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Further oral activity Free
For Parts 1 and 2 students will be asked to conduct several further oral activities (FOA). These activities can be based on different types of situations that use spoken language, ranging from presentations...
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WT2 Q4 (Persepolis) Free
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a popular graphic novel that many schools use to meet their Part 3, Prescribed Literature in Translation (PLT) requirement. There are good reasons for its popularity among...
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More Sportswriting
This page provides straightforward extension opportunities for students who have already completed the lesson on Sportswriting. After the earlier lesson, teachers may like to use the texts below as the...
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WT2 Q2 (A Streetcar Named Desire)
This Written Task 2 aims to develop a response to the rather tricky question, if the text had been written in a different time or place or language or for a different audience, how and why might it differ?...
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Sportswriting
In Richard Ford’s excellent 1986 novel The Sportswriter readers were introduced for the first time to the fictional character of Frank Bascombe. Frank would reappear, to date, in three subsequent novels,...
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Ten Sizzling Summer Book Recommendations Free
For me, summer in Michigan conjures up images of long lazy days where it stays light until almost 10pm. In the afternoon, the sun beats down while we swim in the crisp Lake Huron water. In the evening,...
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The Politics of Learning and Living with English
As individuals, we grow up speaking a language or languages. It is generally agreed that we are hardwired to speak. Simultaneously, the language we learn is the outcome of complex and ongoing negotiations...
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Language and Laughter
Laughter may not be the best medicine, but it’s probably one of the better ones. If some studies are to be believed, it may be the case that laughter may compare to good diet and regular exercise in keeping...
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It's Just Not Relatable Free
I have recently returned from a holiday in New Zealand. Wonderful, wonderful New Zealand. Thank you. The food and drink is first rate. The people are friendly. The scenery is beautiful and remarkable....
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Comparative Commentaries to Go: Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew the founding father of Singapore died on March 23rd 2015. He was, it is generally acknowledged, the individual most responsible for Singapore’s meteoric transformation. This year, Singapore...