Podcast: Occupy Wall Street | Podcast #91
Did you know that this week is International Human Rights Week? The Occupy Movement protestors are calling for a global day of action on December 10th (Human Rights Day). Please share today’s podcast on the Occupy Wall Street protest with your English learners. This lesson was written by Peter Martin, an English language teacher in Columbia, and one of our very popular guest bloggers. This lesson is suitable for high intermediate to advanced learners. The full printable Discussion Starters lesson contains a warmup, a reading, comprehension questions, vocabulary review and discussion questions. Preview all of ESL-Library’s Discussion Starter lessons here. If you have any suggestions for topics, please leave a comment.
Coming soon to our podcast…Michael Jackson.
Please introduce your students to our FREE podcasts. These can act as a preview to our Biography, Holiday, Discussion Starter, or Grammar Story 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.
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