Review language and useful expressions for talking about dietary restrictions, including celiac disease and lactose intolerance.

Describing Dietary Restrictions

Examine the convenience and security risks of wearable augmented reality technology in this thought-provoking lesson.

Smart Glasses

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Would your students know what to say in an emergency? This video features a realistic dialogue between a 911 dispatcher and a caller, helping learners practice key vocabulary and expressions for urgent situations.

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Calling 911

Do your students feel confident ordering at a restaurant? This video models a natural conversation between a diner and a server, helping learners build vocabulary, expressions, and pronunciation for real-life dining situations.

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Ordering at a Restaurant

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Do you have good luck? Ask learners to participate in our real-time survey and share whether they carry a lucky charm, play the lottery, or consider themselves superstitious.

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Poll of the Week—Luck

Give your K–12 students a chance to learn English and core subjects at the same time! These integrated lessons combine language and content, building academic vocabulary in areas like math and science.

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Academic Vocabulary

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Is happiness an inside job? Students read "A Prescription for Happiness" and describe their "happy place." The printable lesson includes practice with reported speech.

Happiness

In this lesson, students learn about the Islamic festival of the breaking of the fast that follows the holy month of Ramadan. Students read about how Eid al-Fitr is celebrated and do some research about a related Muslim festival.

Eid al-Fitr

After the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, people around the world began talking about freedom of the press. Does freedom of the press include the right to offend? After reading a short article, your students can debate related topics. This lesson includes vocabulary review exercises and useful phrases for expressing opinions. 

Freedom of the Press

Students read a brief description about bullying and anti-bullying campaigns, such as _Pink Shirt Day_. They review related vocabulary and discuss different types of bullying.



Symbols & Holidays

Lara gives some handy tips to use while spring cleaning and introduces some common idioms.

Make a Clean Sweep: Learn Some Tips (& Idioms) for Spring Cleaning

Students learn vocabulary related to the job of a security guard and understand the duties involved.

Working as a Security Guard

Students read about and discuss ocean garbage. They review related word forms and survey their classmates on how to stop littering.

Ocean Garbage

In this lesson, students learn about the Persian New Year celebration. They practice reproducing information from a reading and forming questions. They also discuss springtime.  