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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...
Jane Austen
12 December, 2013
Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park
This unit is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Mansfield Park.It provides basic information on the characters in...
Jane Austen
12 December, 2013
Jane Austen’s Emma
This unit is designed to develop students’ understanding of the importance of letters in Austen’s work and in her own life. It is based on...
Magna Carta
12 December, 2013
The Origins of the English Parliament
This lesson is to familiarise students with the development of the parliamentary system in England. It is a multi-skilled lesson and is...
Magna Carta
12 December, 2013
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...
Magna Carta
7 December, 2013
Recording the Magna Carta
This lesson is about how people used to write in the Middle Ages, for example when the Magna Carta was produced. It looks at how parchment...
First World War
7 November, 2013
Wilfred Owen
This lesson is based around the poem Exposure by the First World War poet Wilfred Owen. Exposure vividly depicts the experience of the...
First World War
7 November, 2013
Military exemption
This lesson is about the process men had to go through in order to be excused from military service during World War I. The role play...
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...
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
The Magna Carta, human rights and freedoms
This lesson is about the influence of the Magna Carta on the development of human rights, including subsequent legislation.
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
Why get into politics?
This lesson is about views on engaging in politics. The students watch a video which shows a selection of members of the public and the...
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
Who's got the power?
This lesson is about democracy and the balance of power in different settings. Students will develop their listening skills by watching and...
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
Rights and personal freedoms
This lesson focusses on the topic of personal freedoms and rights using video clips and discussion questions.
Magna Carta
18 September, 2013
King John's promises
This lesson is about the Magna Carta and the promises that King John broke after he sealed it.
Magna Carta
18 September, 2013
Why vote?
This lesson gives students an insight into how UK General Elections work and helps them develop their knowledge of political lexis and...
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...
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Love and marriage in Pride and Prejudice
This lesson is for students with a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Playing Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen’s texts have a history of been adapted to other media, especially because of the skilful way in which she deals with dialogue.
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Pride and Prejudice and the Regency world
This lesson is designed to be used with students who have a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Places in Pride and Prejudice
This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the real places associated with Austen and also the fictional...
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...
Charles Dickens
19 June, 2012
Little Nell
Little Nell is a character from The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Uriah Heap
Uriah Heap is a character from David Copperfield.
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is the orphan in the novel of the same name - and one of Dickens' most famous creations.
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Sikes
Bill Sikes was very much a villain, from the novel Oliver Twist.

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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...
Jane Austen
12 December, 2013
Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park
This unit is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Mansfield Park.It provides basic information on the characters in...
Jane Austen
12 December, 2013
Jane Austen’s Emma
This unit is designed to develop students’ understanding of the importance of letters in Austen’s work and in her own life. It is based on...
Magna Carta
12 December, 2013
The Origins of the English Parliament
This lesson is to familiarise students with the development of the parliamentary system in England. It is a multi-skilled lesson and is...
Magna Carta
12 December, 2013
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...
Magna Carta
7 December, 2013
Recording the Magna Carta
This lesson is about how people used to write in the Middle Ages, for example when the Magna Carta was produced. It looks at how parchment...
First World War
7 November, 2013
Wilfred Owen
This lesson is based around the poem Exposure by the First World War poet Wilfred Owen. Exposure vividly depicts the experience of the...
First World War
7 November, 2013
Military exemption
This lesson is about the process men had to go through in order to be excused from military service during World War I. The role play...
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...
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
The Magna Carta, human rights and freedoms
This lesson is about the influence of the Magna Carta on the development of human rights, including subsequent legislation.
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
Why get into politics?
This lesson is about views on engaging in politics. The students watch a video which shows a selection of members of the public and the...
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
Who's got the power?
This lesson is about democracy and the balance of power in different settings. Students will develop their listening skills by watching and...
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
Rights and personal freedoms
This lesson focusses on the topic of personal freedoms and rights using video clips and discussion questions.
Magna Carta
18 September, 2013
King John's promises
This lesson is about the Magna Carta and the promises that King John broke after he sealed it.
Magna Carta
18 September, 2013
Why vote?
This lesson gives students an insight into how UK General Elections work and helps them develop their knowledge of political lexis and...
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...
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Love and marriage in Pride and Prejudice
This lesson is for students with a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Playing Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen’s texts have a history of been adapted to other media, especially because of the skilful way in which she deals with dialogue.
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Pride and Prejudice and the Regency world
This lesson is designed to be used with students who have a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
Jane Austen
24 January, 2013
Places in Pride and Prejudice
This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the real places associated with Austen and also the fictional...
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...
Charles Dickens
19 June, 2012
Little Nell
Little Nell is a character from The Old Curiosity Shop
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Uriah Heap
Uriah Heap is a character from David Copperfield.
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist is the orphan in the novel of the same name - and one of Dickens' most famous creations.
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Sikes
Bill Sikes was very much a villain, from the novel Oliver Twist.

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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
7 November, 2014
Shakespeare and tragedy
This lesson encourages an exploration of how the meaning of the word ‘tragedy’ has evolved since Shakespeare’s time. It provides students...
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
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
14 January, 2015
Shakespeare's idioms: Lesson 1
This lesson teaches idioms which were all used or invented by Shakespeare. It uses specially created illustrations to show the connection...
Shakespeare's language
Shakespeare
23 June, 2014
Shakespeare's language
According to linguist David Crystal, only 5 to 10 per cent of Shakespearean English is different from modern English. However, even that...
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
15 March, 2014
Shakespearean problems
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to learn about some of Shakespeare’s best known characters and story lines in...
Shakespeare
15 March, 2014
Shakespeare’s daughter
Students will have the opportunity to find out more about Shakespeare’s private life and will role-play the main characters of his family...
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...
Dylan Thomas
29 August, 2014
Short stories
This unit is designed to explore Dylan Thomas’ autobiographical accounts of his childhood and early years and give learners the opportunity...
Charles Dickens
4 April, 2012
Sikes
Bill Sikes was very much a villain, from the novel Oliver Twist.
First World War
15 March, 2014
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...
Such Tweet Sorrow
Shakespeare
28 July, 2014
Such Tweet Sorrow
This lesson is about a performance of Romeo and Juliet carried out entirely on Twitter, using 140-character messages from the characters in...
Charles Dickens
21 November, 2011
Tale of Two Cities: opening
In this lesson students listen to an extract from Dickens' work, do a vocabulary matching task, take part in a discussion based on the...
Magna Carta
12 December, 2013
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...
Dylan Thomas
21 January, 2015
The creation of Under Milk Wood
This is one of four lessons designed to explore the videos produced by the British Council for the birth centenary of Dylan Thomas. In this...
Dylan Thomas
21 January, 2015
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...
Shakespeare
15 March, 2014
The life of Shakespeare
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s life. It provides students with an insight into the major events of his life, with a focus on...
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.
Magna Carta
7 October, 2013
The Magna Carta, human rights and freedoms
This lesson is about the influence of the Magna Carta on the development of human rights, including subsequent legislation.
UK culture
22 July, 2009
The north-east of England
If you're interested in finding out more about the North East, why not listen to an interview with somebody from Sunderland, one of the...

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