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eShopping

This lesson is about buying and selling items on online auction sites, such as eBay and eBid. It provides students with the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the vocabulary and typical format of item listings on such sites. They will closely read and then write their own item listings, using adjectives and persuasive language.

The phone rang: essay planning

An activity to help students plan their writing in a creative way.

Stop, go back dictation

A dictation activity where learners control the teacher's dictation.

Story writing - creative thinking

This is an activity to help students think creatively and to guide them to write a story.

a man watching TV

Review writing activity: sitcoms

Students read reviews of popular sitcoms, then watch a clip of a sitcom and create their own reviews.

An interview with Sir Peter

This is an activity based on the true story of Merhan Karimi Nasseri, a man who was unable to leave Charles de Gaulle airport. This became a popular story in the press and was later used as the basis for the Tom Hank's film "Terminal".

Budgeting your money

A budget is a plan to show how much money you earn and how much money you spend.

Learning about Wales

What do your students know about Wales? Try this lesson and help them learn more about an interesting part of the UK.

Jigsaw reading activity

This reading and speaking activity provides practice in giving clear instructions and explaining the rules of a game. Students can then play the games as an extension activity.

Vision off - YouTube technique

This YouTube activity really gets your students thinking creatively. A short film is played for the students, but they can’t see the scene, they can only hear it. 

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