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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.
Loose change  
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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 (6 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…

Average: 4.2 (10 votes)
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.

Average: 4.8 (9 votes)
The Copy  

This kit is based on a story by Paul Jennings, the third of his stories subjected to the BritLit treatment. Like most of Jenning's tales it centres on a hapless school student who, in this case, tries to find an ingenious way to shake off the bully who has been tormenting him and, at the same time, keep his girlfriend.

Average: 4.9 (7 votes)
Emergency landing  

'Emergency Landing' is a very short story by Louise Cooper, from her collection of very short stories called 'Short and Scary'.

Average: 4 (7 votes)
Ex Poser  

'Ex Poser' is the second in series of short stories selected for 13 and 14 year old learners of English. It is based on another authentic short story by popular Australian children's writer Paul Jennings, the first having proved so popular.

Average: 4.6 (7 votes)
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