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      Strap Box Flyer

      Submitted by Rob Lewis on 7 February, 2012 - 10:14

      Giffen is an unpleasant man who is always on the lookout for ways to trick money out of 'suckers' and his amazing glue seems to be the perfect way to do this. Until he come across Flinty, that is.

      Strap Box Flyer is from the pen of one of Australia's most popular writers for children, Paul Jennings.  This kit was assembled - without using any glue - by teachers from India, Portugal and Turkey on a NILE (Norwich Institute of Language Education) summer course.

      Average: 4.7 (3 votes)
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      Little Red Riding Hood

      Submitted by TE Editor on 17 December, 2007 - 12:52

      All around the world children love listening to and reading fairy tales in their mother tongue. Whatever the reason, fairy tales provide both children and teachers with a familiar starting point from which to explore stories in a second language.

      Average: 4.1 (239 votes)
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      The Inca: A lost society

      Submitted by NikPeachey on 25 January, 2012 - 14:16

      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,

      Average: 4.2 (30 votes)
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      Email writing

      Submitted by TE Editor on 8 October, 2008 - 14:22

      The main focus of this lesson will be on writing semi-formal emails, and the students will send an email to a tourist information centre of their choice using the rules they will have studied in the first half of the lesson.

      Average: 3.7 (219 votes)
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      Fairy tales; not just for kids

      Submitted by Sally Trowbridge on 12 December, 2011 - 22:50

      What do you remember about Snow White or The Three Little Pigs? In this lesson, students talk about well-known stories. They revise story telling vocabulary and then plan and write a fairy tale.

      Average: 4.8 (23 votes)
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      Jack and the Beanstalk

      Submitted by TE Editor on 27 June, 2006 - 12:00

      This BritLit Primary Kit has been designed for use with any version of the tale. The kit integrates a range of mixed-ability cross-curricular materials within the context of the tale in order to actively engage children and develop their cognitive, linguistic and social skills.

      Average: 4.5 (131 votes)
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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.

      Average: 3.8 (109 votes)
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      ‘Tanggap, tiklop, tago’ (receive, fold, keep): Perceptions of best practice in ELT INSET

      Effective in-service training (INSET) is vital for both teacher development and curriculum reform.

      Average: 1.5 (2 votes)
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      Clothes

      Submitted by TE Editor on 5 April, 2008 - 15:19

      On the Learn English Kids website you can find a wealth of resources and activities to help children develop their English skills. Here are tips for using and exploiting materials about the topic of clothes, including vocabulary work, skills work to practise reading and listening, and suggestions for further development and creative work.

      Average: 3.6 (162 votes)
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      Valentine’s Day

      Submitted by Jo Budden on 9 February, 2011 - 07:25

      Theme: Valentine's Day
      Lexical area: Love, dating and romance

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      Food

      Submitted by TE Editor on 6 March, 2009 - 15:12

      On the LearnEnglish Kids website you will find many activities to practise the topic of food. The topic covers the vocabulary areas of basic foods, fruit and vegetables as well as cooking, recipes and healthy eating.

      Average: 3.6 (331 votes)
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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

      Aims:

      Average: 3.6 (18 votes)
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      Pink Bow Tie

      Submitted by fitch on 8 February, 2011 - 16:18

      A fourteen year old finds himself in trouble with the school Principal – again. This time, however, he has a genuine excuse, but is he likely to be believed?

      Average: 3.9 (116 votes)
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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.

      Average: 4.4 (25 votes)
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