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The orphan train movement
The students first describe and analyse Norman Rockwell�s painting ( Orphan boy at a train ) . It is meant to introduce the topic of the orphan train movement in the USA . Then they watch 2 videos to learn more about the movement .
Level: intermediate Age: 15-17 Type: Downloads: 16
Lost Sherlock Holmes story discovered in an attic
The students read the press article on this 2015 discovery and imagine its back cover after having done the comprehension questions.
Level: intermediate Age: 15-16 Type: Downloads: 16
The Gulabi gang fights patriarchy in India
A press article and a TV report on the Gulabi gang - Indian women in pink saris fighting patriarchy in their country.
Level: intermediate Age: 15-17 Type: Downloads: 19
Hollywood during the Great Depression Era
An oral comprehension activity on the American film industry during the Great Depression
Level: intermediate Age: 15-17 Type: Downloads: 13
How to recognize a dystopia
I use this video as an introduction to utopias and dystopias.
Level: intermediate Age: 15-17 Type: Downloads: 19
Kilts in the 21st century
An interview with a designer making 21st century kilts in Scotland .
Level: intermediate Age: 15-17 Type: Downloads: 6
Sherlock Holmes Fans re -enact the Final Problem in Switzerland
The students read the article on the Sherlock Holmes fans , sumarise it and finally imagine the interview the journalist made of some of them on that week-end .
Level: intermediate Age: 15-17 Type: Downloads: 12