Who is the Character?
Posted by Speakeasy News > Saturday 23 May 2020 > Ready to Use
Watch the slideshow to identify the character.
Who is the Author?
Posted by Speakeasy News > Saturday 23 May 2020 > Ready to Use
Watch the slideshow to identify the author.
Tom and Jerry
Posted by Speakeasy News > Saturday 23 May 2020 > Ready to Use
Watch the trailer of the new Tom and Jerry film.
Florence Nightingale
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 06 May 2020 > Ready to Use
2020 is Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary. After she and a team of nurses managed to significantly reduce the death count by improving the appallingly unsanitary conditions at a British hospital during the Crimean War, she became an authority on public sanitation issues. She also earned a reputation for her statistician’s skills, and her charts would influence … Continue reading “Florence Nightingale”
Feelgood Music 2: “Waterloo Sunset”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 06 May 2020 > Ready to Use
For the second of our series of feelgood songs, we’ve crossed the Atlantic to the UK, 1967, and The Kinks’ classic “Waterloo Sunset”. Which gives plenty of scope to work on emotions, and London landmarks Waterloo Station and the Thames. Pupils can start by watching a Biobox about the year 1967 in music before going … Continue reading “Feelgood Music 2: “Waterloo Sunset””
Chewing Gum and Doing Good
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 17 April 2020 > Ready to Use
How to take a pollution problem – discarded chewing gum – and turn it into a green resource by recycling it and using the result to make products like re-usable coffee cups. This A1+ document aims at developing your students’ reading skills and autonomy. Its general theme is protecting the environment, and should prove of … Continue reading “Chewing Gum and Doing Good”
Caremongering Article and Video
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 06 April 2020 > Ready to Use
This B1 resource is around a positive news story your pupils can study during the current quarantine. An article, and a video report from Canadian CTV News give examples of the trend for “caremongering”: using social media to organise, or ask for help during the Covid-19 lockdown. The downloadable worksheet can be filled in directly … Continue reading “Caremongering Article and Video”
Feelgood Music
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 06 April 2020 > Ready to Use
Music has great power to inspire us and lift our mood. Which we could all do with a bit of at the moment. We were trying to think of work to set pupils at home that was positive and good for the soul: what better than a little soul music? So here is the first … Continue reading “Feelgood Music”
Wordsworth: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 23 March 2020 > Ready to Use
One of the most famous British poets is celebrating his 250th birthday in April! Why not introduce students to him by studying one of his iconic poems, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (also known as “Daffodils”), a perfect start to spring! The following activities will help your students discover Wordsworth himself, through a Biobox … Continue reading “Wordsworth: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
The Call of the Wild
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 24 February 2020 > Ready to Use
A new film adaptation of Jack London’s famous novel returns to the original story and focuses much more on Buck, the dog, than previous films. Pupils will also enjoy recognising Harrison Ford and Omar Sy. The activities below include watching the film trailer without, then with sound, and reading a short, simple article. Language and … Continue reading “The Call of the Wild”