READY LESSONS FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS - CLICK HERE:
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.
Here are two versions of this lesson: powerpoint (can be adapted) and PDF:
Media:Protesting against the fracking in Argentina.pptx
Media:Protesting against the fracking in Argentina.pdf
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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Media:How to end world hunger.pptx
Media:How to end world hunger.pdf
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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Media:A world without military.pptx
Media:A world without military.pdf
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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Media:Climate change news.pptx
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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Media:4 people in Myanmar.pptx
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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Media:THE ANIMALS WE NEED.pptx
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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Media:Care, the climate, and grammar.pptx
Media:Care, the climate, and grammar.pdf
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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Media:Polluters making money from Covid-19.pptx
Media:Polluters making money from Covid-19.pdf
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
Media:Coronavirus and the world.pptx
Media: Coronavirus and the world.pdf
THE AIR WE BREATHE - 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from May / June Issue 525) - including reading, speaking, vocabulary, grammar (contrastive linkers) and writing
CONSERVATION - GOOD OR BAD? - 2 hr Intermediate + lesson (from March / April Issue 524) - including reading, speaking, vocabulary and writing (formal letter / errors / contrastive linkers)
WHO TO SAVE...- a 2-3 hr Intermediate lesson (from March / April Issue 524) - including reading, speaking, vocabulary, grammar (yes/no questions)
SHOULD WE - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from January / February Issue 523) - reading, speaking, language of advice, and writing
EXTINCTION REBELLION - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from January / February Issue 523) - reading, speaking, vocabulary, grammar and physical response
Media:Extinction Rebellion lesson.pptx
Media:Extinction Rebellion lesson.pdf
WHO OWNS THE SEA? - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from September / October Issue 521) - reading, speaking, writing
5 WAYS TO HELP STOP CLIMATE BREAKDOWN - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from July/August Issue 520) - speaking, reading, writing
Media:5 ways to help stop climate breakdown.pdf
Media:5 ways to help stop climate breakdown.pptx
STOP CARBON - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from Issue 519) - speaking,vocabulary, reading, and making a poster
WHAT CAN I DO TO STOP CLIMATE CHANGE? - Intermediate - 2 - 3 hrs (from Issue 519) - speaking,vocabulary, reading and writing
Media:What to do about Climate change.pdf
Media:What to do about Climate change.pptx
CLIMATE EMERGENCY - Intermediate + - 1 - 2 hrs (from Issue 519) - quiz, infographic, speaking, reading and writing
LETTER FROM DHAKA - Intermediate - 3 hrs (from Issue 519)
Speaking, reading, vocabulary, grammar (second conditional)
COAL IN POLAND-Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from June Issue 513) - speaking, reading, & vocabulary
SYRIA NOW - 3 CITIES- Intermediate - 1.5 to 2 hrs (from April Issue 511) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing
Media:Syria now - 3 cities.pptx
Media:Syria now - 3 cities.pdf
MOBILE PHONES- Intermediate - 1 to 2 hrs (from March Issue 510) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing
JAMILA AFGHANI- Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from October Issue 506) - speaking, reading, vocabulary, focus on questions and writing (introducing a speaker)
BAD EDUCATION? - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from September Issue 505) - reading, speaking, focus on language of statistics and writing (formal letter or tweets)
THE RICH, THE POOR AND THE EARTH - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 504) - reading, speaking, collocations and writing (formal letter)
Media:The rich, the poor and the earth.pptx
Media:The rich, the poor and the earth.pdf
HOMELESSNESS - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from June Issue 503) - skills development: speaking, reading, writing
FREEDOM FOR WEST PAPUA?- Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from May Issue 502) - vocabulary, reading and speaking.
Media:Freedom for West Papua?.pptx
Media:Freedom for West Papua?.pdf
XENOPHOBIA- Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from April Issue 501) - vocabulary, reading, speaking and writing.
WHAT IS COURAGE?- Intermediate - 2-2.5 hrs (from March Issue 500) - vocabulary, reading, speaking and grammar ('I wonder ...').
THEN AND NOW - Intermediate - 1.5- 2 hrs (from Jan / Feb Issue 499) - speaking, grammar (used to + optional present perfect), reading and vocabulary
THE MOTHER OF EDUCATION - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from September Issue 495) - discussion, reading, vocabulary, language of requests and role-play
Media:The mother of education.pptx
Media:The mother of education.pdf
KNEELING - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from December Issue 498) - vocabulary, reading, grammar, speaking
A VERY YOUNG ACTIVIST - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from November Issue 497) - vocabulary, reading and writing.
Media:A very young activist.pptx
Media:A very young activist.pdf
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.
Media:NO to Modern Slavery.pptx
Media:NO to Modern Slavery.pdf
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.
RANA PLAZA AND TRADE UNIONS - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from September Issue 495) - quiz, infographic, speaking, reading, grammar (3rd conditional) and writing.
Media:Trade Unions and Rana Plaza.ppt
Media:Trade Unions and Rana Plaza.pdf
FACEBOOK, GOOGLE AND AMAZON - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from July/August Issue 494) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading and writing (summary tweets) .
Media:Facebook, Google and Amazon.pptx
Media:Facebook, Google and Amazon.pdf
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.
