General English - Advanced level, Part 1 (20 Lessons)
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Lesson 1. Water
In this lesson, students study and practise using vocabulary connected with water. Exercises focus on verbs, words for bodies of water and idioms.
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Lesson 2. Playful inventions
In this TED video lesson, students watch a talk about how inventions often happen as a result of people playing and experimenting. Worksheet activities focus on listening and speaking, adverbs and key vocabulary from the talk.
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Lesson 3. Fashion change
In this lesson students read an article about how climate change is affecting the fashion industry. Activities focus on reading, understanding and vocabulary, including collocations. The worksheet finishes with a speaking activity.
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Lesson 4. How to listen
In this lesson, students watch a talk by a sound expert about how people can listen better. The worksheet focuses on vocabulary, watching/listening and speaking.
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Lesson 5. Photography
In this lesson, students read an article about how to take better pictures using your camera phone. Exercises focus on key photography terms and verbs, types of photography, and basic equipment. There is also an opportunity for students to discuss their own photographs.
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Lesson 6. At the hairdresser
In this dialogue-aided lesson, students learn words and phrases to use when they are getting a haircut. Exercises cover hairstyles, hairdresser’s equipment and extras for your hair. The lesson finishes with the dialogue between a hairdresser and her customer, and a role play situation.
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Lesson 7. Royalty
In this lesson, students learn and practise vocabulary related to royalty. Activities focus on royal objects, people, verbs and idioms. There are also speaking activities for students to share their knowledge and opinions about royalty in different countries.
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Lesson 8. Truth and lies
In this lesson, students learn vocabulary for telling the truth and lying. Learners practise words for different types of dishonest people, adjectives to describe them and commonly used idioms. There are also speaking activities for discussing the topic.
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Lesson 9. Origins of Valentines Day
In this upper intermediate version of our lesson plan Valentine's Day, students read an article about the origins of the day and discover how it became connected with love. The worksheet finishes with a speaking activity in which students discuss Valentine's Day in their own countries.
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Lesson 10. Pollution
In this lesson, students learn words and phrases to talk about pollution. Activities include vocabulary exercises on types, causes, effects and ways to prevent pollution. The worksheet finishes with a speaking activity.
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Lesson 11. Winter
In this lesson, students learn winter words and phrases. There are vocabulary activities on winter sports, weather, objects and idioms, and a speaking activity.
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Lesson 12. The future of work
In this TED video lesson, students watch business CEO Anthony Goldbloom, who is also a machine learning expert, talk about how robots might affect our jobs in the future.
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Lesson 13. At the vet
Students learn useful vocabulary for pet health problems, veterinary equipment and duties. The lesson includes an interview with a vet talking about the pros and cons of the job.
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Lesson 14. Surviving Christmas
In this lesson, students read an article giving tips about how to cope with the pressure of Christmas. The worksheet focuses on reading comprehension, vocabulary and speaking.
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Lesson 15. At the dentist
In this dialogue-aided lesson plan, students learn a variety of terms for describing dental equipment and dental procedures as well as useful expressions for communicating with a dentist in English.
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Lesson 16. Smart but lazy
Students read an article on the connection between laziness and high intelligence. The worksheet focuses on vocabulary, reading comprehension and speaking.
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Lesson 17. Smell
This lesson presents a variety of adjectives, nouns, verbs and idioms to help students talk about smells in a more descriptive and precise manner.
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Lesson 18. Medical problems and injuries
Students learn key words, expressions and medical terms for describing vital organs, medical problems, injuries and hospital departments/specialists.
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Lesson 19. Drinks and drinking
Students learn a variety of words and expressions for describing drinks, containers and different ways of drinking, as well as common idioms related to drinking.
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Lesson 20. Unsubscribing
In this follow-up to our popular lesson plan Scam Baiting, students watch James Veitch give a talk about what happened when he responded to a marketing email following an unsuccesful attempt to unsubscribe from the company's mailing list.
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