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.

Save water  

This lesson looks at the causes of water shortages locally and internationally, and learners will produce a poster giving advice on saving water in the home or in the school.

Topic: Water shortages

Age: Teenage/adult

Level: A2+

Average: 3.7 (31 votes)
The Very Busy Spider  

This is a series of activities and related worksheets for you to download and use with the storybook The Very Busy Spider. It forms part of the Promoting diversity through children’s literature series, produced by the British Council Teaching Centre in Paris.

Age group: 5/6

Level: A1

Average: 3.4 (22 votes)
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

Average: 3.8 (14 votes)
Susan Laughs  

This is a series of activities and related worksheets for you to download and use with the storybook Susan Laughs. 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: A1

Average: 2.9 (15 votes)
What if?  

This is a series of activities and related worksheets for you to download and use with the storybook What if? 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: A1

Average: 3.7 (15 votes)
Little Beauty  

This is a series of activities and related worksheets for you to download and use with the storybook Little Beauty. It forms part of the Promoting diversity through children’s literature series, produced by the British Council Teaching Centre in Paris.

Age group: 7/8 

Level: A1

Average: 3.8 (14 votes)
Telling a story  

Level - Intermediate and above

Narrative, telling stories and anecdotes forms an important part of our everyday communication. This lesson is aimed at developing the ability to tell stories or anecdotes.

Average: 3.2 (66 votes)
Living in the UK  

Level - Intermediate / Upper Intermediate

In this lesson, learners read about the different countries of the UK, either online as a webquest or in paper form.

Average: 3.7 (26 votes)
Politics and youth  

Level - Pre -Intermediate and above

This lesson gives students the opportunity to find out about the political system in the UK and to discuss the attitude of many young people towards politics.

Average: 3.3 (32 votes)
A Content and Language Integrated Learning Lesson  

Level - Intermediate and above

In previous methodology articles I have outlined the theory behind Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and provided a framework for CLIL-type lessons, particularly suited to learners studying content-based subjects in English or as part of a bilingual education programme.

Average: 4.2 (25 votes)

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