How We Listen: Culture, Gender, and Conversation Style

Lively Café Conversation Around the Table

Level: B2 Before You Read | Reading | Vocabulary | Word Partners | Activities | Speed Challenge | Quick Reading | Questions | AI Prompts | Discussion | Language Focus | Resources Printable: Student handout (PDF | Word) | Teacher’s key (PDF | Word) Before You Read Think about these questions or discuss them with … Read more

Personal Space Around the World: How Close Is Too Close?

Uncomfortable Elevator Encounter

Level: B1 Before You Read | Reading | Vocabulary | Word Partners | Activities | Speed Challenge | Quick Reading | Questions | AI Prompts | Discussion | Language Focus | Resources Printable: Student handout (PDF | Word) | Teacher’s key (PDF | Word) Before You Read Think about these questions or discuss them with … Read more

Tipping Around the World: Who Pays, Who Does Not, and Why

Choosing a Tip at the Restaurant

Level: B2 Reading | Vocabulary | Activities | Speed Challenge | Shadow Reading and Typing | Questions | AI Prompts | Discussion | Language Focus | Resources Printable: Student handout (PDF) | Teacher’s key (PDF) Reading You finish dinner at a restaurant in Chicago. The card reader turns toward you and prompts you to choose … Read more

Cinematography Across Cultures: Why Films Look Different

Global Cinema Montage

Level: C1 Reading | Vocabulary | Activities | Speed Challenge | Shadow Reading and Typing | Questions | AI Prompts | Discussion | Language Focus | Resources Printable: Student handout (PDF) | Teacher’s key (PDF) Reading You settle in for a Hollywood thriller. Two characters argue across a kitchen table, and the camera cuts between … Read more

Social and Cultural Components of Farting: Manners and Humor

A dining room table after someone farted

Level: B2 Reading | Vocabulary | Activities | Speed Challenge | Questions | AI Prompts | Discussion | Language Focus | Resources Printable: Student handout (PDF) | Teacher’s key (PDF) Reading Everyone passes gas, but estimates of how often vary. The Cleveland Clinic, a US hospital, gives a range of 14 to 23 times a … Read more