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(B2 -C1) Gen Z at Work: Entitled or Misunderstood?

Business & Work, Ethics & Society, Psychology & Mindset /

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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B2-C1 Should the Government Protect Us from Ourselves?

Ethics & Society /

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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C1-B2 Cross-Gender Friendships

Psychology & Mindset /

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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A2 The Woman Who Lived the Longest

Everyday Life, People & Real-Life Communication /

Discover the secrets of the longest life in history! Engage your students with the amazing story of Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122 years old. Master essential lifestyle collocations by predicting, reading, and reacting to a real-life story full of unexpected habits. Wrap up with a lively pair-work discussion where students ask and answer questions about their own lifestyles.

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B1-B2 Travel Dilemmas

Everyday Life, People & Real-Life Communication, Travel & Adventure /

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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C1 Wework

Business & Work, Psychology & Mindset /

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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B2-C1 City Branding

People & Real-Life Communication, Psychology & Mindset /

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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C1 Lesson pack 1

Psychology & Mindset, Tech & Innovation /

Explore the limits of human potential with this 3-lesson bundle. Students will dive into the psychology of risk, face the reality of Everest’s “Death Zone”, and debate the controversial ethics of billionaire biohacking. With high-impact idioms and real case studies, this pack combines gripping storytelling with advanced vocabulary to help students navigate high-stakes discussions and the science of extreme achievement with confidence.

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B2 Lesson Pack 3

Everyday Life, Functional Language, People & Real-Life Communication, Psychology & Mindset /

Master the art of reflection and advice with this 2-lesson bundle. Students explore “Future You,” confront hard truths about happiness, and discover their own advice style. With the grammar of reflection (should’ve, I wish / If only I’d, etc.) and natural expressions for giving advice, this pack blends personal insight with practical communication for real-life decisions and dilemmas.

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