Monday, 27 January 2014

lots of resources from onestopenglish

A nice website from Macmillan has loads of free stuff for English teachers.
The monthly topical news lessons are free (unlike the weekly lessons...):
Monthly topical news lessons | Onestopenglish


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Weekly news lesson 372: 23rd January 2014: Planet likely to warm by 4C by 2100, scientists warn

Thu, 23 Jan 2014
A new scientific study takes greater account of the effects of cloud changes on global warming. The research suggests that the level of future warming will be at the higher end of scientists’ predictions.
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Webquest: Chinese New Year

This webquest by Adrian Tennant, published in association with Macmillan’s Discover China series, includes activities on the traditions and food associated with Chinese New Year, as well as the Chinese calendar and zodiac signs. It is free to all onestopenglish ...

Powers in the East

In this lesson, which is based on an article fromBusiness Spotlight, two businessmen, one from Japan, the other from China, talk about the economic challenges Japan and China are facing and dealing with. Teacher’s notes cover strategies for talking about opposites. Student activities include exercises on economic and financial key words and multi-word expressions, and taking part in a role-play involving world leaders.

The Terror of Blue John Gap: Part 1

Part 1 of this horror story introduces us to the narrator and we first hear of the legend of Blue John Gap. In this lesson, the students will: briefly discuss the topic of legendary monsters; listen to a short extract to familiarize themselves with the narrator’s voice and pace; discuss the events of the story and act out a short conversation; listen in detail to a short passage and discuss the importance of sounds in creating atmosphere.

Writing skills: Fables

An enjoyable one-/two-hour lesson as a basis for writing a fable. Students produce an original fable, using narrative target language.

Writing: The reporter game

A game in which students create stories for an imaginary newspaper.







































































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