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These Ready Lessons should get learners interested in global justice topics if they're not already. Then they can read more Easier English articles from the wiki themselves. There are 2 versions of each lesson, ppt - which allows you to download and then adapt for your class - and pdf:

Protesting against fracking in Argentina - 2 hour Intermediate lesson with Reading, Vocabulary, Speaking, and Writing.

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Here are two versions of this lesson: powerpoint (can be adapted) and PDF:

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ZOOS - a 1 - 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from November / December Issue 534) - including speaking, vocabulary, grammar (articles / singular / plural) and writing

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COP26.- a 1 - 2hr Intermediate + lesson (from September / October Issue 533) - including reading, speaking, vocabulary and dictation

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HOW TO END WORLD HUNGER.- a 2hr + Intermediate + lesson (from September / October Issue 533) - including a quiz and infographic, reading, speaking, vocabulary and grammar (conditionals)

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A WORLD WITHOUT MILITARY.- a 2hr Intermediate + lesson (from September / October Issue 533) - including reading, speaking and grammar (linkers of contrast) and writing

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CLIMATE CHANGE NEWS.- a 1.5 - 2hr Intermediate + lesson (from September / October Issue 533) - including reading, grammar (expressing urgency), vocabulary and speaking

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ROADS OR FORESTS?.- a 1.5 - 2hr Intermediate + lesson (from July / August Issue 532 and May / June Issue 531) - including reading, grammar (sentence structure and tenses), vocabulary, speaking and writing

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4 PEOPLE IN MYANMAR.- a 1.5 hr Intermediate + lesson (from July / August Issue 532) - including speaking, vocabulary, reading, and writing summaries

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FREEDOM FOOD - a 2hr Intermediate + lesson (from March / April issue 530) - including speaking, reading, vocabulary, writing and language of suggestions and (dis)agreement:

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WOMEN AND PEACE.- a 1-hr Intermediate + lesson (from May / June Issue 531) - including reading, gap-fill and speaking

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TRUTH OR LIES - a 1 - 2hr Intermediate + lesson (from March / April issue 530) - including speaking, reading, vocabulary and formal letter writing

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THE ANIMALS WE NEED.- a 1-2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from January / February Issue 529) - including reading, vocabulary, grammar (passive) and writing

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NATURE.- a 1-2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from January / February Issue 529) - including quizzes, ordering sentences and words, reading, speaking and making posters / banners / leaflets

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WILD FOOD.- a 1-2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from January / February Issue 529) - including speaking, grammar (hypothetical conditional) reading and writing (an article)

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PLANET FARM.- a 1-2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from January / February Issue 529) - including speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing (formal letter)

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CARE, THE CLIMATE, AND GRAMMAR.- a 1-2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from November / December Issue 528) - including speaking, reading and grammar (conditionals)

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CONTRASTS.- a 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from November / December Issue 528) - including speaking, reading, grammar (linkers of contrast) and error correction

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FOOD PROJECTS.- a 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from November / December Issue 528) - including speaking, vocabulary, reading and writing

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POLLUTERS MAKING MONEY FROM COVID-19.- a 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from September / October Issue 527) - including reading, vocabulary, grammar and writing

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LESSON - HUNGER.- a 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from September / October Issue 527) - including a quiz, reading and writing

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CORONAVIRUS AND THE WORLD - 1-2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from July / August Issue 526) - including dictation, vocabulary, reading, speaking and writing

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THE AIR WE BREATHE - 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from May / June Issue 525) - including reading, speaking, vocabulary, grammar (contrastive linkers) and writing

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CONSERVATION - GOOD OR BAD? - 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from March / April Issue 524) - including reading, speaking, vocabulary and writing (formal letter / errors / contrastive linkers)

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WHO TO SAVE...- a 2-3 hr Intermediate lesson (from March / April Issue 524) - including reading, speaking, vocabulary, grammar (yes/no questions)

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SHOULD WE - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from January / February Issue 523) - reading, speaking, language of advice, and writing

