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Explore how different generations view work, effort, and loyalty in today’s workplace. Engage with authentic videos and comments about Gen Z and changing work expectations. Practise idiomatic expressions. Through discussions, debates, and roleplays, learners critically explore whether younger employees are “entitled” or simply reacting to a changing labour market shaped by layoffs, insecurity, and shifting values.
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Explore a controversial UK public health law and what it reveals about freedom, responsibility, and government control. Students watch a BBC News report on the new smoking ban, analyse its aims and implications, and debate whether such policies protect society or go too far. Along the way, they master advanced vocabulary (crack down on, turn a blind eye to, take a toll on, etc.) before putting it all into action in a dynamic roleplay and debate.
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Explore the hidden dynamics behind cross-gender friendships through thought-provoking discussion and debate on attraction, stereotypes, and social context. Read and analyse an article from The Economist featuring real-world research, and examine how workplaces and cultural norms shape cross-gender relationships. Engage in structured debates using competing perspectives supported by evidence from the text.
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Explore the rise and fall of WeWork — a startup that attracted billions with its vision of changing how people work before collapsing within months. Through video analysis, uncover how storytelling, identity, and belonging shape belief on a massive scale. The lesson combines rich language in context (e.g. peel back the curtain, keep the lights on), discussion, and critical thinking, ending with a “Crisis Boardroom” role-play where students decide the company’s future.
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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 ‘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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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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Decode the blueprint for success! Challenge your students to evaluate the roles of hard work, luck, and connections through iconic entrepreneur stories and a targeted listening task. Learners unpack high-impact vocabulary (beat the odds, pull strings, get a foot in the door) and practise functional language for debating, including expressing opinions, softening disagreement, and backing up arguments.