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5th January 202328th January 2023

Chinese New Year

A Theme Page about the Chinese New Year celebrated each year in January-February according to the Lunar Calendar.

Warm-up

[ Happy CNY ] Chinese New Year Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/Y150S2vivFoThe 1st English CNY Song by Lleon 吕俊梁 featuring cute cute Tiger cartoon and animation. – In English, with lyrics (yr 4)

Happy New Year | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/songs/happy-new-yearListen to a song about the traditions of Chinese New Year. – Song in English, with lyrics (yr 4)

15 Days of Chinese New Year (12 Days of Christmas Parody) – YouTube (4:00)https://youtu.be/ugtSa8vpTKQA parody of the lunar new year celebrations. The text is partly hard to follow, but it’s still fun to watch (yr 8-9)

Lesson Plans

My favourite day – Chinese New Year | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/my-favourite-day-chinese-new-yearLunar New Year is this girl’s favourite time of year. How does she celebrate? Watch and find out! (yr 4-6)

EYFS Ultimate Chinese New Year Resource Pack (teacher made)https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/eyfs-ultimate-chinese-new-year-resource-pack-t-tp-2549105Help children to learn about the Chinese New Year with this brilliant pack of resources. The pack is full of everything you need to be able to teach children working in EYFS about Chinese New Year and 2020 (yr 5-7)

The Chinese New Year – Intermediate English Reading Comprehensionhttps://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/190109/1901091.htmlPeople in China celebrate New Year in the month of January or February. The Chinese New Year begins on a different date each year between January 21 and February 20. – Interactive quiz (yr 6-8)

ESL Holiday Lessons: English Lesson on Chinese New Year’s Dayhttp://www.eslholidaylessons.com/01/chinese_new_years_day.htmlESL Holiday Lessons: Free 14-Page lesson plan / worksheet on Chinese New Year (yr 6-8)

Reading

The Chinese Zodiac Story – Topmarkshttps://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/ZodiacStory.aspxA slide show telling the myth behind the Chinese Zodiac Animals. (yr 6-7)

Chinese Zodiac for Kidshttp://www.china-family-adventure.com/chinese-zodiac.html#.VORkhPnF_iUThere are 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. They came when Buddha summoned them to him. A race was held to determine which would be first in the cycle, guess who came in first and why? (yr 7-B1)

21 Chinese New Year’s Customs and Traditions You Should Knowhttps://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/new-year/customs.htmThe Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it is sometimes called is a 15-day festival in traditional custom. (yr 8-B1)

Chinese Zodiachttp://www.chinatoday.com/culture/zodiac/zodiac.htmAs students in a class are mostly born in the same year, you can study that sign together (yr 8-B1)

Year of the Rabbit (2023 Chinese Zodiac), Horoscope and Lucky Things Predictionshttps://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/rabbit.htm2023 is a year of the Water Rabbit, starting from January 22nd, 2023 (Chinese New Year), and ending on February 9th, 2024 (Chinese New Year’s Eve). (yr 8-B1)

Celebrations: Chinese New Year | Article | Onestopenglishhttps://www.onestopenglish.com/general-english/celebrations-chinese-new-year/554970.articleStudents read about Chinese New Year and discover their animal sign. (B1)

Viewing

Chinese New Year Story Great Cartoon Video for Little Kids Storytime Kids – video dailymotion (2:14)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pzlzyAnimated story of the Chinese horoscope animals (yr 4-6)

Chinese New Year for Kids (8:16)https://youtu.be/Mtbp32YyuCsWow! Learn about Chinese New Year in this video for kids! Also called the Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival, this fascinating holiday is based on the Chinese Calendar. (yr 5-7)

The great race | LearnEnglish Kids | British Council (2:17)http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-great-raceThe Jade Emperor chose the order of the animals in the Chinese zodiac. How did he decide? Watch and find out! (yr 6-7)

Fortune Tales | The Story of Lunar New Year – Youtube (5:10)https://youtu.be/GVPHdFX9iHYIn this video, learn all about the traditions and legends that make Lunar New Year one of the most exciting times of the year (yr 6-8)Vocabulary activity

Chinese New Year began as a horror story – YouTube (1:44)https://youtu.be/UzdhyAuCWagThere’s a special legend about the lunar new year – here’s our animation of the story. (yr 7-9)

Chinese New Year | ESL Lesson about the Chinese New Year – YouTube (2:08)https://youtu.be/TtAWnKPZhOULearn about the Chinese New Year in this fun ESL video and lesson. (yr 8-9)
Lesson

Story of the Chinese Zodiac – YouTube (3:25)https://youtu.be/Iw0adpGLIdkThe story of the Chinese Zodiac is a classic legend. – An animated story of the origins of the Chinese Zodiac aminals (yr 8-9)

