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.

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.

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

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.

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. 

B2 / Upper Intermediate
Critical Reading Club 30 min

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

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.

describing homes
A2 / Pre‐Intermediate
Standard Lesson 45 min

What is your dream home?

Lifestyle

In this lesson students talk about their dream homes, revise vocabulary for describing homes and put it into practice through various speaking activities.

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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