Lesson plans

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

The lesson plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format. Where indicated, there is also audio available to be downloaded. Audio is supplied in mp3 format. If you have difficulty downloading the materials see the download section of the About us page.

Learning styles  
womans_face

Level: Upper-Intermediate to Advanced

This lesson is based on an audio extract which can be found on the British Council LearnEnglish Professional website.

Average: 3.9 (28 votes)
Consumer society  
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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.

Average: 3.2 (45 votes)
Happiness is a snip away  
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 The aims of this lesson are to provide practice of the vocabulary of jobs and of reading and speaking skills.

Average: 3.2 (45 votes)
Mr Lazy - giving advice  
try_lp_1

This lesson plan is about giving advice, and involves creating grammar chants to present and practise target structures.

Average: 3.6 (36 votes)
OPENCities – Lesson 4: Settling down in a new country  
opencities

Topic: Adjusting to a new environment

Level: Intermediate +

Average: 1.8 (4 votes)
OPENCities – Lesson 3: Cities and migration  
opencities

Topic: Demographic change

Level: Intermediate +

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OPENCities – Lesson 2: Why do people migrate?  
opencities

Topic: Human Migration

Level: Intermediate +

Average: 5 (1 vote)
OPENCities – Lesson 1: Different kinds of cities  
opencities

Topic: European cities

Level: Intermediate +

Average: 5 (1 vote)
Using a story: Miko the monkey  
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 This lesson uses a story and quiz to develop the reading and vocabulary of primary age young learners.

Average: 3.5 (29 votes)
Third conditional lesson  
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This lesson aims to revise the form of the third conditional. Students have the chance to see and listen to how the form is used to express how events in the past could have been different.

Average: 3.4 (39 votes)

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