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● Create reading activities based on folklore from other countries. I often use the story
"Frank and Russie's Little Big adventures" that I write with one of my students. This is
a fictional story, which describes a student and his English teacher’s adventures
around the world. It is suitable for A2/B1 students. Check out the new chapter on
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● Teach your students about compassion and generosity by showing them videos
about inspiring youngsters from other countries. Have you come across the video
about the little Australian boy who saws teddy bears for children with cancer? If not,
here’s a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quHdFGV94OM
● Design an online encyclopaedia of culture. I would recommend using
https://spark.adobe.com/sp/design/page/new. Split the class into groups and each one
could create an encyclopaedia on a certain topic, such as Festivals, Music, Food, etc.
Dickens Festival, Ro
ch
ester, Kent
● Week of Culture-Designate a week when each class could choose a country and pre-
pare a performance which features a popular custom there.
Finally, I would like to add that I consider such activities extremely valuable not only because
we get to know other cultures but we also learn about ourselves and our heritage. But most
and remember that they
importantly it is a way to teach our pupils to stay
were born to add something, to add
to this world.
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