The topic of this unit is Children and teenagers’ rights. The main objective is to foster students’ critical and creative thinking to solve a problem that affects them. The unit is designed for a five-lesson period, though changes can be done as necessary. Along with the lesson plan, you will find four worksheets: a summary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child with comprehension and discussion questions; a piece of worksheet showing an example about how to solve a problem; a piece of worksheet with steps to arrive at a solution; a piece of worksheet where the thinking strategy ‘Six hats’ (de Bono) is used to guide students in their search for a good solution to the problem.

The objectives of this project are: To reflect about the pros and cons of internet. To critically assess web pages. To give advice about safe surfing. To learn specific vocabulary about internet. To identify the purpose and audience of a text. To write for a specific audience. To foster collaborative learning.

In this lesson students will create a Prezi presentation with the events that happened in history on their birth day. OBJECTIVES: To research on internet about important events in history that happened on the same date they were born. To check the reliability of the internet sources. To select information to explain the importance of the events. To prepare an oral presentation using the Prezi as support bearing in mind the content, style, purpose and audience of the presentation.

In this workbook, you will find two frameworks based on SLA research to evaluate second language coursebooks. You can choose one framework and follow the steps to decide if a coursebook is the best fit for your class.

In this lesson plan you will find the steps to introduce your students to the topic of Human Rights in an interactive way through videos, small group discussions, a quiz and the news. All these activities will prepare students to perform a class discussion about one of the two topics of discussion presented in the plan according to their age and linguistic level. Learning objectives: To introduce the topic of Human Rights. To prepare students for a discussion about Human Rights offering specific content and language input. To develop critical thinking skills by giving opinions supported by evidence. To raise students’ awareness of their own rights. Files included: Lesson plan with two topics of discussion (for two levels). Rubric to assess the discussion. Interactive Power Point presentation with videos and a quiz.

In this workbook, you will find two frameworks based on ELT research to evaluate second language coursebooks. You can choose one framework and follow the steps to decide if a coursebook is the best fit for your class.

This resource includes the project handout for students and the teacher’s notes to work during a minimum of a month (depending on the number of lessons you have per week) Main goal: Students will design and write a touristic blog about their city addressed to an English speaking audience. Objectives: a)To provide an authentic context for language learning focusing mainly on the development of reading and writing skills; b) To foster collaborative learning through the division of tasks and responsibilities; c) to cater for all learning styles; d) To integrate ICT in the learning process to enhance the 21st-century skills; e) To integrate assessment tools coherent with the learning of life skills; f) To integrate the school community in the students’ learning processes.

The aims of this unit are: To reflect about the pros and cons of internet. To critically assess web pages. To give advice about safe surfing. To learn specific vocabulary about internet. To identify the purpose and audience of a text. To write for a specific audience. To foster collaborative learning.

In this unit students will: • Learn about the effects of alcohol beverage • Calculate the alcohol content of most common drinks • Learn what to do in circumstances of alcohol poisoning. • Survey the habits of alcohol consumption of young people in their community. • Design a campaign to raise young people’s awareness of the dangers of alcohol consumption.

**Objective: To speak freely using prompts with 64 of the most frequent words in English. Materials: Cards, music, a dice. Participants: Up to 8. Level: ESL/ELL elementary to pre-intermediate. ** Content: 8 People cards (including the Joker) 32 Noun cards 16 Verb cards 16 Adjective cards  8 Blank cards to add your own vocabulary 1 dice template (or you can use a real dice)

With this Prezi presentation, students will recall how to write an opinion essay: outline, structure, content organization and tips to follow during the writing process. The topics suggested are 'How can we promote non-violence in our everyday life', 'Is forgiveness always possible?' and 'Is violence contagious?', but you can use this writing aid with any topic. If you like this resource, please consider reviewing it or recommending it to other teachers. ;)