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EXTINCTION REBELLION - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from January / February Issue 523) - reading, speaking, vocabulary, grammar and physical response

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WHO OWNS THE SEA? - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from September / October Issue 521) - reading, speaking, writing

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5 WAYS TO HELP STOP CLIMATE BREAKDOWN - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from July/August Issue 520) - speaking, reading, writing

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STOP CARBON - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from Issue 519) - speaking,vocabulary, reading, and making a poster

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WHAT CAN I DO TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE? - Intermediate - 2 - 3 hrs (from Issue 519) - speaking,vocabulary, reading and writing

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CLIMATE EMERGENCY - Intermediate + - 1 - 2 hrs (from Issue 519) - quiz, infographic, speaking, reading and writing

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LETTER FROM DHAKA - Intermediate - 3 hrs (from Issue 519)

Speaking, reading, vocabulary, grammar (second conditional)

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COAL IN POLAND-Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from June Issue 513) - speaking, reading, & vocabulary

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SYRIA NOW - 3 CITIES- Intermediate - 1.5 to 2 hrs (from April Issue 511) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing

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MOBILE PHONES- Intermediate - 1 to 2 hrs (from March Issue 510) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing

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JAMILA AFGHANI- Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from October Issue 506) - speaking, reading, vocabulary, focus on questions and writing (introducing a speaker)

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BAD EDUCATION? - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from September Issue 505) - reading, speaking, focus on language of statistics and writing (formal letter or tweets)

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THE RICH, THE POOR AND THE EARTH - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 504) - reading, speaking, collocations and writing (formal letter)

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HOMELESSNESS - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from June Issue 503) - skills development: speaking, reading, writing

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FREEDOM FOR WEST PAPUA?- Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from May Issue 502) - vocabulary, reading and speaking.

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XENOPHOBIA- Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from April Issue 501) - vocabulary, reading, speaking and writing.

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WHAT IS COURAGE?- Intermediate - 2-2.5 hrs (from March Issue 500) - vocabulary, reading, speaking and grammar ('I wonder ...').

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THEN AND NOW - Intermediate - 1.5- 2 hrs (from Jan / Feb Issue 499) - speaking, grammar (used to + optional present perfect), reading and vocabulary

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THE MOTHER OF EDUCATION - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from September Issue 495) - discussion, reading, vocabulary, language of requests and role-play

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KNEELING - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from December Issue 498) - vocabulary, reading, grammar, speaking

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A VERY YOUNG ACTIVIST - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from November Issue 497) - vocabulary, reading and writing.

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NO TO MODERN SLAVERY - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from October Issue 496) - video, reading, speaking, grammar (present perfect, present continuous and imperative), vocabulary and project work.

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SHORT STORIES - Intermediate - learners read short stories for homework, then this 30 mins-1 hr lesson (from October Issue 496) - reading, speaking, writing and vocabulary.

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RANA PLAZA AND TRADE UNIONS - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from September Issue 495) - quiz, infographic, speaking, reading, grammar (3rd conditional) and writing.

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FACEBOOK, GOOGLE AND AMAZON - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from July/August Issue 494) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading and writing (summary tweets) .

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BRAZIL - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from June Issue 493 / April Issue 491) - lots of speaking, reading and vocabulary about interesting global justice issues in Brazil as a background to the Olympic Games report.

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AFTER EBOLA - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from June Issue 493) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading, short videos and writing report.

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TECHNOLOGY - Intermediate 1.5-2 hrs (from May Issue 492) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading, vocabulary, group dictations and writing headlines.

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FORESTS - Intermediate 1.5-2 hrs (from April Issue 491) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading and letter-writing.

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I'D LIKE TO LIVE IN ... - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from various issues over the past 3 years) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing.

