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Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): What can science tell us about queuing? -   BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Social scientists have found queuing behaviour is governed by "the rule of six". On average, we will wait six minutes in a queue before giving up in frustration. In addition, people are unlikely to join a queue that has more than six people in it. Finally, six inches (15cm) of personal space is the minimum distance required between participants in a queue to avoid stress.  In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about the science of queuing Learn six line-related  idioms Discuss six phrasal verbs based on WAIT (to WAIT around, to WAIT on someone, to WAIT up for someone, etc.) See  advanced adjectives  to describe people waiting in line Read and answer questions about the "rule of six" in queuing Differentiate between  negative modal verbs of obligation (mustn't, shouldn't, to not have to) Educational material...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Is laughter really the best medicine? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Laughter is a behaviour we share with chimpanzees, gorillas, mice and even parrots. We laugh to show amusement and agreement. But is it really as good for our health as the old adage would have us believe? In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about the science of laughter Learn six laughter-related  idioms Discuss three phrasal verbs: laugh at , laugh with , laugh off See advanced adjectives to describe a group of laughing friends  Read and answer questions about "laughing yoga" Differentiate between to + infinitive  vs.  the gerund  after certain phrases  Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Click  HERE   f or the worksheet answers  Lesson objectives: 1) To match six pictures with LAUGH-related phrasal verbs (to l...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): What was life like for British coal miners? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Imagine endless hours of stooping over, crawling and squatting in dark and dank coal mines. Over one million men worked as coal miners in 1920s Britain, digging up fuel for the nation's fireplaces and factories.  In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about coal mining in Britain Choose between  "used to" vs. "would" for past narratives Learn four phrasal verbs based on DIG Study six coal mining-related  idioms Read and answer questions about a George Orwell essay on coal mining See advanced adjectives to describe coal miners' working conditions Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Click  HERE   f or the worksheet answers Lesson objectives: 1) To learn four phrasal verbs based on DIG (to dig into, to dig up, to dig out, dig in!) 2) ...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): How did they make cheese in medieval times? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Humans have been making cheese for 10,000 years, for as long as we've been shepherding ruminants. We've experimented a lot over the millenia, giving rise to tens of variants: brie, camembert, cheddar, cottage, feta, gorgonzola, grana, gruyère, roquefort, wensleydale - the list goes on.  In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about how to make medieval cheese Learn six cheese-related  idioms Match cheese-related pictures with phrasal verbs  See advanced adjectives to market cheese Read and answer questions about England's famous Cheese Roll event Learn the difference between  stative  and  dynamic  forms of verbs Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Click  HERE   f or the worksheet answers Lesson objectives: To...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Why do we eat cake on our birthdays? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content "Make a wish and blow out your candles", your friends and family tell you every year. But how did lighting a confectionery on fire on your birthday become the "normal" thing to do? And why - just why - would somebody pay $75 million dollars for a birthday cake?  In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about the origin of the birthday cake tradition Match cake-related pictures with phrasal verbs Create mixed conditionals  Learn six cake-related idioms See advanced adjectives used to advertise a cake Practise  adjective ordering using a news article about the world's most expensive cake   Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Click HERE  for the worksheet answers. Lesson objectives: 1) To match six phrasal verbs based on "CUT" to cake-relate...

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Why you sometimes have trouble opening doors -   BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Have you ever pushed on a pull door, even when it was clearly marked as such? Or pulled at a push door? According to Don Norman, a distinguished professor of technology, you shouldn't feel bad about it: it's actually the designer's fault.  In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about "human-centred design"; Learn door-related idioms;  Match phrasal verbs based on "SHUT" to pictures; Practise the definite article (and exceptions to the rule: "go to town" and "go to the town"); Find the correct punchlines for pun-ny jokes about doors. Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee!     Lesson objectives: 1) To match six phrasal verbs based on "SHUT" to pictures (to shut up, to shut away, to shut down, to shut off, etc.) ...