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Shakespeare
11 March, 2016
Shakespeare's Hamlet
Hamlet is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on LearnEnglish Teens. 
Shakespeare
11 March, 2016
Shakespeare's Macbeth
Macbeth is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on LearnEnglish Teens.
Shakespeare
10 March, 2016
Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on...
Shakespeare
10 March, 2016
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on LearnEnglish...
Shakespeare
10 March, 2016
Shakespeare's The Tempest
The Tempest is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare's plays on LearnEnglish Teens.
Shakespeare
8 March, 2016
Extension activities for Shakespeare lesson plans
This is a series of extension activities to be used alongside our Shakespeare lesson plans for teens.
Shakespeare
26 February, 2016
Shakespeare and Manipulation
This lesson is all about manipulation and Shakespeare’s play Richard III.
Shakespeare
9 February, 2016
Women in Shakespeare’s plays
This lesson examines the role of women in Shakespeare’s day (16th/17th century), and compares this with the roles and characters of some of...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Violence in Shakespeare’s Macbeth
This lesson encourages a personal response from students, asking them to discuss how ambitious they are personally.
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
‘To be or not to be…’
This lesson is about Hamlet’s ‘To be or not to be’ speech. It provides students with the opportunity to become familiar with the situations...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
The Tragedy of Hamlet
This lesson is about one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, Hamlet. Students learn about the characters and listen to a summary of the...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare’s Idioms
Students start by discussing a very well-known idiom. They then consider some true/false statements about Shakespeare and idioms before...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare and Violence
This lesson provides students with examples of violence in plays such as Macbeth, Richard III and Titus Andronicus.
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare and Money
This lesson is about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, and their relationship with money.
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare and love
This lesson is based around the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. It looks at the themes and language that Shakespeare uses to describe...
Shakespeare
6 February, 2016
Romeo and Juliet - the world's favourite love story
This lesson is about the popular and tragic Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare
5 February, 2016
Ready, Steady – Tragedy!
This lesson encourages an exploration of how the meaning of the word ‘tragedy’ has evolved since Shakespeare’s time.
Shakespeare
5 February, 2016
Propaganda and Shakespeare’s Richard III
This lesson provides students with information about Shakespeare’s history play Richard III, and raises awareness of how Shakespeare used...
Shakespeare
3 February, 2016
Prejudice in Shakespeare’s work and times
The lesson looks at stereotypes and attitudes towards women and different race in Shakespeare’s time.
Shakespeare
3 February, 2016
Money in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare
This lesson is an introduction to Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice.
Shakespeare
3 February, 2016
Mercy in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice and has been written primarily for students who are already familiar with...
Shakespeare
2 February, 2016
Marvellous Metaphors
This lesson looks at metaphors in general and then Shakespeare’s metaphors in more detail.
Shakespeare
1 February, 2016
The life of Shakespeare
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s life. It provides students with an insight into the major events of his life.
Shakespeare
1 February, 2016
Lies in Shakespeare’s Othello
Students discuss questions about lies and deception in Shakespeare's Othello.
Shakespeare
1 February, 2016
Lies in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
This lesson introduces the concept of telling lies and gets students to discuss this.

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Shakespeare
11 March, 2016
Shakespeare's Hamlet
Hamlet is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on LearnEnglish Teens. 
Shakespeare
11 March, 2016
Shakespeare's Macbeth
Macbeth is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on LearnEnglish Teens.
Shakespeare
10 March, 2016
Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on...
Shakespeare
10 March, 2016
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on LearnEnglish...
Shakespeare
10 March, 2016
Shakespeare's The Tempest
The Tempest is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare's plays on LearnEnglish Teens.
Shakespeare
8 March, 2016
Extension activities for Shakespeare lesson plans
This is a series of extension activities to be used alongside our Shakespeare lesson plans for teens.
Shakespeare
26 February, 2016
Shakespeare and Manipulation
This lesson is all about manipulation and Shakespeare’s play Richard III.
Shakespeare
9 February, 2016
Women in Shakespeare’s plays
This lesson examines the role of women in Shakespeare’s day (16th/17th century), and compares this with the roles and characters of some of...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Violence in Shakespeare’s Macbeth
This lesson encourages a personal response from students, asking them to discuss how ambitious they are personally.
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
‘To be or not to be…’
This lesson is about Hamlet’s ‘To be or not to be’ speech. It provides students with the opportunity to become familiar with the situations...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
The Tragedy of Hamlet
This lesson is about one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, Hamlet. Students learn about the characters and listen to a summary of the...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare’s Idioms
Students start by discussing a very well-known idiom. They then consider some true/false statements about Shakespeare and idioms before...
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare and Violence
This lesson provides students with examples of violence in plays such as Macbeth, Richard III and Titus Andronicus.
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare and Money
This lesson is about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, and their relationship with money.
Shakespeare
8 February, 2016
Shakespeare and love
This lesson is based around the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. It looks at the themes and language that Shakespeare uses to describe...
Shakespeare
6 February, 2016
Romeo and Juliet - the world's favourite love story
This lesson is about the popular and tragic Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare
5 February, 2016
Ready, Steady – Tragedy!
This lesson encourages an exploration of how the meaning of the word ‘tragedy’ has evolved since Shakespeare’s time.
Shakespeare
5 February, 2016
Propaganda and Shakespeare’s Richard III
This lesson provides students with information about Shakespeare’s history play Richard III, and raises awareness of how Shakespeare used...
Shakespeare
3 February, 2016
Prejudice in Shakespeare’s work and times
The lesson looks at stereotypes and attitudes towards women and different race in Shakespeare’s time.
Shakespeare
3 February, 2016
Money in The Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare
This lesson is an introduction to Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice.
Shakespeare
3 February, 2016
Mercy in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice and has been written primarily for students who are already familiar with...
Shakespeare
2 February, 2016
Marvellous Metaphors
This lesson looks at metaphors in general and then Shakespeare’s metaphors in more detail.
Shakespeare
1 February, 2016
The life of Shakespeare
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s life. It provides students with an insight into the major events of his life.
Shakespeare
1 February, 2016
Lies in Shakespeare’s Othello
Students discuss questions about lies and deception in Shakespeare's Othello.
Shakespeare
1 February, 2016
Lies in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
This lesson introduces the concept of telling lies and gets students to discuss this.

