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Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
Add to saved lessonsIt’s a one-way street! Parasocial relationships
GeneralWith this engaging lesson, students read an article, discuss parasocial relationships and talk about fandom. They also share their experiences, learn vocabulary to talk about the topic and give their opinions on fans and fandoms.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsLet’s talk money
GeneralWith this speaking lesson, students talk about financial literacy, listen to excerpts from a podcast on the topic and discuss their experiences and perspectives. They also analyse money-related situations and come up with solutions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat I’m trying to say is… (clarifying and explaining)
GeneralHelp your students practise clarifying and explaining across various contexts. Elevate their communication skills through different strategies of providing clear explanations.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsGenerative AI tools – worth the hype?
Business TechnologyIn 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsGuessing games – B2-C1
GeneralThis worksheet consists of five upper-intermediate and advanced ESL games. Each of the games can be used as a stand-alone task.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Add to saved lessonsYou think this is a joke?
GeneralIn this lesson students talk about jokes and humour. They discuss different types of jokes, listen to a podcast, share their thoughts about humour and even try to make some jokes themselves.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsPhrasal verbs activities
GeneralThe lesson is a series of stand-alone phrasal verb activities that can be used as a revision, warm-up or time filler. There are four types of activities, each with two parts and different phrasal verbs.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsGlobal 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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsWho wants to live forever?
TechnologyWith this lesson plan, students have an in-depth discussion about the idea of recreating dead people as avatars. They also practise useful vocabulary and talk about the metaverse.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsBiometrics – applications and implications
TechnologyIn this lesson students discuss biometric technology, its applications and the concerns people have about using it. Students also do a word formation exercise and complete a definition.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsAdvanced vocabulary activities
GeneralThis is a set of ESL vocabulary activities rather than a typical ESL Brains lesson plan. Each of the activities can be used separately as a time filler, a warm-up, etc.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsAI supporting mental health therapy
TechnologyIn this lesson students discuss using AI in areas such as mental health therapy and the justice system, complete the summary of the article they read at home, and share their thoughts on the future of AI.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsCurious questions about curiosity
GeneralIn this lesson, students discuss the topic of curiosity in humans, practise collocations from the article, and reflect on how curiosity has shaped their lives.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsIs 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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Add to saved lessonsHistoric 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 45 min
Add to saved lessonsA super-duper language phenomenon (reduplication in English)
GeneralIn this lesson about reduplication in English students discover the meaning of common reduplicatives and practise them in everyday conversations.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsNatural disasters – vocabulary extension
GeneralThis worksheet focuses on vocabulary. Apart from natural disasters, students will also learn words and phrases commonly used in news headlines.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsPhrasal verbs with over
GeneralWith this worksheet, your students will learn 10 phrasal verbs with ‘over’ and discover what kind of meanings ‘over’ connotates.
