Alternative power A car that runs on air lesson

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-resources/teaching-secondary/lesson-plans/pre-interemediate-a2/
alternative-power-car-runs

This lesson plan for teachers of teenagers and adults at pre intermediate level and above explores the theme of
alternative power. Students will have an opportunity to develop their reading skills.

Introduction

This lesson focuses on developing understanding of a text about a car that runs on air.
The exercises guide the students through developing an understanding of the key areas of the text. They also develop
the ability to deduce the meaning of words from their context. In the final part of the lesson there are materials that
help to structure a discussion of some of the important issues that surround the text.

Note this is an old plan, so the webpage it links to is no longer available. You can print out the texts from the lesson
plan below though.

Topic

Alternative power

Level

Pre-intermediate and above

Time

60 minutes

Materials

Lesson Plan: - guide for teacher on procedure including answers to tasks.

Worksheets: - exercises which can be printed out for use in class. The worksheet contains:

 Complete text

 Comprehension questions

 Vocabulary deduction exercise

 Discussion activities
You can download the lesson plan and worksheet below.

For more information about this topic you can visit the BBC site:-

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2281011.stm

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/992431.stm

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/988265.stm

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/988265.stm

The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf format. Where indicated, there is also audio available to be
downloaded. Audio is supplied in mp3 format. If you have difficulty downloading the materials see the download
section of the About page.

Copyright - please read

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redistribute, sell or place these materials on any other web site without written permission from the BBC and British
Council. If you have any questions about the use of these materials please email us
at: teachingenglish@britishcouncil.org

Downloads

Air powered car student worksheet277.19 KB

Air powered car lesson plan276.8 KB

aircar.mp3385.1 KB