Chinese new year story “nian” – YouTube (5:01)https://youtu.be/0uJbp8d_d9cIf you want know about Chinese new year, this animation will tell you. – A well-known story of the origins of the tradition in Chinese with English subtitles (yr 8-B1)

The myth behind the Chinese zodiac – Megan Campisi and Pen-Pen Chen – YouTube (4:22)https://youtu.be/may2s9j4RLkWant to support TED-Ed’s nonprofit mission? (yr 8-B1) View full lesson

Quiz

20 Chinese New Year Quiz Questions & Answers – AhaSlideshttps://ahaslides.com/blog/chinese-new-year-quiz/Celebrate the Year of Trivia with these 20 questions for a Chinese New Year quiz! 4 rounds and one super convenient download for you.

More Materials

New year esl – Teaching resourceshttps://wordwall.net/en-gb/community/new-year-eslCan’t find it? Just make your own! Wordwall makes it quick and easy to create your perfect teaching resource. Pick a template Enter your content Get a pack of printable and…

Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year) – Teaching Resources – BBC Teachhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/chinese-new-year-teaching-resources/zmcvf82A selection of primary resources to help teach pupils about the Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar Year or Spring Festival.

Chinese New Year | ESL Teaching and Learning Resourceshttp://www.esolcourses.com/topics/chinese-new-year.htmlPrintable classroom resources and online lessons for teaching and learning about the Chinese New Year

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11th May 202115th August 2023

End of the Year, 4-9

Theme Page with activities that can be used during the last few weeks of the spring term.
Related page: Future Plans, year 9

Ideas

End of School Year Activities for ESL | 8 FUN ways to end the year – YouTube (9:21)https://youtu.be/wVVenLQ0r3E

Are you approaching the end of the school year? Do you need some fun activities to end of the year on a high? Well, look no further as I have you covered.

Songs

End Of The School Year Song 2021 – Coronavirus School Year – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/UOjuq-1Q4FM

This school year has been particularly challenging due to the Coronavirus pandemic, this song is dedicated to all the children, parents, and teachers who did a great job!

So Long Farewell Lyrics Sound of Music Live – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/HkWtd4tZ4eY

So Long Farewell Lyrics [Children:] There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall And the bells in the steeple too

Το Sir With Love – Lulu (Lyrics) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/PT5OmavfOWg

Scenes from the video are from the movie ”To sir with love” (1967) with Sidney Poitier.

Matchbox 20 – Let’s see how far we’ve come with lyrics – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/BcrHJbCJ8qE

A song by Matchbox 20, a great song we all love, so I decided to put it up here for all you who want to listen to such a great song! Hope you enjoy it!

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD – Louis Armstrong (Lyrics) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/nYWMhzIRzuU

I can’t help but put all your wonderful photos together into an equally wonderful song by Louis Armstrong.

School’s Out! A song for the end of the school year – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/sJVwcbD4sN8

School’s Out, by Bryant Oden, is a song for students, teachers, and classes for the end of the school year.

Pharrell Williams – Happy (Lyrics Official Version Minions) – YouTube https://youtu.be/8SRp2ZCHHpA

A song to make you leave the school happy with dancing steps …

End of the Year Songs – Simply Kinderhttp://www.simplykinder.com/end-of-year-songs/

A collection of great End of the Year Songs perfect for graduations, end of the year programs, or classroom celebrations for all grade levels.

Vocabulary

Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day? Let’s Explore Some Summer Vocabulary | English with a Twisthttp://englishwithatwist.com/2015/06/29/shall-i-compare-thee-to-a-summers-day-lets-explore-some-summer-vocabulary/A text to learn summer vocabulary in context

Projects

30 Fun Ways to Celebrate the End of the School Year from a Distance | Common Sense Educationhttps://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/30-fun-ways-to-celebrate-the-end-of-the-school-year-from-a-distanceGive your students closure and highlight their accomplishments with these creative ideas.

FREE PRINTABLE: 5 Memory Coasters to Capture the School Year – WeAreTeachershttps://www.weareteachers.com/free-end-of-school-year-printables/

Make memories with your students with these free end-of-school-year printables. These memory coasters are a great DIY gift. Get your free printable!

