C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 45 min

Decluttering: a tedious task or a healthy habit?

Lifestyle

Encourage students to read an article on decluttering! Students discuss consumption habits, practise vocabulary related to decluttering and talk about their homes. They also share their experiences of consumption and decluttering.

adjective order
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Things we use every day

General

With this lesson, students explore and use adjectives in the correct order! They watch a video of everyday objects in super macro, discuss personal objects and talk about objects with different characteristics.

ESL lesson on parenting
B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Mommunes

Lifestyle

With this lesson, students talk about family structures and shared parenting. They explore vocabulary to talk about parenting and watch a video about single mothers and children who share households.

talk about chores
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min

What a chore!

General

With this lesson, students discuss chores, practise vocabulary and watch a funny video on doing chores at work. They also discuss tips to make chores fun and do role-play tasks assigning and prioritising chores in different scenarios.

vocabulary to describe experiences
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

My home is your home

Lifestyle

Check out this lesson to have an engaging conversation about home swapping and house sitting and help your students learn useful vocabulary to describe experiences.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Standard Lesson 60 min

Would you ever renovate a house?

Lifestyle

In this ESL lesson about houses and renovation, students learn some useful vocabulary related to the topic, watch a video and talk about house renovations. 

A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

From city to country

Lifestyle

In this lesson about living in the country or a city, students learn some phrases, watch a video, and read a short article.

how to use articles
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate | B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Renting a flat (articles)

General Grammar

In this grammar lesson students learn how to use articles (‘a/an’, ‘the’, no article). They listen to recordings, discuss renting a flat, and do grammar exercises. Students also have a role play. 

C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Retrofitting – well worth the effort

Global Issues

In this lesson, students talk about the concept of retrofitting and how it helps to achieve net-zero emissions. They also learn and practise some vocabulary from the article. 

B1 / Intermediate | B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

Senior roommates

Global Issues Lifestyle

In this lesson, students talk about the idea of senior citizens living together, do a word formation activity, and discuss retirement.

B2 / Upper Intermediate | C1 / Advanced
Critical Reading Club 30 min

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.

vocabulary related to design and building
C1 / Advanced | C2 / Proficiency
Standard Lesson 60 min

Is micro living the future?

Lifestyle

With this architecture lesson plan students learn and practise vocabulary related to design and building. They also engage in a project and design a micro apartment.

language for speculation
B1 / Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min

Time for bed, Fred! – Robots at home

Technology

Thanks to this lesson plan, students will have plenty of opportunities to discuss robots and innovation as well as use language for speculation to talk about homes of the future.

C1 / Advanced
Flipped Lesson 45 min

A house to feel at home in (describing houses)

Lifestyle

With this lesson plan, you’ll teach students some useful vocabulary for describing houses. They will also watch two videos and speak about their dream houses.

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