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Comprehension / Expression

Politics – David Cameron’s five-year legacy

4 Apr 20194 Apr 2019
This activity is based on a feature article by The Guardian (edited for pedagogical purposes) summarizing David Cameron's legacy as Prime Minister from a critical perspective. The questions and in particular…
History

Monarchy – Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I

27 Mar 201927 Mar 2019
This activity is designed for a history class on the Tudors. The document under study is a secondary source - an excerpt from a chapter by historian Susan Doran on…
Comprehension / Expression

Dress codes (5) – A sociological take on dress codes and race

27 Mar 201927 Mar 2019
This is the fifth and last activity of a thematic unit on dress codes. The basis for this activity is an article describing a sociological experiment aiming at identifying the…
Comprehension / Expression

Dress codes (3) – The history of the hoodie

20 Mar 201920 Mar 2019
This is the third activity of a thematic unit on dress codes. It consists in a TED video about the hoodie. The speaker offers a personal account of the garment's…
Comprehension / Expression

Borders (6) – Opening borders?

10 Mar 201910 Mar 2019
This is the sixth and last activity of a thematic unit on borders. Students are asked to summarize a debate on the question of opening borders. In order to help…
Comprehension / Expression

Borders (2) – Trump’s wall in historical perspective

10 Mar 201910 Mar 2019
This is the second activity of a thematic unit on borders. The document is an interview of Simon Worrall, about his book dealing with the history of walls. Students are…
Comprehension / Expression

Witches (3) – Salem Witch Trials

9 Mar 20199 Mar 2019
This is the third activity of a thematic unit on witches. Listening comprehension based on a three and a half minute extract of BBC podcast In Our Time. Dense information…

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