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Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Do giraffes with longer necks get more sex? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content These megaherbivores look like gentle giants, but when it comes to competing for mates they are formidable warriors. Male giraffes swing their sledgehammer-like heads into their rivals' bodies until a victor emerges. Some zoologists have even argued their noodle necks evolved not to help them reach high-up vegetation but to give them a competitive advantage in these brutal battles. In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Watch a giraffe fight and give a blow-by-blow account Match goofy pictures of giraffes to four phrasal verbs (to stand by, to stand for, to stand up to, to stand out) Practise forming tag questions using giraffe trivia Learn six neck-related idioms See three pun-ny jokes about giraffes Read an article summarising the controversy over how giraffes evolved their long necks Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your s...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): How salmon find their way back home -    BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Join these tenacious salmon on their epic journey from the depths of the oceans, all the way back to the rivers where they hatched. In this B2/C1 worksheet, students will learn fish-related vocabulary, see six idioms related to salmon and study an article and video about these tenacious globe-trotting fish.  Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee!   Lesson activities: 1) To warm up, students will match six pun-ny jokes related to fish with their punchlines. In the process, they will learn about fish anatomy and wordplay. Key vocabulary: scales, gills, hook, loan shark, borrow. 2) Students will watch a short video (4:37) about the lifecycle of a salmon, and how they help sustain an entire forest creek ecosystem. Key vocabulary: sloppy eater, perilous, influx. 3) Next, ...