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Use this lesson in online or face-to-face teaching to explore the theme of everyday shopping.  Introduction This lesson reviews vocabulary relating to everyday shopping and introduces different shop names. Students practise speaking and listening using these items in a meaningful context. They then write short sentences about different shops. Topic Shopping  Level ESOL Entry 1 / CEFR… Seguir leyendo Shopping – different shops

This lesson looks at multiculturalism. Access the face-to-face classroom and online teaching version of the materials.  Introduction: There’s a school in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, where more than twenty languages are spoken. That’s a truly multicultural school! This lesson raises students’ awareness of the UK’s cultural diversity by watching a short video on… Seguir leyendo Multicultural UK

This lesson plan is about the English language and other languages. Access the face-to-face and online versions.   Introduction This lesson is about the English language and other languages (including endangered languages) that the students may know. It develops speaking skills and the use of idiomatic language and uses the students’ own experiences and opinions… Seguir leyendo English is Great

Create a picture story with your young learners using this lesson plan and a story from LearnEnglish Kids. Every two years a ‘Children’s Laureate’ is appointed in the UK. The position is awarded to an author or a writer of children’s books in recognition of their outstanding work. In June 2015 the laureateship was awarded… Seguir leyendo Draw a story

This lesson plan looks at several creative ideas for making an English activity book for the summer holidays. In this lesson learners will plan and create their own activity book for the summer holidays. First they will do two reading activities to prepare them. They will then look at some ideas for pages they can… Seguir leyendo My holiday English book

Mandela Day is celebrated every year on 18 July. This integrated skills lesson plan for upper-secondary students looks at Nelson Mandela’s life and explores some of themes surrounding South Africa during apartheid. Introduction This lesson is topical for July as Mandela Day is celebrated on July 18th. On Mandela Day, people aim to give 67… Seguir leyendo Mandela Day

This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers at level B1 explores the theme of festivals. Students will read about different festivals and invent an exciting new one. Introduction This is an integrated skills lesson, in which students will discuss festivals in their countries/ their favourite festivals. They will then work in groups of 3-4 to… Seguir leyendo Festivals

This is an this integrated skills lesson, aimed at young learners with an English level of A2 and above to help them learn about World Book Day. Introduction Students work in pairs, reading and writing to complete a text about World Book Day. Then they read clues and complete a book-themed crossword (and find a… Seguir leyendo World Book Day

This lesson is for teenagers or young adults with a language level of A2-B2 and focuses on using prepositions of place to describe and draw a picture. Introduction In this lesson students will learn how to use prepositions of place correctly when they are describing a picture. Firstly, the students give the teacher a drawing… Seguir leyendo Drawing dictation