Teaching Reading Skills
Lesson plans on global issues
The aim of this section is to provide a source of English language teaching materials that do not focus only on European or North American issues. All of the lesson plans include tips for teaching and learning reading. These materials are prepared by Jackie McAvoy, a former winner of the Lesson Share competition. Jackie works for the British Council in Tunisia.
In the archive: Colour, Bamboo, Waste, Smell, Taxi, Genius, Football, Cats, Coffee and Malaria.
This month Bridges, with two levels, elementary and upper-intermediate.
Bridges - Elementary
Skills: Reading skills including understanding how a text is organised and a gap fill with numbers. Includes vocabulary work on collocations plus ideas for speaking and writing.
Notes and tips for teachers (PDF)
Reading (PDF)
Worksheet (PDF)
Bridges - Upper-intermediate
Skills: Reading skills including identifying and labelling diagrams and inferring meaning from context. Includes vocabulary work on idioms plus a quiz.
Notes and tips for teachers (PDF)
Reading (PDF)
Worksheet (PDF)