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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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Home Again
This lesson is based on the musician Edwyn Collins and a documentary about his life called Home Again. The lesson could be done in a 2 hour class, or the first part, the song and the first part of the … Continue reading
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Lesson Plan on Memories
This lesson is based on an award-winning film called Apricot by Ben Briand and the subject of memories. Step 1 Write Childhood Memories on the board, and ask students what springs to mind. Step 2 speaking Put your students into … Continue reading
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7 Billion
This lesson plan is based on a video animation called 7 Billion by National Geographic magazine which in a yearlong series is examining the challenges and solutions we face as the worldwide population reaches 7 billion in 2011. The lesson … Continue reading
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Presentation on Cineliteracy at the TESOL-Spain Convention
I gave a presentation on Promoting Cineliteracy at the 34th TESOL-Spain National Convention in Madrid this weekend. In the session I argued that there is little doubt that print literacy will remain a key competence in the future, but that … Continue reading
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Lesson Plan on Communicating More Effectively
This lesson is based on Signs a beautiful short film by Patrick Hughes about communication. Step 1 Write Communication on the board, and ask students what different forms of communication there are. Students may well come up with the following … Continue reading
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Oscar Winners 2011
This is a follow-up lesson to the one on the Oscar nominees. Step 1 Ask students if they’ve seen the Oscar ceremony and if they know who the winners were. Step 2 Tell students they’ve going to watch a short … Continue reading
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