‘A Single Life’ Lesson Plan

14 comments on “‘A Single Life’ Lesson Plan”

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   Frances Walker says: January 3, 2018 at 11:09 pm

   Thanks, Kieran! Another great lesson! Perhaps another interesting question to ask the class to think about at the end of the class or for homework might be: ‘Where would you place the needle on your record? And why?’ (This may perhaps be more appropriate for an adult class) 🙂
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      kierandonaghy says: January 4, 2018 at 5:10 pm

      Hi Frances,
      Thanks very much for taking the time to comment. I’m really happy you like the lesson. Great question! Do you mind if I ad it to the lesson?
      All the best,
      Kieran
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         Frances says: January 4, 2018 at 7:06 pm

         Hi Kieran!

         Yes, I’d be more than happy for you to add my question to the lesson 🙂

         Please keep the great classes coming!

         All the best,

         Frances
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            kierandonaghy says: January 10, 2018 at 3:34 pm

            Hi Frances,

            Thanks very much. I’ll add the question now.

            All the best,

            Kieran
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   silvia says: January 5, 2018 at 6:00 pm

   precious resource to deal with an interesting theme. thank you so much
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      kierandonaghy says: January 10, 2018 at 3:35 pm

      Hi Silvia,

      Thanks very much for the kind words.

      All the best,

      Kieran
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   Liana Kokkaliari says: January 5, 2018 at 9:22 pm

   Hello,
   I have just watched the film and I am … dumbfounded. It’s brilliant. Thank you very much! It’s a pity I teach young learners (6-12 y.o.) and I can’t really use this excellent material.
   Thanks again!
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      kierandonaghy says: January 10, 2018 at 3:37 pm

      Hi Liana,

      I’m delighted you like the lesson and film so much. Perhaps you could adapt the lesson for your students by just asking them to name the stages of life and then watching the film and pausing at each stage of life and going through the objects that appear.

      All the best,

      Kieran
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   Hala says: January 24, 2018 at 6:56 pm

   This lesson is incredible! Thank you so much. You’re a genius!
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      kierandonaghy says: February 20, 2018 at 1:49 pm

      Hi Hala,
      Thanks very much for your kind words.
      All the best,
      Kieran
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   Maria says: January 24, 2018 at 8:41 pm

   Hello Kieran
   I’ve used this short film with your suggestions, adapting it for an individual lesson to an adult. My feedback is that it works! In addition to the use of the language, my student took the oppotunity to think about his life and he said: “thanks, it rarely happens to find time for this kind of thoughts”.
   Thanks Kieran for your posts!
   Maria
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      kierandonaghy says: February 20, 2018 at 1:50 pm

      Hi Maria,
      Thanks very much for commenting and for your kind words. I’m delighted you and your student enjoyed the film and lesson so much.
      All the best,
      Kieran
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   Marilia says: January 30, 2018 at 3:02 pm

   Hi Kieran,

   Thank you so much for the fantastic lesson! My students and I have simply loved it. As I teach 1-1 students, we’ve been able to adapt it to different levels and age groups, and the results have been amazing, as some of them are parents, others are in their 60s,and so on. There are no children or teens, but the adults love talking about their childhood and adolescence.
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      kierandonaghy says: February 20, 2018 at 1:54 pm

      Hi Marilia,
      Thanks very much for commenting and for your kind words. I’m delighted you and your students enjoyed the film and lesson so much.
      All the best,
      Kieran