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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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Have you used some of these lessons? What works / what doesn't? - please let us know at: [email protected]

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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 ...)

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

Media:Charities and NGOs.ppt

Media:Charities and NGOs.pdf

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

Media:Oil.ppt

Media:Oil.pdf

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

Media:Surrogacy.ppt

Media:Surrogacy.pdf

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

Media:Cuba.ppt

Media:Cuba.pdf

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

Media:Development.ppt

Media:Development.pdf

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

Media:Gold!.ppt

Media:Gold!.pdf

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

Media:Feminism.ppt

Media:Feminism.pdf

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

SMOKING AND POWER - Elementary - 1-2 hrs (from June Issue 473) - speaking, vocabulary, reading and poster-making

Media:Smoking and power.ppt

Media:Smoking and power.pdf

LANGUAGES - Elementary - 1-2 hrs (from June Issue 473)- grammar: word order in questions and comparisons, speaking and reading

Media:Languages.ppt

Media:Languages.pdf

THE ORGAN TRADE - Upper Intermediate - 2 hrs (from May Issue 472) - speaking, writing about graphs and infographics, reading and poster-making

Media:The organ trade.ppt

Media:The organ trade.pdf

WHERE ARE THE FORESTS GOING? - Upper Intermediate - 2 hrs (from May Issue 472) - grammar: verbs, prepositions and articles, reading and speaking

Media:Where are the forests going?.ppt

Media:Where are the forests going?.pdf

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

Media:Pangolins.ppt

Media:Pangolins.pdf

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)

Media:Our Earth.ppt

Media:Our Earth.pdf

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

Media:Women.ppt

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: