Extra reading
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Stimulating extra lesson materials based on authentic newspaper articles from The Independent. The articles and exercises encourage extensive reading, developing students’ vocabulary and range of expression. Each article links to the Unit themes of English in Mind levels 4 and 5, and has a lesson plan and student worksheet.
We hope you and your students enjoy using these extra news lessons. Please write and tell us what you think!
| Level 4 | |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Sales of brain foods soar as exam season gets underway... |
| Unit 2 | A small bite for a monkey – a giant leap for mankind... |
| Unit 3 | Surf's up! (and it's not just for the men) |
| Unit 4 | Tomorrow's world today: How far are we from the invisibility cloak? |
| Unit 5 | Not everyone has natural charm – but it may just be possible to learn how to show it. |
| Unit 6 | DJ-ing: Turn a hobby into a real money-spinner |
| Unit 7 | Why a productive gap year could help you choose a career |
| Unit 8 | Knife crime: Can drama help stop it? |
| Unit 9 | Time for a change? Try a career in the not-for-profit sector |
| Unit 10 | Forget carbon: you should be checking your water footprint |
| Unit 11 | No ticket, no refund and the festival rocks on without you |
| Unit 12 | Fairtrade profits rise, but is the small farmer missing out? |
| Unit 13 | Internet signals end of an era for Yorkshire dialect |
| Unit 14 | How VSO can help you make the most of your gap year |
| Unit 15 | Want to live longer? Carry on laughing |
| Unit 16 | Music's boy wonder: Composer, conductor, singer... and he's only fifteen |
| Do you speak geek? | |
| Level 5 | |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Light fantastic – why birds burst into song at dawn... |
| Unit 2 | When first impressions really count... |
| Unit 3 | Think you love shopping? It's the marketing scam of the century |
| Unit 4 | Finals countdown: How to avoid meltdown during exam season |
| Unit 5 | The spying game: The latest gadgets for spooks |
| Unit 6 | Fossils: myths, mystery and magic |
| Unit 7 | Teaching creativity to the next generation of entrepreneurs is not as wacky as it sounds |
| Unit 8 | The school on a sofa |
| Unit 9 | Scientists able to read people's minds |
| Unit 10 | The rise and rise of British tennis star Laura Robson |
| Unit 11 | How cartoons joined the 21st century |
| Unit 12 | British hermits: the growing lure of the solitary life |
| Unit 14 | How a blind man sees |
| Unit 15 | Slipped discs |
Materials for every unit to follow soon...
