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Critical Reading Club 30 min
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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
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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
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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.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Is it ‘OK not to be OK’ when you’re an athlete?
Business LifestyleIn this lesson students learn words and expressions related to mental health while talking about mental health issues suffered by athletes. They also discuss ways to promote mental health by public institutions.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Are we lonelier than ever?
LifestyleIn this lesson about loneliness, students get the opportunity to practise word formation and reflect on changes in their relationships with friends.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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How tiny tasks become monsters
Business LifestyleIn this lesson students learn and put into practice dependent prepositions (in phrasal verbs and other expressions) while discussing reasons and ways of dealing with the common problem of procrastination.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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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
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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.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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England’s most eccentric dresser
LifestyleThanks to this lesson plan, students will learn and practise adjectives for describing clothes and outfits as well as watch a TED Talk by Daniel Lismore.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Let’s not promote stereotypes
LifestyleThis lesson plan about stereotypes includes tasks to learn and practise vocabulary, sparks a discussion and ends with a video about racial preferences in dating.
Standard Lesson 30 min
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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
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Can you find hidden messages in these logos?
LifestyleThis ESL logos lesson plan is based on a video about the hidden meanings of some logos and consists of different vocabulary and speaking activities that will get students talking about brand logos.
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Love it or hate it!
LifestyleThis worksheet can supplement lesson plans on art and includes various phrases that more advanced students might use when expressing likes and dislikes.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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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
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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!
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Movie quotes you should know!
Grammar LifestyleWith this worksheet, your students will learn some classic movie quotes, use them to practise reporting verbs and do some fun pairwork activity.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Honeybees are important
Global IssuesThis honeybees lesson plan is about beekeeping in cities and bees’ impact on our lives. The worksheet is based on a TED talk by Noah Wilson-Rich.
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Can you spot when someone is lying?
LifestyleTED Talk-based English lesson plan focused on idioms about lying. Engage students to learn at home and practise new language during your classes!