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Exit West, Mohsin Hamid - Extract from a novel on refugees - Keys included
Working on the issue of the refugee crisis in the Middle East isn�t that easy..; I found this novel by Mohsin Hamid, published in 2017, and I liked the fact that the focus isn�t set on the journey of the refugees, but more on their living conditions, and how they are seen. A literary aspect I was glad to have my English learning specialists study...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 26
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BlackkKlansMan: Spike Lee uses smart references
I�ve found a very interesting article on Spike Lee�s latest movie BlackkKlansMan, published on USA Today, on August 24 2018.
It deals with the impact of a movie on a society, and how it both depicts the way of thinking of a period of time and impacts the opinion of people.
I�m working on African American struggle for Civil rights, and more precis...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 33
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New technologies, new behavior? Spike Jonze movie trailer - keys included
I have edited the trailer of Spike Jonze�s movie �Her� released in 2013 in order to focus on the �love story� between the main character and his vocal assistant.
This activity comes after 2 writing comprehensions, one about addiction to smartphones, the other about someone who quit it (see other worksheet), and another activity using the commercia...
Level: intermediate
Age: 15-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 13
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Smartphone addiction
I use this worksheet to have my students work on the pros and cons of new technologies, mostly related to smartphones.
This is a written comprehnesion task based on a text adapted from an article of the Guardian, witten by Jenna Woginrich, published on February 11 2016.
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 131
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Cultural diversity in Global cities
I made this worksheet as I wanted my students to work on differen characteristics of a Global City.
This text, an exctract from an article of the New York Times, focuses on one of these characteristics: the ethnic and cultural diversity.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 71
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Rooftop gardening written comprehension
Here�s an exctract from an article in the New York Times dealing with rooftop gardening.
I used it while studying sustainability with my 10th graders in France, along with an oral comprehension of a video found on CBS news (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rooftop-farms-the-future-of-agriculture/)
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 72
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Real-Life Superheroes
This activity is a reading comprehension exercise.
Students should read an article adapted from a website and answer a few comprehnsion question. This was used in the English class I teach in France with 12th grade students, practicing for their final exam.
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: reading
Downloads: 72
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