The old problem of the farmer/goat/cabbage and wolf brought to you in technicolour. Students work in teams or pairs to solve the problem and work out the best way to present their solution to the class. Works well as a starter for lots of objectives.

Students are assigned a photo portrait and create a mini autobiography of that person. They explain their mood in the photo and give background to the character. Feel free to adapt photos for your own cultural milieu.

Students compare two eye-witness accounts and answer questions on how atmosphere is conveyed. worksheet and extracts included.

Lesson guides students through a series of slides which highlight good manners in the UK. Adaptable and with a final task. Great for discussion and debate.

Students use their powers of emotional recognition to discover who is who in a poem about fears and dreams. They then write their own. Simple but very effective. All ready to show.

Students have 100 words to explain how (using evidence from the lyrics) why Rudolph is presented as " the other".

Students listen to a very moving, brief story and comment on whether it's always good to tell the truth. Story included, illustrated and ready to deliver. Thought provoking.

Lesson explores this question and asks how successful previous predictions have been. Video links included. Adaptable.

Lesson covers facial emotion recognition and asks whether it's okay to lie to someone to make them happy. Debates galore. Add some feed back please..:)

Ideal for literacy starters and EAL students. Students rewrite the sentences using the word in capitals. Answers not included.

For creative writers. Students follow story and add more and more detail. Can easily be adapted for drama and other areas of English curriculum. Powerful thinking at the end as well ! All ready to deliver. No photocopies needed.

Straightforward intro to New Year with 3 resolutions to use punctuation correctly. Worksheet, answers and resolution documents included.

Quick and easy way to create a narrative using six pictures and a coin. Suits all levels and can be used for speaking and listening.

The essential stuff -an introduction to the Elizabethan theatre. Ready to go with worksheets attached. Part two on its way.

Over 100 illustrated slides encouraging your students to manipulate their language and develop vocabulary. All ready to deliver.

Over 100 illustrated slides encouraging students to manipulate their language. Ideal for settlers/starters.Ready to deliver.

Over 100 slides to use as settlers/starters allowing for development of students’ ability to manipulate language. All illustrated and ready to deliver.

A year 7 lesson for reading and understanding of attached poem. Chunked tasks will make the lesson fly by ! Speaking/listening and writing all in one lesson.

Useful starter slides challenging students to extend their vocabulary. All included, except answers. Very straightforward, though. 20 slides in total.

Lesson on homophones with pictures to help. Students can alphabetically list them in the back of their books for easy reference. Feedback Please :)