Teenagers are notoriously hard to please and teachers are always looking for original activities that will both capture and hold students' interest. All of the ideas, materials and lesson plans in this section aim to inspire and engage teenage learners of English and to activate learning across all four skills.
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In this section
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Spot on news lessons for teens
Based on articles from Spot on, a magazine written especially for teenagers studying English, this series includes worksheets and activities edited to three levels: elementary, intermediate and advanced.
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Grammar and vocabulary
Our expert authors look at some fresh approaches and strategies for teaching grammar and vocabulary to teenagers.
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Methodology
Everything you need to know about teaching teenagers! Ideas for motivating your teens, teaching with limited resources, preparing teenagers for exams and more.
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Projects
Projects can help students to make their own choices about what they learn, involving different skills and promoting creativity.
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Teen Talk
Lindsay Clandfield offers some topical teaching ideas to help engage a class of younger learners.
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Topic-based materials for teaching teenagers
Student-centred activities based around the news, culture, festivals and cities.
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Skills
A whole host of tips and tricks for creating engaging skills lessons. This section also includes ideas for using songs in class, plus some hot warmers to activate your teenagers' brain cells.
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Teenagers extra
There is a lot of material on onestopenglish for teaching teenagers. A lot of it is obvious as it is within the Teenagers section on the site. However, there is plenty of other material on the site which is suitable for using with your teenagers. This article takes a look at some of the materials available and suggests how they could be used and integrated into your teaching.