C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Will we wear fish skin?

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson, students talk about the fashion industry and use advanced vocabulary to praise or criticise someone or something. 

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Do you enjoy working remotely?

Business Lifestyle

In this Critical Reading Club lesson, students talk about working remotely and learn some vocabulary connected to the subject.

B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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On the way to zero food waste

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson, intermediate students discuss food waste, share some tips on how not to waste food and learn some useful vocabulary.

English worksheet
B1 / Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Getting by without a car

Lifestyle

In this lesson students discuss means of transport, talk about car and bike traffic in the place where they live, and learn some vocabulary to talk about transport.

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.

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.

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. 

C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Why do people cheat in online games?

Lifestyle

In this lesson, students practise some language related to breaking and following rules, and discuss the reasons behind cheating in online games.

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.

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.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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How tiny tasks become monsters

Business Lifestyle

In 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.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Co-living: an answer to housing and social issues

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson students learn and practise some interesting vocabulary related to co-living apartments, while discussing positive and negative aspects of this modern trend.

adjectives for describing clothes
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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England’s most eccentric dresser

Lifestyle

Thanks 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.

lesson plan about stereotypes
C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Let’s not promote stereotypes

Lifestyle

This lesson plan about stereotypes includes tasks to learn and practise vocabulary, sparks a discussion and ends with a video about racial preferences in dating.

logos lesson plan
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 30 min
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Can you find hidden messages in these logos?

Lifestyle

This 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.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Love it or hate it!

Lifestyle

This worksheet can supplement lesson plans on art and includes various phrases that more advanced students might use when expressing likes and dislikes.

reporting verbs
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 30 min
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Movie quotes you should know!

Grammar Lifestyle

With this worksheet, your students will learn some classic movie quotes, use them to practise reporting verbs and do some fun pairwork activity.

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