Asia's Icons
Mount Fuji, the Forbidden City, Bagan, the Petronas Towers, Hoi An and the Mekong: the places that define a continent. Levels A2 to C1.
Who it's for
Marked for all levels: the topic carries the lesson, and you set the difficulty by what you ask of the answer.
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Skills it practises
- Speaking: discussion questionsevery lesson
- Vocabulary: a target word listevery lesson
- Reading: a text or news storyevery lesson
Lessons
- Mount Fuji: The Mountain Everyone DrawsJapan's highest mountain is also its most famous picture. A simple, picture-led lesson for A2 students.48 minA2Free
- The Forbidden City: 9,000 Rooms and One EmperorFor almost 500 years, ordinary people could not go in. Now millions do. Past tenses and opinions for B1 students.48 minB1Outline
- Hoi An: The Town of LanternsAn old trading port in central Vietnam that survived by being forgotten. Narrative past and travel opinions for B1 students.48 minB1Outline
- The Petronas Towers: A Country's Ambition in SteelWhy a country builds the world's tallest thing, and what happens when someone builds a taller one. Cause, effect and argument for B2 students.48 minB2Outline
- Bagan: 2,000 Temples on a PlainA medieval capital in Myanmar left thousands of brick temples on a dry plain, and a hard question about how to repair them. Speculation and balanced argument for B2 students.48 minB2Outline
- The Mekong: One River, Six Countries, One FutureA river that feeds tens of millions of people, and a set of trade-offs with no clean answer. Nuance, hedging and evaluation for C1 students.48 minC1Outline
How to use it in a lesson
- Lessons run 48 minutes, with a timing on every stage, so you can see before you start what fits your slot.
- Start with "Mount Fuji: The Mountain Everyone Draws": its whole plan is on this site, stage by stage, with the target vocabulary, free to read and to teach from on any video call.
- For a shorter slot, skip a practice stage or cut the discussion short: the stages are a guide, not a script.
Teach Asia's Icons with your student
Lesson 1 of this course is free. A free account opens it in the interactive player, and the rest of the course is included with Starter. Teaching it live with your student in the Tuton classroom starts with a 7-day free trial.
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