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Essential UK provides lesson plans, materials, activities and useful links based on contemporary United Kingdom topics and issues:

	ICT in education: From blackboard to keyboard
Language Assistant Content Theme: Use of technology in learning and the classroom of the future Lexical areas: ICT, language of prediction, numbers and percentages for statistics Cross curricular links: ICT, Personal and social education, social science Essential UK Schools and education Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Texting for all
Language Assistant Content Theme: Text messaging in the UK Lexical area: The language of text messages and punctuation marks. Essential UK Lifestyles Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Robots
Language Assistant Content Theme: Domestic robots Lexical area: Household chores Cross curricular links: Science Essential UK Lifestyles Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Special Days and Greeting Cards
Language Assistant Content Age range: 12 - adult Theme: Special days and greeting cards Essential UK Special times of year Login or register to post comments Read more

	Shakespeare
Language Assistant Content Age range: 12-adult Theme: William Shakespeare Essential UK People Login or register to post comments Read more

	Music
Language Assistant Content Theme: Music Lexical area: Types of music Essential UK Lifestyles Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Easter
Language Assistant Content Theme: Easter Lexical area: Easter vocabulary Essential UK Special times of year Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Computer Gaming
Language Assistant Content Theme: Computer games and their effects on young people Lexical area: Computer language Cross curricular links: Information technology, social studies, media studies Essential UK Lifestyles Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	National identity cards
Language Assistant Content Theme: Identity cards - possible introduction of identity cards in the UK Lexical area: Personal details / language for presenting a for/against argument Cross curricular links: Social studies Essential UK Social issues Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Red Nose Day
Language Assistant Content Age range: 12 - adult Theme: Red Nose Day - a bi-annual fundraising event in the UK Essential UK Special times of year Login or register to post comments Read more

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