BritLit

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.

Francesca Beard: Chinese Whispers  
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This project is something out of the ordinary for BritLit as it supports a major piece of performance poetry. The materials here have been designed to support a series of workshops and performances of ‘Chinese Whispers' by Francesca Beard, one of the UK's leading performance poets.
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Celebr8 by Levi Tafari  

‘Celebr8' is a poem about inclusion and diversity. It is by the Liverpool based poet Levi Tafari, himself of Jamaican origin.

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The Colourful World of Calum McCall  

Ron Butlin's little tale is a dark little piece, in spite of the title. It's very much a story of loss of dreams

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Average: 3.3 (3 votes)
Genie-us  

Louise Cooper’s stories usually have a twist in the tale, and this is no different. It starts off ordinarily enough with a king, a crying princess and a poor suitor for the princess’s hand. So, what happens to cheer the princess up? Probably not what you think…

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Pink Bow Tie  

'Pink Bow Tie' is a new departure for BritLit. The material is prepared for young teenagers, aged 13 or 14, and is based on an authentic short story by popular Australian children's writer Paul Jennings.

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Little Red Riding Hood  

All around the world children love listening to and reading fairy tales in their mother-tongue. Whatever the reason, fairy tales provide both children and teachers with a familiar starting point from which to explore stories in a second language.

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Average: 4.8 (4 votes)
A Handful of Poems Poems by Tony Mitton  

The four poems in this collection are all by Tony Mitton, and the materials are the first to be designed by BritLit for the age range 9 – 11 year olds. Each collection includes text and audio of the poem as well as learning activities, teachers' notes and visual support.

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Average: 4.7 (3 votes)
Ron Butlin  

This short kit focuses on the work of the Scottish writer Ron Butlin. It explores a little about the man as well as giving some insight into his books.

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Ullswater  

'Ullswater' is based on the short story by Romesh Gunesekera. It is about the relationship between two very different brothers and how various factors have caused them to grow apart. One brother describes their

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Down by the Cool of the Pool  

“Down by the Cool of the Pool” is a rhyming text written by Tony Mitton. Join Frog and his farmyard friends as they dance around the pool.

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