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The UK and capital cities in Europe
Through engaging map-labelling activities pupils name the major capital cities of the European Union and the countries and cities that make up the United Kingdom.
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Scale and map coordinates
After completing this worksheet pupils will be more familiar with working with maps, understanding cardinal points and proportional scales. Two exercises encourage pupils to label a map based on given coordinates and predict where six children are going. Includes project ideas.
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Properties of materials
In this lesson plan, pupils match adjectives such as ’strong’, ’flammable’, ’transparent’ and ’waterproof ’ to their definitions. A chart activity asks them to tick the characteristics of common materials. Gap fill exercises consolidate vocabulary and concepts learnt. Includes project ideas.
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Marine food chains
This lesson plan is suitable for pupils already familiar with ecosystems and food chains. Pupils label pictures of sea creatures, compare land food chains with sea food chains and colour a picture of sea creatures according to whether they are producers, primary consumers or secondary consumers. Includes project ideas.
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Landscape transformation
In this lesson plan, pupils learn about the effect of the wind and the sea on the landscape. They see how a cliff is formed by the pounding of waves and how stones and rocks are broken down to make the sand on a beach.
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Human intervention on landscapes
A lesson plan for colouring-in and classifying activities, introducing the notion that humans can change the landscape by building houses, bridges and roads. Encourages pupils to distinguish between what is natural in their environment and what has been shaped by human intervention.
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Houses, materials and environments
In this lesson plan, pupils match pictures of materials to the correct labels, complete describing sentences with the correct materials and match houses to the correct weather conditions.
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Your English: Idioms: war and peace
Tim Bowen isn’t starting a war of words; he’s come in peace with some very useful idioms.
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Tickcharts, Venn diagrams and grids
This is the second set of worksheets that accompany Jean Brewster’s introduction to process skills and data-handling. Moving from tickcharts, the easiest type of graphic organizer, to Venn diagrams and grids, this series of exercises enables children to examine the differences and similarities between types of big cat. Includes speaking ...
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Experiments: Keeping an ice cube alive
In this experiment, pupils try to prevent an ice cube from melting by insulating it. Students predict the outcome of the experiments and then record their results in a table. Gap-fill activities help students revise related vocabulary and question words. Key vocabulary and practical teacher’s notes are included.
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Live from Geneva: Multilingualism
In this audio lesson, onestopenglish visits Geneva to ask locals and tourists how many languages they speak.
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Business Spotlight: What I've learned: Tony Hawk
In this lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, the American skateboarder Tony Hawk gives advice on how to turn your passion into your profession.
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Lesson Share: Integrated skills: Fairytale bad guys
Dimitra Eleftheriou-Ernst wins the Lesson Share competition with a creative classroom activity combining role-play, tabloid journalism, mythical characters and some stunning artwork.
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The Secret Garden: Chapter 6
The audio and activities for the sixth chapter of this pre-intermediate-level Macmillan Reader are now available for all Staff Room members. Mary hears crying in the house again and discovers the source …
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Role-play: Get / have something done
A role-play activity for the whole class that practises the correct use of ‘have / get something done’.
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Where is it?
In this lesson plan, pupils create a mini-book while practising prepositions of place, including ’on’ and ’under’.