November 2, 2022 Lesson plans, Listen, Speak

Ken Robinson | How to escape education’s death valley

01. Why are the British not reserved?

02. When did he realize the Americans did know irony?

03. In native Americans how high is the rate of drop outs?

04. What would be the net gain if you halved Read more

November 2, 2022 Lesson plans, Listen, Speak

Out of control | Horizon

01. What do the scientists want to discover about our brain?

02. How many tasks can your conscious mind cope with?

03. What is the unconscious mind associated with?

04. How big is the conscious bit in your mind?

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June 9, 2022 Lesson plans, Listen, Write, Grammar

Adele | I drink wine

Let's listen to the queen of soul or blues or whatever. She's just drinking wine, isn't she? Gorgeous song this and fun activity! Read more
March 3, 2022 Lesson plans, Listen, Write

Sia | Chandelier

Beautiful clip! Slightly melancholic songtext. Have your students listen to the words I skipped. Nice to try their hand at spelling. Also lends itself to some debate on content. Read more
March 2, 2022 Lesson plans, Listen, Write

We don’t talk about Bruno [from Encanto] | Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, …

This amazing song turned into a fun activity; chunks need synonyms or explaining. Gaps need filling. Go for it! Read more
November 9, 2021 Listen, Write

Salt ‘N Pepa – None Of Your Business

Artist:              Salt ‘N Pepa

Title:                None Of Your Business

Theme:           Gossip

Clip:               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mtiecwd4ic

Assignment: gap / spelling / grammar / chunking / BEV [Black English Vernacular]

Students need markers [red and green] and a pen

  1. Fill Read more