Latest Guardian news lesson
17th October 2019: Can blind people make great architects?
Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London (UCL) has been running an architecture workshop for people with visual impairments.
Pick of the week
Teenagers: Speaking: How to encourage teenagers to use English
Teenagers often do not feel comfortable using English in the English classroom because they feel self-conscious doing so. One way to help them deal with this is to introduce different ‘masks’ for them to hide behind.
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A range of worksheets, lesson plans and interactive materials to help your students learn all about Halloween.
Latest FT business news lesson
FT business news lessons: Time off for new fathers raises bias awareness
October 2019: In this lesson, available at two levels, students read an authentic article from the Financial Times and discuss business topics including maternity and paternity leave and the gender pay gap.
New for October
Flashcards: Halloween and fantasy creatures (UK)
A British English set of flashcards on the topic of Halloween and fantasy creatures to print and use in class.
Business Spotlight: Your workplace’s best friend?
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight, is about taking pets into work.
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Everyday life: Superstitions
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Celebrations: Diwali
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FT business news lessons: Banks use AI to catch rogue traders before the act
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FT business news lessons: How to protect your institution from cyber attack
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Elementary news lesson: More than 80,000 fires are burning in the Amazon rainforest
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Lesson Share: Fruit salad friends
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Advancing Learning: How to approach essay writing
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Advancing Learning: Helping very young learners improve their collaboration skills
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Colm Boyd
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Monthly news lesson: Can we halt the menacing creep of facial recognition technology?
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Flashcards: Hotels (US)
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Flashcards: Hotels (UK)
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Flashcards: Halloween and fantasy creatures (US)
Updated for October
Webquest: Bonfire Night
This webquest by Gabrielle Jones includes activities about the history and traditions of Bonfire Night.
Webquest: Halloween
This spooky webquest includes activities on popular Halloween traditions, global celebrations and terrifying tales.
Get out of the classroom 1
Ideas for outdoor lessons which will have an element of English in them.
