Topic: Future Is Here
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Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
Cleaning up the space mess
Global Issues TechnologyTalk about space junk with this lesson! Students read and discuss an article about space debris, learn useful phrases and practise argumentative skills by doing a role-play activity. Students also discuss facts and opinions on space debris.
Standard Lesson 75 min
ChatGPT – a blessing or a curse?
General TechnologyIn this ESL lesson about ChatGPT, students watch a video about schools banning this AI solution. They also learn vocabulary related to cheating and discuss different applications of ChatGPT.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Global skills passport
Business TechnologyIn this lesson, students discuss the idea of a global skills passport presented in the article, and practise vocabulary related to the topic.
Standard Lesson 75 min
Have you met the new Dalí?
TechnologyIn this lesson students watch two videos about AI image generators, learn some advanced vocabulary for describing images, and do some speaking practice.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Can robots be chefs?
TechnologyIn this lesson, students discuss the article they read at home, talk about the pizza vending machine and the future of cooking.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Who wants to live forever?
TechnologyWith this lesson plan, students have an in-depth discussion about the idea of recreating dead people as avatars. They also practise useful vocabulary and talk about the metaverse.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Biometrics – applications and implications
TechnologyIn this lesson students discuss biometric technology, its applications and the concerns people have about using it. Students also do a word formation exercise and complete a definition.
Standard Lesson 75 min
It’s so hot right now!
Business TechnologyIn this lesson students learn expressions to talk about trends and watch a video about one of new buzzwords, i.e. NFTs.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
AI supporting mental health therapy
TechnologyIn this lesson students discuss using AI in areas such as mental health therapy and the justice system, complete the summary of the article they read at home, and share their thoughts on the future of AI.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Bitcoin goes mainstream! Is cryptocurrency here to stay?
BusinessIn this advanced lesson, students learn some language related to money and cryptocurrencies and discuss what the fact that Bitcoin has gone mainstream entails.
Critical Reading Club 30 min
Historic space flight or billionaire’s thrill ride?
TechnologyIn this lesson based on an article about Richard Branson’s space flight students learn some advanced phrases related to the lesson theme and practise paraphrasing. They also reflect on the future of space tourism.
Standard Lesson 75 min
How smart can a warehouse be?
TechnologyIn this lesson plan about warehouse automation, students practise listening skills while expanding their technical vocabulary related to robotics and automation.
Standard Lesson 75 min
The city of the future is here
TechnologyWith this lesson plan based on a video about Toyota’s city of the future students learn some useful language for presentations and then practise their presentation skills.
Standard Lesson 30 min
Will AI create millions of jobs?
TechnologyThis worksheet about artificial intelligence consists of tasks built around an article and jobs that it will create rather than destroy.
Standard Lesson 75 min
Artificial Intelligence in your everyday life (word formation)
TechnologyIn this lesson plan, your students will learn how AI technology is being used in our everyday lives and do word formation tasks focused on using suffixes.
