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5 tips to improve your critical thinking

26 Feb Tips to improve your critical thinking

Posted at 11:11h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, Complete Lesson Plan, Management, North America, Psychology, TED ed

This lesson is based on “Critical Thinking” and revolves around a very accessible video on the subject. As usual, there is a lot of potential for segues and going deeper into the subject but it can also be a “light and short“ lesson depending on...

17 Feb time flies…or does it?

Posted at 16:05h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science, Veritasium

This lesson is based on the perception of time and how it seems to either fly by or drag on. It’s a very interesting lesson but it took me some time to get my head around this personally so bear in mind Einstein’s words: “If...

17 Feb How to make a republic bananas

Posted at 15:28h in British, Business, C1 - Advanced, Complete Lesson Plan, Management, Politics, Psychology

This video is full of facts and plot-twists and so is a particularly interesting watch. It focuses on how the United Fruit Company managed to manipulate the American and Guatemalan governments and CIA, create a coup al in the name of low prices. Topic-wise, It...

Is it time to reassess the work life balance

17 Feb Is it time reimagine the work life balance

Posted at 15:01h in British, Business, C1 - Advanced, Complete Lesson Plan, Management, Problem Solving, Psychology, Technology

This lesson questions the status quo of the way we work focusing particularly on the use of technology and the concept of working from home. It was inspired by the coronavirus quarantine but that doesn't have to dominate the conversation if your students are fed up with...

17 Feb What kind of witchery does VR use to trick our brains?

Posted at 12:17h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Psychology, Technology, Vox

This lesson is based on Virtual Reality (VR). It focuses on the human emotions and science of VR and how it tricks our brains. It was inspired by an article on “the future of work (using VR)” (see resources) so there is the potential to...

16 Feb What are the secrets of the Japanese Yakuza?

Posted at 22:05h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Popular Culture, The Economist

This video is on the Japanese mafia - the Yakuza. The video itself is very “light” in its approach and is more artistic as its focus is on a photographer who was allowed to document the Yakuza but it can act as a launchpad into the world...

16 Feb How do free video games make money

Posted at 21:41h in Business, C1 - Advanced, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Problem Solving, Psychology, Technology, Vox

This video is based on the world of Freemium apps — a business model that, in the past few years, has largely wiped out the market of paid-for games. Now, game designers have to monetize the gameplay and one way to do that is by...

16 Feb What Impact will Artificial Intelligence have on the Fashion Industry

Posted at 21:19h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, British, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, Technology, The Economist

This video explores the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the fashion industry and ranges from how it reduces waste to how it spots new trends....

16 Feb Are you capable of murder?

Posted at 21:00h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, North America, Popular Culture, Psychology, Science

This video and lesson can be approached from different angles and you can have a lot of fun with it if you have the 'confanza' to play devil's advocate (my personal speciality!). If you've got parents in the room, you're pretty much guaranteed to have...

16 Feb How do modern pirates make money

Posted at 20:24h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, North America, Polymatter

Who doesn’t love pirates?! This video crosses over very nicely between fun and informative and ticks the business box too. It focuses on how modern-day pirates actually make money and the answer is pretty impressive!...