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The senses

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 14 September, 2011 - 15:15

What’s your favourite smell? Did you know that flies can taste with their feet? In this lesson, students read and talk about the five senses - sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell - in relation to humans and animals.

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Talking about the future

Submitted by Chris Trickett on 3 May, 2011 - 07:18

In this simple lesson students will have a chance to speak freely about different aspects of their future life, while the teacher guides them (with the students' help) to the best available grammar

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What do you know about Norfolk?

Submitted by NikPeachey on 15 March, 2011 - 11:12

This lesson includes a challenging audio file with what for many students is an unusual accent.

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All about me

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 11 January, 2012 - 14:03

This lesson provides students with a live listening on the topic of the teacher’s personal interests and opinions. The students then use this as a model to chat about similar topics with their classmates using basic tenses and a variety of structures.

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Parkour

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 15 November, 2011 - 14:20

What do you and your students know about the non-competitive urban sport, parkour? In this lesson students read about this activity, focus on informal language, then ask and answer questions about other activities in pairs.

Topic: Parkour and sports

Level: Intermediate B1

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Card games

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 11 October, 2011 - 13:17

What card games do you know? Do you like playing games? In this lesson, students read about how to play a card game called ‘Snap’. They practise expressions for playing games and then have the chance to write instructions for a game. You need at least one pack of playing cards for this lesson.

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Ebooks

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 27 September, 2011 - 11:06

Are you for or against electronic books? In this lesson, students read about the advantages and disadvantages of electronic books.

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Dream School

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 5 September, 2011 - 17:42

British kids are having problems at school. In this lesson, students read about a TV chef who wants to improve education in Britain. They invent their ideal school and then present their ideas to their classmates.

Topic: Education and school

Level: Intermediate B1

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Climate change overview

Submitted by owainllewellyn on 24 May, 2011 - 10:42

In this lesson students will gain an overview of what climate change is. They will read some short texts, exchange information and make notes.

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Sleep

Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 18 May, 2011 - 11:39

How many hours sleep do teenagers need? Do you ever fall asleep on public transport? This lesson asks students to read and talk about sleep.

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