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Pink Bow Tie

Submitted by fitch on 8 February, 2011 - 17:18

A fourteen year old finds himself in trouble with the school Principal – again. This time, however, he has a genuine excuse, but is he likely to be believed?

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Tips for using stories

Submitted by TE Editor on 12 April, 2012 - 11:02

On the British Council’s site for young learners - LearnEnglish Kids - there are lots of stories which you can use to motivate your students.

Be Near Me

Submitted by ellenpd on 21 January, 2012 - 12:43

This extract from Andrew O’Hagan’s novel, Be Near Me, is centred around a boat trip that the narrator – a priest – is taking with two of his young parishioners.

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Using poems to develop productive skills

Submitted by TE Editor on 19 January, 2012 - 10:53

You and your students might already enjoy reading and listening to poetry in your own language and perhaps in English too. Poems are, after all, authentic texts.

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Carapace

Submitted by TE Editor on 19 January, 2012 - 10:52

A young Sri Lankan woman needs some advice. Her mother wants her to marry a rich man that she has never met, but what does her boyfriend think?

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Billy Elliot

Submitted by TE Editor on 30 August, 2011 - 13:49

‘Billy Elliot’ is the story of a boy from a coal mining family who decides to be a ballet dancer.

Teaching the tale: language and memory

Submitted by David Heathfield on 5 July, 2011 - 09:01

A feature that is common both to language teaching and to traditional folk and fairy tales is the repetition of phrases or ‘language chunks’.

Rhythm, rhyme, repetition, reasoning and response in oral storytelling

Submitted by David Heathfield on 28 June, 2011 - 11:00

Live storytelling is a spontaneous creative process which fires the imagination. The listener experiences and participates in the story creatively. If the storyteller allows, the listener can have a direct influence on the story as it unfolds.

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Storytelling to celebrate cultural diversity

Submitted by David Heathfield on 7 June, 2011 - 11:59

Many of us work with groups of students from more than one cultural background while others teach largely monocultural groups of students. In both cases, there is opportunity to celebrate diversity through the telling of traditional tales, whatever the age group and profile of our students.

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The Mystery of the Stolen FA Cup Medal

Submitted by fitch on 23 May, 2011 - 14:12

David loves football, but his mum can’t afford to take him to see his beloved United play. One day he sees something over the garden fence that doesn’t look right. What should he do?

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