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Stories and poems
21 January, 2012
King Rat
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...
Stories and poems
21 January, 2012
The Same Earth
This extract from Kei Miller's novel, The Same Earth, tells the story of Jonathon and his supposed drowning in the river. 
Stories and poems
21 January, 2012
The Chain
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...
Stories and poems
21 January, 2012
Stone Cradle
This extract from Louise Doughty's novel, Stone Cradle, concerns the tragedy of infant mortality, particularly in vulnerable communities...
Stories and poems
19 January, 2012
Carapace
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...
Lesson plans
11 January, 2012
All about me
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at intermediate level and above explores the theme of personal interests, likes...
Activities
15 December, 2011
Christmas tips
Christmas is an excellent theme for adding games and fun to your teaching. Most students enjoy festive lessons if your activities encourage...
Lesson plans
12 December, 2011
Fairy tales; not just for kids
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of Fairy tales and stories....
Lesson plans
8 December, 2011
Christmas
Theme: Christmas Lexical area: Christmas vocabulary
Activities
2 December, 2011
Activities for using magazines in the classroom
Magazines are a rich source of authentic materials and can be very motivating and inspire a wide range of activities.
Lesson plans
28 November, 2011
Paintings
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of well-known paintings....
Lesson plans
18 November, 2011
Reading house
Theme: Buildings and lifestyles, personal taste. Lexical area: Buildings, features of buildings and decoration Cross curricular links:...
Lesson plans
15 November, 2011
Parkour
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of parkour. Students will...
Activities
10 November, 2011
Drama techniques to get them talking
Drama techniques which focus on getting across meaning with body, as well as words, are very useful for the language classroom.
Activities
10 November, 2011
The Press Conference
This is a great activity for practising question forms in a fun way and gives structured speaking practice to lower levels. 
Activities
3 November, 2011
Happy Graph
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...
Lesson plans
27 October, 2011
Halloween
Theme: HalloweenLexical area: SuperstitionCross curricular links: Personal and social education
Activities
26 October, 2011
Listen and draw
This is a simple speaking activity that can be used with A2 level groups to provide practice in using prepositions of place and giving...
Activities
14 October, 2011
Deja vu
This speaking activity gets students to think in English and use their memory, simultaneously. It is a simple way of recycling texts...
Lesson plans
11 October, 2011
Card games
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...
Lesson plans
4 October, 2011
Portraits
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of portraits and drawing. Students will do a...
Lesson plans
29 September, 2011
School Discipline
Theme: School discipline, bad behaviour, punishmentsLexical area: Punishments, legal vocabularyCross curricular links: Personal and social...
Lesson plans
27 September, 2011
Ebooks
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of electronic books. Students will focus on...
Activities
20 September, 2011
I couldn't believe my eyes
In this activity the teacher creates situations for the students to get plenty of practice with the form and meaning of the past perfect.
Lesson plans
14 September, 2011
The senses
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of senses. Students will focus on reading and...

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Stories and poems
21 January, 2012
King Rat
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...
Stories and poems
21 January, 2012
The Same Earth
This extract from Kei Miller's novel, The Same Earth, tells the story of Jonathon and his supposed drowning in the river. 
Stories and poems
21 January, 2012
The Chain
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...
Stories and poems
21 January, 2012
Stone Cradle
This extract from Louise Doughty's novel, Stone Cradle, concerns the tragedy of infant mortality, particularly in vulnerable communities...
Stories and poems
19 January, 2012
Carapace
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...
Lesson plans
11 January, 2012
All about me
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at intermediate level and above explores the theme of personal interests, likes...
Activities
15 December, 2011
Christmas tips
Christmas is an excellent theme for adding games and fun to your teaching. Most students enjoy festive lessons if your activities encourage...
Lesson plans
12 December, 2011
Fairy tales; not just for kids
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of Fairy tales and stories....
Lesson plans
8 December, 2011
Christmas
Theme: Christmas Lexical area: Christmas vocabulary
Activities
2 December, 2011
Activities for using magazines in the classroom
Magazines are a rich source of authentic materials and can be very motivating and inspire a wide range of activities.
Lesson plans
28 November, 2011
Paintings
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of well-known paintings....
Lesson plans
18 November, 2011
Reading house
Theme: Buildings and lifestyles, personal taste. Lexical area: Buildings, features of buildings and decoration Cross curricular links:...
Lesson plans
15 November, 2011
Parkour
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of parkour. Students will...
Activities
10 November, 2011
Drama techniques to get them talking
Drama techniques which focus on getting across meaning with body, as well as words, are very useful for the language classroom.
Activities
10 November, 2011
The Press Conference
This is a great activity for practising question forms in a fun way and gives structured speaking practice to lower levels. 
Activities
3 November, 2011
Happy Graph
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...
Lesson plans
27 October, 2011
Halloween
Theme: HalloweenLexical area: SuperstitionCross curricular links: Personal and social education
Activities
26 October, 2011
Listen and draw
This is a simple speaking activity that can be used with A2 level groups to provide practice in using prepositions of place and giving...
Activities
14 October, 2011
Deja vu
This speaking activity gets students to think in English and use their memory, simultaneously. It is a simple way of recycling texts...
Lesson plans
11 October, 2011
Card games
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...
Lesson plans
4 October, 2011
Portraits
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of portraits and drawing. Students will do a...
Lesson plans
29 September, 2011
School Discipline
Theme: School discipline, bad behaviour, punishmentsLexical area: Punishments, legal vocabularyCross curricular links: Personal and social...
Lesson plans
27 September, 2011
Ebooks
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of electronic books. Students will focus on...
Activities
20 September, 2011
I couldn't believe my eyes
In this activity the teacher creates situations for the students to get plenty of practice with the form and meaning of the past perfect.
Lesson plans
14 September, 2011
The senses
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at level B2 explores the theme of senses. Students will focus on reading and...

