The Panama Canal: Cutting a Continent in Half

All levels48 minLandmarksLesson 6 of 6 · Outline

Aims

A French failure, an American rebuild, tens of thousands of deaths and a waterway that now depends on rainfall. Cost, power and consequence for C1 students.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. News10 min

    In the news: The story

    Read a 290-word news story: The shortcut that changed the shape of world trade

  1. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Words to know

    7 items

  2. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Concession

    2 discussion questions

  3. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: The price

    3 discussion questions

  4. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Water and power

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

In a Tuton account these words become your student's vocabulary deck, so they come back in practice between lessons.

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