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14 Oct Why Flying Car Startups Are Seeking A Quiet Takeoff

Posted at 11:37h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Economics, Other, Partial Lesson Plan, Technology

If eVTOL aircraft companies are to achieve their commercial ambition of becoming flying taxis, then first they’ll need to ensure their aircrafts are quiet enough to work in cities without disturbing residents. To find out just how quiet its craft currently is, eVTOL startup Joby...

06 Oct to see Germany’s future, look at its cars

Posted at 19:38h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, Economics, Politics, Technology, The Economist

This video lesson is not for everyone as it’s very ‘businessy’ with a strong focus on changes in Germany particularly with the German elections in mind (Sept 2021). That being said, I suspect many elements of the video will remain ‘evergreen’ for many years to...

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...

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...

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...

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....

05 May How California is copying China to create Super Apps

Posted at 09:23h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Technology

This lesson focuses on the beast that is “WeChat”, the Chinese “superApp”, and how western tech giants like Google and particularly Facebook are copying it. This New York Times video is actually a little old (2016) but still feels relevant and it gives students the...

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...

12 Mar How covid-19 is boosting innovation

Posted at 11:24h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, British, Business, Complete Lesson Plan, Technology, The Economist

This video is (mainly) focusing on the positives of Covid and is handily broken down into “chapters” so you can pick and choose to match your students’ interests and/or to complement an existing lesson topic. This is just the transcript so the lesson itself and your...