Only in New York
Walk, eat, and talk like a New Yorker in this B2 lesson plan covering authentic videos, slang expressions, and real cultural habits.
Cities
Bring urban culture to life with english lessons exploring housing, neighborhoods, and what makes cities work. Topics range from architecture styles to the global housing crisis to living in specific cities worldwide. Your students get vocabulary for city navigation and deeper conversations about urban challenges. Solid choice for contemporary, relevant discussions.
The Copycat City
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.
Moving Abroad
She saw a TikTok and moved to Tokyo. This A2 moving abroad lesson uses Ashley's real story to teach vocabulary about going abroad and expat life.
Living With Planes
B2 aviation lesson about Air Park, where pilots live with planes. Includes video, vocabulary, discussion, and real aircraft shopping presentation task.
Surviving a Power Outage
Can modern cities survive 24 hours without power? This B2 lesson explores outage preparation with debates, myths, and practical survival strategies.
Hostile Architecture
Benches designed to prevent sitting, spaces built to exclude - this C1 lesson plan explores hostile architecture through New York's public design history.
My Neighborhood
A2 students learn neighborhood vocabulary, describe local places, and practice listening with this lesson covering twelve common shops and services.
Urban Gardening
B1 urban gardening lesson follows Alessandro's London front yard transformation. Plant vocabulary, sustainability discussion, video about nature connection.
Living in Amsterdam
Bikes, rain, and daily routines in Amsterdam come alive in this B1 ESL lesson plan with video, vocabulary, and city comparisons.
Brutalist Architecture
Berlin's boldest concrete buildings drive vocabulary, video analysis, and debate in this C1 ESL lesson plan on Brutalism.
Global Housing Crisis
Teach housing affordability, income vocabulary, and policy debate with this C1 lesson plan on the global housing crisis.
The City Where I Live
Help your A2 students describe where they live with this city vocabulary lesson plan covering adjectives, places, and neighborhoods.
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?
Tourists, Go Home
Why are locals saying "tourists, go home"? B2 students explore overtourism through video, case studies, and a vocabulary lesson.
Is It Even a City?
Teach your B1 students sarcasm and exaggeration with a funny video roasting Oslo. Great for speaking, writing, and city vocabulary.
Renting an Apartment
B2 lesson on renting apartments abroad featuring houseboat living article. Practice housing vocabulary, debates, and real-world rental discussions.
Countries & Nationalities
Fun A2 lesson on countries and nationalities with listening, speaking tasks, and vocabulary formation patterns for beginner ESL students.
Inspiring Japan
Explore Japan with B2 students through loanwords, cultural icons, and an inspiring video. Discuss what makes places special and practice travel vocabulary.
Travel Destinations
Explore travel vocabulary and world destinations with this A2 lesson on vacation types, reading travel stories, and cultural guessing games.
Singapore’s Housing Success
Explore Singapore's housing success story in this B2 upper-intermediate lesson featuring video analysis, urban planning vocabulary, and housing policy discussion.
City Life: Stories & Experiences
B1 city life lesson exploring urban neighborhoods through personal stories, vocabulary practice & creative discussion activities for intermediate ESL.