Gordon Hempton, a self-proclaimed sound tracker taking on the evils of noise pollution in his quest to defend silence.
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Gordon Hempton, a self-proclaimed sound tracker taking on the evils of noise pollution in his quest to defend silence.
In this 90-minute lesson for intermediate (B1) groups and individuals, students will discover new ways to talk about memories that will improve their comprehension and conversation skills.
Introducing Used To with A2's: How Peeps Are Made In this 90-minute lesson for pre-intermediate (A2) groups and individuals, students are introduced to used to with a story about something and sweet - candy! The story is an American classic. Immigrant moves to...
Have a discussion about global trade while learning the vocabulary that goes along with it! For intermediate to advanced students (B1-B2)
Talk about Easter traditions like Wet Monday from Poland and then do a matching exercise to discover other traditions from around the world.
Learn functional language of making connections while talking about appropriation in band names from the past and present.
Talk about failure by looking at some famous ones! This 90-minute lesson plan has everything you need to get your students talking about an important subject. It also gives them the tools to express themselves more clearly.
Discover, practice and master phrasal verbs connected to technology with a video about the invention of Ctrl + Alt + Del.
Students learn 6 strategies for how to describe changes in English. These strategies can be applied to any subject they may face!
Talk about numbers and math in English with an introduction to the history of mathematical symbols. Can your students express basic math?
Use the topic of dehydration to discover, review and practice quantifiers in English.
90-minute A2 lesson plan on a classic topic. 3 strategies for describing food. Interesting enough for adults and B1 students, too.
Use gerund phrases to talk about annoying habits with this 90-minute B2 lesson plan. Authentic material from an Irish comedy trio!
Talk about trendsetters in fashion with authentic material from Vox. Discuss the history of the color pink and how it became a “girly” color.
Are you a fox or hedgehog? Make predictions in English using future tenses and describe people with authentic material from the BBC.
Here’s a fun way to talk about work in your online and offline classroom. She lives on an island, works six jobs and she is happy. How!?
This interactive (and printable) PDF is ready for your online and offline classes. discuss a romantic gesture in English – Love locks!
Ever heard of the Darwin awards? While in a similar comedic vain, the Ig Nobel prizes are for silly, yet serious, researchers.
Scams ESL Discussion: Are these tips for being a better boyfriend or scammer? Use authentic material to talk about scams and create your own!
Talk about films and series with an article about Netflix’s new ranking system for its most popular titles.
A ready-to-use lesson plan based on a listening comprehension activity to discuss a tricky topic: death and burial customs.
Have your students ever broken a record? If so, which one?! What’s your most interesting personal record? Whatever it is, it’s probably a lot more exciting than stacking up candy. But even if it’s it’s not, let’s talk about it.
Take a peak into the Nordic brand of happiness and how greed is understood in Finnish society. Are your students shocked that Finland looks down upon greed?
Everything you need to practice motion verbs in English with your advanced students. No need to download, just screen share and roll!
English gambling idioms are everywhere. We use them in everyday conversation and even job interviews. Best to know a few!
Talk about life, death and immortality with your advanced students. What would they do if eternal life was possible? Would they be scared? What would the world be like if we all could live forever?
Another edition of the Newzy is here for those of you who need to spend some extra time installing a shelf in your laundry room, and therefore, don't have time to prepare something for your 6:15 PM English lesson. Just me? More and more cities are trying to get rid of...
Talk about Politics and have your students gather up and come up with programs, speeches and ideas to create a new political party.
A complete lesson plan based on an authentic text for your students to talk about their favorite chores and how much they value their time.
A full lesson plan to talk about dreams and emotions while discovering some English idioms, leading up to a creative exercise where your students get to impersonate the best dream specialists in town.
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