British Archives - Watch and Talk Method

07 Mar What do lucky people do differently? Guided video

Posted at 10:17h in B1 - Intermediate, BBC, British, Complete Lesson Plan, Guided, Guided Video, Management, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology

Why do some people seem to attract good fortune while others don't? Dive into the fascinating world of luck with BBC Ideas as we explore ancient superstitions, groundbreaking psychology, and the surprising habits that can make you luckier. Discover how changing your mindset might just...

26 Feb How The Humble Banana Caused A Cold War Coup guided video

Posted at 16:39h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, British, Complete Lesson Plan, Guided, Guided Video, Other, Politics, Popular Culture

This video unpacks the unbelievable tale behind a Cold War coup - bananas! It uncovers how the United Fruit Company's quest for control led the United States to orchestrate a covert operation in Guatemala. ...

15 Oct What is Emotional Intelligence?

Posted at 07:28h in B1 - Intermediate, B2 - Upper-intermediate, British, Management, Non Guided, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, The School of Life

Many of humanity’s greatest problems stem not from a shortfall of technical or financial intelligence, but what we term emotional intelligence. It is through the acquisition of Emotional Intelligence that we stand to become better lovers, workers, friends and citizens. We are rarely systematically taught...

29 Nov How could veganism change the world?

Posted at 14:17h in B1 - Intermediate, British, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, Environment, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, The Economist

By 2050 the world's population could approach 10 billion - and around 60% more food could be needed to feed everyone. The environmental impacts of the food system are daunting its responsible for about a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions and uses about 70%...

16 Nov Universal Basic Income Explained – Free Money for Everybody?

Posted at 13:26h in B1 - Intermediate, British, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, Politics, Popular Culture, Problem Solving

What if the state covered your cost of living, would you still go to work? Go back to school? Not work at all? What would you do? This concept is called a universal basic income or UBI And it's nothing less than the most ambitious...

18 Oct How is China “Making” Athletes for the Olympics?

Posted at 12:15h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, British, Management, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Sport, The Economist

With 400,000 children in special Olympic schools, China has the biggest mass recruitment and training programme in the world. This lesson plan has not been developed but you can follow a simple “listen, summarise, compare and contrast” formula....

The simple reason things always go wrong: the Peter Principle

04 Oct Why seemingly smart people make stupid mistakes

Posted at 11:53h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, British, Funny, Partial Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Problem Solving, Psychology

This is an amusing (and well made) video about seemingly intelligent people make mistakes. It follows "The Peter Principle", which is the theory that everyone gets promoted until they end up doing a bad job and don't get promoted anymore. ...

19 May Just How Do Airlines Set Their Prices?!

Posted at 15:40h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, British, Business, CNBC International, Complete Lesson Plan, Technology

This lesson is based around airlines, pricing and artificial intelligence but there should also be plenty of opportunities for 'spin-off' conversations into things like low-cost carriers like Ryanair, impact on the environment, will high-speed trains ever compete etc....

10 May Why everyone believes in at least one conspiracy theory

Posted at 11:41h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, British, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Popular Culture, Psychology

It’s easy to be dismissive of conspiracy theories and think it’s always about ‘those people’ believing them but, the truth is, most of us have fallen for them at one point or another and when you look at ‘why’ people fall for them and then...

29 Abr The Future of Avatars. Maybe.

Posted at 09:13h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, BBC, British, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Popular Culture, Technology

This lesson is based on a 25-minute BBC report called “Women of the Future: My Avatar and Me” and has soooo much good material to get into so it should make for a great source of inspiration for interesting conversation and debate! The video deals with...