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Real, live data for ordinary secondary-school lessons. Pick your subject, put a live airport on the board and give the class a worksheet that uses what is happening right now. Free, with no sign-up.
English
- Writing clearly: radio EnglishKS3: standard English and clarityPilots and controllers use a tiny, strict language so nothing is misunderstood on a noisy radio. What can we learn from it about clear writing?
- News report: the go-aroundKS3 and KS4: formal writing and structureA plane breaks off its landing and climbs away. Report it like a journalist.
- Descriptive writing: night at the airportKS3 and KS4: language and imageryWatch a live airport after dark and turn what you see and hear into writing.
- Argue it: should airports expand?KS4: persuasive and viewpoint writingNew runways bring jobs and travel but also noise and pollution. Build an argument, then answer it.