health

Lesson plans

updated

alcoholic cocktail and non-alcoholic cocktail

The surging sales of non-alcoholic drinks

Video: What’s behind the surging sales of non-alcoholic drinks
Vocabulary: describing market trends and businesses (booming, buoyant, slumping)
Synonyms: drunk (wasted, hammered, tipsy)

B2 / C1

Lifestyle

4:22

a woman leaning on a tree readgin a book

Self-care

Collocations: take (take a break, take a rain check); set (set aside time, set boundaries), get (get some air, get in touch)
Functional language: How to say “no” to invitations
Grammar: verb patterns (gerund/infinitive): try, stop, mean, go on, forget, remember

B1 / B2

Health

3:40

a wooden plate filled with nuts and berries with spices and superfood writeen on the side

Superfoods

Expressions: balanced diet, a pick-me-up, have a sweet tooth, staple food
Vocabulary: superfoods (kale, chia seeds, seaweed, açaí berries, goji berries)
Functional language: talking about health benefits of food

B1 / B2

Health

3:00

Monkeypox

Vocabulary: symptoms (rash, swollen glands, fever)
Vocabulary: viruses (spread, outbreak, strain)
Video: What is monkeypox and how dangerous is it?

B1 / B2

Health

3:07

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Woman with Good Posture Working on Laptop

The importance of good posture

Vocabulary: the human body (wrists, ankles, joints, hips) and posture (slouched, hunched, slumped)
Video: The benefits of good posture
Speaking: discussion questions; brainstorm solutions

B1 / B2

Health

4:26

Meditation and the brain

Vocabulary: ways to relax (cuddle, pamper yourself, take a stroll)
Synonyms: relax (unwind, chill out, recharge your batteries)
Video: Hack your brain’s default mode with meditation

B2 / C1

Health

3:43

What happens to your brain when you have a concussion

Vocabulary: injuries (concussion, runner’s knee, pulled muscle)
Vocabulary: symptoms (dizziness, nausea, pass out)
Video: What it’s like to get a concussion?