B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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How smart should home appliances be

Lifestyle Technology

Engage students in a conversation about the advantages and disadvantages of smart appliances! With this lesson, students will also reinforce essential vocabulary such as adjectives and collocations to discuss the topic.

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

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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The value of unpaid care work

Global Issues

In this lesson about unpaid work, students watch a video, practise using some verbs and discuss care work in depth. 

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

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min
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Small house, small problem

Lifestyle

In this Critical Reading Club lesson, students discuss the idea of living in a small house and having fewer possessions. They also learn some useful vocabulary to talk about the topic.

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

expressions with make
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Flipped Lesson 60 min
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Life-changing decisions

Lifestyle

In this lesson students learn some expressions with ‘mind’, watch a video and discuss life-changing decisions. 

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.

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

lesson plan on hygge
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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Embrace the Danish way of living

Lifestyle

In this lesson plan on hygge, students do a word formation task built around the words such as ambience, cosiness or indulgence, and talk about the concept of hygge.

esl material
B2 / Upper Intermediate
Standard Lesson 60 min
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How to escape a high cost of housing

Lifestyle

This lesson is based on a short video connected with less conventional alternatives to buying a house which are cheaper, but still amazing.

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