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Shakespeare
April 2nd
Hans Christian Andersen was born on this day in 1805.
April 6th
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace…

One of the best qualities of the classics is that we can always rely on them. As we keep reading and rereading them at different ages, they always give us something new and we experience their universal appeal. Italo Calvino writes in his essay ‘Why Read…

Write a book postcard

This activity can work with any age group: young learners, teens and even adults. It is a short writing activity that can focus on a scene in the story or on the whole book.

It can be used for: …

If you write a list of objectives for this school term, I'm sure 'reading' is on your list. Getting your students to read more in English is one of the greatest successes you can achieve. We are all aware of the benefits of Extensive Reading and the…

A new school term has just begun bringing with its meetings, lots of planning and great expectations. How do you feel about the new term? Do you have any special plans? Are there new resources, approaches, or ideas you would like to try? Have you…

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 exams to get ready for. At the same time you are aware…

What are the most practical reading strategies you can share with your students? We asked ourselves this question and came up with 8 different approaches which we will share with you throughout the year. Reading in a foreign language is both fun and…

How do you illustrate a famous classic? What are the first steps you take in this exciting process? We talked to Simone Manfrini, the illustrator of our new classic reader, The Age of Innocence written by Edith Wharton. This novel - a story about love,…

November feels like the perfect month to spend more time in the company of books (to be honest, which month doesn't?). So why not give yourself and your classes a bookish to-do list for this month? We have compiled a list of easy-to-do activities for…

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland  never ceases to amaze us and it is definitely a story which is suitable for  readers of all ages. In our first Alice in Wonderland lesson we looked at the history of the story, and the theme…

How can I motivate teens to read more? This question pops up on our computer screens and in conversations every week, and teachers, psychologists, librarians and researchers of a broad field of literacy and language studies offer ideas and solutions…

As teachers, we would all like our students to read more and read better in English. I often ask my students what they are reading for pleasure and they always amaze me with their experiences: some read thick historical novels, car magazines or books…

Teaching reading often feels like training students for a sports competition. The most challenging part can be the beginning and finding the right method for each student, even the reluctant ones.
We still hear students claim that they never read,…

Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Jules Maigret, Phillip Marlowe and Miss Marple are probably the most famous classic detectives we know from fiction. Our students may be familiar with some of them, and will definitely have heard the…

Henry James, who was born in New York City on 15 April in 1843, is in the great group of British authors who can be considered 'outsiders' arriving from various cultural and national backgrounds into the British literary scene. As John McRae reminds…

"A tough life needs a tough language – and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers – a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isn’t a hiding place. It is a finding place." - Jeanette Winterson
What is the easiest source of…

In an earlier post we have looked at using graded readers to improve writing skills. This time we will connect reading with another fundamental language skill: speaking. We write stories, we read stories, we listen to stories, and then we tell stories…

What’s better than a good story? Simple, a series of good stories! Just think of the immense popularity of TV series and the excitement you feel before buying the next comic book in a series. In our post about serialisation, Frances Mariani explains…

What interests you most about Japan? How much do your students know about the country? Although we all have an image of Japan in our minds, and we all have some knowledge of Japanese culture, history, traditions and geography, there is a lot more to…

“Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over. I sent him a card and I drew a picture of a Wild Thing on it. I wrote, “Dear…

Poetry should be treasured  every day of the year, but especially on March 21st, World Poetry Day. We have asked some of our favourite authors to send us their favourite poems and tell us what they mean to them, and we have also added our…

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, the author of Dan and the Missing Dogs.
Detective and…