Innovations in class

Here's a quick and simple class idea. The New York Times  invited readers to share an innovation that they have made in their daily lives. Get your students to check them out, vote on them and then create their own.

And on the theme of creativity and innovation here's a complete lesson plan from the TeachingEnglish site's Great lesson plans section

Level: B1+

Age group: Older teens/adults

Timing: 60 - 90 minutes

Aims: 

• To discuss what constitutes creativity and identify examples of innovation in Britain and internationally
• To identify the meaning of vocabulary in the context of creativity and innovation
• To practise the sub-skill of reading for gist 
• To identify the form of the present perfect tense and explore its use to link the past with the present with the word since
• To distinguish between when to use the past simple tense (to refer to completed actions in the past) and when to use the present perfect tense (to connect the present with a past time)