Using a Real Text to Teach an English Class

Cast aside your outmoded EFL course book and try using a real text instead! In this free video I talk about using a text I recently found online, about the oldest pub in Britain:

Britain’s oldest pub forced to close ‘after 1,229 years’

I use the You Are The Course Book – Mode 2 framework to plan and run the class:

You Are The Course Book – Mode 2

It really doesn’t take long to plan the class, once you have picked your text, found the topic, highlighted the target vocabulary, identified relevant grammar points, and planned some free practice activities – all based on the text. Find out more with this free manual:

https://purlandtraining.com/free-books/free-elt-book-you-are-the-course-book-lesson-plans-by-matt-purland/

There are more great tips for using a real text here:

Ideas for Using a Real Text in an ESL Classroom

If you try it, do let me know how it goes and how your students react! Find Purland Training on Twitter and Facebook or contact me here.