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Get your B1-B2 students discussing online safety, personal freedom, and government control with this engaging news-based lesson on the UK’s proposed social media ban for under-16s. Students develop listening, vocabulary, passive voice, speaking, discussion, and critical thinking skills as they analyse different perspectives and debate whether young people should be kept off major platforms.

Bring a real-world business controversy into your B1-B2 classroom with this engaging lesson on Bolt’s decision to eliminate its HR department. Students develop reading, vocabulary, speaking, collaboration, and critical thinking skills as they explore company culture, workforce restructuring, leadership choices, and the future role of HR in modern business.

Bring a modern film controversy into your B1-B2 classroom with this engaging lesson on Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey. Students develop watching, listening, reading, vocabulary, word formation, speaking, and critical thinking skills as they analyse trailer clues, explore cultural debate, and discuss whether classic stories should be adapted for modern audiences.
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