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The aim of BritLit is to help teachers from around the world to exploit English literature in the ELT classroom as a language tool. Here you can find a range of materials based around the works of various authors. Find out more about the BritLit project.

Each BritLit resource kit contains a range of materials to help students understand the context of the literature as well as the language and the works themselves. Find out more about the BritLit kits.

Many of the BritLit Kits contain complete texts, tasks for students , teachers' notes as well as audio recordings of interviews with the authors and readings of the text.

	Billy Elliot
‘Billy Elliot’ is the story of a boy from a coal mining family who decides to be a ballet dancer. Average: 4 (23 votes) Resources BritLit Secondary level 2 comments Read more 8 attachments

	Moses's Little Brother
The story ‘Moses's Little Brother’ was writter by Ron Butlin, who is from Scotland. The activities that go with it are suitable for secondary age students. Average: 3.8 (12 votes) Resources BritLit Secondary level Login or register to post comments Read more 6 attachments

	The Hand that Feeds Me
'The Hand that Feeds Me' is a story by the American born writer Michael Z. Lewin, who lives in Bath in England. The narrator has a different view of the city from most people. This kit was written by a group of teachers from Italy, Spain and Portugal who attended the NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education) course in Norwich in August 2008. Average: 4.7 (40 votes) Resources BritLit Secondary level 1 comment Read more 8 attachments

	Orange Juice
Children’s laureate Michael Rosen has a way of presenting vexing questions in verse. Average: 3.4 (19 votes) Resources BritLit Younger teens Login or register to post comments Read more 4 attachments

	Bali Rai
Bali Rai was born in Leicester of Indian parents, and has become a prolific writer of children's fiction since his first novel ‘(Un)arranged Marriage’ in 2001. This short kit introduces teachers and students to the author. Average: 4.6 (11 votes) Resources Authors BritLit Login or register to post comments Read more 1 attachment

	The Wolf's Tale
The traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood receives a curious twist in this offering by Louise Cooper. Average: 4.1 (27 votes) Resources BritLit Younger teens Login or register to post comments Read more 11 attachments

	The White Towel
Based on a short story by the British born Indian writer, Bali Rai, 'The White Towel' relates a minor accident which prompts painful memories of innocence and questioned virginity. Average: 3 (23 votes) Resources BritLit Secondary level Login or register to post comments Read more 4 attachments

	Hay Festival Segovia kits
These three short kits were the result of a collaborative event in Segovia, Spain, between the organisers of the Hay Festival Segovia 2008 and the British Council, Spain. Average: 4.4 (17 votes) Resources BritLit Secondary level Login or register to post comments Read more 9 attachments

	The Return of the Moon Man
‘The Return of the Moon Man’ is a short story by the author Eric Malpass and is published by Penguin in ‘Modern British Short Stories’. Average: 4.4 (21 votes) Resources BritLit Secondary level Login or register to post comments Read more 9 attachments

	Loose Change
The kit is based on the short story of the same name by author Andrea Levy. The story was first published in ‘The Independent on Sunday' and later in the anthology ‘Underwords - The Hidden City' published by Maia Press Limited. Average: 3.7 (40 votes) Resources BritLit Secondary level Login or register to post comments Read more 7 attachments