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'''READY LESSONS - for interested, busy, tired, new ... all teachers (and learners) to use'''
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'''Over 125 READY LESSONS - for interested, busy, tired, new ... all teachers (and learners) to use:'''
  
Would you like to get your learners engaged in topics relating to global justice? '''Scroll down''' to select a topic that interests you/your learners and select the ppt lesson (often with teacher notes - this can be edited / adapted to suit your learners) or the pdf version. New lessons uploaded regularly. More teaching ideas at the bottom of the page ...
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'''Would you like to get your learners engaged in topics relating to global justice?'''
  
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'''Scroll down''' to select a topic that interests you/your learners and select the ppt lesson (often with teacher notes - this can be edited / adapted to suit your learners) or the pdf version. You can also use the SEARCH feature (top right) to look for a lesson on a particular topic. We create and upload new lessons here regularly. They are divided into levels, accessed by clicking the links below:
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'''Pre-Intermediate (CEFR A2), Intermediate (B1), Upper Intermediate (B2) and Advanced (C1)'''.
  
'''Have you used some of these lessons? What works / what doesn't? - please let us know at:''' [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]
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'''MOST RECENT LESSONS:'''
  
Follow us on '''Twitter: @EasierNewInt''' for new lessons and articles
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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
  
'''MOST RECENT LESSONS''':
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[[Media:The air we breathe.pptx]]
  
'''FUNDAMENTALISM''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 1.5 hrs (from June Issue 483) - ''speaking, vocabulary, jigsaw reading''
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[[Media:The air we breathe.pdf]]
  
[[Media:Fundamentalism.pptx]]
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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)
  
[[Media:Fundamentalism.pdf]]
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[[Media:Conservation.pptx]]
  
'''GLOBAL BANKS''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 2 hrs (from May Issue 482) - ''quiz, infographic, jigsaw reading, speaking, youtube listening, writing tweets and bumper stickers to summarize''
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[[Media:Conservation.pdf]]
  
[[Media:Global Banks.pptx]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/2019/baka.jpg
  
[[Media:Global Banks.pdf]]
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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)
  
'''FIGHTING FOR INDIA'S HEALTH''' - ''Intermediate'' - 1.5 hrs (from May Issue 482) - ''vocabulary, grammar (used to + infinitive) and reading''
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[[Media:Who to save...pptx]]
  
[[Media:Fighting for India's health.ppt]]
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[[Media:Who to save...pdf]]
  
[[Media:Fighting for India's health.pdf]]
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'''SHOULD WE''' - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from January / February Issue 523) - reading, speaking, language of advice, and writing
  
*[[LESSONS FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS AND BELOW]]
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[[Media:Should we .....pptx]]
  
*[[LESSONS FOR UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS AND ABOVE]]
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[[Media:Should we ....pdf]]
  
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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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[[Media:Extinction Rebellion lesson.pptx]]
  
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[[Media:Extinction Rebellion lesson.pdf]]
  
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/XR%20top.jpg
  
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'''WHO OWNS THE SEA?''' - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from September / October Issue 521) - reading, speaking, writing
  
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[[Media:Who owns the sea.pptx]]
  
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[[Media:Who owns the sea.pdf]]
  
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/u368/a_0.jpg
  
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'''VEGAN WORLD?''' - Upper Intermediate/Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from September/October Issue 521) - speaking, vocabulary, reading, writing, grammar
  
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[[Media:Vegan world.pptx]]
  
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[[Media:Vegan world.pdf]]
  
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/u354/Untitled-3.jpg
  
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'''AND MANY MORE LESSONS - CLICK ON THESE LINKS''':
  
'''PANGOLINS''' - ''Intermediate'' -1-2 hrs (from April Issue 471) - ''grammar: questions, reading, listening (video), vocabulary and writing''
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*[[READY LESSONS FOR PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS - CLICK HERE:]]
  
[[Media:Pangolins.ppt]]
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lessons about refugees, smoking and power, languages etc
  
[[Media:Pangolins.pdf]]
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*[[READY LESSONS FOR INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS - CLICK HERE:]]
  
'''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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lessons about food, money, feminism, climate change, gold, Cuba etc.
  
[[Media:How to stop food waste.ppt]]
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*[[READY LESSONS FOR UPPER INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS - CLICK HERE:]]
  
[[Media:How to stop food waste.pdf]]
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lessons about democracy, drugs, the organ trade, charities etc.
  
