Famous Things

65 English Lessons

High Beg – High Int

Our popular Famous Things lessons are based on revolutionary products, inventions, and other things that have helped shape or influence our lives and economies. Each lesson includes a one-page reading on the history and significance of a particular “thing”, as well as comprehension questions, vocabulary development tasks, and discussion questions.

Featured

Wildfires

High Int
Sample

Blue Jeans

High Int – Adv
New

Meteors

Low Int

The US Constitution

High Int

Coffee

High Beg – Low Int

International Cuisine Jigsaw

High Int

The Charter of Rights & Freedoms

High Int

Checks & Balances (US)

Adv

Coke

High Int

The Supreme Court (US)

Adv

Solar Eclipses

Adv

Ice Cream

High Int

The Olympics

High Int

Gum

High Int

Hemp

High Int

Wind Farms

High Int

Earth Sciences Jigsaw

High Int

Tornadoes

High Int

Volcanoes

High Int

Earthquakes

High Int

Hurricanes

High Int

Blue Jeans

High Beg

Blue Jeans

Low Int

Smartphones

High Int

The Red Cross

High Int

Pachinko

High Int

24-Hour News

High Int

The Commonwealth of Nations

Adv

J-Pop Vs. K-Pop

High Int

Maple Syrup

High Int

Hip-Hop & Rap

High Int

Hybrid Cars

High Int

Perfume

High Int

Plastic

High Int

Sudoku

High Int

Jazz

High Int

Wine

High Int

Neckties

High Int

Rock & Roll

High Int

Beer

High Int

Penicillin

High Int

Aspirin

High Int

Coffee

High Int

Braille

High Int

Ballpoint Pens

High Int

Paper

High Int

Glass

High Int

Cigarettes

High Int

Cell Phones

High Int

Croissants

High Int

The Internet

High Int

Cocoa

High Int

Cirque du Soleil

High Int

Doctors Without Borders

High Int

The United Nations

High Int

The World Health Organization

High Beg – Low Int

Neckties

High Beg – Low Int

Ballpoint Pens

High Beg – Low Int

The US Census

High Int

Wildfires

Low Int

Sunflowers

High Int

Tea

High Int

Chess

High Int

The Bill of Rights

Low Int

The English Language

High Int