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Classic literary friendships
Who would be your literary friend? Anne Shirley? Huckleberry Finn? Dr Watson? Have you ever thought about what it would be like to meet these fictional characters?Continue Reading -
Meet the author: Jack Scholes
his week we chatted with Jack Scholes, who has over 40 years' experience in the field of English Language Teaching in many different countries around the world including England, Germany, Nepal, AustrContinue Reading -
Detective Stories Special: Sherlock Holmes, Meet Richard MacAndrew, Book Lists
To celebrate Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday on May 22nd we have a Detective Special with: A focus on Sherlock Holmes and Classical Detective Stories An interview with Richard MacAndrew, theContinue Reading -
Meet three illustrators: Andrea Alemanno, Mario Onnis and Michele Rocchetti
Three illustrators, three distinctive visual styles and three different ways of looking at the world.Continue Reading -
Sports and Reading
If they are not going out with their friends or checking out some new app on their smartphones, our students are very likely to be doing some kind of sport.Continue Reading -
Behind the Scenes Interview: Making children’s books with Maria Cleary
Reading Maria Cleary's stories makes you wonder how she invents her loveable and funny characters, and how she comes up with such memorable stories.Continue Reading -
Explore North America
From New York to L.A. and Miami up to Alaska, your students are most likely fascinated by North America.Continue Reading -
Book Club and Reading Games: Book quiz and Book talk
Book quiz Here is a short, fun quiz for your classroom or book club based on some of our classic Blue Readers.Continue Reading -
Reading with adult learners
If you teach privately or in a language school, you probably have adult English language learners.Continue Reading -
Bring spring to your reading class!
Go on a book-themed picnic. Of course a simple picnic will be a lot of fun, too. Pick an afternoon, take a bike ride to a park or to the countryside.Continue Reading -
Extensive reading in the language classroom: When and how?
You might wonder how and when you can integrate Extensive Reading sessions into your English syllabus. You already have to follow a curriculum, you probably have a course book to complete, and exContinue Reading -
Science and Reading in the English Classroom
How can graded reading appeal to students who are more interested in science than literature? What easy approaches can we try to engage learners who do not show much interest in fiction?Continue Reading