Comprehension / Expression The Line 14 Sep 202514 Sep 2025 This is an oral comprehension exercise for C1 level, based on the fantastic video by Dami Lee "The Line, the city concept that breaks architecture" (from the beginning to 6'07).…
Comprehension / Expression Factions within the Labour Party 13 Sep 202313 Sep 2023 Oral comprehension on the internal workings of the British Labour Party. This exercise is designed for advanced learners interested in British politics and political science. Beyond the linguistic dimension of…
Comprehension / Expression Food and the war in Ukraine 12 Sep 2023 This exercise is an oral comprehension on the effetcs of the war in Ukraine on food security in the UK. It is intended for B2 or C1 learners, depending on…
Comprehension / Expression Food and the climate crisis 12 Sep 202312 Sep 2023 This exercise is a written comprehension on the effects that the climate crisis is having on the UK's food security. It is intended for advanced learners (B2-C1) having some knowledge…
Comprehension / Expression… Anti-Thatcher songs (4): assessing the Lady’s artistic inheritance 24 Mar 2020 This is the last in a series of four posts on anti-Thatcher songs and songwriters. The following excerpt from a Guardian article was originally used in a test: students were…
Comprehension / Expression… Anti-Thatcher songs (3): Ding Dong the Witch is Dead 24 Mar 202024 Mar 2020 This is the third item in a series of four on anti-Thatcher songs and song-writers. In this instalment, we focus on the controversial celebrations that greated Margaret Thatcher's death in…
Comprehension / Expression… Anti-Thatcher songs (2): Red Wedge 17 Mar 202026 Mar 2020 This post is the second in a series of four focusing on anti-Thatcher songs and song-writers. In this installment, we focus on the Red Wedge movement through the analysis of…
Comprehension / Expression… Anti-Thatcher songs (1): Tropes 16 Mar 202016 Mar 2020 This post is the first of a series of four focusing on anti-Thatcher songs and song-writers. This first activity focuses on a few songs directed at the former British Prime…
Comprehension / Expression The House of Commons plays Monopoly 23 Apr 2019 This article is designed to help students understand how the House of Commons works, through a fictional rendition of Members of Parliament playing Monopoly. Based on the following dialogue on…
Comprehension / Expression Media analysis – One NHS story, seven articles 4 Apr 20194 Apr 2019 This activity is taken from my PhD dissertation, which focuses on the welfare state in the UK between 2008 and 2015. In particular, this activity deals with the representation of…
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