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Lesson Plan: Kubla Khan

What does the «exotic» mean to you? How would you describe it? If you can picture a scene that encapsulates the exotic. Kubla Khan, By Samuel Taylor Coleridge Complete the first verse with the following words: fertile, blossomed, caverns, sunless, sacred spots, hills, sank In Xanadu did Kublai Khan A stately Pleasure-Dome decree, Where Alph,…
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Lesson Plan : Mother’s Day

How would you describe your mother? What sort of life has she led? Watch this video. How does he describe his Mum? How many children did she have? What was her job? How did she meet her husband? What does Dan think about his Mum? What did Dan learn from his Mum? What does his…
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Lesson Plan: Clothes

How would you describe these outfits? Who would you match them with? Watch 0.00-7.07. Would you like to change your mind? Watch 7:07-7:40. Were you right? Match these expressions to the clothes: more masculine casual floral prints comfortable, doesn’t conform schoolgirl, fun, spunky mix of masculine and feminine classic modern androgenous, different silhouhettes Which clothes…
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Lesson Plan: Poetry

Do you remember your first kiss? Or your first kiss with your current partner? When and where was it? How did you feel? 2. Watch this video, with sound off. how do you think the author felt about his first kiss? 3. Look at the words of the poem. What words do you think could…
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The Atacama Desert

What do you think the Atacama desert sounds like? What do you think are the reasons for those sounds? Are these statements True or False? The cracking sounds are because of movements in the earth. There is life in the Atacama desert Watching the night sky in the Atacama helps with your problems. What are…
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Lesson: Chile Votes against Pinochet

What do you remember about the 1988 vote? Why was it so important? What did people expect to happen? What were the dangers? Listen to the recording. Did you find out anything you didn’t know about? Anything you disagree with? Part 2 What did the recording say about the following? Allende’s governmentThe coup d’étatPinochetWorries of…
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Writing about technology

Lead In What do do you think the negative effects of technology could be? Write down three sentences explaining different negative effects of technology. Pass the writing to the student on your left. Everyone reply to one of the comments. Do you agree/disagree? What can you recommend?  Pass the notes back. Part 1 Read the…
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Talking about the Past

Part 1: Talking about photos What do you think these pictures are about? Match the pictures with the descriptions. A. Situated halfway between the city of Medellin and Bogota, the Colombian capital, Hacienda Napoles was the vast ranch owned by the drugs baron Pablo Escobar. In the early 1980s, after Escobar had become rich but…
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Lesson Plan : Voting

What do you think the arguments people might have for and against voting? Watch the video. Has any of your arguments been mentioned? Which person do you agree with most? Who do you most disagree with? 2. Who believes the following things: Derrick, Caleb, Andrew, Talisa, Grecia, Renata, Wants to vote because other people cannot, or…
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