Tag Archives: Philosophy
Hedonism & The Experience Machine (Advanced Lesson) · February 5, 2024
An advanced lesson on a TED-Ed video about Nozick's Experience Machine. The speaking-focused lesson discusses hedonism and reality.Sam Harris on Free Will (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan) · November 13, 2023
An upper-intermediate lesson on Sam Harris's view on free will. Includes speaking roleplays, debates, & vocabulary activities for ESL class.Sam Harris on Free Will (Advanced Lesson Plan) · November 10, 2023
An advanced lesson on Sam Harris's view on free will. Contains speaking roleplays, debates, and vocabulary activities for ESL/EFL class.The Paradoxes of Life (Intermediate Lesson Plan) · February 10, 2023
This intermediate ESL lesson focuses on life's paradoxes. It includes a role-play, the prisoner's dilemma, and other speaking activities.The Paradoxes of Life (Upper-Intermediate Lesson) · February 7, 2023
This B2-level lesson focuses on paradoxes. It includes a discussion of the prisoner's dilemma, a role-play, and other speaking activities.The Paradoxes of Life (Advanced EFL Lesson) · February 6, 2023
A lesson on life's paradoxes. Includes the prisoner's dilemma, role-plays, and discussion questions for advanced (C1) ESL conversation class.The Egg (Short Story) (Upper-Intermediate/Advanced Lesson) · November 10, 2022
A video-based lesson on The Egg, an animated short story about creation, death, & empathy. Includes vocabulary and speaking activities.“How to Grow Old” by Bertrand Russell (Advanced Lesson Plan) · September 27, 2022
Advanced lesson on Russell's essay on how to grow old well. Includes reading, vocabulary & speaking activities for EFL conversation class.Kurt Vonnegut’s Letter to High School Class (Upper-Intermediate) · June 1, 2022
Lesson on a letter from Kurt Vonnegut for a high school class. Topics: art, creativity, & banning books. (Made for EFL conversation class)Daoism & The Chinese Farmer (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan) · May 11, 2022
Upper-intermediate lesson on Daoism & the Chinese farmer parable. Includes speaking, reading, & other activities for conversation class.Meme: Imagine You Were Born in 1900 (Advanced Lesson Plan) · May 1, 2022
Advanced lesson on generational differences & perspective. Includes speaking, reading, & vocabulary exercises for EFL conversation class.Phoning It In (Upper-Intermediate/Advanced Reading Lesson) · November 14, 2016
A short reading lesson for ESL students interested in business topics. Students can answer comprehension, vocabulary, & discussion questions.The Disease of Being Busy (Upper-Intermediate Reading Lesson) · October 27, 2016
Reading comprehension, discussion, & vocabulary questions for ESL students on the Disease of Being Busy by Omid Safi. Upper-IntermediateBiomedical Ethics & Neanderthal Babies (Advanced ESL Lesson Plan) · January 30, 2013
Advanced ESL lesson plan on Biomedical ethics. Topics: euthanasia, animal rights, cloning, etc. Study online or download the ethics lesson.Biomedical Ethics & Neanderthal Babies (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan) · January 28, 2013
Upper-intermediate ESL lesson plan on Biomedical ethics. Topics: euthanasia, animal rights, cloning. Study online or download the lesson.Topic: Reasons for Love (Upper-Intermediate Lesson Plan) · November 28, 2011
Upper-intermediate lesson. Lesson #1: "Reasons for Love" from a unit on Love & Marriage. Study online or download the ESL lesson plan.