Latest Guardian news lesson
13th June 2019: Are the hyper-specialist shops of Berlin the future of retail?
One shop sells nothing but buttons, another sells only liquorice. In the age of Amazon, it seems the way to thrive is to specialize.
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Business tasks: Notes and messages
A lesson to help students learn common expressions for talking about notes, messages, and minutes.
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New for June
Impressions: Famous UK fashions
In this lesson, students will identify fashions from the past and write about a recent fashion.
Celebrations: Dragon Boat Festival
In this lesson, offered at two levels, students read an article about the Dragon Boat Festival.
Film and TV: Sitcoms
In this lesson, students practise speaking about comedy TV and using adjectives of personality.
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Business Spotlight: Sound design
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Language for ... making a legal claim
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Lesson Share: Describing your neighbour
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Elementary news lesson: US explorer reaches the deepest place in the ocean
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Monthly news lesson: Filling a gap: the clandestine gang fixing Rome illegally
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Advancing Learning: Making blended learning useful and effective
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Advancing Learning: Five strategies to help students cultivate a growth mindset
Updated for June
Flashcards: The home (US)
An American English set of flashcards on the topic of the home to print and use in class.
Flashcards: The home (UK)
A British English set of flashcards on the topic of the home to print and use in class.
Flashcards: The body
A set of flashcards on the topic of parts of the body to print and use in class.
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Flashcards: Technology (US)
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Flashcards: Prepositions of place
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Webquest: Independence Day
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Webquest: The summer solstice
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Flashcards: Technology (UK)
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Getting into intercultural training
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Business first lessons: A lesson plan
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Business needs analysis: What is a needs analysis?
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Business first lessons: Problems and solutions
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Business needs analysis: What questions should I ask?
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Business first lessons: Wish list
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Business needs analysis: What type of form should I use?
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Business needs analysis: Negotiating a syllabus
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One-to-one Methodology: Ten activities
Themed resources
Summer school resources
Whether you’re teaching a short course or summer school, here’s a bumper resources page to help you get ready for the summer.
Sports and hobbies resources
Get your students into shape with this collection of lesson plans, worksheets and games on sports and hobbies.
