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#49, Lesson Plan: Living in the UK
In this lesson, learners read about the different countries of the UK, either online as a webquest or in paper form. They practise reading for specific information, and guessing the meaning of words from the context, both important reading micro-skills. There is an optional extension in the form of a role-play, in which groups of… Continue reading #49, Lesson Plan: Living in the UK
#48, Lesson Plan: Developing writing skills: A news report
This lesson takes a process approach to developing writing skills. It is staged so that students are guided through the processes of collecting information and deciding how they will structure it within the text before they begin to write. They are then guided through the process of drafting, editing and redrafting the text to produce… Continue reading #48, Lesson Plan: Developing writing skills: A news report
#47, Lesson Plan: Learning styles
Level: Upper-Intermediate to Advanced This lesson is based on an audio extract which can be found on the British Council LearnEnglish Professional website. It encourages students to reflect on their learning styles and gives them an opportunity to put into practice the learning strategies they hear being discussed on the audio. For teachers without access… Continue reading #47, Lesson Plan: Learning styles
#46, Lesson Plan: How new words are created
Lesson: How new words are created Level – intermediate and above This lesson looks at how new words are created in English. It encourages learners to analyse words they already know and to understand more about meaning from form. It also encourages them to experiment with new words and possible meanings – an important skill… Continue reading #46, Lesson Plan: How new words are created
#45, Christmas based ELT Lesson Plan
There are lots of Christmas activities on the British Council’s site for young learners – LearnEnglish Kids – which you can use with your students during the festive season. You will find all the resources on one page on NEW LearnEnglish Kids: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/category/topics/christmas You can also find the resources on these pages: http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-christmas.htm http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-christmas-presents.htm On this… Continue reading #45, Christmas based ELT Lesson Plan
ELTWeekly Issue#23, Lesson Plan: ‘Millionth English word’ declared
‘Millionth English word’ declared By Michael Berman Which language contains the largest number of words, and approximately how many does it contain? The answer is English and the number is approximately a million. What implications do you think this has for foreign students when choosing what kind of dictionary to use? Now read through the… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#23, Lesson Plan: ‘Millionth English word’ declared
ELTWeekly Issue#21, Reading lesson plan by Michael Berman
What’s the atmosphere like when Election time approaches in your country? Are the expectations of the people high or are they negative about the likelihood of any change taking place? This is what the story that follows is all about: THE CANDIDATES AND THE ELECTORATE Election time was fast approaching in the remote and inaccessible… Continue reading ELTWeekly Issue#21, Reading lesson plan by Michael Berman