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18 Oct How Rwanda is Becoming the Singapore of Africa

Posted at 11:08h in B2 - Upper-intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Economics, North America, Partial Lesson Plan, Politics

Africa is often viewed quite poorly on the world stage. The continent holds plenty of violent, corrupt, and unstable nations and the majority of world’s least developed countries, but Africa is big. There are 54 countries there and not all fall into the generalizations of...

14 Oct The IKEA effect: How Does Labor Lead to Love?

Posted at 12:27h in B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Partial Lesson Plan, Psychology

The end of March signals the beginning of Daylight Saving Time - the method of moving clocks forward during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later time. It affects more than one billion people but several nations have proposed scrapping it, including the...

14 Oct The History and pros and cons of changing the clocks

Posted at 12:16h in B1 - Intermediate, CNBC International, Partial Lesson Plan, Politics, Popular Culture

14 Oct What is the Dark Web?

Posted at 12:05h in B1 - Intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Partial Lesson Plan, Technology

There are many layers of the internet that cannot be found using a search engine. CNBC's Tom Chitty explains the dark web and its many uses....

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...

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...

21 May Made In China? Of Course It Is – But Why?

Posted at 16:20h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Complete Lesson Plan, North America

This lesson focuses on the concept of “Made in China” and its many connotations. It compares the sales price of international products (H&M, Adidas, Starbucks) IN China with the prices in the US and it also looks at the cost of made in China products around...

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....

19 May Starbucks – Love ‘Em Or Hate ‘Em ? The Australian Story

Posted at 15:20h in Australia, Business, C1 - Advanced, CNBC International, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Popular Culture

This lesson is based around Starbucks. More specifically, it connects to their failure in Australia (at least at their first attempt) and their new (Autumn '18) venture into the sacred home of coffee: Italy. It's a meaty subject and there are THREE connected videos so you...

16 Feb What is the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

Posted at 19:19h in A2 - Pre-intermediate, Business, CNBC International, Complete Lesson Plan, North America, Politics, Technology

This lesson on the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" has a lot of potential for tangents and critical thinking, therefore, it should work particularly well for some interesting conversation and debate. It talks about how technology (A.I., Internet of Things, 3D printing etc) is going to have...