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'''STORIES - HELPING REFUGEES''' - Pre-intermediate 1.5-2 hrs (from January / February Issue 489) - ''speaking, reading, vocabulary, grammar (verb tense review) and writing tweets.''
 
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Revision as of 20:37, 21 June 2016

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 - and check all the lessons in the archive on the links below, divided into levels: Pre-Intermediate (CEFR A2), Intermediate (B1), Upper Intermediate (B2) and Advanced (C1).

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.

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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.

All these lessons and articles are free to use - but if you can, and want to protect and contribute to the great independent journalism they are based on, please consider making a contribution : http://newint.org/blog/2016/03/01/help-us-reach-our-fundraising-goals/


MOST RECENT LESSONS

ENGLISH FOR PEACE? - Pre-intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from May Issue 492) - grammar: questions, infographic, speaking, reading, vocabulary and writing formal letter.

Media:English for peace.pptx

Media:English for peace.pdf

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

Media:Technology.pptx

Media:Technology.pdf

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

Media:Forests.pptx

Media:Forests.pdf

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SPORT - Pre-intermediate 1.5-2 hrs (from March Issue 490) - speaking, reading, vocabulary, grammar (modal verbs) and writing news reports.

Media:Sport.pptx

Media:Sport.pdf

SAUDI ARABIA - Upper-intermediate 1.5-2 hrs (from March Issue 490) - quiz + infographic, speaking, reading, language extension and writing posters.

Media:Saudi Arabia.pptx

Media:Saudi Arabia.pdf

STORIES - HELPING REFUGEES - Pre-intermediate 1.5-2 hrs (from January / February Issue 489) - speaking, reading, vocabulary, grammar (verb tense review) and writing tweets.

Media:Stories about helping refugees.pptx

Media:Stories - helping refugees.pdf

NEWS STORIES - Pre-intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from January / February Issue 489) - speaking, vocabulary and reading.

Media:News stories.pptx

Media:News stories.pdf

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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.

Media:I'd like to live in ....ppt

Media:I'd like to live in ....pdf

OTHER COUNTRIES - Pre-intermediate - 2 hrs (from June Issue 483 & December Issue 488) - speaking, reading, vocabulary and grammar (comparatives).

Media:Other countries.pdf

Media:Other countries.pptx

ECONOMICS - Advanced - 2 hrs (from December Issue 488) - speaking, dictation, reading, language extension.

Media:Economics.pptx

Media:Economics.pdf

SHARING - Pre-intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from December Issue 488) - speaking, vocabulary, reading and writing an email.

Media:Sharing.pdf

Media:Sharing.pptx

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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.

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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?