Speaking lesson plans written by Lindsay Clandfield and Hot Topics, written by Scott Thornbury and Lindsay Clandfield, with tips and lesson plans designed to help you use topical subjects in class.

This section contains speaking practice lessons on a wide variety of topics aimed at developing functional language or promoting discussion. It also contains Hot Topics, written by Scott Thornbury and Lindsay Clandfield, with tips and lesson plans designed to help you teach topical and sometimes controversial subjects in class, and Speaking Matters: a series of articles on teaching speaking skills by Adrian Tennant. Please write to the web editor if you have any suggestions for new content in this section.