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On this page you can find links to lesson plans for use with your class.

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	Talking about advertising
This lesson was created for Intermediate level students but could be adapted for other levels. It is a two hour lesson but depending on the students, this could vary. Average: 2.6 (17 votes) Lesson plans Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Casino Royale Project
This 007 project is based on the Pre-Intermediate reader, Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming. Students write a dramatic scene for Bond, and create other great characters including their own villain. Lesson plans Macmillan Reading resources 1 comment Read more 1 attachment

	Success and fame
This double topic deals with success, something we are all keen to have in our lives and fame, something many of us are not. Average: 3.4 (15 votes) Lesson plans 6 comments Read more 2 attachments

	Sustainable living: transport
This lesson introduces young learners to the concept of sustainable living. Average: 3.9 (25 votes) Climate change materials Lesson plans 3 comments Read more 3 attachments

	Why?
These full lesson plans accompany the Cambridge English Readers series. Each lesson provides and focuses on extracts from one of the Readers. Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Lesson plans CUP Ready-to-use lesson plans Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Nelson's Dream
These full lesson plans accompany the Cambridge English Readers series. Each lesson provides and focuses on extracts from one of the Readers. Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Lesson plans CUP Ready-to-use lesson plans Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Advertisement storyboard
In this lesson students produce a storyboard for an advertisement. It's suitable for pre-intermediate level and above. Average: 3.5 (175 votes) Lesson plans 3 comments Read more 2 attachments

	Jojo's Story
These full lesson plans accompany the Cambridge English Readers series. Each lesson provides and focuses on extracts from one of the Readers. Modern, original fiction for learners of English. Jojo is playing in the fields when soldiers come and kill everyone in his village. Lesson plans CUP Ready-to-use lesson plans Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	Using stories in the classroom
This lesson is aimed at lower intermediate students. It could be adapted for use with higher and lower levels. Average: 3.1 (118 votes) stories Lesson plans 5 comments Read more 7 attachments

	Email writing
This lesson aims to teach or revise the rules of writing emails in English by studying the differences between formal letters, and informal and semi-formal emails. Average: 3.5 (93 votes) emails writing Lesson plans 2 comments Read more 6 attachments

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