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Lesson plans
19 March, 2013
School discipline
This lesson uses the School discipline resource from the UK Now section of the LearnEnglish Teens website. The lesson is a process writing...
Lesson plans
13 February, 2013
Reality TV
This lesson plan uses the article Reality TV from the UK Now section of the LearnEnglish Teens website as a springboard for producing a...
Stories and poems
4 February, 2013
The High Master and Little Billy Clough
The High Master and Little Billy Clough is a humorous short story written by John Waddington-Feather (born 1933), a British author who...
Activities
10 December, 2012
Motivating speaking activities for lower levels
These activities are all designed to motivate lower level learners to speak in pairs or small groups.
Lesson plans
5 December, 2012
Class journals
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level A2 is about class journals. Students will be introduced to class...
Lesson plans
28 November, 2012
Gossip!
Lots of our students like reading and talking about celebrity gossip (although not everyone admits it!). In this lesson students take part...
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Lesson plans
23 November, 2012
Texting
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...
Stories and poems
19 October, 2012
My Daughter, The Fox
Jackie Kay's story My Daughter, The Fox gives the reader an unusual view of the mother/child relationship. As the title suggests, the...
Stories and poems
8 October, 2012
Britlit Russia: Meet the team
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...
Activities
6 October, 2012
Megabridges
This jigsaw-viewing activity is based on two video clips from National Geographic’s Mega-structures series.
Activities
1 October, 2012
Writing poems with ‘Spark’
“Writing poems? No, this wouldn’t work with my students!” If you feel skeptical about getting your students to try their hand at composing...
Lesson plans
17 September, 2012
Innovation is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about innovation and its place in society. Students will take...
Activities
19 July, 2012
Word Family Framework
The Word Family Framework (WFF) places 22,000 words on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Lesson plans
25 June, 2012
Technology is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about London and business. Students will take part in a...
Lesson plans
25 June, 2012
Heritage is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about British historical attractions. Students will take part...
Lesson plans
15 June, 2012
Literature is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about literature. Students will develop their skills to speak...
Lesson plans
12 June, 2012
Green is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about sustainability and the environment. Students will...
Lesson plans
23 May, 2012
Entrepreneurs are Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about entrepreneurship. Students will develop speaking and...
Lesson plans
23 May, 2012
English is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about English language and other languages. Students will...
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Lesson plans
9 May, 2012
Writing: mini things
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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Lesson plans
1 May, 2012
The fastest and the slowest
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about animals. Students will develop their speaking, reading...
Lesson plans
25 April, 2012
Conversation lesson - Music
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about Music. Students will develop their fluency through a...
Activities
16 March, 2012
Pronunciation whispers
This activity is based on the fun and effective game of whispers. It can be used with all ages and levels in a number of ways and for...
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Lesson plans
5 March, 2012
Experiences
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students at low intermediate B1 level is about experiences. Students will practice...
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Lesson plans
4 March, 2012
Yesterday
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of experiences from yesterday. Students will practise...