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COWSPIRACY - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from September Issue 485) - vocabulary, reading and grammar (present perfect & past simple)

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WHAT IS CAPITALISM? - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from July/August Issue 484) - speaking, vocabulary, reading and grammar (articles)

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FIGHTING FOR INDIA'S HEALTH - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from May Issue 482) - vocabulary, grammar (used to + infinitive) and reading

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VOTING - Intermediate - 1 hr (from April Issue 481) - speaking, grammar (optional/compulsory language) and reading

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FIGHTING AGAINST MONSANTO - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from April Issue 481) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and jigsaw dictation

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WORLD ENERGY - Intermediate - Literacy/ELT - 1-2hrs (from March Issue 480) - quiz, reading (infographic/articles, language work (punctuation, spelling, grammar) and writing (formal letter)

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ARGUE BETTER - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from March Issue 480) - speaking, focus on modal verbs + language of agreeing and disagreeing, dictation, vocabulary, reading and writing

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EDUCATION - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 479) - speaking, vocabulary, reading, writing and grammar (get used to + -ing)

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THE MORE MONEY WE HAVE... - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from December Issue 478) - speaking about graphs, reading, posters and grammar (the more ... the more ...)

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"NOT THE SPAIN I KNEW" - Intermediate to Upp Int - 1-2 hrs (from Dec Issue 468) - reading, discussion and essay-writing

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"WE ARE ABLE: DEVELOPING READING SKILLS" - Intermediate to Upp Int - 1.5-2 hrs (from Nov Issue 467) - reading, vocabulary and error correction

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"CHALLENGE TO WALMART" - Intermediate to Upp Int - 1-2 hrs (from Nov Issue 467) - reading, vocabulary, speaking and essay-writing

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OIL - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from November Issue 477) - quiz, jigsaw-reading, speaking and letter-writing

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SURROGACY - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from November Issue 477) - reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary

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CUBA - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from October Issue 476)- reading, quiz, discussing graphs, grammar: comparisons and caption-writing

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DESIGNS FOR THE FUTURE - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from October Issue 476) - vocabulary, reading, speaking, banana dictation and formal letter-writing

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GOLD - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from September Issue 475)- speaking, vocabulary, reading, grammar: review of tenses and letter-writing

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FEMINISM - Intermediate - 1.5 - 2 hrs (from July/August Issue 474) -speaking, reading, understanding infographic, writing

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America's worst export - Intermediate - 1.5hrs (from July/August Issue 474) - speaking, vocabulary and reading

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PANGOLINS - Intermediate -1-2 hrs (from April Issue 471) - grammar: questions, reading, listening (video), vocabulary and writing

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HOW TO STOP FOOD WASTE - Intermediate/Upper Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from April Issue 471) - quiz, read, speak and write (poster or letter)

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OUR EARTH - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from March Issue 470) - vocabulary, speaking, reading, listening (a TED talk video), dictation and writing (choice of poster or letter)

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WOMEN - Intermediate / Upper Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from March Issue 470 and others) - dictation (3 different types), grammar: present perfect active and passive, jigsaw-reading, speaking and writing

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SLAVERY IN MAURITANIA - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 469) - reading, vocabulary, gap-fill, letter-writing

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"FOOD FOR THE WORLD" - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from Sept Issue 465) - speaking, vocabulary, reading and writing

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"PROTESTS" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 464)- grammar: 3rd conditional, vocabulary, speaking, reading and writing

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"LOOK WHO IS WEARING THE PANTS" - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 464) - speaking, reading and vocabulary

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"TURKEYS, BEES and WHALES" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from May Issue 462) - grammar: present simple passive, speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing

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"PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THE WORLD" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from March Issue 460)- grammar: present perfect vs past simple, speaking, reading and vocabulary

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"RICH OR POOR" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 459) - speaking, vocabulary, grammar of suggestions, reading and writing

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"PROTECTING THE PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE"- - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from the Archive Section) - grammar: present continuous review, reading, speaking and vocabulary

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HIJAB - a 2-3 hour Intermediate lesson (from November / December Issue 540) - including speaking, reading, vocabulary and grammar.

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