B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Is it easy to be kind?

General

In this lesson students talk about how acts of kindness are perceived nowadays, practise some useful phrases used in the article they read at home, and discuss how kind they would be in different situations. 

expressions to talk about trends
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 75 min
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It’s so hot right now!

Business Technology

In this lesson students learn expressions to talk about trends and watch a video about one of new buzzwords, i.e. NFTs.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Are we becoming less materialistic?

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson, students talk about materialism and how the pandemic influenced our view of material gains, and do a transformation task.

English lesson plan for HR
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Can stay interviews keep employees from leaving?

Business

In this lesson, students discuss the idea of stay interviews in depth and learn phrases which are useful to talk about employer-employee relationship. 

people with question marks
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Curious questions about curiosity

General

In this lesson, students discuss the topic of curiosity in humans, practise collocations from the article, and reflect on how curiosity has shaped their lives. 

conversation starters
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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How to start a conversation with a stranger

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students learn and create different conversation starters. They also watch a video about a man who talked to 100 strangers and do a role-play activity.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Our lives rely on social media more than we think

Lifestyle

This lesson plan is based on an article about a social media outage which students read at home. In the lesson, students learn some useful vocabulary and discuss possible consequences of all social media ceasing to exist.

phrases for presentations
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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Moving through your presentation

Business

With this lesson plan, students learn plenty of useful phrases for presentations in English. They also prepare presentation excerpts, and learn how to start a presentation. The lesson is the second of the three-part series of lessons about delivering presentations. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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To shuffle or not to shuffle?

Lifestyle

In this lesson students discuss the article they read at home about Adele’s request to remove the shuffle button on her album. They also study collocations with the words album and track. 

carbon footprint
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Why eating locally is not enough

Global Issues

In this worksheet students practise some language related to food’s carbon footprint. They also discuss their food choices and the factors that influence them.

gig economy lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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The gig economy: good or bad for workers?

Business

This lesson plan gives students the opportunity to learn and practise words related to freelance work and discuss pros and cons of the gig economy. 

employment law English
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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The right to rest and other employment laws

Business

In this lesson students learn vocabulary related to the topic of employment law, watch a video about a new law passed in Portugal and share their views on employment regulations around the world.

a person playing computer games
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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How much control should the state have over children’s upbringing?

Global Issues Lifestyle

In 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.

phrases for business meetings
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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I’m afraid that’s outside the scope of this meeting

Business

In this lesson, students reflect on ways to make a business meeting more productive and practise some useful phrases for business meetings. They also act out typical workplace situations.

Top plastic waste-generating country is not in Asia
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Top plastic waste-generating country is not in Asia

Global Issues

This 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.

third conditional
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 75 min
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If he hadn’t pressed the button, nothing would have happened

Grammar

In this lesson about hypothetical situations in the past, students learn the Third Conditional in English and practise its structure through a variety of written and oral activities.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Is it ‘OK not to be OK’ when you’re an athlete?

Business Lifestyle

In 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.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Are we lonelier than ever?

Lifestyle

In this lesson about loneliness, students get the opportunity to practise word formation and reflect on changes in their relationships with friends.

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