Sinéad Morrissey's poem, Genetics, gives us a wistful recollection of the poet as a celebration of the coming together of her parents.
21 January, 2012
21 January, 2012
Gillian Clarke's poem, Lament, is an elegy, an expression of grief.
21 January, 2012
China Mieville's text is taken from the Prologue of his book called 'King Rat', and is the description of an ambitious rat setting off on...
21 January, 2012
This extract from Kei Miller's novel, The Same Earth, tells the story of Jonathon and his supposed drowning in the river.
21 January, 2012
This extract is taken from Keith Gray's novel, The Chain. The extract deals with a young girl who gets engrossed in reading from a book to...
21 January, 2012
This extract from Louise Doughty's novel, Stone Cradle, concerns the tragedy of infant mortality, particularly in vulnerable communities...
19 January, 2012
A young Sri Lankan woman needs some advice. Her mother wants her to marry a rich man that she has never met, but what does her boyfriend...
11 January, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at intermediate level and above explores the theme of personal interests, likes...
15 December, 2011
Christmas is an excellent theme for adding games and fun to your teaching. Most students enjoy festive lessons if your activities encourage...
12 December, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of Fairy tales and stories....
8 December, 2011
Theme: Christmas Lexical area: Christmas vocabulary
2 December, 2011
Magazines are a rich source of authentic materials and can be very motivating and inspire a wide range of activities.
28 November, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of well-known paintings....
18 November, 2011
Theme: Buildings and lifestyles, personal taste. Lexical area: Buildings, features of buildings and decoration Cross curricular links:...
15 November, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of parkour. Students will...
10 November, 2011
Drama techniques which focus on getting across meaning with body, as well as words, are very useful for the language classroom.
10 November, 2011
This is a great activity for practising question forms in a fun way and gives structured speaking practice to lower levels.
3 November, 2011
This is a valuable warmer activity for any teenage class. It gives the students the chance to get to know you a little more and it gives...
27 October, 2011
Theme: HalloweenLexical area: SuperstitionCross curricular links: Personal and social education
26 October, 2011
This is a simple speaking activity that can be used with A2 level groups to provide practice in using prepositions of place and giving...
14 October, 2011
This speaking activity gets students to think in English and use their memory, simultaneously. It is a simple way of recycling texts...
11 October, 2011
What card games do you know? Do you like playing games? In this lesson, students read about how to play a card game called ‘Snap’. They...
4 October, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of portraits and drawing. Students will do a...
29 September, 2011
Theme: School discipline, bad behaviour, punishmentsLexical area: Punishments, legal vocabularyCross curricular links: Personal and social...
27 September, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of electronic books. Students will focus on...
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21 January, 2012
Sinéad Morrissey's poem, Genetics, gives us a wistful recollection of the poet as a celebration of the coming together of her parents.
21 January, 2012
Gillian Clarke's poem, Lament, is an elegy, an expression of grief.
21 January, 2012
China Mieville's text is taken from the Prologue of his book called 'King Rat', and is the description of an ambitious rat setting off on...
21 January, 2012
This extract from Kei Miller's novel, The Same Earth, tells the story of Jonathon and his supposed drowning in the river.
21 January, 2012
This extract is taken from Keith Gray's novel, The Chain. The extract deals with a young girl who gets engrossed in reading from a book to...
21 January, 2012
This extract from Louise Doughty's novel, Stone Cradle, concerns the tragedy of infant mortality, particularly in vulnerable communities...
19 January, 2012
A young Sri Lankan woman needs some advice. Her mother wants her to marry a rich man that she has never met, but what does her boyfriend...
11 January, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at intermediate level and above explores the theme of personal interests, likes...
15 December, 2011
Christmas is an excellent theme for adding games and fun to your teaching. Most students enjoy festive lessons if your activities encourage...
12 December, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of Fairy tales and stories....
8 December, 2011
Theme: Christmas Lexical area: Christmas vocabulary
2 December, 2011
Magazines are a rich source of authentic materials and can be very motivating and inspire a wide range of activities.
