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TED talk: Sir Ken Robinson, How schools kill creativity
Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is another TED Talk lesson, this time based around Sir Ken Robinson’s fascinating talk on creativity in the education system. Please find an annotated...
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CAE Speaking Phrases
This post was nominated for a British Council blog award! Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio Here’s a phrase list for the CAE speaking exam. There are also some speech bubble powerpoints to drill the...
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Advanced Relative Clause Pictionary
Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio Photo credit: http://www.lamaestrachiara.com/inglese/song/green-bottles/ten-green-bottles.htm This is a revision lesson plan for CAE students studying advanced...
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Ageism and Retirement: CAE/CPE Lesson Plan
Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio Photo credit: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/dutch-retirement-home-offers-rent-free-housing-students-one-condition/ This is a conversation activity for adults...
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CAE Writing Part 1: A Formal Essay
Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio Photo Credit: http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/2015/04/01/how-to-get-a-good-essay-written-by-writers/ This is a lesson plan to help students approach and complete...
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Bucket List: Conversation Topic
Photo Credit: imdb.com Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a conversation topic, based around the idea of a bucket list, written with higher levels in mind (C1+). However, I have included a...
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TED Talk: Daniel Kish, How I use sonar to navigate the world
Photo credit: http://www.ted.com Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a conversation lesson plan for higher levels (B2+) based on Daniel Kish’s TED talk “How I use sonar to navigate the world”....
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Chucky’s Participle Clauses
Photo credit: http://www.eltern.de/foren/2007-plauderforum-neu/1181239-chucky.html Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a lesson plan for higher levels (C1+) to teach participle clauses based...
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TED Talk: Pamela Meyer, How to spot a liar
Image credit: http://www.ted.com Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a lesson based around Pamela Meyer’s TED talk “How to spot a liar” on the subject of dishonesty in society. You will need...
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Dilemmas and Debates
Image credit: www.osomac.com Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a straightforward “What would you do?” speaking activity to practice hypothetical conditionals and just generate debate and...
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Icebreaker: Show me a picture of…
Image credit: http://www.tribunahacker.com.ar/2014/05/android-a-las-camaras-o-el-regreso-de-la-polaroid/ Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio Thanks to Nicky Hockly at The Consultants-e for the...
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Proficiency Podcasts: Radiolab, Darkode
Image credit: www.wnyc.org Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is the first of a new series of lesson plans based around different podcasts for proficiency and post-proficiency students. They’re...
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No-tech school: Reading + Discussion
Image credit: thelondonacornschool.co.uk Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a reading and conversation lesson plan for high B2+ students, based around an article in the guardian newspaper...
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Proficiency Podcasts: Radiolab, Words
Image credit: publicradiotulsa.org Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is the second in a series of lesson plans based around podcasts for high level learners (high C1+). This one is based on the...
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Structuring a Paragraph
Image credit: Savvy in Second: Stoplight Paragraphs: Helping Structure Writing Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is worksheet to help students structure their paragraphs correctly when writing...
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Reading: Steak Causes Cancer – Argentina Reacts
Image credit: www.groupon.co.in Credit to Jonathan Watts at the Guardian for the article. Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a reading and speaking lesson plan based around an article about...
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Warmer: Dumb Headlines
Image credit: List25.com Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio Saw this on Facebook and thought it’d make a fun warmer for higher levels. It’s probably best to black out the one in the top right!!! Print...
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700 Free Audiobooks
Check out this amazing range of free audio books. Great if you want to implement an extensive listening program with your class:
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CAE Conditionals Worksheet
Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a worksheet to practice some advanced conditional expressions such as as soon as/otherwise/even if. It follows on from my previous CAE conditionals lesson...
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Music Idioms and Conversation Topic
Image credit: https://sites.google.com/a/pgcps.org/greenbelt-middle-school-music-department/ Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a conversation and vocabulary lesson plan for advanced students...
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