B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
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A ban on cigarettes

Global Issues

With this lesson, students talk about bans and prohibitions. After reading an article, they discuss smoking and vaping. They also talk about trends and practise using adjectives.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min / 45 min
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Would you allow yourself to be bored?

General

Is boredom always a bad thing? Or can it sometimes be good for us? Challenge your students to an unusual discussion based on an intriguing article!

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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How to raise confident and empathetic children

Lifestyle

In this lesson students discuss the ideas about parenting and misbehaviour from the article they read at home and do a vocabulary activity.

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.

used to structures
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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Are we prisoners of our habits? (used to structures)

Grammar Lifestyle

In this lesson about habits, students revise three used to structures and learn phrases with the word habit. They also watch a video about neuroplasticity and reflect on different aspects of some common habits developed by people.

reported speech practice
B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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How does silence make you feel?

General Grammar

In this lesson students discover the power of silence, work on improving their listening skills and focus on reported speech practice.

longevity lesson plan
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 45 min
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How to live 100 years and more

Lifestyle

This longevity lesson plan will make your students work at home on a video as well as on word formation, and discuss ideas about living 100+ years.

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