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Australia Digital Resources

Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 02 December 2016 > Webpicks

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Australia, with its topsy-turvy seasons and love of sport and the great outdoors, is a rich subject for language and cultural learning. Australia Day on 26 January is a great time for some Oz-themed resources. This is a nice easy short video about finding your own way to celebrate Australia Day. From A2. This is … Continue reading “Australia Digital Resources”

Teaching with Harry Potter

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 02 November 2016 > Webpicks

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It’s been nine years since the final book in the Harry Potter series. But now Harry Potter is really back with a vengeance! Here are some useful online resources for working with Harry Potter. You can find articles about the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play, and visiting the Harry Potter studios in London … Continue reading “Teaching with Harry Potter”

Poppy Day on the Web

Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 31 October 2016 > Webpicks

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Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day, commemorates the end of World War I on “the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month”: 11 November 1918. In the UK, Canada and Australia, it is synonymous with the Poppy Appeal to raise money for war veterans. This page written for British primary school kids has a very easy … Continue reading “Poppy Day on the Web”

Refugee Speech

Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 20 September 2016 > Ready to Use

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This speech by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie on World Refugee Day in June 2016 is a good introduction to the unprecedentedly large numbers of refugees in the world today, and the international summits and actions trying to come up with solutions. At 1’19, it works for practising listening comprehension for the Bac exam, on … Continue reading “Refugee Speech”

Marlon James Webpicks

Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 06 September 2016 > Webpicks

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The 2015 winner of the Man Booker prize for fiction, Marlon James, is a star guest at the 2016 America festival in Vincennes from 8 to 11 September. These resources about his prizewinning book about Bob Marley, A Brief History of Seven Killings, would be a good topic for lycée classes. Both the theme of … Continue reading “Marlon James Webpicks”

Australia

Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 17 August 2016 > Ready to Use

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This easy A1+ article will introduce your pupils to one of the largest, but most sparsely populated, English-speaking countries: Australia. It includes geographical details and a map, and elements about symbols, institutions, landmarks and population. It is accompanied by teaching activities and an audio quiz. Vocabulary and structures be there is/are locating compass points … Continue reading “Australia”