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Master the hidden forces shaping our choices with this 3-lesson bundle. Students explore how branding, media, and technology influence behaviour — from mass persuasion to city image-making and smartphone addiction. With rich vocabulary and engaging debates, the pack develops critical thinking and natural language around modern influence.
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Explore the modern tension between Work-Life Balance and Integration through the philosophies of Jeff Bezos, Simon Sinek, and Richard Branson. Master professional idioms like 'snowed under' and 'the daily grind' while analyzing the impact of "energy over hours." Identify your work style with an interactive quiz and defend your philosophy in a high-stakes debate on whether boundaries should be strictly enforced or seamlessly blended.
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Uncover the intense appeal and danger of Mount Everest’s "Death Zone." Analyse iconic quotes from pioneers and watch the brutal reality of record-breaker Colin O’Brady to debate the line between courage and ego. Tackle a mini case study on the mountain's commercialisation, and identify your own "Personal Everest"—the goal that scares and excites you most.
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Dive into the psychological divide between thrill-seekers and those who prioritize security. Master high-impact idioms like 'living on the edge,' 'throwing caution to the wind,' and 'slippery slope,' etc. to describe life’s most intense risks. Analyze the extraordinary story of ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes to understand the drive to defy the odds, then reflect on your own choices through daring scenarios, personal storytelling, and lively debates.
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Explore the high-stakes world of Bryan Johnson, the billionaire biohacker spending millions to reverse his biological clock. Dive into the controversial science of 'Project Blueprint' and master powerful idioms like 'go to great lengths,' 'stick to one's guns,' etc. Analyse a journalist’s attempt to survive this extreme routine. Finally, debate the ethics of being on the 'cutting edge' of longevity.
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Explore how cities build their identity through branding. Analyse real campaigns from cities like New York, Melbourne, Paris, and Amsterdam, and how logos shape global perception. Build natural vocabulary for describing experiences and impressions (e.g. a letdown, cash in on its image, rough around the edges, hit or miss, grow on someone). Finish with a City Brand Crisis Room role-play where students rebrand a city as consultants.
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Explore the life-changing insights of your “Future You” and confront the “Harsh Truths” about success, happiness, and growth. Master the grammar of reflection—using should have, could have, and I wish/If only I had—to express past regrets and realizations. Watch interviews with 80-year-olds to uncover their perspective on missed opportunities and life choices. Finish with a dynamic “Regret or Reset?” debate and craft a compelling message to your future self.
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Explore the ‘guilty confessions’ of screen time through video-based social experiments that reveal the surprising gap between perception and reality. Analyse an expert-led video unpacking the psychology behind ‘Two Billion Truman Shows’ to show how apps are engineered to keep users hooked. Reflect on your own screen habits, create a realistic digital detox plan, and debate whether extreme solutions like Google’s Paper Phone represent the future of focus.
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Step inside the modern workplace and explore how meetings really work—from awkward video calls to office debates—through a humorous video and real-world scenarios. Build natural meeting vocabulary and decode common business expressions. Compare virtual, hybrid, and in-office work styles while practicing how to raise concerns and reach decisions collaboratively. Finish with fluency-driven simulations that mirror the authentic daily conversations at work.
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Explore the mind of Edward Bernays—Freud's nephew—to discover how he turned psychoanalysis into a tool for engineering human desire through controversial campaigns. Master the vocabulary of manipulation, from 'luring people in' to 'jumping on the bandwagon,' and analyse how brands like Nike use social movements to sway public opinion. Wrap up with a debate on whether these techniques are clever marketing or dangerous mind games.
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Discover your advice style! Watch a celebrity share the best advice she’s received and analyse different approaches, tone, and impact. Expand your vocabulary with natural expressions for giving and responding to advice, then practise them in realistic dialogues, role-plays, and debates. Reflect on personal experiences, explore when advice helps—or backfires—and finish with a lively Talk & Listen session where students tackle each other’s real-life dilemmas.
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Students explore real research on how boredom affects the brain, watch a psychology-based video, and build vivid, natural vocabulary for describing boredom and mental states (mind-numbing, zone out, bored out of my mind). Apply it in debates, ranking tasks, and personal reflection they decide whether boredom kills motivation or sparks creativity.