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Dylan Thomas
29 August, 2014
A Child's Christmas in Wales
This unit is designed to explore Dylan Thomas’ childhood account of a Christmas Day experience and give learners the opportunity to develop...
Charles Dickens
23 December, 2011
A Christmas Carol
In this lesson students read an extract from 'A Christmas Carol' and examine the characters in the text. They then discuss the theme of...
Shakespeare
1 February, 2016
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Pictures
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to revise their knowledge of the plot and characters from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Charles Dickens
30 June, 2011
A Tale of Two Cities
This lesson encourages learners to speculate about a passage from A Tale of Two Cities, and later use that speculation to generate their...
Charles Dickens
30 June, 2011
Bleak House
This lesson encourages learners to think about their own stylistic choices, after reading an extract from Dickens' Bleak House.
Shakespeare
10 February, 2014
Crime and punishment in Shakespeare's time
This lesson focuses on crime and punishment in Shakespeare’s time. It aims to develop students' topic-related vocabulary by introducing...
Charles Dickens
14 December, 2011
David Copperfield and Miss Betsey
This lesson is for high intermediate level students and above. It involves reading an extract from Dickens' work for gist and then reading...
Charles Dickens
19 December, 2011
Dickens and London
This Heroes and Villains film explores the relationship between the writer and the city he lived in.
Charles Dickens
20 September, 2011
Dickens statue for Portsmouth?
This lesson enables learners to practise skills of reading for gist, reading for detail, and understanding meaning from context. They also...
Shakespeare
21 August, 2014
Disguise and deception
This lesson aims to introduce students to the historical and religious context of Shakespeare’s England through exploring the theme of...
Shakespeare
1 February, 2016
Disguise in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
This lesson is intended to introduce students to the theme of disguise and to the play Much Ado About Nothing.
First World War
15 March, 2014
Dorothy Lawrence: A Woman at War
This lesson is about Dorothy Lawrence, a British woman who disguised herself as a man and travelled to the front line during the First...
Dylan Thomas
27 February, 2014
Dylan Thomas - Do not go gentle into that good night
This lesson is designed to introduce students to Dylan Thomas’ poems which focus on the theme of death. We recommend you use it with older...
Dylan Thomas
21 January, 2015
Dylan Thomas' life in Laugharne
This is one of the four lessons designed to explore the videos produced by the British Council for the birth centenary of Dylan Thomas. The...
Magna Carta
18 September, 2013
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...
Shakespeare
8 March, 2016
Extension activities for Shakespeare lesson plans
This is a series of extension activities to be used alongside our Shakespeare lesson plans for teens.
Dylan Thomas
27 February, 2014
Fern Hill
This unit is designed to introduce students to one of Dylan Thomas’ most celebrated poems. It gives students the opportunity to gradually...
Charles Dickens
21 November, 2011
Great Expectations: Pip and Magwitch
In this lesson students focus on reading and understanding dialogue in an extract from Great Expectations. There is also a chance for them...
Magna Carta
10 November, 2014
Grievances at the time of Magna Carta
This lesson is about the problems that different people faced at the beginning of the 1200s.
Charles Dickens
14 September, 2011
Hard Times
In this lesson students learn about divorce law through a jigsaw reading activity and then give a short presentation on an aspect of it.
Charles Dickens
21 November, 2011
Hard Times: nothing but facts
In this lesson students take part in a visualisation activity before reading, listening to and discussing passages from Dickens' work. This...
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Heroes and villains in Pride and Prejudice
This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the main characters in Pride and Prejudice in order to...
First World War
4 November, 2013
In Flanders Fields
This lesson looks at John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields. It provides students with practice of reading and analysing a poem, with a...
Dylan Thomas
21 April, 2014
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...
Jane Austen
13 December, 2013
Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey
This Lesson is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Northanger Abbey as well as to introduce students to Austen’s...

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