Ready Lessons
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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THE MORE MONEY WE HAVE... - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from December Issue 478) - reading, posters and grammar (the more ... the more ...)
Media:The more money we have...ppt
Media:The more money we have ...pdf
CHARITIES AND NGOS - Upper-Intermediate - 2.5 - 3 hrs (from December Issue 478) - quiz, jigsaw reading, review of conditionals and letter writing
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
DEVELOPMENT - Upper Intermediate - 1.5 - 2 hrs (from September Issue 475) - speaking, vocabulary, dictogloss and reading
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)
Media:America's worst export.ppt
Media:America's worst export.pdf
SMOKING AND POWER - Elementary - 1-2 hrs (from June Issue 473)
LANGUAGES - Elementary - 1-2 hrs (from June Issue 473)
THE ORGAN TRADE - Upper Intermediate - 2 hrs (from May Issue 472)
WHERE ARE THE FORESTS GOING? - Upper Intermediate - 2 hrs (from May Issue 472)
Media:Where are the forests going?.ppt
Media:Where are the forests going?.pdf
PANGOLINS - Intermediate -1-2 hrs (from April Issue 471)
HOW TO STOP FOOD WASTE - Intermediate/Upper Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from April Issue 471)
Media:How to stop food waste.ppt
Media:How to stop food waste.pdf
OUR EARTH - Intermediate - 2 hrs (from March Issue 470)
WOMEN - Intermediate / Upper Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from March Issue 470 and others)
SLAVERY IN MAURITANIA - Intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 469)
Media:Slavery in Mauritania.ppt
Media:Slavery in Mauritania.pdf
DETENTION CENTRES - Upper intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from Jan/Feb Issue 469)
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
"NOT THE SPAIN I KNEW" - Intermediate to Upp Int - 1-2 hrs (from Dec Issue 468)
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)
"CHALLENGE TO WALMART" - Intermediate to Upp Int - 1-2 hrs (from Nov Issue 467)
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)
"FOOD FOR THE WORLD" - Intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from Sept Issue 465)
"IMPROVE YOUR READING AND VOCABULARY" - Upper Intermediate - 1 hr (from Sept Issue 465)
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)
"PROTESTS" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 464)
"LOOK WHO IS WEARING THE PANTS" - Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from July/Aug Issue 464)
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)
"LAND GRABS" - IELTS/Advanced - 2-3 hrs (from May Issue 462)
"TURKEYS, BEES and WHALES" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from May Issue 462)
Media:Turkeys, bees and whales.pdf
Media:Turkeys, bees and whales.ppt
"WORLD PROGRESS" - IELTS/Advanced - 2-3 hrs (from April Issue 461)
"PEOPLE WHO CHANGE THE WORLD" - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from March Issue 460)
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)
"FREE INTERNET?" - Upper Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from December Issue 458)
"HEALTH FOR THE WORLD" - Upper Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from November Issue 457)
Media:Health for the world.ppt
Media:Health for the world.pdf
"YOUTH" - Upper Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from October Issue 456)
"DRUGS" - Upper Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from September Issue 455)
"CO-OPERATION OR COMPETITION?" - Upper Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from July/August Issue 454)
Media:Co-operation_or_competition.pdf
Media:Co-operation_or_competition.ppt
"ARGUMENTS" - Upper Intermediate - 3hrs (from the Arguments Section)
"PROTECTING THE PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE"- - Intermediate - 2-3 hrs (from the Archive Section)
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: