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• Book review: History’s Mysteries (Alphabet Publishing)

  By Pete on October 31, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  Mysterious creatures, unsolved crimes, disappearances, conspiracies. My YouTube viewing history is full of this stuff. I’ve watched pretty much every episode of Thoughty2, most of Geographics, the grizzliest That Chapters… With this in mind, it should come as no surprise… Read More ›

• Daily Dose of Internet #7

  By Pete on October 15, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  A pretty gross one today. Enough to put you off fast food. All activities based on the first 38 seconds of this Daily Dose… Activity 1: Before watching 0:00 – 0:38 Someone left a MacDonald’s hamburger in a closet for… Read More ›

• New book! IELTS Reading Practice

  By Pete on October 9, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  If Carlsberg did writing projects… Ha, what would we ask for as writers? What would be your ultimate terms and conditions? Mine would probably include: choosing my co-author (almost) complete freedom over content flexible deadlines so I can work around… Read More ›

• Showcase: Greci Cristina Queiroz Taylor and Sally Roberts

  By Pete on October 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  As a language teacher, you know that if your pupils are trying to use their English in a productive and independent way, they are likely to make mistakes. That’s fine, it shows they are giving it a go! The problem… Read More ›

• Daily Dose of Internet #6

  By Pete on October 1, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Some more Daily Dosing… Activity 1: Watch from 0:00 – 0:16 Who is in the wrong here: The gorilla? The woman? The guide? The local authorities? Everyone? No-one? Activity 2: Watch from 0:00 – 0:16 This type of tourism is… Read More ›

• Materials writing news and views, September 2021

  By Pete on September 26, 2021 • ( 4 )

  

  Way too busy at the moment to put together anything that organized. Sorry! Here are some updates since the last post from mid-July. New releases (lots) Let me look back at screenshots… Viviane Kirmeliene shared this new resource for lower-secondary… Read More ›

• Daily Dose of Internet #5

  By Pete on September 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Some more Daily Dose springboards for you. Activity 1: Watch from 0:00 – 0:39 Write a short news report (150-200 words) for a local paper on this event. Possible titles: Fairground fiasco! Near-fatal fairground Activity 2: Watch from 0:00-0:39 Write… Read More ›

• Daily Dose of Internet #4

  By Pete on September 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Getting Venny today. Overall activity: Watch all clips. Step 1 – Make quick notes on each clip so you remember it. Examples: caterpillar screams hoverboard in city Step 2 – Add the videos to the diagram based on how you… Read More ›

• Daily Dose of Internet #3

  By Pete on September 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Some more Daily Dose activities! Pick one, run with it, see where it leads… Activity 1: *Avoid showing the name of the video!* Pause at 0:14 after the knock on the door. What happens next? Activity 2: Watch from 0:33… Read More ›

• Daily Dose of Internet #2

  By Pete on September 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Here are some more Daily Dose of Internet activities. Pick one you like, run with it, see what happens! Activity 1: play the video from the start. Pause for 15 seconds after each clip. Students … Rate each video from… Read More ›