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This is an intensive reading activity at sentence level. You can dictate the sentences one by one, or give out the list and get students in pairs of groups to answer the questions. There is no “correct” answer. Students have to use their imagination.
“You are an external expression and not at all what you appear to be.”
- Epictetus 1st cent BC.     read more >>

“To err is human…”
Think of something in your life that you have learned to do. Can you think of a mistake that you made which helped you to learn? How did it help? As they say, you can’t learn to ride a bicycle without falling off. You have to practice various skills – keeping your balance, changing gears, using front and rear brakes, negotiating turns and traffic; but eventually you put it all together and it becomes second nature.     read more >>

There’s a room with tables and chairs, a board, students and you. You have a book, a pen and various technologies at your disposal. It’s up to you how you spend the next hour. Many decisions will have to been taken earlier because they are crucial to how the actual lesson goes. Here are some questions to ponder.     read more >>

You can do this quiz yourself and then use it as a text for your students.
(If you’re into crosswords, here’s a famous cryptic clue for you:
HIJKLMNO – 5 letters*)

See if you can answer these eight questions before you read the text.     read more >>