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• 50 Ways to take a break | INFOGRAPHIC poster

  10 March 2014 ( #FUN, #INFOGRAPHICS, #LANGUAGE )

  Was thinking of asking students to create their own poster around a different issue : why not imagine 50 (or 15, for having to imagine up to "50 ways of..." might get quite deterrent !) ways of celebrating their birthday / surviving on a desert island...

• WRITING activities | Holstee Manifesto

  01 July 2014 ( #POSTER, #PROMPTS )

  Holstee Manifesto displays a series of dos and don'ts that might be used as writing prompts to have learners practise writing skills & express (dis)agreement, contradicting, justifying, etc, as for instance... - Comment on the manifesto layout and its...

• COMPUTER Threats - Vocabulary | INFOGRAPHIC

  01 February 2014 ( #INDUSTRY - TECH, #B2i2e )

  This infographic by Karl Tate (for Top TEN Reviews) displays loads of specific vocabulary related to computer science and to the internet domain ; it deals with various threats to our computers, how to protect and possibly "cure" them once they've been...

• INFOGRAPHIC | Women's Rights worldwide

  08 March 2014 ( #BAC - Power )

  Monica Mirza From the Guardian (February 14, 2014) The Guardian issued an infographic that takes stock of women's rights across the globe. Here's what it looks like : Click the picture above to get the interactive version on the Guardian page : it allows...

• Does equality always mean justice ?

  16 August 2014 ( #MYTHS )

  1) Watch the pictures closely, then explain to answer the question (detail and justify your arguments. 2) On the other hand... imagine another situation, when when equality implies justice.

• Superpowers - INFOGRAPHIC | Myths & Heroes

  20 March 2014 ( #INFOGRAPHICS, #COMICS, #BAC Myths & Heroes )

  Monica Mirza "Issue #2 of the universe's most extensive charting of superpowers [... that] features over 300 heroes, anti-heroes, villains, and beasts."

• 2014 Awards : Best Pictures nominated | CINEMA

  18 March 2014 ( #CINEMA, #INFOGRAPHICS, #CELEBRATIONS~CEREMONIES )

  Monica Mirza

• Autumn Word Cloud

  27 September 2014

  When having pupils brain storm lexis on a topic, why not suggest they use word clouds generators to get nice pictures that may decorate their notebooks / make posters for their classroom walls / or... These are also helpful mnemonics when memorising vocabulary...

• Best Pictures Awards : an INFOGRAPHIC

  18 March 2014 ( #INFOGRAPHICS, #CINEMA )

  Monica Mirza Before 2014 Academy Awards, PR firm Beutler Ink created an infographic of the previous Best Pictures : Why not have the students guess what movie each icon represents ? To get the answer-key, all they need is scrolling to the bottom.

• The idea of PROGRESS | CARTOON

  11 March 2014 ( #FUN, #BAC - Progress )

  Maxine's perspective to progress...

• Uncle Sam cartoons - VIDEO

  06 March 2014 ( #U.S.A., #MYTHS & HEROES - Bac )

  In 30 seconds, we are introduced to Uncle Sam, symbol of the USA, and we can then view several cartoonists draw him their own personal style.

• Humorous board | English spelling ~ Puns

  03 March 2014 ( #FUN, #LANGUAGE )

  This board may help improve spelling ... I can't help showing it a friend of mine -he's a shoemaker :o)

• Should I POST this IMAGE ? | Giving Credit

  04 March 2014 ( #HOW TO..., #B2i2e )

  Monica Mirza This blackboard-like flow chart plainly displays how to credit an image and shows if you can use it... or not ! Of some help both to learners and teachers. "This work is a collective effort of Pia Bijkerk, Erin Loechner and Yvette van Bo...

• Let's keep the 'ool' that way | Fun board - PHONETICS

  05 March 2014 ( #FUN, #LANGUAGE )

  An "ool" is definitely no common place ! Having learners write words corresponding to the sound "p" (short and long vowel) helps them explain the pun ... and makes a fun focus on English phonetics as well :o)

• Tips & Tricks for Google Researching | INFOGRAPHIC

  22 March 2014 ( #the ICT - DIGITAL & MEDIA LITERACY, #INFOGRAPHICS )

  Monica Mirza

• Visualise famous MOVIEQUOTATIONS | CINEMA

  03 April 2014 ( #CINEMA, #QUOTATIONS )

  Monica Mirza

• Academy Awards Fashion | INFOGRAPHIC

  18 March 2014 ( #FASHION & CLOTHING, #INFOGRAPHICS )

  This infographic presents the dresses worn by every Best Actress Academy Award winner. It was created by Mediarundigital. Esp. aimed at "Fashion and Clothing" students...

• Women's Day - CARTOONS

  07 March 2014 ( #FUN, #CELEBRATIONS~CEREMONIES )

  Fun and irony also help deal with serious matters, 365 days a year -not only on March 8th ;-)

• The HISTORY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE | INFOGRAPHIC

  05 March 2014 ( #LANGUAGE )

  Did you know 4 English days of the week have been named after post Proto-Germanic gods ?!

• Visual British & American English | POSTER

  04 March 2014 ( #LANGUAGE )

  Monica Mirza

• STiDD - Home Automation | INFOGRAPHIC

  01 March 2014 ( #INDUSTRY - TECH )

  Monica Mirza

• New York's new Highline Park NYC | VIDEO

  24 March 2014 ( #VIDEOS, #U.S.A. )

• A history of the Olympics | ANIMATION

  19 March 2014 ( #VIDEOS, #BAC Myths & Heroes )

• Colours throughout decades | INFOGRAPHIC

  16 March 2014 ( #FASHION & CLOTHING, #INFOGRAPHICS )

• Saint Patrick's Day Greeting Cards

  17 March 2014 ( #CELEBRATIONS~CEREMONIES, #IRELAND )