Teaching resources
Here you can find a wide range of practical resources to use in your classroom, whether you are teaching English to primary, secondary or adult learners. There are over 400 full lesson plans to choose from, covering different topics and themes, all organised according to the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).
You'll also find shorter activities and ideas for using songs, poems and stories to help your learners improve their English in engaging and motivating ways.
Resource books include books, self-access guides and collections of lesson plans for you to download in pdf format. We also have several practical activity books full of ideas and photocopiable material.
All of our teaching resources are written by experts in English language teaching and are free to download.
Introducing Dylan Thomas
This unit is designed to introduce students to Dylan Thomas in the year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. It gives students some basic biographical information on the writer and provides glimpses into his writing. It aims to give students the opportunity to get acquainted with Thomas’ work by paving the way for future lessons on specific pieces of writing.
Legacy
This is one of the four lessons designed to explore the videos produced by the British Council for the birth centenary of Dylan Thomas. In this video, three different speakers consider Thomas’ legacy for future generations of writers and readers and learners will also practise making future predictions in English.
The life of Dylan Thomas
This is one of the four lessons designed to explore the videos produced by the British Council for the birth centenary of Dylan Thomas. In this video, the speakers draw a timeline of Thomas’ life between 1933 and 1949. In this lesson learners will also practise writing about the past and connecting events using adverbials of time.
Life poems
This unit is designed to explore Dylan Thomas’ poems in which the poet explores life experience and nature. It gives students the opportunity to explore the language in the poems from the poetic and the grammatical points of view.
Season poems
This unit is designed to explore Dylan Thomas’ poems on the theme of seasons. It gives students the opportunity to explore the language in the poems from the poetic and the grammatical points of view.
Short stories
This unit is designed to explore Dylan Thomas’ autobiographical accounts of his childhood and early years and give learners the opportunity to practise using a range of past narrative tenses in writing.
Creating and running successful online groups for teacher development
Use this step-by-step evidence-based toolkit, if you want to start up and run a successful online group for teachers.
AI and ethics in education
In this lesson, learners will discuss the use of AI in education and some of the ethical issues involved.
The risks and benefits of AI
In this lesson, learners discuss the benefits and risks of AI for society in general, as well as for learning English.
England 800 years ago
This lesson prepares the students to learn more about the Magna Carta by describing and explaining the social structure in England 800 years ago.
The British Parliament: A journey of a bill into a law
This lesson focuses on developing students’ knowledge of the UK, in particular of the British parliamentary system. It also aims to develop and practise students’ communication skills through watching a video about the British Parliament and discussing current political issues in a students’ home country.
Soldiers from the Caribbean in the First World War
This lesson is about West Indian Soldiers during the First World War. It provides students with information about the history of the West Indies and its relationship with Britain and the First World War. It allows students to practise reading and learn vocabulary related to the war.