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Modern Life

Address contemporary issues with these esl lesson plans about digital nomads, privacy, technology, and today’s reality. Topics cover current cultural challenges and modern social issues your students actually think about. Your learners develop vocabulary for discussing contemporary life with sophistication. Great for keeping lessons current and relevant.

NASA Artemis rocket launches into blue sky, billowing smoke and flames at liftoff, space exploration lesson

The Space Race Never Ended

Space race politics, cold war rivalry, and the Artemis program explored in this advanced English lesson for C1 adult learners.

My quietly smart apartment – a B2 lesson plan about smart home automation and daily routines for adult ESL learners.

My Quietly Smart Apartment

NFC tags on ingredient jars, a hidden button under the coffee table – this B2 lesson uses one woman's real apartment to teach smart home English.

A man in paint-covered overalls stands in a garage in a still from the B1 ESL lesson plan "It Was Great Until It Wasn't."

It Was Great Until It Wasn’t

Why do companies ruin good products? This B1 lesson plan on enshittification gets adult learners talking with real stats, video, and discussion tasks.

A red bowl with lettuce leaves, a fork, and a measuring tape. C1 lesson plan on weight loss, genetics, and GLP-1 drugs like Zepbound.

Weight Loss & Genetics

Not every weight loss story is straightforward. This C1 lesson uses Serena Williams' experience to challenge assumptions about biology, blame, and medication.

Aerial view of Tianducheng, China's copycat Paris, with a replica Eiffel Tower and French-style buildings. B1 lesson plan.

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.

A smiling AI assistant in a diner scene from a satirical video used in this B2 lesson plan on AI ads.

Trust Me, I’m an Algorithm

Anthropic made satirical AI ad videos as a joke. Kind of. Use them in this B2 lesson on manipulation, AI, trust, and personalized advertising.

A person standing on a rocky coastline in golden sunlight — lesson plan thumbnail for a C1 English lesson on building habits.

How to Build Habits

Clarity, not motivation, is the real issue. This C1 atomic habits lesson has students test that idea with James Clear's video and their own routine.

A brown teddy bear wearing pilot goggles and a white scarf, used in a B1 ESL lesson plan about toys and childhood.

Toy Stories

Photos of children and their favorite toys from Greenland, Brazil, China, and Italy run through this B1 childhood lesson plan packed with debates.

Sliced white sandwich bread on a wooden board, with a branded plastic bag visible in the background.

What’s in Our Food?

Teach your students to read between the lines on food labels while exploring ultra-processed foods and global food regulations in this B2 lesson.

moving abroad a2 esl lesson

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.

analog tech

Going Analog

Going analog is trending, and your students have opinions about it. This C1 lesson plan covers AI fatigue, data privacy, and 10 advanced vocabulary words.

A solitary figure sits on seaside rocks overlooking the ocean, symbolizing modern singlehood and independence

The Rise of Singlehood

Why are so many people single? This B2 lesson plan on the rise of singlehood uses real stats, video, and debates to get students talking.