in Sweden, and learn some useful vocabulary. 

class debate in English
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Is science denial worse than it’s ever been?

Global Issues Technology

With this lesson plan, students reflect on a video about the role of science in the modern world, expand their vocabulary and hold a lively class debate.

lesson about diet and obesity
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Should junk food be taxed?

Global Issues

In this lesson about diet and obesity, students reflect on the factors contributing to the problem of obesity, listen to a news report and learn some words and phrases related to health.

listening for details
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Would you like to work a four-day week? (listening for details)

Business

In this lesson students will watch a video on a four-day work week, improve their listening for details skills and and reflect on the positive and negative aspects of working four days a week.

health and wellness lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Do health and wellness apps really work?

Technology

This health and wellness lesson plan focuses on a discussion about health‐related issues and applications offered by employers in the workplace.

social welfare lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Universal basic income

Business Global Issues

This social welfare lesson plan deals with UBI, that is universal basic income. Students will learn a lot of related vocabulary as well as express their opinions on UBI and other social welfare issues.

surveillance lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Big Brother is watching you

Business Technology

This surveillance lesson plan looks into the topic of employee monitoring software and questions the use of this technology raises.

lesson plan on binge watching
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Let’s binge watch it together!

Lifestyle

In this lesson plan students learn advanced TV vocabulary, discuss statistics connected with binge watching and talk about their TV series watching habits.

paternity leave
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The benefits of paternity leave

Business

In this lesson plan, your ESL students will talk about paternity leave and its pros and cons. They’ll also learn new vocab and do multiple-choice cloze task.

sport-related language
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min
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Is e-sport a sport?

Lifestyle Technology

This worksheet goes deeper into the world of video games, makes students explore esports and study some sport-related language.

C2 lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 75 min
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How video games change the world

Technology

Use our C2 lesson plan to get your students talking about video games and teach them some new vocabulary as well as talk about the impact of video games.

animal rights lesson
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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What rights should animals have?

Global Issues

This flipped classroom worksheet is all about animal rights and is based on a TED Talk about the great work some lawyers do to treat chimpanzees better.

CAE word formation
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Diversity and Inclusion at Work (CAE Word Formation)

Business

ESL lesson plan that tackles the diversity and inclusion issue. Use it to teach your students new language, practise CAE word formation and spark discussion.

verb patterns
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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What’s the future of baby boomers? (verb patterns)

Global Issues Grammar

This lesson plan for upper-intermediate students focuses on the topic of retirement and includes verb patterns exercises and a debate point.

advanced lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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What makes you employable?

Business

Advanced lesson plan on skills necessary for the contemporary business world. This ESL worksheet includes two videos with experts talking on the matter and a lot of vocabulary.

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