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      The Inca: A lost society

      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,

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      All about me

      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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      Meetings 5: Action points

      For many people, a meeting is only as successful as the Action Points it produces. Action Points are essential for moving things forward between meetings, and provide a focus both for the closing of one meeting and the opening of the next meeting. This lesson looks in some detail at what makes a successful Action Point. There is also a focus on the various steps involved in bringing a meeting to a successful close.

      Topic: Meetings and action points
       
      Level: Intermediate (B2) and above
       

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      Fairy tales; not just for kids

      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.

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      Paintings

      What are the five best paintings in the world? In this lesson students read about well-known paintings and look at art vocabulary. They listen to a dictation to complete a text describing a painting. Students then write a short description of a picture they have seen. Students finish by making their own 'top five' lists.

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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

      A2

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      All about me

      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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      Card games

      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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      Class journals

      This 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 materials

      This 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.

      B1

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      Happiness is a snip away

       The aims of this lesson are to provide practice of the vocabulary of jobs and of reading and speaking skills.

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      Heroes and sidekicks

      This lesson asks students to talk about international heroes and sidekicks as well as similar characters from local popular culture.

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      How new words are created

      This lesson looks at how new words are created in English. It encourages learners to analyse words they already know and to understand more about meaning from form.

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      Image conscious

      This lesson asks students to discuss ways of changing their image before reading an informative article about tattoos.

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      Life on other planets

      This lesson looks at recent developments in the search for habitable planets and opens up the topic of the possibility of life on other planets.

      B2

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      Hamlet's soliloquy

      This lesson looks at a very well-known Shakespeare text, Hamlet's soliloquy, which begins 'To be or not to be'.

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      Happiness is a snip away

       The aims of this lesson are to provide practice of the vocabulary of jobs and of reading and speaking skills.

      3.78049

      Heroes and sidekicks

      This lesson asks students to talk about international heroes and sidekicks as well as similar characters from local popular culture.

      3.126315

      How new words are created

      This lesson looks at how new words are created in English. It encourages learners to analyse words they already know and to understand more about meaning from form.

      3.606555

      Image conscious

      This lesson asks students to discuss ways of changing their image before reading an informative article about tattoos.

      C1

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      Consumer society

      The aim of this lesson is to give students practice in reading for information and argument in an article about consumer society and give them an opportunity to discuss their opinions about the topic.

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      Cooking in Britain Today

      This lesson consists of a series of activities to help students talk about food and cooking.

      The main focus of the lesson is a text based on a recent survey in the UK indicating that British people are becoming more adventurous and experimental in their cooking and eating habits due to the growing popularity of cooking programmes. This lesson should challenge stereotypes of British food and encourage students to discuss their own preferences and attitudes towards food and restaurants.

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      Destination - England

      This lesson gives students the opportunity to find out more about England. 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 - Northern Ireland

      This 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 - Scotland

      This 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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      antonella.torricelli's picture

      antonella.torricelli
      Italy
      It's fantastic the way you get the student to talk to each other . The issue couldn't be more...
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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
      it's very useful and works well with my class..
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