'''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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*[[READY LESSONS FOR ADVANCED LEARNERS - CLICK HERE:]]
  
[[Media:Our Earth.ppt]]
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lessons about fracking, debt, countries, land grabs, world progress etc.
  
[[Media:Our Earth.pdf]]
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More teaching ideas at the bottom of the page eg. global justice contexts for grammar presentation and practice, Radical Phonology, quick skills lessons, dictations, staged reading lessons, 1-1s etc. and
  
'''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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'''ALSO: NEW, SMALL, REASONABLY PRICED BOOKS - FOR SELF-STUDY OR GROUP USE - NOW AVAILABLE AT 3 LEVELS: Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate - click here to order from the Ethical Shop:
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*[[GLOBAL JUSTICE IN EASIER ENGLISH]]
  
[[Media:Women.ppt]]
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'''Have you used some of these lessons? What works / what doesn't? - please let us know at:''' [mailto:easierenglish@newint.org easierenglish@newint.org]   And follow us on '''Twitter: @EasierNewInt''' for new lessons and articles.
 
 
[[Media:Women.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''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]]
 
 
 
'''DETENTION CENTRES''' - ''Upper intermediate'' - 2-3 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 469) - ''reading, speaking, vocabulary and letter-writing''
 
 
 
[[Media:Detention centres.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Detention centres.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''FRACKING''' -  ''Upper intermediate to Advanced'' - 2-3 hrs (from Dec Issue 468), based on this 17-page pdf "the fracking files": [[Media:the fracking files.pdf]] - ''reading, vocabulary and speaking''
 
 
 
[[Media:Fracking.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Fracking.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''
 
 
 
[[Media:We are able.pdf]]
 
 
 
[[Media:We are able.ppt]]
 
 
 
'''"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]]
 
 
 
'''"NO GIRLS"''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 2-3 hrs - example of a "flipped class", where learners do homework before the class, then use class-time to develop higher-level skills (from Oct Issue 466) - ''speaking, reading, vocabulary and letter-writing''
 
 
 
[[Media:No girls.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:No girls.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"FOOD FOR THE WORLD"''' - ''Intermediate'' - 1.5-2 hrs (from Sept Issue 465) - ''speaking, vocabulary, reading and writing''
 
 
 
[[Media:Food for the world.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Food for the world.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"IMPROVE YOUR READING AND VOCABULARY"''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 1 hr (from Sept Issue 465) - ''reading skills and vocabulary development''
 
 
 
[[Media: Improve your reading and vocabulary.ppt]] 
 
 
 
[[Media: Improve your reading and vocabulary.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"DEBT"''' - ''Advanced/IELTS'' - 2-3 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 464) - ''vocabulary, reading, speaking, infographics and gapfill''
 
 
 
[[Media:Debt.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Debt.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"PROTESTS"''' - ''Intermediate'' - 2-3 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 464)- ''grammar: 3rd conditional, vocabulary, speaking, reading and writing''
 
 
 
[[Media:Protestslesson.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Protestslesson.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"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]]
 
 
 
'''"COUNTRIES"''' - ''IELTS/Advanced'' - 2-3 hrs (from June Issue 463) - ''speaking, reading, quiz and comparing language''
 
 
 
[[Media:COUNTRIES.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:COUNTRIES.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"LAND GRABS"''' - ''IELTS/Advanced'' - 2-3 hrs (from May Issue 462) - ''reading, IELTS speaking practice, IELTS writing about graphs''
 
 
 
[[Media:Land grabs.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Land grabs.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]]
 
 
 
'''"WORLD PROGRESS"''' - ''IELTS/Advanced'' - 2-3 hrs (from April Issue 461) - ''reading, IELTS speaking practice, IELTS writing from graphs''
 
 
 
[[Media:World progress.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:World progress.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"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''
 
 
 
[[Media:Rich or poor lesson.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Rich or poor lesson.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"FREE INTERNET?"''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 2-3 hrs (from December Issue 458) - ''reading, vocabulary and speaking''
 
 
 
[[Media:the internet.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:free internet?.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"HEALTH FOR THE WORLD"''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 2-3 hrs (from November Issue 457) - ''grammar: review of  conditionals, reading, vocabulary, speaking and listening, and writing''
 
 
 
