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Ruby Bridges and school desegregation in the USA
This reading comprehension is about the 1960 desegregation episode when Ruby Bridges integrated an all white school in Louisiana, during the Civil Rights Movement. It is meant to be worked on before studying the Rockwell painting "The Problem We All Live With", which is based on that particular episod. Answerkeys are provided. It�s B1 in the CECR.
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 103
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The self description guessing game
In this worksheet each pupil make his description card. Then the teacher will then distribute randomly the cards to the class. Each pupil has to read a card out loud for the other pupils to guess who�s being described. My young pupils really love it.
Level: elementary
Age: 9-12
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 18
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Find your way around London
This basic exercise aims at teaching pupils how to understand and tell an itinerary. They have to listen to a person giving directions and put the right preposition in the gaps.Just ask me and I will send you the mp3 audio file.
They can also use the information from the map, and the pictures about the prepositions to fill in the gaps. I used fro...
Level: elementary
Age: 7-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 63
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Dismaland : theme park 2015 by Banksy
Here are two videos. The first one is the advertisement made by Banksy about his 2015 theme park, Dismaland. First the pupils only hear the sound track so as to make hypothesis about the document. Then they see it and react. The second one is the introduction video about the California Dysneyland. The pupils are expected to do the same type of list...
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 30
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The Animals Save The Planet
The Animals Save The Planet:http://www.environmentteam.com/2010/04/11/the-animals-save-the-planet-watch-all-11-cartoons/
is a series of 11 funny cartoons where animals provide tips on how to live an eco-friendly lifestyle.
Pupils� task : You are a environmentalist. Prepare 2 short presentations for a group of people. Give them tips to improve t...
Level: elementary
Age: 12-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 43
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Painting : The Problem We All Live With
This worksheet provides a detailled questionnaire for students to help them understand the meaning of this painting.
I use it to question students for the Art History Exam, in the French Curriculum.
I�ve added a detailled answersheet and I can also give you the rest of the guide for this exam.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: others
Downloads: 103
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Mission X: Tim Peake�s message from International Space Station!
Mission X is a program from the European Space Agency to get students inspired about space. I�ve taken 2 short videos to make quick listening comprehension activities for my 7th formers who also worked on this project in PE.
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 12
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Webquest : London�s famous Bricklane
I use this webquest about London to prepare the trip to London with my 15 year old pupils. It�s meant to show them multi ethnic
London with an historical and cultural basis. Answerkey provided
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 38
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The " who�s been portrayed " game.
This activity starts with a pair work and finishes as a class guessing activity. My pupils loved it.
After interviewing each other, each pupil writes a short text about his/her schoolmate on a card.
Then the teacher gathers allthe cards and give them out randomly. Then,in turn each pupil reads one outloud for the other pupils to try and guess w...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Type: others
Downloads: 15
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Be a detective : how well do you know Henry VIIIth �s wives?
Before working on this reading file, based on the BBC site http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/mypaintings/Six_Wives_of_Henry_VIII/my-collection/#/6 pupils should watch the parody song : the 6 wives of Henry VIII on Horrible Histories. The task on the reading file consists in finding out which queen has been described,then reordering them accor...
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 42
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