Level: C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How nature inspires innovation
TechnologyThis ESL lesson about design focuses on how nature inspires creation of new things. Students learn some vocabulary to describe the design of things, watch a video and have a lot of brainstorming and speaking practice.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Impediments to e-government
General TechnologyIn this lesson on digitalization students talk about various government services and how they can be improved. They also watch a video about a successful example (e-Estonia), learn some vocabulary and have a lot of speaking practice.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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The stuff of science fiction?
General TechnologyIn this lesson about science fiction, students watch a video about predicting advances in science and technology, talk about sci-fi and learn some vocabulary related to future predictions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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7,000 ways of seeing the world
Grammar LifestyleIn this lesson about languages, students watch a video, discuss whether languages change the way we see the world, and learn how to use ellipsis.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Will these lenses change the world?
TechnologyIn this lesson about technology, students watch two videos about smart contact lenses and discuss augmented reality.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Retrofitting – well worth the effort
Global IssuesIn this lesson, students talk about the concept of retrofitting and how it helps to achieve net-zero emissions. They also learn and practise some vocabulary from the article.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Regulating big tech
Business TechnologyThis lesson on regulation and technology focuses on rules and laws vocabulary. The lesson features a video about a law and a discussion on regulating big companies and different technologies.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Does protest always lead to change?
Global IssuesThis lesson includes a lot of speaking practice. Students watch a video about what makes a protest successful and analyse some strategies.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Earth is our only shareholder
Business Global IssuesIn this lesson, students learn and practise using compound adjectives. They also discuss corporate misconduct and watch a video about a founder who gave his company away to fight climate change.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Fashion, fashion everywhere
LifestyleIn 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Psychedelics in mental health therapy
General LifestyleIn this lesson about mental health, students watch a video about psychedelic drugs in mental health therapy, learn some vocabulary and hold a debate.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Surrounded by trees, with some flowers to smell
Global IssuesIn this lesson about nature students talk about a podcast they listened to at home and practise advanced vocabulary related to the natural world. They also discuss the role of nature in their lives.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Global skills passport
Business TechnologyIn this lesson, students discuss the idea of a global skills passport presented in the article, and practise vocabulary related to the topic.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Are small businesses more vulnerable?
Business TechnologyIn this lesson, students learn and practise advanced collocations, watch a video about cybersecurity and talk about cybercrime.
Standard Lesson 75 min
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Have you met the new Dalí?
TechnologyIn this lesson students watch two videos about AI image generators, learn some advanced vocabulary for describing images, and do some speaking practice.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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How to raise confident and empathetic children
LifestyleIn this lesson students discuss the ideas about parenting and misbehaviour from the article they read at home and do a vocabulary activity.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Cultural appropriation
General Global IssuesIn this lesson, students watch a video about cultural appropriation in fashion and learn some vocabulary. The lesson also includes lots of speaking activities for advanced students.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Living a digital nomad lifestyle
Business LifestyleIn this lesson students watch a video about being a digital nomad and learn and practise advanced multiword verbs.