well-being

Lesson plans

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

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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 writing things in her journal in a relaxing atmophere

End of the year reflection

Vocabulary: accomplishment, personal development, growth, goals
Video: Simon Sinek on how reflection informs personal growth
Speaking: conversation questions, memorable experiences, habits

B1 / B2

Lifestyle

1:20

The healing power of art

Vocabulary: art supplies
Video: the mental health benefits of art
Idioms: colors (tickled pink, see red, in a dark place)

B1 / B2

Art

1:35

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a woman stretching in a field enjoying the sun

Time to take a mental health day?

Vocabulary: feeling down, blue, overwhelmed, burned out
Phrasal verbs: power through, blow up, check in on someone
Grammar: used to, be used to, get used to

B2 / C1

Business

4:32

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