Kaleidescope is a project that mixes video and original pieces of writing from well-known authors in three capital cities – Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

About this resource

The package consists of a piece of poetry or prose, which looks at the city from an insider’s point of view. A simple movie accompanies the writing to help the language learner understand lexical or cultural items that require explanation. Each pack includes teacher’s notes with a suggested procedure and classroom worksheets for students. These resources include pre-viewing and follow-up tasks. The focus of this pack is Edinburgh. It includes an original piece of writing by the author Ron Butlin and is called The Magicians of Edinburgh

Learning outcomes

  • Infer meaning from a context
  • Practice listening for specific information
  • Practice reading comprehension
  • Discuss how a city has changed over time

Age and level

Aged 13-17 and adult (CEFR C1)

Time

55-65 minutes

Materials

  • Lesson plan
  • Presentation (This can replace the worksheet)
  • student worksheet
  • Text

 

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Lesson plan205.86 KB
Presentation49.27 KB
Worksheet171.26 KB
Text120.6 KB
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