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Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): What was life like for British coal miners? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Imagine endless hours of stooping over, crawling and squatting in dark and dank coal mines. Over one million men worked as coal miners in 1920s Britain, digging up fuel for the nation's fireplaces and factories.  In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about coal mining in Britain Choose between  "used to" vs. "would" for past narratives Learn four phrasal verbs based on DIG Study six coal mining-related  idioms Read and answer questions about a George Orwell essay on coal mining See advanced adjectives to describe coal miners' working conditions Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Click  HERE   f or the worksheet answers Lesson objectives: 1) To learn four phrasal verbs based on DIG (to dig into, to dig up, to dig out, dig in!) 2) To choo

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): What is Dolly the Sheep's scientific legacy? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content When the news broke in 1996 that scientists had cloned a sheep, dire and fantastic predictions were made: humans would be cloned, lost children rebirthed and diseases cured. Now, 25 years later, we are asking: what is Dolly the Sheep's scientific legacy?  In this FREE B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about Dolly the Sheep Learn six sheep-related  idioms Complete sheep-related sentences using either the definite or indefinite articles See  pun-ny sheep jokes   Read and answer questions about stem cell research Practise using prepositions to complete a spot-the-difference exercise Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Click  HERE   f or the worksheet answers. Lesson objectives: 1) To practise using prepositions to complete a spot-the-difference exercise using picture

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): How did they make cheese in medieval times? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Humans have been making cheese for 10,000 years, for as long as we've been shepherding ruminants. We've experimented a lot over the millenia, giving rise to tens of variants: brie, camembert, cheddar, cottage, feta, gorgonzola, grana, gruyère, roquefort, wensleydale - the list goes on.  In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about how to make medieval cheese Learn six cheese-related  idioms Match cheese-related pictures with phrasal verbs  See advanced adjectives to market cheese Read and answer questions about England's famous Cheese Roll event Learn the difference between  stative  and  dynamic  forms of verbs Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Click  HERE   f or the worksheet answers Lesson objectives: To match six phrasal verbs based on "BE"

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Why are some people passionate about puppetry? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content How do puppeteers use a hunk of wood, some string and subtle hand movements to create the illusion of life? Puppetry is an ancient art, and the people who still practise it today have accumulated not only a great amount of passion, but also many tricks and techniques. In this B2+ worksheet, students will  Study a video about puppetry Insert the correct dummy subjects  into sentences Learn six string-related  idioms See  pun-ny jokes  about puppets Read about the Macy's Day Parade inflatable dirigibles Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Click  HERE   f or the worksheet answers Lesson objectives: 1) To complete a spot-the-difference exercise, using prepositions of place to locate the stand-out features 2) To insert dummy subjects into sample sentences related to puppetry 3) To