speaking about upcycling
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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From trash to treasure

Global Issues

The lesson includes a lot of activities that focus on speaking about upcycling, watching and discussing a video and brainstorming upcycling ideas. 

non-defining relative clauses
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Famous people (non-defining relative clauses)

Grammar

With this flipped lesson plan, students learn and practise using defining and non-defining relative clauses. They also watch two videos and talk about famous people. 

lesson on fast fashion
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Let’s stop this monster!

Global Issues

This lesson on fast fashion includes a video and a variety of speaking activities to engage your students and enhance their vocabulary.

reported statements lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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You said it was OK (reported speech)

Grammar

In this reported statements lesson plan, intermediate students watch a video, talk about misunderstandings and learn and practise reported speech.

B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Homeschooling: for or against?

General Global Issues

This 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. 

environment conversation class
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
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Our relationship with nature

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this environment conversation class, students talk about nature. They also watch a video and discuss ways to protect the environment. 

reflexive pronouns
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to be happy

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson, students watch a video and learn how to use reflexive pronouns. They also talk about happiness. 

lesson about passive voice
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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They did it for money (passive voice)

General Grammar

In this lesson about passive voice, students practise using passive voice. They also watch a video and discuss different types of crime. 

expressing regrets
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Regrets? I have a few…

General Grammar

In this lesson, students watch a video and learn structures for expressing regrets. They also practise some phrases for responding to regrets. 

how to use ellipsis
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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7,000 ways of seeing the world

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson about languages, students watch a video, discuss whether languages change the way we see the world, and learn how to use ellipsis.

inversion in English
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Female pioneers (inversion in English)

General Grammar

In this lesson, students learn how to use inversion in English. They also talk about gender inequality, watch a video and read short texts about women pioneers.  

basic English questions
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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That’s a good question!

Grammar

This lesson plan focuses on basic English questions. Students watch an interview with two famous actors and discuss different questions. Students also do a role play where they interview each other. 

lesson about protests
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Does protest always lead to change?

Global Issues

This lesson includes a lot of speaking practice. Students watch a video about what makes a protest successful and analyse some strategies. 

compound adjectives
C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Earth is our only shareholder

Business Global Issues

In this lesson, students learn and practise using compound adjectives. They also discuss corporate misconduct and watch a video about a founder who gave his company away to fight climate change.

as… as grammar structure
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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We train just as hard!

Global Issues Grammar

In this lesson about sport, students compare different sports and learn and practise how to use the as… as grammar structure. They also watch a video and discuss statistics on male and female sport.

A2 lesson about the environment
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Save the ocean, save yourself

Global Issues

In this A2 lesson about the environment, students watch a video about five tips on how to save the ocean, learn some vocabulary related to the environment and do several speaking tasks. 

speaking activities for advanced students
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Cultural appropriation

General Global Issues

In this lesson, students watch a video about cultural appropriation in fashion and learn some vocabulary. The lesson also includes lots of speaking activities for advanced students.

C2 vocabulary
C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min
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E-waste recycling

Global Issues Technology

In this lesson, students watch a video, learn C2 vocabulary related to recycling, and discuss some ideas for solving the e-waste problem. 

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