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Literary Meals Part 1: Cooking up a reading class
One of my first cooking adventures was inspired by a picture book, and of course it was followed by some English course book pancake recipes.Continue Reading -
The Power of Imagination in Children's Books: An Interview with Andrés Pi Andreu
How do children use their imagination to understand new life situations?Continue Reading -
Literary Meals Part 2: Cooking up a reading class
Last week we looked at examples of famous meals in four classic novels with some activity tips: A Christmas Carol, Little Women, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Anne of Green Gables - Anne AContinue Reading -
Storytelling activities for adult learners
Do you teach young adult and adult classes?Continue Reading -
Ideas for International Book Giving Day
We all love giving and receiving books. Do you attach stories to books you were given? Do you remember who gave you a certain book and when, where, and why they decided to?Continue Reading -
Let's talk about love: Language activities and stories
How about some fun language activities and literary challenges for Valentine's Day?Continue Reading -
Graphic stories in language education
Graphic stories, comic books, cartoons and manga have long been incorporated in language teaching programmes, and we do not need to spend too much time on convincing teachers of the benefits of theseContinue 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 or watching some kind of sport.Continue Reading -
The Great Gatsby in the English class
The film adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann (2013), featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire has become a successful achievement.Continue Reading -
5 + 5 Tips on Extensive Reading in the Classroom
Classroom reading programmes involving your whole class can be the simplest and most powerful initiatives you carry out in your English class.Continue Reading -
The Green Room: an Interview with Robert Campbell
The Extensive Reading Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organisation that promotes extensive reading across the globe.Continue Reading -
Book Club and Reading Games: Break the ice and Five prediction activities
Started or thinking of starting a Book Club, but afraid you'll run out of ideas or inspiration to keep your group motivated?Continue Reading