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Standard Lesson 60 min
Agree to disagree? Negotiating conflict
Business GeneralExplore the world of conflict with this lesson! Students discuss conflict narratives, resolution tactics, and personal conflict styles. They learn collocations, discuss opinion statements, and listen to a podcast.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
It’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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
The golden age of podcasting
BusinessExplore the fascinating field of technology and podcasts with this lesson! After reading an article, students discuss the use of AI in podcasts, practise vocabulary to talk about the topic and discuss their ideas if they launched a 100% AI-generated podcast.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
Climate change narratives
Global IssuesEngage students in important discussions about climate change with this lesson! After reading an article, they review key vocabulary, analyze different narratives and explore concepts such as climate justice, climate anxiety, and climate fatigue.
Standard Lesson 60 min
What 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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
Adaptability and other must-have traits
BusinessIn this lesson, students discuss the article they read at home about adaptability as a must-have trait. They work with some vocabulary and discuss other traits necessary for business.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
The intangible benefits of travelling
LifestyleIn this lesson students talk about the article they read at home, learn some vocabulary and talk about different ways of travelling and their benefits.
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
On the lookout for the ultimate productivity app
BusinessIn this CRC lesson, students read an article about productivity apps, express their opinions on the matter and share their experiences.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Guessing 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.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Phrasal 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
Free time: quality meets quantity
LifestyleIn this CRC lesson students talk about free time, do a quiz, discuss an article and more tips on how to make the best out of their free time.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Who 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
Biometrics – 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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Legalese – explicit or ambiguous?
BusinessIn this lesson students discuss different types of jargon, learn some vocabulary to describe that something is easy or difficult to understand, and share their thoughts about the article they read at home.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Menstrual leave sparks debate
Business Global IssuesIn this lesson, students learn advanced words and phrases to express opinions, talk about the idea of menstrual leave and hold a debate.