Kaleidescope is a project that mixes video and original pieces of writing from well-known authors in three capital cities – Belfast,...
14 May, 2013
14 May, 2013
Kaleidescope is a project that mixes video and original pieces of writing from well-known authors in three capital cities – Belfast,...
14 May, 2013
Kaleidescope is a project that mixes video and original pieces of writing from well-known authors in three capital cities – Belfast,...
21 March, 2013
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage students at level B2 is about food festivals. Students will focus on their listening skills in...
20 March, 2013
There's a school in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, where more than twenty languages are spoken. That's a truly multicultural school...
19 March, 2013
This lesson uses the School discipline resource from the UK Now section of the LearnEnglish Teens website. The lesson is a process writing...
13 February, 2013
This lesson plan uses the article Reality TV from the UK Now section of the LearnEnglish Teens website as a springboard for producing a...
4 February, 2013
The High Master and Little Billy Clough is a humorous short story written by John Waddington-Feather (born 1933), a British author who...
10 December, 2012
These activities are all designed to motivate lower level learners to speak in pairs or small groups.
5 December, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level A2 is about class journals. Students will be introduced to class...
28 November, 2012
Lots of our students like reading and talking about celebrity gossip (although not everyone admits it!). In this lesson students take part...
23 November, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level B1 is about texting. Students will take part in a discussion and read...
19 October, 2012
Jackie Kay's story My Daughter, The Fox gives the reader an unusual view of the mother/child relationship. As the title suggests, the...
8 October, 2012
My Daughter, The Fox is the first in a series of four kits written by school and university teachers from Russia, under the guidance of...
6 October, 2012
This jigsaw-viewing activity is based on two video clips from National Geographic’s Mega-structures series.
1 October, 2012
“Writing poems? No, this wouldn’t work with my students!” If you feel skeptical about getting your students to try their hand at composing...
17 September, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about innovation and its place in society. Students will take...
19 July, 2012
The Word Family Framework (WFF) places 22,000 words on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
25 June, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about London and business. Students will take part in a...
25 June, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about British historical attractions. Students will take part...
15 June, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about literature. Students will develop their skills to speak...
12 June, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about sustainability and the environment. Students will...
23 May, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about entrepreneurship. Students will develop speaking and...
23 May, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about English language and other languages. Students will...
9 May, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about writing. Students will develop editing and accuracy.
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14 May, 2013
Kaleidescope is a project that mixes video and original pieces of writing from well-known authors in three capital cities – Belfast,...
14 May, 2013
Kaleidescope is a project that mixes video and original pieces of writing from well-known authors in three capital cities – Belfast,...
14 May, 2013
Kaleidescope is a project that mixes video and original pieces of writing from well-known authors in three capital cities – Belfast,...
21 March, 2013
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage students at level B2 is about food festivals. Students will focus on their listening skills in...
20 March, 2013
There's a school in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, where more than twenty languages are spoken. That's a truly multicultural school...
19 March, 2013
This lesson uses the School discipline resource from the UK Now section of the LearnEnglish Teens website. The lesson is a process writing...
13 February, 2013
This lesson plan uses the article Reality TV from the UK Now section of the LearnEnglish Teens website as a springboard for producing a...
4 February, 2013
The High Master and Little Billy Clough is a humorous short story written by John Waddington-Feather (born 1933), a British author who...
10 December, 2012
These activities are all designed to motivate lower level learners to speak in pairs or small groups.
5 December, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level A2 is about class journals. Students will be introduced to class...
28 November, 2012
Lots of our students like reading and talking about celebrity gossip (although not everyone admits it!). In this lesson students take part...
23 November, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level B1 is about texting. Students will take part in a discussion and read...
19 October, 2012
Jackie Kay's story My Daughter, The Fox gives the reader an unusual view of the mother/child relationship. As the title suggests, the...
8 October, 2012
My Daughter, The Fox is the first in a series of four kits written by school and university teachers from Russia, under the guidance of...
6 October, 2012
This jigsaw-viewing activity is based on two video clips from National Geographic’s Mega-structures series.
1 October, 2012
“Writing poems? No, this wouldn’t work with my students!” If you feel skeptical about getting your students to try their hand at composing...
17 September, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about innovation and its place in society. Students will take...
19 July, 2012
The Word Family Framework (WFF) places 22,000 words on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
25 June, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about London and business. Students will take part in a...
25 June, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about British historical attractions. Students will take part...
15 June, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about literature. Students will develop their skills to speak...
12 June, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about sustainability and the environment. Students will...
23 May, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about entrepreneurship. Students will develop speaking and...
23 May, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about English language and other languages. Students will...
9 May, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about writing. Students will develop editing and accuracy.
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31 January, 2006
In the first of these articles, Content and Language Integrated Learning, I gave an introduction to this field. In this second article I...
29 May, 2007
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at intermediate level and above explores the theme of the environment. Students will...
24 May, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of climate change. Students will practise their...
22 April, 2010
This BritLit kit is the first of an experimental kind in which video, audio and text are all used to create the full narrative; in fact,...
26 October, 2010
I like to use this activity to promote the use of the comparative form. It is a fun guessing game that encourages creativity.
12 May, 2010
Theme: Computer games and their effects on young peopleLexical area: Computer languageCross curricular links: Information technology,...
20 March, 2008
This lesson focuses on consumer power. Like it or hate it, we are all to some extent consumers, so this is a subject that students of all...
25 April, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about Music. Students will develop their fluency through a...
17 June, 2010
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level B1 is based on the theme of school. Students will develop their...
11 August, 2010
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 and above explores news stories. Students will build their vocabulary and...
3 March, 2010
Theme: Cooking and food trends in the UKLexical area: Food and kitchen utensilsCross curricular links: Media studies, home economics
3 February, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of the countryside. Students will develop their...
1 January, 1970
This is a creative-writing exercise in which the teacher moulds the story but allows plenty of scope for the students' creative expression.
11 September, 2008
This activity really makes writing in class fun. I have used this activity for years and it has always been a hit. It's good practice for...
3 February, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of creativity and innovation. Students will...
7 November, 2008
Age range: 12 - adult Theme: Economic crisisLexical area: Money
10 January, 2005
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1/B2 and above explores the theme of telling the tale ‘The Little Red...
8 July, 2009
Age range: 10 - adultTheme: CyclingLexical area: Transport
23 June, 2002
This is a great activity for getting students talking. I have used it successfully with many different levels and age groups and have found...
14 October, 2011
This speaking activity gets students to think in English and use their memory, simultaneously. It is a simple way of recycling texts...
12 November, 2008
This is a speaking activity based on the theme of being stranded on a desert island. It is suitable for pre-intermediate students upwards.
25 March, 2008
This activity can be used for all levels and could be extended to a mini-project for younger students.
25 March, 2008
Theme: Northern IrelandLexical area: Describing places
25 March, 2008
Theme: EnglandLexical area: Describing places
23 June, 2010
Theme: ScotlandLexical area: Describing places