technology lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 45 min

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

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.

surveillance lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 60 min

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.

describing sounds in English
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

The world of sounds around us

General

In this lesson plan, students will learn verbs for describing sounds in English and talk about irritating sounds using phrases for expressing annoyance.

communication lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Communication is not that easy!

Business

This communication lesson plan is based on a short video presenting how miscommunication happens and how we can avoid it. The worksheet includes vocabulary tasks, listening comprehension and speaking practice.

lesson plan on binge watching
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

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.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min

Natural disasters – vocabulary extension

General

This worksheet focuses on vocabulary. Apart from natural disasters, students will also learn words and phrases commonly used in news headlines.

fear vocabulary
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min

What might Bill Gates be worried about?

Global Issues

Discover what worries Bill Gates most and teach your students some fear-related vocabulary, useful adjectives for expressing opinions and practise them with a few speaking activities.

wish structures
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Is Kopi Luwak on your bucket list? (wish structures)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson plan students will learn and practise ‘wish’ structures as well as watch a video about the most expensive coffee in the world, Kopi Luwak.

selfie lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Why do we take selfies?

Lifestyle Technology

Our selfie lesson plan focuses on word formation, listening, and language straight from Instagram. All that based on an authentic street interview with New Yorkers.

lesson plan on films
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 60 min

Let’s go to the movies! – ESL lesson plan on films

Lifestyle

This ESL lesson plan on films is based on a video review of Pain and Glory. Your student will learn new vocabulary and write a short film review themselves.

ESL flipped lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

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.

graffiti lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

When graffiti ends up in art galleries

Lifestyle

This ESL graffiti lesson plan is based on a TV report on street art and will encourage your students to learn new vocabulary and discuss this modern art form.

advanced vocabulary
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 45 min

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!

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min

Phrasal verbs with over

General

With this worksheet, your students will learn 10 phrasal verbs with ‘over’ and discover what kind of meanings ‘over’ connotates.

phrasal verbs with out
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min

Do you feel FOMO? – phrasal verbs with out

Lifestyle

In this lesson plan, you will talk with your students about FOMO, and its opposite – JOMO, while teaching them various phrasal verbs with ‘out’.

body language lesson plan
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 45 min

How to read body language

Lifestyle

We debunk some myths and give tips in our body language lesson plan but most importantly your students will learn new interesting vocabulary and practise it.

practising writing
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min

Latest crime news headlines

General

This worksheet focuses on two goals: extending crime vocabulary and practising writing. It can also serve as a good supplement to crime lesson plans.

crime lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min

Helping ex-cons find a job – advanced crime lesson plan

General

Use our crime lesson plan to teach your students some advanced vocabulary and get them involved in a meaningful discussion about ex-cons and jobs.

political cartoon lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min

Political cartoons and freedom of speech

Global Issues Grammar

Have some fun and develop your students’ critical thinking skills with our new political cartoon lesson plan based on the work of Patrick Chappatte!

advanced tense review
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min

The story of Frida Kahlo (+ Advanced Tense Review)

General Grammar

Get your students interested in the life and work of Frida Kahlo and check their knowledge using our interactive video focused on advanced tense review!

reporting verbs
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min

Movie quotes you should know!

Grammar Lifestyle

With this worksheet, your students will learn some classic movie quotes, use them to practise reporting verbs and do some fun pairwork activity.

passive structures
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? (passive structures)

General Grammar

Teach your students advanced passive structures and discover the world of weird conspiracy-thinking and tin-foil hat men.

offices lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Modern workplace amenities (Business English speaking class)

Business

This Business English lesson plan looks at the modern office spaces and the cool office amenities we have. It focuses mainly on practising speaking skills.

sport-related language
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min

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

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.

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Flipped Lesson 30 min

Why is spoken poetry awesome?

General

This flipped classroom worksheet is based on a fabulous speech by Sarah Kay on poetry and it is prepared for C1/C2 (advanced) learners.

honeybees lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min

Honeybees are important

Global Issues

This honeybees lesson plan is about beekeeping in cities and bees’ impact on our lives. The worksheet is based on a TED talk by Noah Wilson-Rich.

online advertising lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 90 min

The history and future of online advertising

Business

Teach your students about the history of advertising on the Internet using our online advertising lesson plan and explore the future of online ads.

reading worksheet
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 45 min

Social media for environment protection

Global Issues Technology

This reading worksheet looks into the issue of the positive impact of social media on the environment and focuses on reading skills.

C1 lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

What geotagging does to nature (adjectives for describing places)

Global Issues Technology

This lesson plan deals with the effect of Instagram and Facebook on nature! It focuses on teaching adjectives synonyms used for describing places.

advanced lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

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.

lesson on making predictions
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

The future of space exploration (lesson on making predictions)

Grammar Technology

Talk with your students about SpaceX and future of space travel using this ESL lesson plan on making predictions and expressing probability.

Business English lesson plan
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Unconventional career advice

Business

Business English lesson plan on career path for advanced (C1) students. Watch a video and talk about what is important for your career in the 21st century.

describing graphs in English
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Numbers don’t lie – graphs do

Business

The aim of the lesson is to teach students vocabulary and structures they can use while describing graphs in English, and how to spot distorted charts.

English interactive video lesson
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

The ethical dilemma of driverless cars

Technology

In this interactive video lesson, students will have to consider the ethical dilemmas that a self-driving car needs to make, and they will learn new phrases.

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