Level: C1 / Advanced
SEE ALL LESSON PLANSCritical Reading Club 30 min
Why do people cheat in online games?
LifestyleIn this lesson, students practise some language related to breaking and following rules, and discuss the reasons behind cheating in online games.
Standard Lesson 60 min
What makes you laugh? (synonyms for laugh)
GeneralIn this lesson students study advanced synonyms for laugh, watch a video about laughter and discuss different aspects of laughter.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Layoffs and cutbacks can lead to start-ups (phrasal nouns)
BusinessIn this lesson, students read a short article about a start-up surge and learn some phrasal nouns by working out their meaning from the context. They also use the phrasal nouns in a discussion and a crossword.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Will your future clothes be made like this?
Lifestyle TechnologyIn this lesson students practise their listening skills while watching a video about 3D printed clothes. They also work with advanced synonyms for make and discuss the implications of 3D printing technology.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
Lying in your garbage
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson plan on zero waste students learn new vocabulary related to the word garbage while reflecting on small changes they could make to live a more eco-friendly life. They also watch two videos and practise their listening skills.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Who should tackle misinformation on social media?
Global IssuesWith this lesson plan students learn and practise some useful news language and reflect on the problem of misinformation on social media.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Behind every success there are dozens of failures
BusinessIn this lesson about success and failure students watch an interview with Jeff Bezos and learn a few idioms related to failure. They also put them into practice through a role-play activity involving different aspects of business failures.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Top plastic waste-generating country is not in Asia
Global IssuesThis lesson gives students the opportunity to discover some language related to plastic pollution, discuss the problem of plastic waste and reflect on some eco-friendly ways to deal with other types of waste.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Is being creative enough to succeed in innovation?
Business TechnologyIn this worksheet, students look for synonyms of some advanced phrases, practise word formation and reflect on what it takes to succeed in innovation.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is science denial worse than it’s ever been?
Global Issues TechnologyWith 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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Is it ‘OK not to be OK’ when you’re an athlete?
Business LifestyleIn this lesson students learn words and expressions related to mental health while talking about mental health issues suffered by athletes. They also discuss ways to promote mental health by public institutions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Closing the gender pay gap
Business Global IssuesWith this lesson plan, students talk about gender stereotypes, watch a video and discuss the factors driving the gender pay gap. They also reflect on solutions to this problem and discover some expressions with the word root.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Are we lonelier than ever?
LifestyleIn this lesson about loneliness, students get the opportunity to practise word formation and reflect on changes in their relationships with friends.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Historic space flight or billionaire’s thrill ride?
TechnologyIn this lesson based on an article about Richard Branson’s space flight students learn some advanced phrases related to the lesson theme and practise paraphrasing. They also reflect on the future of space tourism.
Standard Lesson 90 min
Data science and the NBA
Business TechnologyWith this data science lesson plan, students will learn a lot of advanced vocabulary related to the topic and put it into practice through a series of written and oral activities.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Co-living: an answer to housing and social issues
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson students learn and practise some interesting vocabulary related to co-living apartments, while discussing positive and negative aspects of this modern trend.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Why do we glamourise overwork more than ever
BusinessThis lesson plan about overwork is based on an article and gives students the opportunity to learn work-related language, while reflecting on the cult of overwork.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is micro living the future?
LifestyleWith this architecture lesson plan students learn and practise vocabulary related to design and building. They also engage in a project and design a micro apartment.