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Free Lesson Resources for Teaching & Learning English
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Schools World Service from the BBC and British Council | British Council Schools Online. These short films for both primary and secondary schools are designed to raise students' awareness of topical international stories and their effects on the lives of children. (with thanks to Graeme Hodgson for sharing) 
Around the world, people celebrate the new year in some strange ways. In Scotland, the first person to visit your home after the midnight bells is called the first foot. If it’s a tall, dark man,... Via Dace Prauliņš
Online listening exercise about how to make and keep to New Year's resolutions, for Intermediate English learners and IELTS students.
Free online lesson activities and quizzes for adult English learners and kids about the Summer Olympic Games (updated regularly while the events are taking place)
Free online games and quizzes for adult English language learners and kids on the The European Football Championship
BBC learning English - Words in the News - South Africa's women footballers' Olympic debut.
Read about the meaning of the word superstition, and learn about why many people around the world are superstitious about the number 13 and Friday the 13th in particular.
(Level: Upper Elementary/Pre-Intermediate) Ramadan is one of the most important events in the Islamic calendar...
Interactive ESL conversation activity, for learners to practise using past tense forms by talking about what they did over the festive season last Christmas. Optimised for displaying on the IWB.
Online activities, worksheets and song quizzes for English language learners, including tracks from her newly released album, "Lioness - Hidden Treasures".
Learn English With Christmas Songs - An easy multiple choice listening quiz for elementary and pre-intermediate learners and kids on the popular song All I want for Christmas, by Justin Bieber and Mariah Carey.
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Breaking News English: News English Lessons: Free 13-Page ESL lesson plan on Whitney Houston - Handouts, online activity, mp3
English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini-lesson - 2013 - Handouts, online activity, mp3... current events. Via Juergen Wagner, sarspri
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Upper-intermediate/advanced and lower intermediate lesson activities about 2012 events plus teacher's notes and ideas for using the quiz in class, by Leo Selivan.
Multiple choice quizzes and gap fills on a selection of well-known songs by popular British artists featured in the Olympic Games opening and closing Cermonies.
If term is about to end, then why not pass on a link to my website, http://esolcourses.com to help your learners to practise their English over the holiday? My site has a giant collection free self-study lessons for learners at all levels. I'll be adding new, topical lessons every week, between now and September :-)
Online lessons and quizzes about Queen Elizabeth II, the Diamond Jubilee, and the British Royal Family. Activities include reading and listening exercises, online grammar quizzes and free printable worksheets for adult English learners and kids.
An intermediate English listening comprehension quiz about the anniversary of Liverpool's famous Liver Building, which opened in July 1911.
IWB past tense questions generator, with conversation prompts to help spark discussions about what students did at New Year. Click on the new question button to load another random question.
An integrated skills lesson about the "Occupy Wall Street" protests in New York, for Intermediate English language learners and above. Reading, writing, listening and vocabulary activities, with follow-on questions and suggestions for further tasks.
Going GaGa at Christmas! An easy English Gap fill quiz on the song White Christmas, by Lady Gaga. Listen to the song and use the words in the word box to complete the gaps in the lyrics.
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