Watching Youtube
What would you do if your video suddenly went viral? This A2 lesson plan builds speaking practice around real YouTube situations and two short stories.
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Your New Robot Housekeeper
Students watch real robots clean a bedroom and living room, then debate whether they'd want one at home. B1 lesson plan on household robots and AI.
Your Phone Is a Casino
B1 lesson plan built around one sharp question: if your phone is a casino, who's the house and who's losing money?
My Quietly Smart Apartment
NFC tags on ingredient jars, a hidden button under the coffee table – this B2 lesson uses one woman's real apartment to teach smart home English.
It Was Great Until It Wasn’t
Why do companies ruin good products? This B1 lesson plan on enshittification gets adult learners talking with real stats, video, and discussion tasks.
Trust Me, I’m an Algorithm
Anthropic made satirical AI ad videos as a joke. Kind of. Use them in this B2 lesson on manipulation, AI, trust, and personalized advertising.
Going Analog
Going analog is trending, and your students have opinions about it. This C1 lesson plan covers AI fatigue, data privacy, and 10 advanced vocabulary words.
What If Your Phone Is Gone?
Teach advanced students about data security with a relatable airport loss story, nuanced vocabulary practice, and phone snatch analysis in this C1 lesson plan.
The Future, According to 1989
Compare 1989 home predictions to today's reality, discuss tech evolution, and forecast 2060 in this C1 advanced future lesson.
Are We Ready for AI Glasses?
Watch Meta's AI glasses demo, learn wearable tech vocabulary, and debate privacy versus convenience in this B2 technology lesson.
The Hidden Costs of AI
B2 lesson on AI's hidden environmental costs. Covers data center impacts, vocabulary like fossil fuels and skyrocket, plus role-play debates.
Social Media Isn’t Social Anymore
C1 lesson on why social media lost its social aspect. Covers vocabulary like ephemeral and payoff, plus debates about future platform design.
Intro to Formula 1
Intro to Formula 1 for B2 learners. Covers race vocabulary like pole position and pit stop with videos, comprehension tasks, and writing activities.
Can AI Do My Laundry?
B1 students debate AI's role in daily life, learn technology vocabulary, and describe automated routines in this lesson on artificial intelligence.
Wading Through AI Slop
AI slop, media literacy, and advanced vocabulary like "erode trust" and "churn out" drive this C1 ESL lesson plan on AI content.
Digital Parenting
Should parents track their kids online? This B2 lesson plan covers digital parenting with a video on parental controls, debates, and parenting style quizzes.
AI & Politics
Could AI run a government? This C1 lesson plan covers AI in politics with advanced vocab, an article, hot takes, and a creative party-building activity.
Influencers
Real followers, fake person. A B2 influencer lesson plan that explores AI influencers, sponsored posts, and social media ethics.
How Much Power Does Humanity Need?
From flipping a switch to nuclear fusion, this C1 lesson plan answers the question: how much power does humanity need?
Meet The Humanoid Robot
Robots that walk, run, and cook? A2 students will love this lesson plan about the Unitree G1 humanoid robot and what it can do.