This blog is absolutely brilliant! Nik Peachey has so many great ideas for using the internet, and this is a list of dozens of websites for learners to use outside the class. It's also a great one for you as a teacher as many of these ideas can be adapted to use in class.
Here's an example - A city love story using a short film (9 minutes) from You Tube about Beirut. I used this is class - opening with a discussion of places you have been that have surprised you (because they've been better or worse than expected) and then discussed people's impressions of Beirut.
I then showed them the first minute (showing what a beautiful city it is) and asked for impressions.
They then watched the next 6 minutes and noted the things that the girl and the boy like. It's not in English, but there is really nice language in the subtitles (he likes the elasticity of cheese, for example!). We did watch the end of the film, but my main focus was then on the learners writing what they like about their cities or towns. It was really inspiring!
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