Author name: David Buckley

Do You Like Your Body? — a Talking Points lesson plan for English reading, speaking, writing & vocabulary

People seem to be obsessed with their bodies these days. Everyone is on a diet or a new exercise routine. Aren’t they? This is a lesson plan all about our obsession with the perfect body. Try it out in your class today. You can download the full lesson plan by clicking the link down below. […]

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Do Animals Have Any Rights At All? — a Talking Points lesson plan for reading, speaking & vocabulary

What rights do animals have? Do they have as many rights as people? Or less? This lesson plan is all about animals and their rights. Your students may love this topic as it may be very close to their hearts. Or they may not care about animals at all. But either way, it is bound

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Blood is Thicker than Water — a Talking Points lesson plan for reading, speaking & vocabulary

Should we put family first? Should we help the members of our family no matter what? This is a lesson plan about family and the things they expect of us. It is bound to cause a lot of discussion in your class as the topic may cause a great divide between people. Ideal for any

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We Are All Criminals Now — a Talking Points lesson plan for reading & speaking

Introduction Have you ever broken the law? Can you tell the class about it? Is it common to break the law do you think? Breaking The Law! Breaking The Law! What crimes have you committed recently? What laws have you broken? Think carefully because most people like to think they never break the law. But

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Is Marriage Outdated? — a Talking Points lesson plan for reading & speaking

Introduction Is marriage a well-respected custom in your country? Do people still want to get married in your country? How has the tradition of two people falling in love and staying together changed over the years? Is Marriage Outdated? From when we are young, we grow up believing in the institution of marriage. We see

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Human Organs For Sale — a Talking Points lesson plan for reading & speaking

Introduction What are your human organs? If someone needs a new organ, what can they do? Who donates these organs? Would you exchange one of your organs for an iPhone? Why/why not? Your Kidney for an iPhone? The trading of human organs has been in existence for many years. The trade started as far back

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Big Brother is Watching All of Us — a Talking Points lesson plan

Introduction Are there CCTV cameras in your neighbourhood? What are these cameras used for? Are they for the common good or not? What is facial recognition software? Is it a good thing? Why/why not? Big Brother is Watching All of Us Look above your head any time you are outside and you will see them.

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Charlie — a short story lesson plan for English reading, speaking & vocabulary

Introduction Do you have a pet? How much do you love this pet? Some people love their pets more than their own family — what do you think about this? Are pets part of our family? Or just pets? Story for Listening Watch the video below and listen. This is good for listening comprehension. But

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The Bicycle Thief — a short story for English reading, speaking, vocabulary & writing

Mabby leaves her bike outside the shop for only five minutes. But when she comes outside it is gone. She sees a thief taking off with it down the road. The bike is not worth anything. But what will she do without it? Check out my short story The Bicycle Thief. It comes complete with

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