Leaders & Changemakers
Mandela, Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Malala and more: people who changed their countries without an army. 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
- Malala: The Girl Who Wanted to Go to SchoolA girl in a mountain valley wanted to study, and the world listened. A simple, hopeful story for A2 students.48 minA2Free
- Rosa Parks: The Seat She Would Not Give UpOne woman stayed in her seat, and a whole city stopped taking the bus for a year. Past tenses and opinions for B1 students.48 minB1Outline
- Nelson Mandela: 27 Years in Prison, Then PresidentHe went into prison as a young lawyer and came out as the man who would lead his country. Narrative and forgiveness for B1 students.48 minB1Outline
- Gandhi: Winning Without FightingA lawyer, a spinning wheel and a 390 kilometre walk to pick up salt: how non-violence became a strategy rather than a feeling. Cause, effect and argument for B2 students.48 minB2Outline
- Churchill's Words: How Speeches Held a Country TogetherIn 1940 Britain had very little good news, so its prime minister gave it language instead. Rhetoric, persuasion and the limits of words for B2 students.48 minB2Outline
- Florence Nightingale: The Nurse Who Changed Hospitals with StatisticsThe lamp is the famous part, but the diagrams did the work. Evidence, reputation and how reform really happens, 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 "Malala: The Girl Who Wanted to Go to School": 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 Leaders & Changemakers 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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