28 November, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of well-known paintings....
18 November, 2011
Theme: Buildings and lifestyles, personal taste. Lexical area: Buildings, features of buildings and decoration Cross curricular links:...
15 November, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of parkour. Students will...
10 November, 2011
Drama techniques which focus on getting across meaning with body, as well as words, are very useful for the language classroom.
10 November, 2011
This is a great activity for practising question forms in a fun way and gives structured speaking practice to lower levels.
3 November, 2011
This is a valuable warmer activity for any teenage class. It gives the students the chance to get to know you a little more and it gives...
27 October, 2011
Theme: HalloweenLexical area: SuperstitionCross curricular links: Personal and social education
26 October, 2011
This is a simple speaking activity that can be used with A2 level groups to provide practice in using prepositions of place and giving...
14 October, 2011
This speaking activity gets students to think in English and use their memory, simultaneously. It is a simple way of recycling texts...
11 October, 2011
What card games do you know? Do you like playing games? In this lesson, students read about how to play a card game called ‘Snap’. They...
4 October, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of portraits and drawing. Students will do a...
29 September, 2011
Theme: School discipline, bad behaviour, punishmentsLexical area: Punishments, legal vocabularyCross curricular links: Personal and social...
27 September, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of electronic books. Students will focus on...
Pages
31 March, 2010
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage and adult students at level B1 and above is based on the theme of climate change. Students will...
23 June, 2002
If you have students that aren't very confident or happy about speaking this is a good idea that always works for me.
9 July, 2013
Escape #3 is a complete set of teaching resources designed around an interesting and unusual photograph with activities to activate your...
9 July, 2013
Escape #3 is a complete set of teaching resources designed around an interesting and unusual photograph with activities to activate your...
7 May, 2003
Ex Poser is the second in a series of short stories selected for 13 and 14 year old learners of English. It is based on another authentic...
5 March, 2012
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students at low intermediate B1 level is about experiences. Students will practice...
2 November, 2010
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 and above explores the theme of social media. Students will create an...
12 December, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of Fairy tales and stories....
20 March, 2008
Theme: Religious diversity in the UK and the faith schools debateLexical area: ReligionsCross curricular links: Religion, Personal and...
28 November, 2007
This is a staged discussion activity which focuses on students' personal opinions of style and fashion.
20 May, 2015
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers at level B1 explores the theme of festivals. Students will read about different festivals and...
15 February, 2011
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 and above explores the theme of the cinema. Students will develop their...
21 January, 2015
This lesson is for teenagers or young adults with a language level of A2-B2 and focuses on discussing and writing film reviews.
23 June, 2002
Speaking and listening activityLevel: Intermediate or advanced
15 July, 2010
This is a short teaching resource kit based on the Moniza Ali poem 'Fish Swimming'.
16 February, 2012
Learners beyond intermediate level require more opportunities to speak at length. It can be a challenge to find interesting topics and we...
27 April, 2011
Developing spoken fluency with learners at low levels can be very challenging, but here are some tips and activities which may help.
30 September, 2013
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage students at level B1 focuses on food related topics. Students will develop their reading and...
12 June, 2014
This lesson plan is for teachers of teenagers at level A2 explores the theme of football. Students will role play and work on fluency
25 May, 2011
Theme: School uniforms and teenage dress codesLexical area: clothes, fashion itemsCross curricular links: personal and social education
19 November, 2008
This lesson, suitable for pre-intermediate students, follows on from presentation and controlled practice of the future ‘will'.
20 March, 2008
Theme: Times of year – changes in the weather and personal preferencesLexical area: Seasons, weather, activities specific to each season
15 April, 2008
This project is something out of the ordinary for BritLit as it supports a major piece of performance poetry. The materials here have been...
1 January, 1970
This activity would follow input work on writing in a particular style - for example, an informal letter inviting a friend to visit your...
15 April, 2015
This activity is all about fun facts and helps adults or older teenage students to practise question forms. This activity works well with...