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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) ...

Advanced lesson plan (B2+): Why don't country flags use the colour purple? - BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content    A nation's flag symbolises the homeland of millions of people. But why, of the 195 national flags currently in existence, do only two countries (Dominica and Nicaragua) feature the colour purple? Find out in this week's B2+ worksheet. In addition, students will learn six flag-related idioms, read an article about the British Union Jack and give a short presentation on the history of their own nation's flag.  Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee!   Lesson activities: 1) To warm up, students will match 12 flags with the correct countries, as well as naming two things they associate with each of the countries. They will then match four "pun-ny" jokes about flags with the correct punchlines. Key vocabulary: pole, plus, hang out, to wave. 2) Students will watch a s...

  Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): What was the Golden Age of Piracy? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Arrr you ready to be transported back to the times when Blackbeard and his men terrorised merchants crossing the Caribbean sea?  In this B2/C1 worksheet, students will learn how pirates came to be associated with parrots and peglegs, as well as six pirate-related idioms and some prepositions of direction for navigating the high seas in search of plunder! Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Lesson activities: 1) To warm up, students will use prepositions of direction to guide a cartoon pirate to his treasure; in addition, they will match four pun-ny jokes about pirates with the correct punchlines. 2) Students will watch a video (7:30) about the Golden Age of Piracy (1650s-1730s).  Key vocabulary: treaty, stamp out, backfire, put an end to (something). 3) Next, stud...

Flipped lesson plan (B2 and above): Why did Prohibition fail? -  BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content Teach students about America's 'noble experiment' with banning alcohol in the 1920s. In this worksheet, students will watch a TedEd video and read an article about the temperance movements, Al Capone and the Valentine's Day Massacre. Educational materials shouldn't be paywalled. Show your support for my ESL content by  buying me a coffee! Lesson activities: To warm up, students will perform Field Sobriety Tests, administered by cops on DUI suspects. These include saying the alphabet backwards and counting backwards and forwards Students will summarise the events that led to Prohibition in the US in their own words Students will learn idioms/phrases related to alcohol (hair of the dog, to get wasted, to hold your drink, Dutch courage)