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British fashion

Is fashion important to you? Do you like to wear the same as other people or stand out in a crowd? Read this article and find out how young people in Britain create their own style.

Presenting a personal history

This lesson focuses on the past simple, past continuous and past perfect tenses in the context of biographies and culminates in students giving a short presentation about a famous person.

a bonfire

Bonfire Night

In the UK, Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes is celebrated on November 5th and the night skies are filled with colour. It's a special day in honour of a historic event. In this activity you can read about the history of the November 5th celebrations, complete various tasks to check your understanding and try an exercise on passives.

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Red Nose Day

Raising money for charity is a strong tradition in the UK, and people do some strange things. Read about some of them below.

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An email to a new friend

Read Katie's email then do the exercises to improve your writing skills.

My family

Read about Kelly's family in California and try the exercises to check your understanding and learn about nationalities.

Easter

Celebrating Easter in the UK

Easter is an annual festival in the UK. Read how people celebrate it then try the activities.

The Titanic and the third conditional

This is a way to consolidate the form of the third conditional. it is best used at the end of the first lesson in which students meet the form, or at the latest the one after.

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