The Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guide now rates over 40,000 restaurants worldwide, though it began as a marketing trick for a small tire company. This B1 lesson unpacks it.
Hey! You know how those textbook culture lessons are boring? Ours are the opposite. It’s all about the juicy stuff: weird global traditions, embarrassing taboos, and stereotypes that actually get students chatting. It’s super easy to use, and it’ll make your ESL classes feel way more real. Instant discussion win!
The Michelin Guide now rates over 40,000 restaurants worldwide, though it began as a marketing trick for a small tire company. This B1 lesson unpacks it.
This B1 lesson plan pairs folk dance vocabulary with a short video on Georgian tradition, injury, fighting skills, and years of physical training.
Why do travelers come home with a new accent and different mannerisms? This C1 lesson plan explores the psychology of travel mimicry step by step.
Cultural differences take center stage in this B1 ESL lesson plan, comparing East and West through videos, vocabulary, and Yang Liu's pictograms.
Teach jewelry symbolism, vocabulary, and video listening skills in this B2 ESL lesson plan built around family heirlooms and modern jewelry choices.
Soft-boiled, sunny-side up, or scrambled? This B1 lesson plan teaches egg vocabulary alongside breakfast traditions from three different countries.
Movie night vocabulary, reading, and speaking practice packed into this A2 lesson plan on watching movies.
Why does "I'm fine" sound negative in British English? This A2 lesson uses a real video to teach small talk phrases and question-asking skills.
Walk, eat, and talk like a New Yorker in this B2 lesson plan covering authentic videos, slang expressions, and real cultural habits.
China built a copy of Paris and almost nobody moved in. This B1 English lesson covers what happened next, with vocabulary, video, and speaking activities.
Students practice restaurant vocabulary and taste adjectives in this A2 food lesson with dialogues, readings about global dishes, and speaking activities.
B1 lesson plan on Chinese New Year traditions with readings, cultural vocabulary, and discussion activities for intermediate ESL students.
C1 lesson about art analysis using video commentary on classical paintings to teach advanced vocabulary for discussing symbolism and technique.
Students debate whether past dating was more romantic, watch couples hold hands versus stare at screens, and practice relationship vocab in this B1 lesson.
Explore K-beauty's global success in this B2 ESL lesson about Korean skincare, culture, and beauty industry vocabulary with video and discussion activities.
Coffee lesson plan exploring how espresso drinks got their names. Video, vocabulary, café role plays for upper-intermediate ESL students.
Watch every Hallmark cliché compressed into one video, then debate urban stereotypes and gender roles in this thought-provoking C1 Christmas movie lesson plan.
Students analyze why someone rejected modern fashion entirely, learning words like "flamboyant" and "ceremoniously" in this B2 vintage style lesson.
Watch a girl explain why people love Christmas, then practice holiday vocabulary and plan acts of kindness in this engaging B1 lesson plan.
This B1 culture shock lesson plan uses real TikTok videos and culture shock vocabulary to help intermediate students talk about new experiences.
Trench coats, aviators, and cargo pants all started in the military. This C1 lesson covers their origins with listening tasks and vocabulary practice.