Category: Global Issues

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Bringing back the feeling

Global Issues Technology

In this ESL lesson on prosthetics, students learn vocabulary related to prosthetics and learn about some scientific breakthroughs.

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Towards a car-free future

Global Issues Grammar

This flipped lesson focuses on a grammar topic of double comparatives and a discussion about car-free cities. Students watch a video and work with grammar on their own. In the lesson, they have more speaking practice and creative work. 

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Surrounded by trees, with some flowers to smell

Global Issues

In this lesson about nature students talk about a podcast they listened to at home and practise advanced vocabulary related to the natural world. They also discuss the role of nature in their lives. 

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Solar, wind or hydroelectric?

Global Issues Technology

With this lesson plan, students discuss different forms of alternative energy sources, learn vocabulary related to generating energy and engage in a group activity. 

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Where are all the aliens? (writing an essay)

Global Issues Technology

In this lesson,students discuss alien life and the possible first contact scenario and write an essay about different aspects of space exploration. The lesson also includes two videos about extraterrestrials.

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Lying in your garbage

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson plan on zero waste students learn new vocabulary related to the word garbage while reflecting on small changes they could make to live a more eco-friendly life. They also watch two videos and practise their listening skills.

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Plogging ‐ make yourself and the planet better

Global Issues Lifestyle

This lesson plan on saving the planet deals with plogging, i.e. the idea of picking up litter while jogging. The worksheet consists of a few vocab exercises and includes a lot of words used when talking about waste and littering.

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Is it too late to save wildlife?

Global Issues

In this lesson plan on extinction, students learn a lot of related vocabulary, watch a video featuring David Attenborough and work on a group project.

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The urban jungle keeps getting bigger

Global Issues

In this flipped lesson plan about megacities students will learn vocab related to cities, read urban development statistics and discuss city problems.

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Universal basic income

Business Global Issues

This social welfare lesson plan deals with UBI, that is universal basic income. Students will learn a lot of related vocabulary as well as express their opinions on UBI and other social welfare issues.

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Why Finland has the best education system

Global Issues

Use 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.

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Political cartoons and freedom of speech

Global Issues Grammar

Have some fun and develop your students’ critical thinking skills with our new political cartoon lesson plan based on the work of Patrick Chappatte!

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Invest in travelling instead of stuff

Global Issues

This travelling lesson plan deals with travelling as collecting experiences. Students will practise building words and learn vocab related to travelling.

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Honeybees are important

Global Issues

This 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.

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What rights should animals have?

Global Issues

This flipped classroom worksheet is all about animal rights and is based on a TED Talk about the great work some lawyers do to treat chimpanzees better.