With less than half a year to go till the London Games begin, why not have a look at these materials for your classes? There are lesson plans and activities at different language proficiency levels on themes such as the Olympic and Paralympic sports and values. 

From our archives, this is a reading lesson based on a text about Inca society. Reading can be a very solitary activity, but this lesson has been designed to maximise the amount of communication and interaction among the students, so that they work collaboratively and develop their own opinions about the content of the text. 

Poems are often rich in cultural references, and they present a wide range of learning opportunities. In this article, the writer outlines an approach to teaching English through poetry, not to teach the poetry itself, so you don't need to be a literature expert. 

Originally developed for radio, this series of programmes and accompanying worksheets covers topics of teacher development such as lesson planning and working with large classes. You can listen to the programmes online and download the materials.