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B2+ Samantha Agoos – 5 tips to improve critical thinking
Everyone needs to use critical thinking skills to make good decisions. In this animated TED Ed. presentation, Samantha Agoos suggests a 5-step critical thinking process that we can use to make better choices and decisions. Students will do listening test practice as well as study a variety of collocations and idiomatic phrases. As well as listening and discussion, this lesson …
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C1. Steven Johnson – Where do good ideas come from?
This animated video presentation looks at the conditions that left to groundbreaking innovation throughout history. It also explores the type of environment, techniques and strategies that can be used today to develop better ideas for work, business and society. The lesson includes listening exam practice, vocabulary exercises and discussion tasks that not only encourage authentic speaking, but also give some …
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C1. Julian Treasure – How to Speak So That People Listen
This lesson is based on a TED Talks by sound expert Julian Treasure in which he talks about better ways to communicate. There are two listening practice tests in this lesson, but the focus is mainly on note taking, as students are asked to listen for detail and summarise sections of the talk. There are also voice exercises the students …
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B2. Simon Sinek – Millennials in the Workforce
Marketing consultant, author and motivational speaker Simon Sinek gives his take on millennials and the challenges they face when they leave university and start working. This popular English lesson is hugely engaging for students who are both millennials and older as it discusses the issue of how people adapt to an ever changing society. The language focus is the …
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B2. Rutger Bregman – Where do we go from here?
Rutger Bregman talks about contemporary culture and society in this short animated video based on his RSA presentation. The ideas discussed will resonate with your learners and elicit some great discussion. Students will learn new vocabulary and practice using future tenses. Students will complete vocabulary tasks to practice learning words from context, then the discussion exercises will give them the …
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B2. Anthony Brandt – Correctness Makes You Less Creative
Composer Anthony Brandt discusses the benefits of taking risks, being creative and how this can be used to encourage innovation and the development of new ideas in work and education. Students will learn new vocabulary and discuss Brandt’s interesting perspective. And excellent lesson that encourages fluent, authentic speaking. Students will also benefit from listening exam practice and exercises that will …
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B1+ Wendy Wood – The secret habits that control your life
This English lesson plan is based on a presentation about habits and how they affect our behaviour. Students will practice listening skills and learning new vocabulary from context. They will use language to talk about their habits and daily routines. The discussion tasks will encourage students to use sentences with subordinate conjunctions and conditionals.
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B2. W. Keith Campbell – The psychology of narcissism
This lesson plan is based on a colourful TED-Ed animation that discusses the topic of narcissism. The lesson provides students with valuable IELTS listening exam practice with a focus on adjectives to describe character. Students are encouraged to engage in discussion and practice using a greater range of adjectives to improve their use of descriptive vocabulary.
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B2+ Dave Troy – Social Mapping
This lesson plan focuses on the topic of community, culture and society. Students will watch a presentation about how communities in cities involve and use a broader range of vocabulary to describe their own neighbourhoods and cities. Students will gain listening practice and improve their speaking skills through discussion.
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B2+ Juan Enriquez – Your online life, permanent as a tattoo
This English lesson is based on a TED Talk and focuses on the topic of social media and big data. The lesson plan includes Cambridge listening exam practice, vocabulary exercises and a task based discussion exercise. Students will be introduced to new vocabulary and encouraged to develop their debating skills.
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C1. Why Facts Don’t Convince People
This listening lesson is based on a short animation about why people struggle to communicate when they disagree and examines strategies for better discussions and debates. The video takes a look at the factors that create barriers to constructive conversations about differences of opinion. There are exercises for vocabulary development and learning words from context, and also discussion and debating …
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C1. Adam Alter – Goal Setting Is a Hamster Wheel
This lesson is based on a short presentation by Adam Alter, who is a Professor of Marketing and TED speaker. The topic of the lesson is effective strategies and processes for achieving goals. Students will do exercises to develop their vocabulary and pronunciation, as well as gain valuable listening exam practice. Students will practice using language to explain in the …
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