B2 / C1

Lesson plans

fake dictionary definition of the word monopoly

Big Tech monopolies

Vocabulary: economic terms (market share, market power, economies of scale, economic barriers to entry)
Vocabulary: competition (competitive advantage, stifle/hamper competition, to corner the market)
Reading: anti-competitive behaviour (price-fixing, predatory pricing, exclusive dealing)

B2 / C1

Business, Technology

6:04

3d generated scene for artificial intelligence technology

AI-generated images: Is seeing believing?

Vocabulary: AI-generated deepfakes
Video: Deepfakes: how to spot AI-generated images
Grammar: cleft sentences

B2 / C1

Social issues, Technology

4:04

Workplace gossip

Vocabulary: gossip (vent, backfire, spread rumors, engage in gossip, undermine someone’s authority, discredit someone)
Grammar: reported speech in the workplace and reported verbs (inform, state, announce, report)
Video: Workplace gossip (rules to avoid workplace gossip)

B2 / C1

Business

3:44

updated

Robot appointed as CEO

Vocabulary: personality adjectives (biased, decisive, fearless, selfless)
Vocabulary: verbs (threaten, enable, take over, wear out)
Speaking: conversation questions, debate, evaluating alternatives

B2 / C1

Technology

3:12

a brain training or doing a workout with two dumbbells

Puzzles: a workout for the brain

Vocabulary: riddles, puzzles and brainteasers
Video: The benefits of playing with puzzles
Idioms: idioms with “brain” and “puzzle”

B2 / C1

Health

3:00

climate change drought with dead tree and a green tree on the side

Climate refugees

Vocabulary: migration and climate change
Grammar: the passive voice
Word formation: uninhabitable, displacement, unsustainable, humanitarian

B2 / C1

Environment, Social issues

4:00

a man is sitting in front of a plate with a knife and a fork in his hands. he is screaming. he is angry and hungry. he is hangry

Why do we get hangry? (word blends/portmanteaus)

Functional language: phrases to say “I’m very hungry”.
Video: Why do we get hangry
Vocabulary: word blends/portmanteaus (hangry, staycation, glamping, mompreneur)

B2 / C1

Health

2:44

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)