Introduction
This is a reading lesson based on a text about Inca society. Reading can be a very solitary activity, but this lesson has been designed to maximise the amount of communication and interaction among the students, so that they work collaboratively and develop their own opinions about the content of the text.
Topic
Inca society
Level
Intermediate +
Time
60-90 mins
Aims
- To develop students' ability to take information from a text and form their own opinions about it
- To develop students' ability to deduce the meaning of words in a text
Materials
The lesson plan and student worksheets are available to download below in PDF format.
For more information about this topic you can visit the BBC site:
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1880611.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1403740.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/586810.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/1937001.stm
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2029466.stm
Copyright - please read
All the materials on these pages are free for you to download and copy for educational use only. You may not redistribute, sell or place these materials on any other web site without written permission from the BBC and British Council. If you have any questions about the use of these materials please email us at: teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org
The topic of history and heritage could be inherently problematic for some learners, and the tribal element of this plan, and the atrocities involved with downfall of the Inca tribe, may be distressing for those who have experienced such events in their own lives.