Category: Technology
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Standard Lesson 60 min
Sensory overload at work
Business TechnologyDiscuss sensory overload at work. Students watch a video about working memory and mental bandwidth, review advanced vocabulary for talking about focus and evaluate practical solutions to information overload.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How thirsty is AI?
Global Issues TechnologyExplore the environmental impact of AI! Students watch a video about the water usage of AI data centres, review advanced verbs for reporting claims and discuss possible solutions to the problem.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
The convenience culture
Lifestyle TechnologyDiscuss convenience culture with this lesson. Students watch a video about a device that combines shopping and food ordering, explore the Convenience Paradox and review vocabulary for talking about self-service and automation.
Reading Corner 60 min
AI goes to court
Business TechnologyExplore AI in the legal industry! Students read an article about the first court case won by an AI law firm and review vocabulary for discussing the risks and opportunities of AI at work.
Reading Corner 60 min
The right age to get a smartphone
Lifestyle TechnologyTry this reading lesson about smartphones! Students review vocabulary related to responsibility and online behaviour, read an article about the right age for a first phone and evaluate rules parents might set.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Are we tired of smartphones?
Lifestyle TechnologyTalk about smartphone habits with this lesson! Students watch a video about swapping a smartphone for a dumb phone, compare the two and review useful vocabulary about technology and devices.
Standard Lesson 60 min
I didn’t think it would become popular (past predictions)
Grammar TechnologyTalk about past predictions! Students review grammar for describing predictions people made in the past, watch a 2001 news report about mobile phones and rephrase historical quotes about technology.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Humanoid robots at home
Lifestyle TechnologyDiscuss smart home devices! Students watch parts of a video on domestic robots, read short texts about them and practise passive structures. They also debate the use of humanoid robots in various sectors.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is critical thinking still a thing?
General TechnologyEngage students in talking about critical thinking! In this lesson, they practise key vocabulary for the discussion, watch a video about why we sound more like AI and read texts about real-life cases of deception.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Short videos, short attention span?
Lifestyle TechnologyDiscuss digital habits and focus with this ESL lesson on attention spans! Students watch a video on brain rot and role-play a pitch in favour of short-form videos. They can also do an extra task to review useful vocabulary.
2 lessons
Talking about tech
TechnologyStudents learn vocabulary related to tech and work with collocations. They talk about tech pet peeves and tech problems.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Digital devices
TechnologyHelp students talk about everyday technology with this ESL lesson on digital devices! They practise key vocabulary for tech activities, collaboratively create a story and discuss the future potential of devices.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Good and bad designs
Lifestyle TechnologyEngage students in discussing good and bad designs with this lesson! They practise useful collocations, watch a video about a hybrid object and create their own multi-functional product.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
Using your smartphone
TechnologyGet students talking about their phone habits with this lesson! They practise phones and technology vocabulary, work on the pronunciation of regular past-tense verbs and give tech-related advice.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Would you watch a micro-drama?
General TechnologyGet students discussing micro-dramas! They debate the impact of vertical shorts, watch a video about the rise of micro-dramas and write a micro-drama script. Students can also review useful vocabulary with an extra task.
Standard Lesson 60 min
How social media is changing
Lifestyle TechnologyEngage in discussing social media with this advanced lesson! Students practise useful vocabulary, watch part of a video about changes in digital platforms and talk about the risks of social media.
Standard Lesson 60 min
A better airport experience
Business TechnologyTalk about logistics, problems and solutions with this advanced lesson on airports! Students practise vocabulary for airport operations, watch a video about an alternative passenger transfer method and role-play airport scenarios.
2 lessons
Supposing you knew how to… (conditionals)
General Grammar TechnologyStudents use first, second, third and mixed conditional sentences to talk about inventions and survival skills.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Will AI take your job?
Business TechnologyEngage students in discussing AI and jobs! In this lesson, they practise key phrases for impact and change, watch a video on how AI is changing jobs and debate AI replacing professions.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is AI getting less sloppy?
TechnologyEngage students in discussing AI-generated content! Students practise words for talking about AI use, watch a video on AI-generated news clips and reflect on ways to address the negative effects of generative AI.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Signed, sealed and delivered
Business TechnologyGet students talking about delivery with this advanced lesson! They practise useful vocabulary, watch a video about a delivery robot and role-play situations involving delivery issues.
Standard Lesson 60 min
The (over)use of AI
Business TechnologyGet your students talking about AI hype with this lesson. They discuss AI’s impact on jobs and layoffs, watch a video about AI washing and practise useful phrases. Students share their opinions and experiences.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
When ads get personal
Business TechnologyTalk about ads with this ESL lesson on targeted advertising! Students share opinions and experiences, read about marketing concepts and watch a video on AI in dog adoption campaigns. They also review useful collocations in an extra task.
Standard Lesson 60 min
AI music: innovation or infringement?
TechnologyDiscuss AI in the creative industries with this advanced lesson! Students practise useful language for opinions and debate on AI, watch a video about an AI singer and share their views.
Standard Lesson 60 min
You can use AI for that
TechnologyGet students talking about technology and AI with this lesson! They practise words and collocations related to AI, watch a video about using AI to learn a skill and work with AI prompts to solve problems.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Skills we use and skills we lose
Business TechnologyLead students into talking about skills! They discuss abilities and the impact of technology on them. Students practise useful collocations and phrases, watch a video about the influence of AI on people’s skills and share their ideas.
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min
Think before you post
Global Issues TechnologyDiscuss the impact of posting videos online! Students talk about online content, privacy and consent. They watch a video segment about rules on filming in public and do a vocabulary task to practise useful phrases.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Translation and tech
TechnologyEngage in talking about translation with this lesson! Students practise phrases for discussing translation tools, watch a video about real-time translation on ChatGPT and read a text about a modern type of translation.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Is de-extinction around the corner?
Global Issues TechnologyDiscuss the revival of animals with this advanced lesson on de-extinction! Students practise verb phrases connected to genetic engineering, watch a video about an experiment and role-play a meeting about the Jurassic Park idea.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Agentic AI
TechnologyGet students talking about AI with this advanced lesson! They share their views on technology, review adjectives and expressions for discussing AI and watch part of a video about agentic AI.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Smart farming
Global Issues TechnologyDiscuss modern agriculture with this ESL lesson on farming! Students share their perspectives, watch a video excerpt on farming technology and review farming vocabulary.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Farming: present and future
Global Issues TechnologyGet students to discuss farming with this advanced lesson! They practise vocabulary for talking about farming and agriculture, watch a video on AI in farming and discuss future farming scenarios.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
From engineering to metaphors
General TechnologyDive into engineering and figurative language with this lesson! Students talk about engineering and machines, practise vocabulary for mechanical parts and structures and explore the figurative meaning of expressions.
Vocabulary Lab 45 min / 60 min
How user-friendly is this app?
TechnologyLearn UI/UX elements with this worksheet. Students practise vocabulary for website and app elements, follow instructions to perform actions on a website or app and discuss annoying UI/UX situations.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Let’s talk online
Business TechnologyTalk about virtual meetings in this lesson! Students practise vocabulary for online tasks, watch a video on how to schedule a Zoom meeting and share their experiences. They also explore phrases for giving help in virtual contexts.
Standard Lesson 60 min
Do you know how this device works?
TechnologyStudents engage in talking about how devices work in this lesson! They practise action verbs for devices, watch a video on 3D food printing and imagine new devices to solve everyday problems.