10 End Of School Year Activities For YL – Nihal YILDIRIM`s BLoGhttps://nihalyildirim.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/10-end-of-school-year-activities-for-yl/Nice ideas for the final weeks when we say good-bye to school and welcome the summer holiday. (yr 4-8)

This Year Flew By… – End-of-the-Year Bulletin Board – SupplyMehttp://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/ideas/1340/this-year-flew-by-end-of-the-year-bulletin-board/An example of a bulletin board with memories of the year (yr 5-6)

Create a yearbook with your class! – ESL worksheet by Salserahttps://www.eslprintables.com/vocabulary_worksheets/school/Create_a_yearbook_with_your_cl_491723/

This is a complete class project. This yearbook is an adaptation of a real American yearbook. Students have to fill in the different pages with their notes and pictures. Teacher to register required (yr 5-7)

6 Engaging End-of-Year Projects – Edutopiahttp://www.edutopia.org/blog/end-of-year-engaging-projects-rebecca-alberConsider one of these six engaging and creative student projects to wrap up the school year. (yr 6-9)

35 End-of-Year Assignments and Activities for Every Gradehttps://www.weareteachers.com/end-of-year-assignments/It’s not over until the school bell rings. Creative ideas that will get your students reflecting about all of the great things they accomplished

Final Portfolios: Ending the Year with Meaning – Edutopiahttp://www.edutopia.org/blog/ending-year-with-final-portfolios-joshua-blockJosh Block shares his final portfolios project, a year-end activity in which students review and reflect on their work to more fully understand what they’ve learned (yr 6-9)

Here’s The End-Of-Year Goal-Setting Unit I’m Using With Students (Videos & Handouts Included!) | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/04/23/heres-the-end-of-year-goal-setting-unit-im-using-with-students-videos-handouts-included/

As we all know, the last seven weeks of school can sometimes feel like a slog to students and teachers alike (yr 9)

Yearbook Page Ideas: 40 “Most likely to…” ideas | SPC Yearbookshttps://www.spc-yearbooks.co.uk/yearbook-page-ideas-40-most-likely-to-ideas/We’ve noticed that you guys love a good “Most likely to…” yearbook page. Are we right in thinking you’re hungry for more suggestions? (yr 9)

Reading

Manifesto – Choose2Matterhttp://choose2matter.org/manifesto/The YOU MATTER Manifesto is a call to action. It challenges you to acknowledge and use the gifts that you have been blessed with. (yr 7-9)

Speaking / Writing

End of Term Activities Packhttps://planbee.com/products/end-of-term-activities-packDownload this free end-of-term activities pack for the final days of the school year! Includes instructions for making a memory box, an A to Z of the year’s learning sheet, reflections cards, summer bucket lists, and a letter challenge. (yr 4-6)

New! Write a Six-Word Story that Sums up Your School Year! – YouTube (1:03)https://youtu.be/7UgeOYiCcPYWrite a six-word story that sums up your year. many things happen in a school year. There are ups, downs, victories, failures, and more. (yr 5-9)

FutureMe: Write a Letter to your Future Selfhttps://www.futureme.org/Write a letter to the future and read the public (but anonymous) letters from others (yr 5-9)

20 End of the Year Reflection Questions – Minds in Bloomhttps://minds-in-bloom.com/20-end-of-year-reflection-questions/The end of the school year is prime time for your students to reflect on the year they had. These 20 reflection questions will have them do so meaningfully! (yr 6-9)

Fun Ideas for Last Day of School Activitieshttps://www.thoughtco.com/last-day-of-school-activities-2081785Make the most of the last day of school with these fun activities that celebrate the school year coming to a close.

Viewing

5-Minute Film Festival: Graduation Time – Edutopiahttp://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-graduation-speechesFrom inspirational elocutions to gutsy send-ups of the system, the long-held tradition of the commencement speech is a must at graduations from kindergarten to college. (yr 9)

22 Best The First Day of the Rest of Your Life images | School leavers, Inspirational videos, Motivational videoshttps://www.pinterest.com/quicktutor/the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-your-life/These video clips have been chosen to be shown and discussed with 9th-grade school-leavers. See more ideas about School leavers, Inspirational videos, and Motivational videos.

I Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate||Spoken Word – YouTube (5:52) https://youtu.be/D-eVF_G_p-Y

The Latest Spoken Word Video From Suli Breaks. (yr 8-9)

An Education Official Trailer – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/qn9IMe5jmf0

In the post-war, pre-Beatles London suburbs, a bright schoolgirl is torn between studying for a place at Oxford and the rather more exciting alternative (yr 8-9)

Two things Kamala Harris wants 2021 graduates to know – YouTube (7:03) https://youtu.be/O_jsX2A6uLc

Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated 2021 graduates for overcoming the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and encouraged them to consider their role in making the world better. (yr 9)

Worksheets

End of Year School Reflection worksheethttps://www.liveworksheets.com/zi786066gaComposition- sentence structure- vocabulary- grammar- reflective writing online worksheet for high school. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf.

End of term reflection — Classroom Activity by Nicki Clay — Seesaw Activity Libraryhttps://app.seesaw.me/activities/geeq7h/end-of-term-reflection1. :add: and find your name 2. Think about your term this year. 3. Click T or to show your answer for each question. 4. Record your voice to explain your answers.

