LearnEnglish Teens magazine section

This lesson is based on the magazine section on LearnEnglish Teens and involves reading authentic ungraded texts. These blog style articles on the latest fashion, music and trends are written by young adults from the UK and the comments posted on the website responding to the articles offer ideas from teenagers of a wide range of cultures around the world. For this lesson you need students to work in groups sharing computers with internet access or using mobile devices.

Topic: Fashion, music and trends in the UK

Age: Teenage/ young adult

Level: B2 / Intermediate+

Timing: 60 mins+

Aims:

  • To develop students’ reading skills, specifically reading authentic texts
  • To develop students’ speaking skills
  • To develop speaking and writing skills
  • To help students learn about up-to-date trends in the UK

Plan components

By Sally Trowbridge

The plan is downloadable and in pdf format - right click on the attachment and save it on your computer.

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