This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the Gulf War. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of why Iraq invaded Kuwait. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the First Crusade. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of why Europeans made the journey to the Holy Land. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the Battle of Waterloo during the Napoleonic Wars. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of how influential the weather was in the result of the battle. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the Battle of Trafalgar during the Napoleonic Wars. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of how Britain won. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the invasion of Russia during the Napoleonic Wars. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of why the invasion failed. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the Peninsular War during the Napoleonic Wars. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of what the Spanish guerillas’ tactics were. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the Battle of Leipzig during the Napoleonic Wars. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of what French soldiers experienced during the battle. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the French Revolution. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of what the causes were. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.

This is an advanced (CEFR C1/2, IELTS 7.5/8.0) EFL History class about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914. Using primary and secondary sources (see below), students will answer the question of why the archduke was assassinated. Students will look at images of the event/period and discuss what they see. Next, students will learn the key people, places and time periods involved. Next, they will learn key vocabulary in preparation for a reading activity summarising the event. The students then read each source and answer comprehension questions to confirm their understanding. Students then evaluate the sources for their reliability by analysing the origin, context, perspective of the author, audience, and motive of each. Finally, students answer the question based on what they have learned.