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 - and check all the lessons in the archive on the links below, divided into levels: Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced.
More teaching ideas at the bottom of the page ... Radical Phonology, dictations, staged reading lessons, 1-1s etc.
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MOST RECENT LESSONS:
SHARING - Pre-intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from December Issue 488) - speaking, vocabulary, reading and writing an email.
CLIMATE TALKS - Pre-intermediate - 2 - 2.5 hrs (from November Issue 487) - a Test-Teach-Test lesson including speaking, vocabulary, listening, reading, grammar (modal verbs:could/should/must) and writing tweets.
REFUGEES IN LESBOS - Pre-intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from November Issue 487) - vocabulary, reading and writing.
WHY CYCLE ACROSS AFRICA? - Pre-intermediate - 1-2 hrs (from October Issue 486) - vocabulary, grammar (infinitive of purpose) reading, speaking and making protest banners.
Media:Why cycle across Africa?.pdf
Media:Why cycle across Africa?.ppt
SYRIAN REFUGEES AROUND THE WORLD - Pre-intermediate - 1.5-2 hrs (from September Issue 485 and October Issue 486) - vocabulary, reading and speaking.
Media:Syrian refugees around the world.pdf
Media:Syrian refugees around the world.ppt
FUNDAMENTALISM AND THE UK - Pre-intermediate - 1 - 1.5 hrs (from June Issue 483) - vocabulary, reading, grammar (comparatives) and speaking This lesson is related to the UK government's "British Values / Prevent" initiative for use in UK schools and colleges, but, of course, can be adapted to other contexts.
Media:Fundamentalism and the UK.pdf
Media:Fundamentalism and the UK.ppt
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)
WOMEN AND CLOTHES - Pre-Intermediate - 1 - 1.5 hrs (from July/August Issue 484) - speaking, vocabulary, grammar (past simple practice) and reading
FUNDAMENTALISM - Upper Intermediate - 1.5 hrs (from June Issue 483) - speaking, vocabulary, jigsaw reading
GLOBAL BANKS - Upper Intermediate - 2 hrs (from May Issue 482) - quiz, infographic, jigsaw reading, speaking, youtube listening, writing tweets and bumper stickers to summarize
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
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.
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:
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