{"id":818,"date":"2026-11-06T11:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T11:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lessons\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T08:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T08:37:50","slug":"news-lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"News Lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ESL lesson plans based on recent news stories. Each lesson comes in two versions, A2 and B2, with a picture warmer, vocabulary, a reading with audio, discussion cards and more. The newest lessons are at the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>GTA 6 Is Coming<\/strong> &#8211; November 2026. After two delays and thirteen years since GTA 5, the most anticipated video game ever is about to launch. <a href=\"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-gta-6-a2\/\">A2<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/learnhip.com\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-gta-6-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Words of the Year 2026<\/strong> &#8211; November 2026. Two dictionaries choose &#8220;mogging&#8221; and &#8220;maxxing&#8221;, plus the shortlists of new slang. <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-words-of-the-year-2026-a2\/\">A2<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-words-of-the-year-2026-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>US Midterm Elections<\/strong> &#8211; November 2026. Americans vote, and news organisations say the Democrats won both the House and the Senate. <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-us-midterm-elections-a2\/\">A2<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-us-midterm-elections-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Forget Your Favourite Film?<\/strong> &#8211; October 2026. A cinema, a hypnotist and a favourite film seen again for the first time. <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-forget-a-film-a2\/\">A2<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-forget-a-film-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phone Bans in Schools<\/strong> &#8211; October 2026. Rules, phones and a big new study on attention. <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-phone-bans-a2\/\">A2<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-phone-bans-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A Spy at OpenAI?<\/strong> &#8211; October 2026. A secret listening device, an arrest and surveillance at work. <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-spy-at-openai-a2\/\">A2<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-spy-at-openai-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Manchester City Found Guilty<\/strong> &#8211; October 2026. The charges, the possible punishments and money in football. <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-manchester-city-a2\/\">A2<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-manchester-city-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tesla&#8217;s New Roadster<\/strong> &#8211; October 2026. Cars, speed, hype and broken promises. <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-tesla-roadster-a2\/\">A2<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hub\/lesson-plans\/news-lesson-tesla-roadster-b2\/\">B2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protests in France<\/strong> &#8211; October 2026. 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