work-life balance

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 pile of books, folders, and notebooks, and a slogan "do you have an employee or an entrepreneur mindset"

Employee mindset vs entrepreneur mindset

Vocabulary: words to describe your attitude towards work (e.g. fulfillment, achievement, success, monotony, burnout)
Vocabulary: verbs (to thrive, to excel, to prioritize, to envision, to embrace, to seize (an opportunity), to be driven by)
Speaking: pros and cons of being an employee vs being an entrepreneur, questions about entrepreneurship

B1 / B2

Business

3:34

a laptop with cut cable and a slogan "should employers be allowed to contact you outside working hours?"

The right to disconnect

Vocabulary: be on call, on the clock, around the clock, to unplug, outside working hours
Grammar: passives be supposed/expected/required/advised to + verb
Speaking: survey, conversation questions, giving examples about company policies, work-life balance, disconnecting from work

B1 / B2

Business, Technology

2:57

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

Digital nomads

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

B2 / C1

Business

6:30

a christmas basket filled with wine and other gifts and a slogan - how to show appreciation to your employees

Employee holiday gifts

Vocabulary: expressions related to employee appreciation (employee morale, job satisfacion, work-life balance, year-end bonus)
Speaking: giving and receiving gifts at work, company policies about receiving gifts, employee appreciation ideas
Video: Best employee holiday gifts for every budget

B1 / B2

Business

5:00

a person closing his laptop when the clock shows 5 o'clock and a slogan - are you quiet quitting?

Quiet quitting and quiet firing

Idioms: recipe for disaster, bend over backwards, go above and beyond
Word formation: prefixes over-, under- and mis-
Speaking: conversation questions, brainstorming, role-play

B2 / C1

Business

5:10