This Lesson is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Northanger Abbey as well as to introduce students to Austen’s...
13 December, 2013
12 December, 2013
This unit is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Mansfield Park.It provides basic information on the characters in...
12 December, 2013
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...
12 December, 2013
This lesson is to familiarise students with the development of the parliamentary system in England. It is a multi-skilled lesson and is...
12 December, 2013
This lesson focuses on developing students’ knowledge of the UK, in particular of the British parliamentary system. It also aims to develop...
7 December, 2013
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...
7 November, 2013
This lesson is based around the poem Exposure by the First World War poet Wilfred Owen. Exposure vividly depicts the experience of the...
7 November, 2013
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...
4 November, 2013
This lesson looks at John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields. It provides students with practice of reading and analysing a poem, with a...
7 October, 2013
This lesson is about the influence of the Magna Carta on the development of human rights, including subsequent legislation.
7 October, 2013
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...
7 October, 2013
This lesson is about democracy and the balance of power in different settings. Students will develop their listening skills by watching and...
7 October, 2013
This lesson focusses on the topic of personal freedoms and rights using video clips and discussion questions.
18 September, 2013
This lesson is about the Magna Carta and the promises that King John broke after he sealed it.
18 September, 2013
This lesson gives students an insight into how UK General Elections work and helps them develop their knowledge of political lexis and...
18 September, 2013
This lesson prepares the students to learn more about the Magna Carta by describing and explaining the social structure in England 800...
24 January, 2013
This lesson is for students with a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
24 January, 2013
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.
24 January, 2013
This lesson is designed to be used with students who have a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
24 January, 2013
This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the real places associated with Austen and also the fictional...
24 January, 2013
This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the main characters in Pride and Prejudice in order to...
19 June, 2012
Little Nell is a character from The Old Curiosity Shop
4 April, 2012
Uriah Heap is a character from David Copperfield.
4 April, 2012
Oliver Twist is the orphan in the novel of the same name - and one of Dickens' most famous creations.
4 April, 2012
Bill Sikes was very much a villain, from the novel Oliver Twist.
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13 December, 2013
This Lesson is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Northanger Abbey as well as to introduce students to Austen’s...
12 December, 2013
This unit is designed to introduce students to the characters and plot of Mansfield Park.It provides basic information on the characters in...
12 December, 2013
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...
12 December, 2013
This lesson is to familiarise students with the development of the parliamentary system in England. It is a multi-skilled lesson and is...
12 December, 2013
This lesson focuses on developing students’ knowledge of the UK, in particular of the British parliamentary system. It also aims to develop...
7 December, 2013
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...
7 November, 2013
This lesson is based around the poem Exposure by the First World War poet Wilfred Owen. Exposure vividly depicts the experience of the...
7 November, 2013
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...
4 November, 2013
This lesson looks at John McCrae’s poem In Flanders Fields. It provides students with practice of reading and analysing a poem, with a...
7 October, 2013
This lesson is about the influence of the Magna Carta on the development of human rights, including subsequent legislation.
7 October, 2013
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...
7 October, 2013
This lesson is about democracy and the balance of power in different settings. Students will develop their listening skills by watching and...
7 October, 2013
This lesson focusses on the topic of personal freedoms and rights using video clips and discussion questions.
18 September, 2013
This lesson is about the Magna Carta and the promises that King John broke after he sealed it.
18 September, 2013
This lesson gives students an insight into how UK General Elections work and helps them develop their knowledge of political lexis and...
18 September, 2013
This lesson prepares the students to learn more about the Magna Carta by describing and explaining the social structure in England 800...
24 January, 2013
This lesson is for students with a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
24 January, 2013
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.
24 January, 2013
This lesson is designed to be used with students who have a fairly advanced level of language proficiency.
24 January, 2013
This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the real places associated with Austen and also the fictional...
24 January, 2013
This lesson is designed to give students opportunities to get acquainted with the main characters in Pride and Prejudice in order to...
19 June, 2012
Little Nell is a character from The Old Curiosity Shop
4 April, 2012
Uriah Heap is a character from David Copperfield.
4 April, 2012
Oliver Twist is the orphan in the novel of the same name - and one of Dickens' most famous creations.
4 April, 2012
Bill Sikes was very much a villain, from the novel Oliver Twist.
Pages
8 February, 2016
This lesson is about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, and their relationship with money.
7 November, 2014
This lesson encourages an exploration of how the meaning of the word ‘tragedy’ has evolved since Shakespeare’s time. It provides students...
8 February, 2016
This lesson provides students with examples of violence in plays such as Macbeth, Richard III and Titus Andronicus.
11 March, 2016
Hamlet is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on LearnEnglish Teens.
14 January, 2015
This lesson teaches idioms which were all used or invented by Shakespeare. It uses specially created illustrations to show the connection...
23 June, 2014
According to linguist David Crystal, only 5 to 10 per cent of Shakespearean English is different from modern English. However, even that...
11 March, 2016
Macbeth is one of a series of lesson plans to accompany the short animated videos of five of Shakespeare’s plays on LearnEnglish Teens.
10 March, 2016
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...
10 March, 2016
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...
10 March, 2016
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.
15 March, 2014
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to learn about some of Shakespeare’s best known characters and story lines in...
15 March, 2014
Students will have the opportunity to find out more about Shakespeare’s private life and will role-play the main characters of his family...
8 February, 2016
Students start by discussing a very well-known idiom. They then consider some true/false statements about Shakespeare and idioms before...
29 August, 2014
This unit is designed to explore Dylan Thomas’ autobiographical accounts of his childhood and early years and give learners the opportunity...
4 April, 2012
Bill Sikes was very much a villain, from the novel Oliver Twist.
15 March, 2014
This lesson is about West Indian Soldiers during the First World War. It provides students with information about the history of the West...
28 July, 2014
This lesson is about a performance of Romeo and Juliet carried out entirely on Twitter, using 140-character messages from the characters in...
21 November, 2011
In this lesson students listen to an extract from Dickens' work, do a vocabulary matching task, take part in a discussion based on the...
12 December, 2013
This lesson focuses on developing students’ knowledge of the UK, in particular of the British parliamentary system. It also aims to develop...
21 January, 2015
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...
21 January, 2015
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...
15 March, 2014
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s life. It provides students with an insight into the major events of his life, with a focus on...
1 February, 2016
This lesson is about Shakespeare’s life. It provides students with an insight into the major events of his life.
7 October, 2013
This lesson is about the influence of the Magna Carta on the development of human rights, including subsequent legislation.
22 July, 2009
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...