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The Awe Effect: Why Beauty Makes Us Better
In this B2–C1 lesson, students will explore the “awe effect” and discover why moments of beauty, wonder, and vastness can have such a powerful impact on us. They will practise listening skills, learn related vocabulary, share personal experiences, and use the new language in discussions and games.
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Impostor Syndrome: Bug or Feature?
In this C1-level lesson, students will explore impostor syndrome and the question of whether self-doubt is a bug or a feature. They will practise listening for gist and detail, discuss confidence and competence, learn relevant vocabulary, and take part in a debate, advice-giving tasks, and a Genially game.
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Ikigai: Your Reason to Get Up
In this B2-C1-level lesson, students explore the concept of ikigai and different perspectives on what makes life meaningful. They practise reading for gist and detail, develop their ability to express and justify complex ideas, and engage in discussions about purpose, balance, and personal priorities.
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Should You Trust Your Gut Feeling?
In this lesson, students will explore the science behind gut feelings and intuition. They will watch a video about how the brain makes decisions, learn key vocabulary and phrases, and develop confidence using them in real-life situations.
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Main Character Energy
In this C1 lesson, students explore the idea of main character energy through discussion, reading, debates, and creative activities. They practise advanced vocabulary connected to identity, authenticity, validation, and online behaviour, and develop speaking fluency by expressing nuanced opinions and reacting to relatable social situations.
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Why Can't We Stop Collecting?
In this lesson, students will work on their reading skills and expand their vocabulary around collecting, identity, and human behaviour.
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Less Phone, More Life
In this A2 lesson, students explore phone habits and the idea of a “no phone challenge”. They develop listening skills through a video about living without a smartphone and practise using key vocabulary related to habits, feelings, and lifestyle changes.
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The Fear of Being Ordinary - Speaking Club
In this lesson, students explore the idea of an “ordinary” vs “exciting” life through pre-lesson reading and vocabulary work, followed by a structured speaking club with discussions, ranking tasks, text-based analysis, and reflective communicative practice.
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Nature As Therapy
In this lesson, students will develop their listening skills while exploring scientific perspectives on the mental benefits of nature. They will learn vocabulary related to cognition and attention and use it to discuss whether nature therapy is a trend or an evidence-based practice.
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Do You Get Déjà Vu?
In this lesson, students will improve their reading skills and learn useful vocabulary related to memory, anxiety, and perception, which they will use to discuss and reflect on the experience of déjà vu.
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The Illusion of Objectivity
In this lesson, students explore cognitive bias through reading-focused tasks. They practise identifying main ideas and examples in a text and apply these ideas through discussion, role-plays, and an interactive Genially game.
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Behavioural Economics
In this B1-B2 lesson, students develop speaking and critical-thinking skills by exploring shopping behaviour and consumer psychology though interactive discussions, real-life scenarios, marketing analysis, and opinion-based tasks focused on evaluating influence and making informed decisions.
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