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Blue Bird

  Language level: Upper intermediate(B2.1)- Advanced (B2.2) Learner type: Mature teens; adults Time: 60 minutes Activity: Watching a short film; creating a verse of a poem; listening to a poem Topic: Poetry Language: Language of drudgery of everyday life Materials: … Continue reading

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Hero

Language level: Intermediate(B1)- Advanced (B2.2) Learner type: All ages Time: 90 minutes Activities: Watching short film and video; speculating; describing works of art; listening; answering comprehension questions; making own hero movie Topics: Heroes; micro-art; inspiration Language: Vocabulary related to super heroes; cartoon heroes; film stars … Continue reading

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Smile

Language level: Intermediate (B1) + Learner type: Mature teens; Adults Time: 90 minutes Activity: Listening; speaking; reading Topic: Smiling; optimism Language: Optimistic vocabulary and expressions Materials: 2 short films and TED video,video transcripts; PowerPoint presentation Downloable materials: Smile instructions     School portrait … Continue reading

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Charades

This lesson is based on a short animation film called Charade directed by John Minnis which won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 1985 , and a hilarious clip from a BBC programme It also looks at how … Continue reading

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Lesson Plan on Global Issues and Child Soldiers

This lesson is based on a short film called War School written and directed by Ben Newman , and the themes of global issues, war and child soldiers . Step 1 Show your students the quotation from Aristotle below about … Continue reading

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Lesson Plan on Money and Greed

This lesson is based on an award-winning comedy short film called The Black Hole directed by Philip Sansom and Olly Williams  , and the themes of black holes, money and greed. Step 1 Write up Black Holes on the board … Continue reading

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Lesson Plan on Jobs

This lesson is based on an award-winning comedy short film called The Job directed by Jonathan Browning , and the themes of jobs and employment . Step 1 Ask students what makes a good company to work for.  Get feedback and … Continue reading

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Lesson Plan on Empathy

This lesson is based on a beautiful short film called Mankind is No Island directed by Jason Van Genderen, and the themes of homelessness and empathy. The film was the winner at the Tropfest Short Film Festival New York this … Continue reading

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Lesson Plan on Racism

This lesson is based on a beautiful short film called Strangers directed by Erez Tadmor and Guy Nattiv, and the theme of racism. Step 1 Show students the picture of two men below. Ask your students to talk about the following … Continue reading

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Bullying Lesson Plan

This lesson is based around a short film called New Boy and the subject of bullying. Step 1 Write New Boy and New Girl on the board and ask your students for their reactions. Tell your students that they are … Continue reading

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