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Lesson plans
19 March, 2013
School discipline
This lesson uses the School discipline resource from the UK Now section of the LearnEnglish Teens website. The lesson is a process writing...
Lesson plans
13 February, 2013
Reality TV
This lesson plan uses the article Reality TV from the UK Now section of the LearnEnglish Teens website as a springboard for producing a...
Stories and poems
4 February, 2013
The High Master and Little Billy Clough
The High Master and Little Billy Clough is a humorous short story written by John Waddington-Feather (born 1933), a British author who...
Activities
10 December, 2012
Motivating speaking activities for lower levels
These activities are all designed to motivate lower level learners to speak in pairs or small groups.
Lesson plans
5 December, 2012
Class journals
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level A2 is about class journals. Students will be introduced to class...
Lesson plans
28 November, 2012
Gossip!
Lots of our students like reading and talking about celebrity gossip (although not everyone admits it!). In this lesson students take part...
Image
Lesson plans
23 November, 2012
Texting
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...
Stories and poems
19 October, 2012
My Daughter, The Fox
Jackie Kay's story My Daughter, The Fox gives the reader an unusual view of the mother/child relationship. As the title suggests, the...
Stories and poems
8 October, 2012
Britlit Russia: Meet the team
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...
Activities
6 October, 2012
Megabridges
This jigsaw-viewing activity is based on two video clips from National Geographic’s Mega-structures series.
Activities
1 October, 2012
Writing poems with ‘Spark’
“Writing poems? No, this wouldn’t work with my students!” If you feel skeptical about getting your students to try their hand at composing...
Lesson plans
17 September, 2012
Innovation is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about innovation and its place in society. Students will take...
Activities
19 July, 2012
Word Family Framework
The Word Family Framework (WFF) places 22,000 words on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Lesson plans
25 June, 2012
Technology is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about London and business. Students will take part in a...
Lesson plans
25 June, 2012
Heritage is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about British historical attractions. Students will take part...
Lesson plans
15 June, 2012
Literature is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about literature. Students will develop their skills to speak...
Lesson plans
12 June, 2012
Green is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about sustainability and the environment. Students will...
Lesson plans
23 May, 2012
Entrepreneurs are Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about entrepreneurship. Students will develop speaking and...
Lesson plans
23 May, 2012
English is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about English language and other languages. Students will...
Image
Lesson plans
9 May, 2012
Writing: mini things
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about writing. Students will develop editing and accuracy.
Image
Lesson plans
1 May, 2012
The fastest and the slowest
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about animals. Students will develop their speaking, reading...
Lesson plans
25 April, 2012
Conversation lesson - Music
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about Music. Students will develop their fluency through a...
Activities
16 March, 2012
Pronunciation whispers
This activity is based on the fun and effective game of whispers. It can be used with all ages and levels in a number of ways and for...
Image
Lesson plans
5 March, 2012
Experiences
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students at low intermediate B1 level is about experiences. Students will practice...
Image
Lesson plans
4 March, 2012
Yesterday
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of experiences from yesterday. Students will practise...

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Lesson plans
24 May, 2011
Climate change overview
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of climate change. Students will practise their...
Stories and poems
22 April, 2010
Coming Home
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,...
Activities
26 October, 2010
Comparative plips and plops
I like to use this activity to promote the use of the comparative form. It is a fun guessing game that encourages creativity.
Lesson plans
12 May, 2010
Computer Gaming
Theme: Computer games and their effects on young peopleLexical area: Computer languageCross curricular links: Information technology,...
Lesson plans
20 March, 2008
Consumer Power
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...
Lesson plans
25 April, 2012
Conversation lesson - Music
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students level B1 is about Music. Students will develop their fluency through a...
Lesson plans
17 June, 2010
Conversation lesson - School
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level B1 is based on the theme of school. Students will develop their...
Lesson plans
11 August, 2010
Conversation lesson – News
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 and above explores news stories. Students will build their vocabulary and...
Lesson plans
3 March, 2010
Cooking and TV chefs
Theme: Cooking and food trends in the UKLexical area: Food and kitchen utensilsCross curricular links: Media studies, home economics 
Lesson plans
3 February, 2012
Countryside is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of the countryside. Students will develop their...
Activities
1 January, 1970
Creating a framework for writing
This is a creative-writing exercise in which the teacher moulds the story but allows plenty of scope for the students' creative expression.
Activities
11 September, 2008
Creative group writing
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...
Lesson plans
3 February, 2012
Creativity is Great
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B1 explores the theme of creativity and innovation. Students will...
Lesson plans
7 November, 2008
Credit Crunch
Age range: 12 - adult Theme: Economic crisisLexical area: Money
Lesson plans
10 January, 2005
Cuisenaire rods for storytelling
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...
Lesson plans
8 July, 2009
Cycling
Age range: 10 - adultTheme: CyclingLexical area: Transport
Activities
23 June, 2002
Dating game
This is a great activity for getting students talking. I have used it successfully with many different levels and age groups and have found...
Activities
14 October, 2011
Deja vu
This speaking activity gets students to think in English and use their memory, simultaneously. It is a simple way of recycling texts...
Activities
12 November, 2008
Desert island
This is a speaking activity based on the theme of being stranded on a desert island. It is suitable for pre-intermediate students upwards.
Activities
25 March, 2008
Design a mobile phone
This activity can be used for all levels and could be extended to a mini-project for younger students.
Lesson plans
25 March, 2008
Destination UK – Northern Ireland
Theme: Northern IrelandLexical area: Describing places
Lesson plans
25 March, 2008
Destination UK: England
Theme: EnglandLexical area: Describing places
Lesson plans
23 June, 2010
Destination UK: Scotland
Theme: ScotlandLexical area: Describing places
Lesson plans
25 March, 2008
Destination UK: Wales
Theme: WalesLexical area: Describing places
Lesson plans
20 January, 2010
Developing writing skills: a news report
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at Pre-Intermediate level and above is based on the theme of news reports....

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