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a clock going from 2am to 3am, illustrating daylight saving time

Daylight saving time

Vocabulary: sleep ( a late riser, a morning person, a night owl, oversleep)
Confusing expressions: in time and on time
Speaking: conversation questions, debate

B1 / B2

Health

3:20

Easter basket with dyed Easter eggs

Easter

Vocabulary: Easter
Reading: Holy Week – key days and Easter traditions in Spain, The US and The Czech Republic
Video: Bet you didn’t know: Easter traditions

B1 / B2

Lifestyle

3:09

a man with his daughter mopping the floor as part of their spring cleaning

Spring cleaning

Vocabulary: cleaning supplies and decluttering (get rid of, give away, throw away, clutter-free)
Reading: organisation methods (Marie Kondo, The FlyLady, The Four-Box method)
Speaking: Conversation questions, creating a spring cleaning checklist

B1 / B2

Lifestyle

4:37

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group of happy men drinking and celebrating St. Patrick's Day in a pub

Saint Patrick’s Day

Video: St. Patrick’s Day: Bet You Didn’t Know
Grammar: passive voice
Speaking: St. Patrick’s Day history and tradition, Irish culture

A2 / B1

Lifestyle

2:34

an outfit , make-up and accessories

Fashion trends 2023

Functional language: talking about fashion trends (to be in style, to be all the rage, to be having a moment, to catch on)
Vocabulary: verbs (pull something off, dress it up, dress it down, put together an outfit) and adjectives (tacky, flattering, chic, dated, timeless)

 

B2 / C1

Lifestyle

4:30

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Friendly diverse employees congratulating their boss colleague, blond mature businesswoman with

What is holding women back at work

Functional language: evaluating progress
Video: “5 habits holding you back from success”
Collocations: gender pay gap, glass ceiling, maternity leave

B2 / C1

Business

7:00

a groom popping a bottle of champagne at a wedding

Planning a wedding

Vocabulary: weddings (reception, bachelor/bachelorette parties, wedding registry, bride, groom)
Idioms: tie the knot, pop the question, walk down the aisle
Grammar review: expression possibility (to be likely to, probably will, may/might/could)

B1 / B2

Lifestyle

3:20

a man taking a dip in a frozen lake

Cold exposure and resilience: The Wim Hof method

Vocabulary: winter verbs (snuggle, warm up, be snowed in, come down with)
Video: “Testing out the Wim Hot method”
Idioms and phrasal verbs: resilience (step outside your comfort zone, be at the top of your game, take something to the next level, go through something)

B1 / B2

Lifestyle, Sports & Action

5:19

logo open AI and ChatGPT

ChatGPT

Vocabulary: ChatGPT (human-like, large-scale customisation, reliance, infringe)
Reading: Applications of ChatGPT in 5 industries
Video: What is ChatGPT and why does it have educators worried?

B2 / C1

Business, Technology

3:28

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Every lesson plan includes

Pre-class online activities
(Free)

These activities help introduce the topic and provide important information as well as  teach important vocabulary.

 

  • vocabulary matching activity
  • highlighted commonly mispronounced words
  • short video
  • comprehension questions
  • a question to consider and discuss in class

In-class activities
(For Full members)

The materials in this section are designed for both in-person and online teaching. These activities aim to work on all 4 skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) in order to develop the topic further and provide your students with all the tools they need to communicate confidently.
Available formats: Printable Student and Teacher PDF, Interactive

Activities:

 

  • various vocabulary activities
  • conversation questions
  • debate ideas
  • video
  • comprehension activities
  • mini grammar

After class: Additional resources
(Free)

The additional resources help to combat the forgetting curve, reinforce and enrich the vocabulary learnt in class.

 

This section includes links to:

 

  • topic-related articles
  • topic-related videos