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Activities
23 June, 2002
Erase the dialogue
If you have students that aren't very confident or happy about speaking this is a good idea that always works for me.
Escape #3 | image supplied by ELTPics
Lesson plans
9 July, 2013
Escape 3 (higher level)
Escape #3 is a complete set of teaching resources designed around an interesting and unusual photograph with activities to activate your...
Escape #3 | image supplied by ELTPics
Lesson plans
9 July, 2013
Escape 3 (lower level)
Escape #3 is a complete set of teaching resources designed around an interesting and unusual photograph with activities to activate your...
Stories and poems
7 May, 2003
Ex Poser
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...
Image
Lesson plans
5 March, 2012
Experiences
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenage and adult students at low intermediate B1 level is about experiences. Students will practice...
Lesson plans
2 November, 2010
Facebook and social networking
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 and above explores the theme of social media. Students will create an...
Lesson plans
12 December, 2011
Fairy tales; not just for kids
This lesson plan for teachers of older teenagers and adults at Intermediate level and above explores the theme of Fairy tales and stories....
Lesson plans
20 March, 2008
Faith
Theme: Religious diversity in the UK and the faith schools debateLexical area: ReligionsCross curricular links: Religion, Personal and...
Activities
28 November, 2007
Fashion statements
This is a staged discussion activity which focuses on students' personal opinions of style and fashion.
Lesson plans
20 May, 2015
Festivals
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers at level B1 explores the theme of festivals. Students will read about different festivals and...
Lesson plans
15 February, 2011
Film festival season
This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at level B1 and above explores the theme of the cinema. Students will develop their...
Lesson plans
21 January, 2015
Film reviews
This lesson is for teenagers or young adults with a language level of A2-B2 and focuses on discussing and writing film reviews.
Activities
23 June, 2002
Find the murderer
Speaking and listening activityLevel: Intermediate or advanced
Stories and poems
15 July, 2010
Fish Swimming
This is a short teaching resource kit based on the Moniza Ali poem 'Fish Swimming'. 
Activities
16 February, 2012
Fluency activities for higher levels
Learners beyond intermediate level require more opportunities to speak at length. It can be a challenge to find interesting topics and we...
Activities
27 April, 2011
Fluency activities for lower levels
Developing spoken fluency with learners at low levels can be very challenging, but here are some tips and activities which may help.
Lesson plans
30 September, 2013
Food issues
This lesson plan for teachers of teenage students at level B1 focuses on food related topics. Students will develop their reading and...
TeachingEnglish monthly lesson plan - World Cup
Lesson plans
12 June, 2014
Football and motivation
This lesson plan is for teachers of teenagers at level A2 explores the theme of football. Students will role play and work on fluency
Lesson plans
25 May, 2011
Forced to wear a skirt
Theme: School uniforms and teenage dress codesLexical area: clothes, fashion itemsCross curricular links: personal and social education
Activities
19 November, 2008
Fortune teller
This lesson, suitable for pre-intermediate students, follows on from presentation and controlled practice of the future ‘will'.
Lesson plans
20 March, 2008
Four seasons
Theme: Times of year – changes in the weather and personal preferencesLexical area: Seasons, weather, activities specific to each season
Stories and poems
15 April, 2008
Francesca Beard: Chinese Whispers
This project is something out of the ordinary for BritLit as it supports a major piece of performance poetry. The materials here have been...
Activities
1 January, 1970
Freeze the writing - A way to make writing tasks a group activity
This activity would follow input work on writing in a particular style - for example, an informal letter inviting a friend to visit your...
Activities
15 April, 2015
Fun facts
This activity is all about fun facts and helps adults or older teenage students to practise question forms. This activity works well with...
Activities
23 June, 2002
Fun revision quiz
This activity is based on the format of most of the quiz shows currently shown on television. I have tried it with different ages and...

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