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I've lived here since 1996
An American English worksheet to practice the present perfect with for and since.
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Festivals: St Patrick's Day (17th March)
The man who was to become St Patrick was actually born in Wales, around AD 385. He was originally a Pagan sold into slavery but managed to escape six years later and travelled to Gaul (now commonly known as France). Whilst there, he studied in a monastery under St Germain ...
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Festivals: Guelaguetza (16th July)
Celebrated in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, this fiesta originates from the Zapotec meaning 'offering' or 'great courtesy'. Individuals within the communities would offer help to one another during big events such as weddings, births and harvest time. Those who received help would then repay the favour - sometimes ...
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Festivals: Las Fallas (15th-19th March)
Las Fallas started as a feast day in Valencia, Spain, to celebrate St Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters. Las Fallas has become a five day celebration of fire. The main focus of this celebration is the building and destruction of large cardboard, wood and plaster statues (known as ninots). During ...
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Lesson Share: Friday 15th October: A difficult day
In her first diary entry, Maria Alamanou describes the difficulties of teaching when ill.
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Lesson Share: Wednesday 15th December: End of term progress reports
In her fourth diary entry, Maria Alamanou muses on the joys of correcting papers
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Lesson Share: Saturday 15th January: Christmas events
In her sixth diary entry, Maria Alamanou describes her school's riotious Christmas party
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Lesson Share: Tuesday 15th February: Confessions
In her eighth diary entry, Maria Alamanou ruminates on classroom management
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Lesson Share: Tuesday 15th March: Unmasking the fox
In her nineth diary entry, Maria Alamanou feels embrassed by the behaviour of one of her students.
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Lesson Share: Friday 15th April: Professional development
In her eleventh diary entry, Maria Alamanou describes a rare professional development experience in Greece
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Festivals: St. Valentine's Day (14th February)
February 14th is a day when close friends or loved ones send each other gifts to express their friendship or love. St Valentine's Day is believed to come from both Christian and Ancient Roman traditions - the Catholic church recognizes three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus. One legend says ...
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Festivals: Bastille Day (14th July)
During the mid to late 1700s, France was under the rule of a monarchy. The monarch at the time was King Louis XVI, who ruled with his wife, Marie Antoinette. France was governed by the privileged classes - the nobility and clergy - and the lower classes were taxed heavily ...
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One World 12: The editorial
Students write an editorial based on the written pages they have already done in class.
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Modal verbs 11
A British English worksheet to match the sentences with the correct explanations.
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One World 10: Cover and contents
Students produce a cover and contents page for One World magazine.
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Minimal resources: 10 listening activities
Adrian Tennant provides tips and ideas for activities that focus on the process of listening and aim to encourage the learner to become more than simply an eavesdropper.
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Modal verbs 10
A British English worksheet to use the modal verbs in the box to complete the rescue report.