Author name: David Buckley

Many cities around the world have organised street crime. Run by professional gangs who take advantage of the large number of people and the anonymity the city provides. In this lesson, we are looking at street crime and the highly organised gangs that operate in big cities. This is a great lesson plan to help […]

Do women in your country breastfeed their babies in public? In many Western countries, young mothers do this. Most people think nothing of it, but some people believe they should do this in private, not out in the open for all people to see. In this lesson plan, you can discuss the idea of breastfeeding

If you could choose to die, would you do it? There are clinics in some parts of the world that help people die. This is for people with incurable diseases or other very serious conditions. But is it the right thing to do? This is an extremely sensitive subject to discuss in the classroom —

People work too hard. They often work at the weekends and do overtime or they take work home and do it there. It never used to be like this. So why is it happening now? And what are the results of it? This lesson plan is about working all the time. It could be useful

These days more and more people prefer staying at home rather than go out to meet friends. Home has become a place where people like to stay and invite their friends over. You can talk about this topic in your English class using this lesson plan. If you want to download the full lesson plan,

Sunbathing is very popular in Western countries. In other countries, not so much. In some countries, people do anything they can to stay out of the sun. But what are the dangers of sunbathing? Is it a healthy thing to do? In this lesson, you can talk about the concept of sunbathing with your students.

Transgender people have a different gender identity from the biological gender that was given to them at birth. Transgender people are growing in number as people realise that the gender they believe they are differs from the one they had when a young child. Are there trans people in your country or culture? And if

In your country, when is the right age for a son or daughter to leave home? This can be radically different depending on which country you are in. This is a lesson about leaving home. In recent years in the West, many people are still in their thirties and still living at home. They have

Sexual harassment is an ongoing issue in the workplace. Many women — and men — experience sexual harassment or misconduct on a regular basis. What is it and why does it happen? In this lesson plan, we are dealing with a very difficult subject — sexual harassment. This could be a great topic to discuss