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Learn to use natural, everyday excuses (e.g. I’m not really up for it, I'm tied up, It’s a bit of a hassle to get there, I’m not feeling it, I got held up at work) through interactive visuals, real-life role plays, and quick-fire tasks. By the end, students tackle realistic speaking challenges where they have to think on their feet and respond naturally in real-world situations.
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Immerse learners in relatable travel dilemmas while mastering idiomatic expressions (e.g. I’m all in, Count me in, I’m down for that, I'd kill for..., That’s a dealbreaker). Through listening tasks, students analyse how speakers express interest, refusal, hesitation, and strong reactions, then build fluency with guided role-plays and decision-making challenges. A lesson that transforms passive vocabulary into confident, natural communication.
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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 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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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.
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Engage your students in an interactive exploration of first impressions and personality traits. Watch authentic video clips from Friends and street interviews to analyse body language, energy, and humor. Build practical vocabulary for describing personalities, master adjectives and expressions to talk about impressions. Finish with engaging discussions to reflect on your own first impressions and the traits you value in others.
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Explore the thrill and challenges of Couchsurfing! Engage your students with daring conversation starters, master practical phrasal verbs (put up with, show around, put oneself out) and analyse real host and guest experiences through authentic video tasks. Wrap up with scenario-based role-plays where students must navigate tricky social situations as either a guest or a host.
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Navigate the chaos of our digital lives! Engage your students with real-life tech problem scenarios, master natural vocabulary and expressions for describing device issues (e.g. acting up, freezing up), and analyse authentic dialogues to see how tech glitches are solved. Wrap up with practical role-plays and discussions that get everyone troubleshooting, advising, and sharing their own tech experiences.
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Discover what really shapes a long, healthy life! Explore how genes and daily habits influence longevity, master natural health and lifestyle vocabulary, and calculate your own longevity score. Watch videos on Blue Zones and Ikaria and discuss practical ways to live longer, healthier, and happier. Wrap up with a debate on whether the Blue Zone lifestyle is realistic for modern city living.
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Explore the power of hobbies and passions! Engage your students with thought-provoking questions about real-life leisure activities, master idioms and phrasal verbs related to hobbies (be in the zone, lose oneself in, etc.), and listen to authentic interviews with people sharing what they love to do. Wrap up with interactive role-plays and discussions that get everyone sharing, convincing, and reflecting on what makes them lose themselves in the moment.