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Lesson plan; Understanding the Troubles through “Belfast”: A Cinematic Exploration
Belfast,’ a memoir of Protestant boyhood in Troubles-torn Northern Ireland, gives a child’s-eye view of Catholicism. Kenneth Branagh’s movie “Belfast”
Lesson plan; Native American Youth – Challenges and Hope
Learning Objectives: Students will be able to identify and discuss the challenges faced by many Native American young people today,
Lesson plan; “Tetris prodigy beats the game: A lesson on video games and achievement”
Topic: Tetris prodigy beats the game Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Skills: Reading, speaking, writing, vocabulary, grammar Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students
Lesson plan; inspired by uplifting stories.
Lesson Plan: Uplifting Stories from BBC News Did you know that the BBC has a website called Uplifting stories? Turns
Lesson plan; Twitter and Refugees: A Case Study of Gary Lineker’s Controversial Tweet
Introduction In this lesson, we will explore a recent controversy that involved Gary Lineker, a famous former footballer and current
Teaching English using poetry.
Using poems in class Any authentic material exposes students to some ‘real English’ and can be very motivating for your
Teaching The Great Gatsby; The world’s most misunderstood novel?
Lesson plan Source: The New York Times, The Learning Network And BBC Culture Structure Do the tasks here, then read the
Why it’s hard to escape an echo chamber
I have previously written these articles about the filter bubble; Beware the online filter bubbles and ELI PARISER PREDICTED THE FUTURE.
Italian newspaper reports: «Così insegno inglese con Facebook e twitter, in classe e da casa»
The Corriere della Sera (Italian pronunciation: [koˈrjere ˈdella ˈsera]; English: Evening Courier) is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan, with
BBC Click – Visits our school!
A visit between two different cultures! On Tuesday the 18th of March 3 reporters from the BBC brought 1 teacher
Lost in translation?
Social media transforms the textbook lesson In the weeks since we spoke at the BETT 2014 conference in London, we
Great Britain World War 2
Image via Wikipedia Objectives: Working with World War 2 from the British side of the story! Teaching methods: In groups