AFTER EBOLA - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from June Issue 493) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading, short videos and writing report.
TECHNOLOGY - Intermediate 1.5-2 hrs (from May Issue 492) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading, vocabulary, group dictations and writing headlines.
FORESTS - Intermediate 1.5-2 hrs (from April Issue 491) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading and letter-writing.
I'D LIKE TO LIVE IN ... - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from various issues over the past 3 years) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing.
Media:I'd like to live in ....ppt
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COWSPIRACY - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from September Issue 485) - vocabulary, reading and grammar (present perfect & past simple)
WHAT IS CAPITALISM? - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from July/August Issue 484) - speaking, vocabulary, reading and grammar (articles)
FIGHTING FOR INDIA'S HEALTH - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from May Issue 482) - vocabulary, grammar (used to + infinitive) and reading
Media:Fighting for India's health.ppt
Media:Fighting for India's health.pdf
VOTING - Intermediate - 1 hr (from April Issue 481) - speaking, grammar (optional/compulsory language) and reading
FIGHTING AGAINST MONSANTO - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from April Issue 481) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and jigsaw dictation
Media:Fighting against Monsanto.ppt
Media:Fighting against Monsanto.pdf
WORLD ENERGY - Intermediate - Literacy/ELT - 1-2hrs (from March Issue 480) - quiz, reading (infographic/articles, language work (punctuation, spelling, grammar) and writing (formal letter)
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
EDUCATION - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 479) - speaking, vocabulary, reading, writing and grammar (get used to + -ing)
THE MORE MONEY WE HAVE... - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from December Issue 478) - speaking about graphs, reading, posters and grammar (the more ... the more ...)
Media:The more money we have...ppt
Media:The more money we have ...pdf
"NOT THE SPAIN I KNEW" - Intermediate to Upp Int - 1-2 hrs (from Dec Issue 468) - reading, discussion and essay-writing
Media:Not the Spain I knew.ppt
Media:Not the Spain I knew.pdf
"WE ARE ABLE: DEVELOPING READING SKILLS" - Intermediate to Upp Int - 1.5-2 hrs (from Nov Issue 467) - reading, vocabulary and error correction
"CHALLENGE TO WALMART" - Intermediate to Upp Int - 1-2 hrs (from Nov Issue 467) - reading, vocabulary, speaking and essay-writing
Media:Challenge to Walmart.pdf
Media:Challenge to Walmart.ppt
OIL - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from November Issue 477) - quiz, jigsaw-reading, speaking and letter-writing
SURROGACY - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from November Issue 477) - reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary
CUBA - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from October Issue 476)- reading, quiz, discussing graphs, grammar: comparisons and caption-writing
DESIGNS FOR THE FUTURE - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from October Issue 476) - vocabulary, reading, speaking, banana dictation and formal letter-writing
Media:Designs for the future.ppt
Media:Designs for the future.pdf
GOLD - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from September Issue 475)- speaking, vocabulary, reading, grammar: review of tenses and letter-writing
FEMINISM - Intermediate - 1.5 - 2 hrs (from July/August Issue 474) -speaking, reading, understanding infographic, writing
America's worst export - Intermediate - 1.5hrs (from July/August Issue 474) - speaking, vocabulary and reading
Media:America's worst export.ppt
Media:America's worst export.pdf
PANGOLINS - Intermediate -1-2 hrs (from April Issue 471) - grammar: questions, reading, listening (video), vocabulary and writing
HOW TO STOP FOOD WASTE - Intermediate/Upper Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from April Issue 471) - quiz, read, speak and write (poster or letter)
Media:How to stop food waste.ppt
Media:How to stop food waste.pdf
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)
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
SLAVERY IN MAURITANIA - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 469) - reading, vocabulary, gap-fill, letter-writing
Media:Slavery in Mauritania.ppt
Media:Slavery in Mauritania.pdf
"FOOD FOR THE WORLD" - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from Sept Issue 465) - speaking, vocabulary, reading and writing
"PROTESTS" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 464)- grammar: 3rd conditional, vocabulary, speaking, reading and writing
"LOOK WHO IS WEARING THE PANTS" - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 464) - speaking, reading and vocabulary
Media:Look who is wearing the pants.ppt
Media:Look who is wearing the pants.pdf
"TURKEYS, BEES and WHALES" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from May Issue 462) - grammar: present simple passive, speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing
Media:Turkeys, bees and whales.pdf
Media:Turkeys, bees and whales.ppt
"PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THE WORLD" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from March Issue 460)- grammar: present perfect vs past simple, speaking, reading and vocabulary
Media:Lesson - people who change the world.ppt
Media:Lesson - people who change the world.pdf
"RICH OR POOR" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 459) - speaking, vocabulary, grammar of suggestions, reading and writing
"PROTECTING THE PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE"- - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from the Archive Section) - grammar: present continuous review, reading, speaking and vocabulary
Media:PROTECTING THE PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE.ppt
Media:PROTECTING THE PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE.pdf
HIJAB - a 2-3 hour Intermediate lesson (from November / December Issue 540) - including speaking, reading, vocabulary and grammar.
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