All Geography & Places articles
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LessonSummer sun in Finland? Åland isles try to attract tourists to cooler climate
Is Finland the best-kept secret of summer holiday spots?
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LessonNoisy, performative and unapologetically non-European: Nigeria welcomes a museum like no other
Read about a new museum in Lagos, Nigeria, which features Yoruba art, music, culture and history.
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LessonThe monster mash: Frankenstein is reanimated for dance, stitched together with Greek myths
Read about Mark Bruce’s new dance performance based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
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ArticleBeyond on onestopenglish: Knowledge
Karen Kovacs introduces this collection of topical lessons for teenagers related to art, television, literature, theatre, advertising, and the press. Students practise speaking and further subskills while being creative.
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Teaching toolCLIL: Geography—Countries in Europe
Practise the flags and locations of some European countries with this colouring activity.
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LessonCLIL: Geography—Deserts and Rainforests
Talk with your students about the Amazon rainforest and Sahara desert ecosystems with this CLIL lesson.
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LessonLet’s Talk About It!—Places
Help your students learn and use new phrases and expressions while watching a video of different people talking about their favourite places.
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LessonCelebrations: Christmas Cracker Quiz
In this lesson and Christmas quiz, students read about the history of a great British tradition—the Christmas cracker!
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LessonCelebrations: Inti Raymi—The festival of the sun
In this lesson, available at two levels, students read texts about the historical festival of Inti Raymi in modern day South America.
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LessonCelebrations: Cinco de Mayo
In this lesson, available at two levels, students read a text about Cinco de Mayo and create a multiple-choice quiz for others to do.
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LessonCelebrations: Coming Of Age
In this lesson, available at two levels, students read and discuss four short texts about four different coming-of-age celebrations worldwide.
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LessonCelebrations: Groundhog Day
In this lesson, students read a text about the American celebration of Groundhog Day, looking at the language involved.
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LessonCelebrations: Kwanzaa
In this lesson, students learn about celebrating Kwanzaa, its principles, and symbols.
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LessonCelebrations: Advent
In this lesson, available at two levels, students learn about celebrating Advent in Germany.
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LessonCelebrations: Diwali
In this lesson, students will learn about the festival of Diwali and design an informational poster.
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Celebrations: New baby
In this lesson, offered at two levels, students learn about messages of celebration on the birth of a baby.
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Celebrations: Wedding anniversaries
In this lesson, offered at two levels, students read about and discuss wedding anniversaries.
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Warmer/FillerYoung Learner Festivals: Halloween Trick-or-treat Rap
Get your students into the Halloween spirit with this fun rap song!
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Warmer/Filler
Young learner topics: My favourite person
A 30 minute lesson, in which students practise describing people, filling in a form in English and giving reasons for preferences.
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Young learner topics: Jobs
An activity about occupations with accompanying audio, available at three different difficulty levels.