[[Media:Health for the world.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Health for the world.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"YOUTH"''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 2-3 hrs (from October Issue 456) - ''quiz, infographics, reading and speaking''
 
 
 
[[Media:YOUTH.pdf]]
 
 
 
[[Media:YOUTH.ppt]]
 
 
 
'''"DRUGS"''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 2-3 hrs (from September Issue 455) - ''speaking, vocabulary and reading''
 
 
 
[[Media:DRUGS.ppt]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Drugs.pdf]]
 
 
 
'''"CO-OPERATION OR COMPETITION?"''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 2-3 hrs (from July/August Issue 454) - ''grammar: practice of comparatives and superlatives, vocabulary, speaking and reading''
 
 
 
[[Media:Cooperation or competition.pdf]]
 
 
 
[[Media:Cooperation or competition.ppt]]
 
 
 
'''"ARGUMENTS"''' - ''Upper Intermediate'' - 3hrs (from the Arguments Section) - ''reading, vocabulary and speaking''
 
 
 
[[Media:ARGUMENTS.pdf]]
 
 
 
[[Media:ARGUMENTS.ppt]]
 
 
 
'''"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]]
 
  
 
Or simply use any of the other texts (look up by clicking on each issue or selecting topics that interest you from "categories" in similar ways. These texts are ideal for use with learners of intermediate level or above - they can select their own text and then report back, or in one-to-one lessons (including Skype lessons) - also see:
 
Or simply use any of the other texts (look up by clicking on each issue or selecting topics that interest you from "categories" in similar ways. These texts are ideal for use with learners of intermediate level or above - they can select their own text and then report back, or in one-to-one lessons (including Skype lessons) - also see:
  
 
* [[More teaching ideas]]
 
* [[More teaching ideas]]
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Why not follow us on '''Twitter: @EasierNewInt''' for new lessons and articles?

Revision as of 11:42, 27 June 2020

Over 125 READY LESSONS - for interested, busy, tired, new ... all teachers (and learners) to use:

Would you like to get your learners engaged in topics relating to global justice?

Scroll down to select a topic that interests you/your learners and select the ppt lesson (often with teacher notes - this can be edited / adapted to suit your learners) or the pdf version. You can also use the SEARCH feature (top right) to look for a lesson on a particular topic. We create and upload new lessons here regularly. They are divided into levels, accessed by clicking the links below: Pre-Intermediate (CEFR A2), Intermediate (B1), Upper Intermediate (B2) and Advanced (C1).

MOST RECENT LESSONS:

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

Media:The air we breathe.pptx

Media:The air we breathe.pdf

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

Media:Conservation.pptx

Media:Conservation.pdf

baka.jpg

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

Media:Who to save...pptx

Media:Who to save...pdf

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

Media:Should we .....pptx

Media:Should we ....pdf

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

XR%20top.jpg

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

Media:Who owns the sea.pptx

Media:Who owns the sea.pdf

a_0.jpg

VEGAN WORLD? - Upper Intermediate/Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from September/October Issue 521) - speaking, vocabulary, reading, writing, grammar

Media:Vegan world.pptx

Media:Vegan world.pdf

Untitled-3.jpg

AND MANY MORE LESSONS - CLICK ON THESE LINKS:

lessons about refugees, smoking and power, languages etc

lessons about food, money, feminism, climate change, gold, Cuba etc.

lessons about democracy, drugs, the organ trade, charities etc.

lessons about fracking, debt, countries, land grabs, world progress etc.

More teaching ideas at the bottom of the page eg. global justice contexts for grammar presentation and practice, Radical Phonology, quick skills lessons, dictations, staged reading lessons, 1-1s etc. and

ALSO: NEW, SMALL, REASONABLY PRICED BOOKS - FOR SELF-STUDY OR GROUP USE - NOW AVAILABLE AT 3 LEVELS: Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate - click here to order from the Ethical Shop:

Have you used some of these lessons? What works / what doesn't? - please let us know at: [email protected] And follow us on Twitter: @EasierNewInt for new lessons and articles.

Or simply use any of the other texts (look up by clicking on each issue or selecting topics that interest you from "categories" in similar ways. These texts are ideal for use with learners of intermediate level or above - they can select their own text and then report back, or in one-to-one lessons (including Skype lessons) - also see:

Why not follow us on Twitter: @EasierNewInt for new lessons and articles?