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Entries from May 2008

Portrait of Dr Gachet (a lesson plan)

May 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

dr-gachet.pdf
“Sad but gentle, yet clear and intelligent” is how Vincent Van Gogh referred to his 1890 Portrait of Dr Gachet.

This activity (see pdf link above) works well with beginners. It exploits the fact that Van Gogh actually painted two easily-distinguishable versions of Dr Gachet. It addresses language that may be used for picture descriptions […]

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Tags: Art · Grammar · Lesson plans · Present continuous · Present simple · Question forms

Audio-supported reading

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

A few weeks ago, I posted a lesson plan which made use of a report from the BBC podcast ‘From our own correspondent‘. I love this programme. I love the stories that are reported and I love the language that the correspondents use. The fact that they speak slowly and clearly makes the podcast a […]

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Tags: Podcasts · Reading