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Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow is bubble gum made (passive voice)
Grammar TechnologyTeach your students how to use passive voice to talk about processes and discover how bubble gum is made.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsQuestions no one knows the answers to
General GrammarThis TED Talk lesson plan on asking questions includes exercises on both indirect and direct questions and makes students use them a lot in speaking.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe ethical dilemma of driverless cars
TechnologyIn this interactive video lesson, students will have to consider the ethical dilemmas that a self-driving car needs to make, and they will learn new phrases.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessons5 dangerous things you should let your kids do
LifestyleThe focus of this worksheet is discussion. Students will have a lot of opportunities to speak about such topics as childhood and parenting.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow healthy living nearly killed me
LifestyleThis ESL worksheet is based on a TED Talk titled “How healthy living nearly killed me” by AJ Jacobs. The speaker discusses his experiences and approach to healthy living.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWhat makes start-ups succeed?
Business TechnologyThis lesson plan focuses on start-ups as a business model. Students will learn useful jargon from the Silicon Valley and some collocations that will help them talk about start-ups and launching a new company.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsSleep more! Your brain needs it! (+ structures of used to)
Grammar LifestyleThe lesson plan includes exercises on idioms and fixed phrases connected with sleep, and focuses on different structures of “used to”.
Standard Lesson 45 min
Add to saved lessonsBuilding a museum of museums on the web
LifestyleThe lesson plan is about art and museums. Students have a lot of opportunities to express their likes and dislikes in these areas.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsYour online life is permanent
TechnologyESL video lesson plan for B1students that focuses on privacy online and how what we do on the internet leaves a permanent trace.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsDesigners – think big!
LifestyleThis ESL worksheet for adults focuses on design and design thinking. Students will also learn a lot of vocabulary connected with the topic.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsWill we lose our jobs to machines?
TechnologyThis lesson focuses on the future of work and whether robots will take our jobs or not. Watch a TED Talk with your students and have a debate!
Standard Lesson 30 min
Add to saved lessonsThe happiest country in the world
LifestyleThe worksheet is based on an article about the happiest country (Finland) in the world and consists of various exercises.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsHow to buy happiness
LifestyleThis ESL worksheet focuses on synonyms of words poor and rich and a discussion on money and happiness. It is prepared for B1+ (intermediate) students.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsTexting is killing language
GeneralThis ESL lesson plan touches upon the development of language, especially in terms of SMS. Students will also practise writing text messages in English.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsCan technology solve our big problems?
TechnologyThanks to this worksheet, students will learn new advanced vocabulary and their synonyms, watch an intriguing video and have a chance to discuss whether technology has been developing in the right direction.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe mathematics of love
LifestyleSpring is in the air and love is in the air! Can we measure love? Is there a recipe for a happy and long-lasting relationship? Curious? Watch the TED Talk and engage your students in a light discussion on the topic!
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe psychology of your future self
LifestyleDo you think you will change a lot in the future? Or maybe not at all? This lesson plan based on a short TED Talk will give your students many occasions to talk about their attitude towards change and their future selves.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Add to saved lessonsThe hidden power of smiling
LifestyleThis general English lesson plan is prepared for less proficient students (B1+) and focuses on the topic of smiling and the way it affects our lives.
