Burial Alternatives (Intermediate)
Were your students surprised to hear that Osama bin Laden was killed? Did you discuss the fact that the world’s most wanted man was buried at sea? A sea burial is just one alternative to a traditional burial in a grave. Our new Discussion Starter lesson will get your students talking about other unique ideas for burial, such as being launched into space or turned into a jewel. This light-hearted lesson could open your students up for more serious discussions related to death and dying. Use this FREE recording with the intermediate English lesson from our Discussion Starters section. In the printable lesson, students discuss the issues related to burying the dead. They practice word stress and review new vocabulary from the reading. There is also an optional web activity for students who have Internet access. If your students enjoy discussing modern day topics and issues, why not add all of our Discussion Starter lessons to your personal library folder on our site? (See a recording of a live demo from a recent teaching conference.) Preview all of ESL-Library’s Discussion Starter lessons. If you have any suggestions for topics that are not available in our library, please leave a comment.
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Please introduce your students to our FREE podcasts. These can act as a preview to our Mini-Biography, Discussion Starter, Grammar Story, and Holiday lessons. They can also serve as extra listening homework to help your learners develop an understanding of the rhythm of English. Some teachers use our weekly podcast (posted every Wednesday) as a warm up for an online tutoring session. If you like using our podcasts with your English learners, check out iTunes to see which other podcasts our listeners enjoy! Don’t forget to update your iTunes subscription to our NEW podcast feed.