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Why are we late? (personality traits)

Lifestyle

With this lesson, students discover advanced personality adjectives, discuss punctuality, and boost listening skills with a fascinating video!

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Is a degree worth it?

Business General

Engage your students in a discussion on the ins and outs of higher education. Explore education and career-related vocabulary and work on comprehension skills by watching a news report on the job market.

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Suing the state

Global Issues

Explore the topic of lawsuits and trials with your students by discussing a specific case against a US state. Make them expand their legal vocabulary, watch a video, and engage in thought-provoking discussions.

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Do you enjoy quiz shows? (question tags)

General Grammar

Teach your students how to express uncertainty about facts. They will practise using question tags and apply general knowledge to answer quiz questions!

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Being unproductive (uses of gerund)

Grammar Lifestyle

Is productivity the best policy when it comes to days off? Encourage your students to tell you how they chill at weekends using gerunds.

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It’s on us to fix it (phrases with on)

General

Students watch entertaining ads, work with funny slogans and talk about marketing campaigns. More importantly, they learn and practise phrases with on without even realising it!

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Underpopulation or overpopulation?

Global Issues

With this C2 worksheet, students learn and practise some advanced vocabulary, discuss over- and underpopulation and watch an informative video. 

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The future of the film industry

General Technology

In this lesson about the film industry, students talk about the changes that the industry might undergo in the near future. They also learn phrases related to films, watch a news report and read two short texts.

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Survival skills we need to know

General Grammar

In this lesson, students talk about survival skills, learn useful vocabulary, and practise conditional phrases (e.g. supposing, provided that, should you ever, etc.). Students also watch a video and have a discussion. 

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What is your favourite thing about autumn?

General

In this lesson about autumn, students learn collocations related to autumn as well as functional phrases to talk about their favourite things. Students also watch a video and have a discussion. 

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Would you ever renovate a house?

Lifestyle

In this ESL lesson about houses and renovation, students learn some useful vocabulary related to the topic, watch a video and talk about house renovations. 

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Do you trust your memory?

General

This ESL lesson gives students the opportunity to learn phrases to talk about memory, watch a video, and have a fascinating discussion. 

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Fancy a game?

General

In this ESL lesson about board games, students watch a video, learn games-related vocabulary and practise speaking. 

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The value of unpaid care work

Global Issues

In this lesson about unpaid work, students watch a video, practise using some verbs and discuss care work in depth. 

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A place to get things done

Grammar Lifestyle

This ESL lesson on getting things done and deadlines includes a range of speaking, vocabulary and grammar activities. Students talk about deadlines, learn useful vocabulary and grammar structures, watch a video and have engaging conversations. 

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Let’s bust a move

General Grammar

Try out this ESL lesson about dancing to teach students some expressive phrases. Students also watch a video and practise the use of pronouns.

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Conversations we dread

Business General

In this ESL lesson about communication students talk about difficult conversations and share their experiences. They learn vocabulary, watch a video, have a discussion, role play and practise useful expressions. 

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Tying the knot

Lifestyle

Try this lesson about weddings to discuss ceremonies, and teach students useful vocabulary and time expressions. Students will also watch a video and plan a wedding.