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Critical Reading Club 30 min
Dealing with heat waves
Global IssuesIn this lesson students learn some advanced adjectives and discuss the problem of heat waves.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
On the way to zero food waste
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson, intermediate students discuss food waste, share some tips on how not to waste food and learn some useful vocabulary.
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.
Standard Lesson 90 min
Families – extended, nuclear, chosen
Global Issues LifestyleIn this advanced speaking lesson students will practise some vocabulary and watch a video about the history of the nuclear family. They will also discuss some statistics and talk about the changing family model.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Are we becoming less materialistic?
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson, students talk about materialism and how the pandemic influenced our view of material gains, and do a transformation task.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Why eating locally is not enough
Global IssuesIn this worksheet students practise some language related to food’s carbon footprint. They also discuss their food choices and the factors that influence them.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
How much control should the state have over children’s upbringing?
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson students engage in a discussion on the control the state should have over children’s upbringing and discover some vocabulary related to the topic.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Who should tackle misinformation on social media?
Global IssuesWith this lesson plan students learn and practise some useful news language and reflect on the problem of misinformation on social media.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Top plastic waste-generating country is not in Asia
Global IssuesThis lesson gives students the opportunity to discover some language related to plastic pollution, discuss the problem of plastic waste and reflect on some eco-friendly ways to deal with other types of waste.
Standard Lesson 90 min
Tackling the world’s most pervasive issues
Global IssuesWith this lesson plan on global problems students will learn some advanced language (adjectives and verbs) to talk about the world’s issues. They’ll also watch a video about reducing food insecurity.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Co-living: an answer to housing and social issues
Global Issues LifestyleIn this lesson students learn and practise some interesting vocabulary related to co-living apartments, while discussing positive and negative aspects of this modern trend.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Turning oranges into electricity. Crazy or genius?
Global IssuesIn this lesson, students learn five pairs of verb synonyms and collocations which can be used to talk about sustainable living. They also come up with and reflect on eco-friendly solutions.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Do we need each other? (synonyms of the word important)
Global Issues TechnologyIn this lesson students engage in a discussion about human relationships. They discover synonyms of the word important, watch a video and reflect on the future of face-to-face interaction.
Flipped Lesson 45 min
The urban jungle keeps getting bigger
Global IssuesIn this flipped lesson plan about megacities students will learn vocab related to cities, read urban development statistics and discuss city problems.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Inclusive language
Business Global IssuesWe developed this worksheet to teach some inclusive language. In this one-page handout, students will learn what inclusive language is and discover some examples of both inclusive and exclusive language.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
Why Finland has the best education system
Global IssuesUse our lesson plan about education to learn about the Finnish school system, watch a part of Michael Moore’s documentary and discuss it with your students.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
Political cartoons and freedom of speech
Global Issues GrammarHave some fun and develop your students’ critical thinking skills with our new political cartoon lesson plan based on the work of Patrick Chappatte!
Flipped Lesson 45 min
Invest in travelling instead of stuff
Global IssuesThis travelling lesson plan deals with travelling as collecting experiences. Students will practise building words and learn vocab related to travelling.