All British English articles – Page 57
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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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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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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’.
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What shops are there in your town?
This lesson plan teaches the names of shops as well as ‘there is’ and ‘there are’.
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What are you doing?
This lesson plan reviews the present continuous tense and key verbs expressing day-to-day activities.
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The clothes line
In this lesson plan, pupils practise clothing vocabulary by creating a model clothes line.
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Shapes and colours
In this lesson plan, pupils learn to distinguish between two- and three- dimensional shapes, and recognise these shapes in their immediate surroundings by matching and counting. Includes project ideas.
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Meal times and bedtime
Pupils match activities to the appropriate time of day in this fun arts and craft exercise.
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Colour
In this lesson plan, pupils add primary colours to determine the resulting secondary and tertiary colours and use a numbered key to colour a picture. Teacher’s notes include suggested warm up activities to relate the lesson to students’ own experiences with colour, as well as additional project ideas.
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An obstacle course
In this lesson plan, pupils create an obstacle course using cut-outs to practise ‘over’, ‘through’ and other prepositions of movement.