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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. ...

04 Oct How China is using automation to reshape its economy

Posted at 11:29h in B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Economics, Partial Lesson Plan, Problem Solving, Science, Technology

China’s economy is facing several risks: an aging population, less working-age people, and rising wages. So how is the country responding to these threats? A big part of the answer is automation. From factories to warehouses, several industries are pushing to automate more of their...

11 Jun The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars

Posted at 09:46h in B1 - Intermediate, B2 - Upper-intermediate, C1 - Advanced, Complete Lesson Plan, Popular Culture, Technology, TED ed

This is a potentially devilishly fun lesson where you can ask students some tricky questions to explore ‘worse case scenarios'. The video focuses on the ethics of self-driving cars and brings up the prickly question of who gets to decide how these cars should react...

03 Jun Degrowth: Is it time to live better with less

Posted at 20:20h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, Politics

This lesson is based on the concept of “degrowth” which questions the role of GDP as an indicator of a country’s economic welfare and “progress”. It’s well explained, as they normally are on the CNBC Channel, and great for exploring or linking to several related topics...

28 May Monaco: The history and pulling power of the second smallest country in the world

Posted at 19:42h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, C1 - Advanced, Complete Lesson Plan, Politics, Sport, Vox

This lesson is based on and around the history of Monaco and its Formula One circuit. It explores the history of this tiny, yet powerful, state and explores how its Grand Prix became one of the most prestigious motor races in the world. ...

28 May The bridge problem

Posted at 16:12h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, Complete Lesson Plan, Problem Solving, Psychology, TED ed

This lesson is fun way to introduce talk about alternative ways of thinking and can work well as either a mid-term break, or as a prequel to the lesson on critical thinking, for example, or to wind down the course at the end of the...

28 May Why Scooter Startups Are Worth Billions

Posted at 15:58h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Polymatter, Technology

Scooters (patinetes) have been getting a lot of bad press recently (these headlines are real) and they are incredibly popular so there should be a lot of opinions on the subject. This lesson is quite easy for vocabulary and the narrator speaks VERY slowly and clearly. It can...

26 May Secrets The Lottery Doesn’t Want You To Know

Posted at 17:37h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Popular Culture, Psychology

This lesson is based on the potential downsides of winning the lottery (yes, really!). The lesson can be approached in several different ways and adapted to suit your students and it is in “chapters” so you can also pick and choose depending on interest, time and...

26 May How Winning An Oscar Became About Money

Posted at 17:14h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Popular Culture

The video talks about the influence and somewhat dirty tactics of Harvey Weinstein, who has been in the spotlight for a few years now due to his abuse of power and rape cases. This is obviously a lesson to be timed before or after the...

21 May Why Does China Care So Much About The Moon?

Posted at 16:51h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Politics, Polymatter, Technology

This lesson is based around the latest space race kicked off by China recently landing on the far side of the moon. The narrator at this Youtube video channel, PollyMatter, speaks particularly slowly and clearly so should be good for intermediate students while still being a good one for...