Category Archives: Level: C2

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What’s inside? Inspiration.

Level: B2 and up

The first part of the worksheet is a self-directed set of four activities. Discussion on working with your family and little bit of pre-listening guess work.

After that students listen to the initial part of the interview and write down comprehesion questions for other students to answer.

Activity five, on the other hand, is a set of hardcore listening comprehension questions. A 20 yo girl calls the show to ask for advice on inspiration and motivation. Seems obvious and easy but… well check it out for yourself. My students found it pretty challenging.

Finally, a discussion on privilage and unfair advantage, based on the story of New Orleans. Before going into discussion, I suggest pre-teaching New Orleans’ tough history which resulted in residential segregation of the city.

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21st Century Activism

Level: B2 and up

Have you got any idea what #thinspo and #proana movements are?

Teenagers around the world go through some hardcore stuff during their puberty. It’s always been that way. But in the era of internet, social media and harsh judgment it becomes unbearable for some.

This is an interview with an actress, tv host and above all body positivity activist Jameela Jamil.

Make sure you read the teacher’s notes before using this material.

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Is Snapchat dangerous?

Level: B2 and up

Nude pics of a teenage girl?

14 yo kid posing with a gun?

Ever wondered, how dangerous Snapchat really is?

Gary Vaynerchuk, TikTok influencer Baby Ariel and a little bit freaked out mom of two, trying to find the answer.

Great for teenage classes if you want hear their perspective, as well as for adults who are s… scared of what their kids are doing on-line.

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Makeup Artist

Level: B1 and up

This worksheet is a made-to-measure lesson for one of my teenage students. She asked me to make a lesson about makeup. I don’t know much about the topic… but I promised to do my best.

I tried to google Gary Vaynerchuk cosmetics, Gary Vee makeup, etc. The only thing that kept popping up was the name… Bobbi Brown.

I had no idea, who Bobbi was. It turned out she is a professional makeup artist and the founder and ex-CCO of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, social media expert and a very inspiring person with a great sense of humor.

It was a pleasure to learn so much about Bobbi, her job and the beauty business.

Enjoy!

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Selling Slime Part 1

Level: B1+ and up

When I was thirteen, my biggest concern was to minimize amount of time studying, so that I could play computer games and watch tv.

In this episode, Gary talks to a slime entrepreneur, Maddie Rae. She’s 13yo and she probably makes more money, than you and I put together, doing something she loves.

Selling Slime!!!

Check it out!

btw. Gary doesn’t curse as much as usually 🙂

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When patience goes platinum.

When Patience Goes Platinum

2018 Grammy Nominee for Best Rap/Sung Performance GoldLink talking with Gary about his future plans.

Two versions of worksheet available.

For students who have access to a phone or computer with internet acces – use the handout WITHOUT the article. More activities and a vocabulary box to work with.

For those of you who won’t have access to internet during the lesson  -check out the handout WITH the article.

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Trash Talk e01

Level: B2 and up.

Would you like to make a couple hundred $$$ extra?

Do you think your students would be interested in learning how to make $100 in 2-3 hours on Saturday morning?

Gary goes garage sale-ing and makes a pretty good show on the way. Filled with informal, real life language, proverbs, idioms,  phrasal verbs etc.

Authentic Interest  + Authentic language = Perfect Lesson!!!

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The Sleep Revolution

Level: B1+ and up.

Relevant topic is the key to a successful lesson. It’s often hard to find a subject that all students would be interested in.

There are very few things that we all have in common. That is why this video is such a great material for your class.

Each and every one of us needs to sleep. We have all had issues with how much we sleep. How much we need? How much sleep we would like to get? What’s the right time to go to bed?

Everyone has something to say about sleep.

Also!!! It’s a great starting point to a conversation on how unimportant perfect pronunciation is.

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Sarcasm

I knew that it was going to happen eventually. Gary Vaynerchuk is a great speaker and a fantastic source of content for ESL classes but, there are so many other speakers that limiting myself only to Gary felt wrong.

When I saw Ewa Błaszczak, my homie from Warsaw, Poland, giving a Tedx Talk about sarcasm, I knew that I will want to use it in my classes and share with you guys. Very interesting topic, some advanced vocabulary but also a  bit of accent and pronunciation issues.

Great content for self study and those upper-intermediate classes. Have fun and… put an END to sarcasm.

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