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Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Should police use facial recognition technology? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content   Ever noticed Facebook is able to identify the people in your photos, even before you've tagged them? Facial-recognition algorithms compare features against vast databases and return matches.  But, in the hands of police, is the technology disturbingly intrusive and even racist? Or is it an indispensable tool for catching society's worst criminals?  In this B2+ worksheet, students will study the difference between "like" vs. "as", learn lots of face-related phrases and watch a video about facial-recognition technology being used by London police. Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee!       Lesson objectives: 1) To match six face-related phrases to the appropriate pictures (face lift, to face down, to face off, poker face, to face away, in...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Are you breathing wrong? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Breathing is natural: nothing difficult about it, right? Actually, there is a "right" and "wrong" way to get oxygen into your lungs, according to experts.  In this B2+ worksheet, students will practise using the passive voice with reporting verbs, see six breath-related idioms and learn lots of relevant vocabulary.   Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee!   Lesson objectives: 1) To match words for different types of breathing with pictures:  to gasp, to wheeze, to pant, to sigh, to sniff, to blow. 2) To practise using the passive voice with reporting verbs, while talking about the alleged benefits/risks of "alternate-nostril breathing". 3) To understand nuance and puns with three breath-related jokes, about an asthmatic, a seabird and an Apple Store.  4) To explain "cor...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Is each snowflake really unique? -    BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Of the trillions of snowflakes that fall every year, is it true that no two are identical? A scientist at CalTech University has the answer. In this B2+ worksheet, students will practise the third conditional, learn six snow-related idioms/phrases, study lots of relevant vocabulary and discuss the science of snowflakes. Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee!            Lesson objectives: 1) To learn snow-related vocabulary by matching relevant words to a picture of a snow-covered road.  2) To practise using third conditionals, conjugating sentences appropriately to talk about a car that slipped on an icy road on bald tyres.  3) To understand nuance and puns with three wintry jokes, about a penguin, a snowman and an igloo. 4) To explain scie...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): How do animals see the world? -    BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Can sharks see brightly coloured swimsuits? Are dogs really completely colour blind? Can snakes really see infrared light? In this B2+ worksheet, students will learn how different animals see the world, study eye-related idioms, practise using the past perfect and learn four phrasal verbs based on the verb "to see". Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Lesson objectives: 1) To learn four phrasal verbs: "to see (something) in", "to see (someone) out", "to see (someone) off", "to see through (something)". Students will be presented with four images, each of which matches with one of the phrasal verbs.  2) To practise using the past perfect, by conjugating verbs into simple past and past perfect, using short texts related to animal vision. 3)...