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Three Projects to Explore the World of Robinson Crusoe
The story of Robinson Crusoe is a great adventure for teens and adults alike, and has been popular for almost 300 years now, with hundreds of adaptations, sequels, retellings, translations in all kindContinue Reading -
Themes in Young Readers Part 1: Daily Life, Magic and Mythology
When we enter the world of books for young learners of English, we find ourselves in an exciting universe.Continue Reading -
Themes in fiction for teens and adults 1: Houses and homes
This is a new series which takes a theme-based approach to the teen and adult reading class. In our first post we'll take a look at houses and homes in 15 classic novels.Continue Reading -
Themed Book Club Party Ideas
The seasons have changed, school events are building up, and special dates are still a while away.Continue Reading -
Theme-based lessons for young learners 1: Houses and homes
Among the various approaches to content-based instruction and content and language integrated learning (CLIL) some of the most effective ones seem to be theme-based and language-driven.Continue Reading -
Theme-based lessons for teens: Into the woods
Trees and forests are magical places in literature with a powerful symbolism.Continue Reading -
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The Wind in the Willows
If you have read this children's classic by Kenneth Grahame, we do not need to convince you to read it with your students.Continue Reading -
The Time Detectives: time travel adventures in the English class
Go on an adventure with Liam and Rose, the young time detectives as they travel through space and time and explore different periods in the past and the future.Continue Reading -
The Thinking Train: Reading and learning with stories
We start developing a love of books and reading well before we are independent readers, and why should it be different when we are learning a second language?Continue Reading -
The Secret Agent in the English classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.Continue Reading -
The Power of Stories
“Stories, great, flapping ribbons of shaped space-time, have been blowing and uncoiling around the universe since the beginning of time. And they have evolved.Continue Reading