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Negotiations 4: BargainingFor many people, negotiating is all about bargaining, the give-and-take between two sides. In this lesson students discuss bargaining in small groups, do a reading activity, focus on conditional structures and useful language then finish with a team role play. Topic: Negotiations and bargaining |
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Socialising 4: Active listeningPerhaps the most important skill connected with socialising is to ‘shut up and listen’. In practice, it can be very difficult to resist the temptation to turn every conversation into a conversation about what we consider the most interesting thing in the world, i.e. ourselves. The most skilful active listeners include nurses, social workers, psychotherapists and counsellors, so this lesson focuses especially on the techniques studied and used by these professionals. Topic: Socialising and active listening |
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Socialising 5: From contact to partnerWhile it is natural to focus on the challenge of starting conversations with strangers and keeping these conversations going, the real purpose of socialising is to turn these contacts into partners or even friends. Even a simple task like inviting a person out to a restaurant can cause embarrassment and stress. For this reason, this lesson includes discussions of why such situations are difficult, as well as plenty of practice. Topic: Socialising and turning new contacts into partners |
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Writing: mini thingsSometimes when we ask students to write a composition they spend very little time at the important editing stage. In this lesson students will do a couple of ‘short writing’ activities with the focus on editing and accuracy.
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The fastest and the slowestIn this lesson students practise speaking, reading and writing while talking about the fastest and slowest animals. The grammar focus is comparatives and superlatives with quantifiers. Students also learn some unusual animal vocabulary. |
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We use the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) to indicate the levels of our resources. Many lesson plans and activities are flexible and suitable for students learning at different levels.
If you are not familiar with the CEFR, this is an approximate explanation using terms common in many staffrooms:
A1: beginner
A2: elementary
B1: lower intermediate
B2: higher intermediate
C1: lower advanced
C2: higher advanced
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All about meThis 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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Class journalsThis lesson plan looks at one way class journals might be set up in order to introduce students to the idea and to get them working with journals |
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Is it because?This is a series of activities and related worksheets for you to download and use with the storybook Is it because? It forms part of the Promoting diversity through children’s literature series, produced by the British Council Teaching Centre in Paris. Age group: 9/10 Level: A2 |
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It’s 12.00 O’clock! A speaking lesson with no materialsThis is a drawing and speaking activity that is fun to use with primary classes to revise the present continuous form. It is easy to set up and requires no preparation or materials, except a board and a board pen. |
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Destination - WalesThis lesson gives students the opportunity to find out more about Wales. It is one of a collection of four Destination UK lesson plans that look at the four countries that make up the UK. |
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Developing writing skills: a news reportThis lesson takes a process approach to developing writing skills. It is staged so that students are guided through the processes of collecting information and deciding how they will structure it within the text before they begin to write. |
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Dorset lifeThis lesson is part of a series of plans based on interviews with people from around the UK. It focuses on developing students' knowledge of a part of the UK, as well as practising their vocabulary and listening skills. |
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Dream SchoolBritish 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 Aims: |
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Destination - Northern IrelandThis lesson gives students the opportunity to find out more about Northern Ireland. It is one of a collection of four Destination UK lesson plans that look at the countries that make up the UK. |
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Destination - ScotlandThis lesson gives students the opportunity to find out more about Scotland. It is one of a collection of four Destination UK lesson plans that look at the four countries that make up the UK. |
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Destination - WalesThis lesson gives students the opportunity to find out more about Wales. It is one of a collection of four Destination UK lesson plans that look at the four countries that make up the UK. |
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Developing writing skills: a news reportThis lesson takes a process approach to developing writing skills. It is staged so that students are guided through the processes of collecting information and deciding how they will structure it within the text before they begin to write. |
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Dorset lifeThis lesson is part of a series of plans based on interviews with people from around the UK. It focuses on developing students' knowledge of a part of the UK, as well as practising their vocabulary and listening skills. |
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OPENCities – Lesson 4: Settling down in a new countryTopic: Adjusting to a new environment Level: Intermediate + |
Saint Patrick's DayThe aim of this lesson is to give students practice in reading an article about St. Patrick's Day for specific information and then the opportunity to talk about the customs and traditions of their own country's national day. |
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Save waterThis lesson looks at the causes of water shortages locally and internationally, and learners will produce a poster giving advice on saving water in the home or in the school. |
Success and fameThis double topic deals with success, something we are all keen to have in our lives and fame, something many of us are not. |
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Telling a storyNarrative, telling stories and anecdotes forms an important part of our everyday communication. This lesson is aimed at developing the ability to tell stories or anecdotes. |
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antonella.torricelli
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samehumbc
Egypt
This lesson is very useful and helps students to have a deep understanding of the verbs...
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shinn
Thailand
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