A lesson covering four major international events that have changed the course of human history.

Level: Intermediate +

Target age: Teenagers / adults

Time (approx): Activity 1: 15 – 20 minutes; Activity 2: 10 – 20 minutes; Activity 3: 10 minutes

Preparation

  • Activity 1: One copy of the text for each student and one set of question cards for every three students. Cut the question cards as indicated.
  • Activity 2: One copy of activity two for each student.
  • Activity 3: One copy for each student / pair / group.

Useful websites
For all of these topics there are hundreds of websites. Typing the event into a search engine will bring up many hits. Here are a few that focus on the news element.

www.bbc.co.uk/history/recent/sept_11/
Focus on September 11th and the attacks on the World Trade Centre

www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/
BBC site for recent history. Although the site is aimed at kids it’s equally good for adults studying EFL.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/21/newsid_2635000/2635845.stm
Link to news article on the moon landing which includes video footage.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1454208.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/11/newsid_2539000/2539947.stm

Two very good links to pages on Nelson Mandela. The first is a general biography whereas the second focuses on the actual release from prison in 1990.

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