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Standard Lesson 60 min
Journalism and the news
Global IssuesWith this engaging lesson, students talk about journalism and news. They practise vocabulary about the topic, watch a video about journalism, discuss the challenges of being a journalist and read authentic stories about journalistic cases.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Community gardening
Global IssuesEngage in the exploration of gardening with this lesson! Students review vocabulary, talk about their experiences and watch a video on community gardens. They also elaborate on how they would create a community garden and discuss different ideas for city agriculture.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Revitalized neighbourhoods or ghost towns?
Global IssuesWith this intriguing lesson, students explore the concept of ‘gentrification’ and its impacts. They explore and practise vocabulary related to the topic, watch a short video, analyse opinions and examine solutions for gentrification challenges.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The youth changing the world
Global IssuesWith this highly relevant lesson, students discuss youth activism, examine different causes and practise vocabulary related to the topic. They also watch and discuss a video about Malala Yousafzai and reflect on the impact of youth involvement in social causes.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Save coral reefs!
Global Issues GrammarWith this lesson, students will dive into the different uses of ‘as’ in phrases and statements. They will also explore the realm of coral reefs and watch an inspiring informational video.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
How does shopping make you feel?
Global Issues LifestyleAs shopping is part of everyone’s life, this speaking lesson on shopping addiction won’t leave your students indifferent. Discuss whether it is a serious problem, discover hacks on how to control it and dive into how instant gratification works.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Downsides of tourism
Global IssuesThis speaking lesson focuses on talking about tourism and its problems. Students talk about travelling in general and tourism as an industry, watch a video and discuss solutions to the problems.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The value of unpaid care work
Global IssuesIn this lesson about unpaid work, students watch a video, practise using some verbs and discuss care work in depth.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Ageing: embracing the inevitable
Global IssuesIn this ESL lesson on ageing students talk about different aspects of the life of senior citizens. Students discuss mental and physical health, learn about dementia villages by watching a video, and brainstorm ideas.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
From trash to treasure
Global IssuesThe lesson includes a lot of activities that focus on speaking about upcycling, watching and discussing a video and brainstorming upcycling ideas.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Let’s stop this monster!
Global IssuesThis lesson on fast fashion includes a video and a variety of speaking activities to engage your students and enhance their vocabulary.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Homeschooling: for or against?
General Global IssuesThis lesson about education contains activities aimed to give students a lot of speaking practice and a chance to hold a debate. It also contains useful vocabulary and a video about homeschooling.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Our relationship with nature
Global Issues LifestyleIn this environment conversation class, students talk about nature. They also watch a video and discuss ways to protect the environment.
Standard Lesson 60 min
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
Waste less (First Conditional)
Global IssuesIn this lesson students practise the use of First Conditional, watch a video about grocery shopping and discuss how we can waste less.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Should junk food be taxed?
Global IssuesIn 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Do you need all this stuff? (verb formation)
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson based on a video about minimalism students get an opportunity to practise verb formation (exploring prefixes and suffixes) and reflect on their lifestyles.
Flipped Lesson 60 min
Plogging ‐ make yourself and the planet better
Global Issues LifestyleThis lesson plan on saving the planet deals with plogging, i.e. the idea of picking up litter while jogging. The worksheet consists of a few vocab exercises and includes a lot of words used when talking about waste and littering.