ISSUE 029
Attention Economy ESL Lesson
Who is really paying when everything is free?
A ready-to-teach C1–C2 Attention Economy ESL lesson exploring how free apps monetize attention, data, addictive design and consent, with advanced reading, audio, discussion, critical thinking and argumentation.
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Collection 05 includes Issues 026–030.
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ABOUT THIS LESSON
About This Attention Economy ESL Lesson
The attention economy turns users’ time, focus and data into commercial value. Notifications, autoplay and infinite scroll are designed to maximize engagement rather than simply serve the user.
This C1–C2 Attention Economy ESL lesson examines addictive design, digital advertising, consent, privacy and the argument that users of free platforms may be closer to the product than the customer.
Students analyze advanced idiomatic language, audit six common design features, defend an ad-free business model under challenge and write an extended argument addressing the strongest opposing view.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED
What's Included in the Attention Economy Lesson?
- Magazine-style C1–C2 ESL student worksheet
- Advanced original attention economy reading and audio recording
- Five idiomatic expressions and evidence-based true-or-false comprehension
- Five advanced discussion questions about attention, tracking, free apps and digital habits
- Design Audit critical-thinking activity: evaluate six features as helping or holding the user
- Language in Context practice with idiomatic expressions from the article
- App-design speaking challenge: propose an ad-free business model and defend it to investors
- 200–250 word opinion-writing task: Are users the product rather than the customer?
- Teacher guide and complete answer key
- Ready-to-use classroom presentation
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