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Video-based lesson plans

Whether your lessons are online or in-person, The English Flows’ lesson plans are the ultimate time-saver for ESL teachers working with adult and Business English students. Cut down on prep work and free up your time for what truly matters – guiding, coaching, and meeting your students' unique needs. Our current and highly relatable topics will keep your students engaged before, during, and after the class. We add 7-8 new video-based ESL lesson plans each month. Ignite their curiosity and inspire them to explore the English language further!

a person chatting with a recruiter about a job offer, and a slogan "beware of job scams"

Vocabulary: finding a job (a job seeker, job hunting, recruiter, hiring manager, to apply for a job, to be a good fit for the role)
Vocabulary: adjectives used to describe legitimate and fake job offers
Video: How to avoid job scams  + spot fake job offer letters

 

a person working on the beavh and a slogan "wwould you like to be able to work from anywhere?"

Vocabulary: solopreneur, workation, location independence, flexible schedule, hot desking, co-working
Speaking: ideal work environment, future work trends, things to take into account when choosing a destrination as a digital nomad, how popular digital nomad destinations have changed
Video:  The truth about being a digital nomad

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a person looking at a dating app profile and a slogan "modern dating lingo"

Vocabulary: buzzwords and millanial dating slang words (ghosting, benching, breadcrumbing, catfishing, zombieing)
Videos: “Modern dating red flags”, and “Swipe right into: navigating the latest dating scene”
Speaking: Conversation questions, advantages and disadvantages, finding solutions

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a person leaving a 4-start review an a slogan - how to spot fake reviews

Idioms and phrasal verbs: get a leg up, a red flag, stand out
Video: How to spot fake reviews on Amazon
Collocations: pay attention, spot a fake review, gain a review
Writing: writing a review for a product or service

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a suspicious looking person typing on a keyboard and a slogan - types of cybercrime

Vocabulary: cybercrime (data breach, cyber extortion, catfishing)
Idioms: something is up, to keep tabs on someone, something is off
Speaking: conversation questions, role-plays

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Gold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and a slogan - is crypto safe

Vocabulary: cryptocurrency features
Vocabulary: fraud (look at for, fall for, scam, con-man, fall prey to)
Video: news report “Don’t fall for these crypto and NFT scams”

5:13

a phone with many apps installed and a slogan + do you need a socal media detox?

Collocations: social media (e.g. update a profile, share a post, tag someone)
Video: Social Media Detox Tips: How to Quit Social Media Forever
Speaking: discussion statements, questions

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