Lesson Plans

The lesson plans in the table below all contain images. They have been used for group discussion type lessons. Just print them out. You will need to use the browser back button to juggle between this page and the answers/information.

The Lesson Plan	Teacher information
Optical Illusion - believe your own eyes? View
The words from the BBC dvd 'Walking with Beasts' (New Dawn) View	Taken from the 6 programme BBC dvd 'Walking with Beasts'. In China the dvd is available and entitled 'Lost ancient beasts'. If using 'powerdvd' software to play this dvd, the audio language and subtitles can be alternated between English and Chinese (just choose the audio language and the language of the subtitles ... mix and match)
The words from the BBC dvd 'Walking with Beasts' (Whale Killer) View
The words from the BBC dvd 'Walking with Beasts' (Next of Kin) View
The words from the BBC dvd 'Walking with Beasts' (Land of Giants) View
Fossilised. Images of coal and fossilised wood. What's the connection? View	explanatory text
Superstores. A 2 group discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of out-of-town superstores. a couple of images. View	explanatory text
Hands and Feet. The image shows the hand and foot that has been cut off a criminal (in Afghanistan). Have a look at the questions and prepare to talk about it. View	explanatory text
Keep yourself covered? One image shows a woman wearing a burqa - clothing which hides her face and body. the second images shows a woman being beaten by 'religious police' for not wearing her burqa properly View	explanatory text
Arranged marriages. These are carried out in many parts of the world. A couple of general images View	explanatory text
Sun and Wind. Alternatives to nuclear and fossil fuels. Advantages and disadvantages? View	explanatory text
Talking With the Dead? Doris Stokes appeared on television and toured the world. Doris claimed that the she could hear the dead talking to her. View	explanatory text
Written in the Stars? All cultures have a pre-occupation with horoscopes and the signs of the Zodiac. Are our personalities really influenced by the sun, moon and stars? View	explanatory text
What do we mean by poor? Poverty is normally associated with third-world underdeveloped countries. Have a look at this lesson and you may get a surprise. View	explanatory text
Real or Mythical? A look at the Yeti View	explanatory text
Crop Circles: Strange messages from another planet, or nature at work? View	explanatory text
Obesity View	explanatory text
Cannabalism: Eating people View	explanatory text
Zombies: The living Dead? View	explanatory text
Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) View	explanatory text
Inter-racial marriages View	explanatory text
Words used by Students View
Everyday Expressions: Do you know what they mean? (Word format) View	Explanation
The Holocaust: A few new words and images (Word format) View
The Muderers. They killed a lot of girls. But how many? View
Sumatran Tigers: Soon to be extinct? View
Sea Monster or Dead Shark? View
World War1. Just a few words View
Womens Rights + Vampire Article View
Doris. Did she really hear dead people talking? View	Explanation
Out of Body Experience? A few explanatory words View
The BIG Carnivore: Tyrannosaurus Rex View
Ice Age - The Mammoths View
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