Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 20 December 2021 > Ready to Use Shine Bright Lycée
The British Pavillion at the Venice Architecture Biennale this year explored the theme of public spaces that are privately owned, like garden squares in London, our high streets or even pubs. It would make a perfect extension to Shine Bright 1e File 2 London is my backyard, or any sequence on espace privé et espace … Continue reading “The Garden of Privatised Delights”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 26 November 2021 > Ready to Use
Our bioboxes are short “Who Am I?” quizzes to help introduce pupils to famous figures in the English-speaking world. This one is on Josephine Baker as she enters the French Panthéon. For more information on Baker, see our article. You can download the biobox below to use it offline with your pupils.
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 24 November 2021 > Ready to Use
Sixty years after Robert Wise’s award-winning movie, Steven Spielberg’s much awaited remake of West Side Story aims at a much more authentic portrayal of the Puerto Rican protagonists in this Romeo and Juliet-inspired tale of star-crossed lovers in NYC. We here offer one worksheet but two articles of different levels (B1, B2) so you can … Continue reading “West Side Story 2021”
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Monday 18 October 2021 >
The Extinction Rebellion ecological movement first came to prominence in 2019 when after 11 days of protests it persuaded the British government to declare a state of ecological emergency. This twelve-minute-long film starring Emma Thompson is a fiction based on real events and was shot during the 2019 protests in an eco-friendly sustainable way. It … Continue reading “Extinction Rebellion Short Film”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 18 October 2021 > Ready to Use
This Netflix adaptation of a book for teenagers uses all the Halloween paraphernalia: pumpkins, witches and monsters, among which the vile Grand Guignol is planning to steal children’s nightmares to unleash them upon the world. But the members of the Order of Babysitters are determined to stop him. When young Jacob is kidnapped by the … Continue reading “A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 18 October 2021 > Ready to Use
This year marks the 250th anniversary of author Sir Walter Scott’s birth, on 15 August 1771. Our Biobox video quiz will allow you to familiarise your students with Scott’s life from A2+ level. You can download the MP4 file below to use in class.
Posted by Speakeasy News > Saturday 16 October 2021 > Ready to Use
This A1+ article is a short introduction to the Gunpowder Plot, which could of course be treated from a more complex historical point of view at a higher level. The traditions of Guy Fawkes night, fireworks, bonfires and the State Opening of Parliament are introduced. As 5e pupils are studying the same period in history (Thème … Continue reading “Guy Fawkes”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 13 October 2021 > Pedagogy Ready to Use
Are there subjects you would like to see us covering in our Ready to Use Resources? (Or indeed in our Webpicks or articles?) We’d love to hear your ideas! Why not drop us a line with an idea or two. You could also mention the level you’re interested in teaching it at. We’ll do our … Continue reading “What Resources Would You Like?”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 05 October 2021 > Ready to Use
This spooky A1+ audio activity is an original way to celebrate Halloween. The scene is Blood Manor, a haunted house attraction in New York. There are lots of ghoulish sound effects. And pupils will be asked to practise listening for and producing “H” sounds (and also focus on when not to add a “phantom H” … Continue reading “Blood Manor: Halloween House”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 23 September 2021 > Ready to Use Shine Bright Collège
The 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, which has been delayed several times due to COVID, should prove of interest to pupils, the more so as the vast majority of them will be familiar with the hero. This A2 article gives some clues about his personality. Your pupils will also learn about Ian … Continue reading “James Bond”
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