School Memory Book – EnchantedLearning.comhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/books/schoolmemory/

This is an end-of-school-year book for students to make. Simple printable pages to fill in (yr 4-5)

Games

NEW! Warmers , Fillers and Coolers | Blog de Cristinahttps://www.cristinacabal.com/?p=2120Welcome back to my blog! How quickly time flies! Tomorrow I’ll be heading back to the classroom and I’m sure you will be too. On the first day, it is not always easy to get started. I’m never in the mood to start teaching straight away as some students have not bought their textbooks yet, you ha

10 Best ESL Games for English Teachers Abroad | Go Overseashttp://www.gooverseas.com/blog/10-best-games-esl-teachersGames and fun activities are a vital part of teaching English as a foreign language.

5 of My Favorite English Games for ESL Students | Owlcationhttps://owlcation.com/academia/adult-esl-games5 great games to use in an ESL classroom. These activities are surefire ways to conduct a fun and exciting class for all, and the best part is they can be modified to work with teens or kids.

Activities – Jarrett Lernerhttps://jarrettlerner.com/activities/The activities below are available for free download, and are to be used in educational and/or private settings.

Distance Learning Games for the End of the Year https://teachinginthefastlane.com/2020/05/distance-learning-games-for-the-end-of-the-year.htmlAre you getting ready to wrap up your distance learning school year? Check out this post for distance learning games to play with your students at the end of the year.

Digital Escape Room Choice Board – Wakelethttps://wakelet.com/wake/MzCz9NiwmBGELjSMb9a_3Digital escape rooms are fun and give students the opportunity to practice productive struggle as they work through the puzzles and solve the clues.

More Materials

What to Do on Lame Duck School Days | Cult of Pedagogy https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/sponge-activities-end-of-school-year/When you’re still technically in school, but the conditions just aren’t great for teaching, what do you do to make the most of the time? Here are 30 ideas.

37 Awesome End of the Year Activities – Minds in Bloomhttps://minds-in-bloom.com/27-awesome-end-of-the-year-activities/The last few weeks of school are a great time to do some of those fun enrichment activities that you may have had to put off in order to fit in all that is required.

End with a Bang! 10 Ideas for Mind-Blowing Last Lessonshttps://busyteacher.org/11603-last-lesson-10-ideas-end-year.htmlThe end of the year is a special time for any class, but especially for younger learners. Students may have a tough time focusing on getting through the final days of school

Fun Things to Do on the Last Day of School | English Teaching 101https://englishteaching101.com/fun-things-to-do-on-the-last-day-of-school/As the school year winds down, it is sometimes difficult to keep teaching to the last minute so here are 13 fun things to do on the last day of school!

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5th March 202115th April 2023

Shakespeare’s Work

A Theme Page about Shakespeare’s Plays and Language for intermediate level students, (A2.2 – B1), year 8-9 and above in Swedish Compulsory School.

Related Pages: Shakespeare EZ (6-7), Shakespeare’s Life

Warm-up

Upstart Crow – Message from the greatest writer of all time – YouTube (1:25)https://www.facebook.com/bbccomedy/videos/520205025193926/Look I wanna get something straight Alright It is absolutely not my fucking fault that you have to study my place So do not blame me I didn’t ask for this

Horrible Histories | Terrible Tudors | Series 2 – YouTube (2 min)https://youtu.be/UBBcuF9YJK0Horrible Histories is back and is as revolting and rotten as ever! Based on the best-selling book series by Terry Deary

Is Shakespeare Relevant to Modern Audiences? – YouTube (1:49)https://youtu.be/WGZf5uAGGlsThe Canonisation of Shakespeare – Introductory Video — Created using PowToon

Don’t Mention Macbeth | Blackadder The Third | BBC Comedy Greats – YouTube (2:41)https://youtu.be/h–HR7PWfp0The palace entertains two distinguished and highly superstitious actors who abhor to hear the name of the Scottish play.

What’s So Special About Shakespeare? | BOOK| Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen – YouTube (7:14)https://youtu.be/Q5HA9HfnG8s

What’s So Special About Shakespeare?

Songs

God, I Hate Shakespeare (Lyric Video) – Something Rotten! (Original Broadway Cast Recording) – YouTube (2:49)https://youtu.be/WyOjkFhhrnQ

Brian D’Arcy James, John Cariani and the cast of Something Rotten on Broadway sing “God, I Hate Shakespeare!”

The William Shakespeare Song by Horrible Histories – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/p8zdBxlNj0A

Amy Dewey: I did this as a project for my drama class. I do not own any of the pictures or the song all the links to the pictures are credited at the end of the song!

Shakespeare Rap Battle (We Run Verona) – YouTube (2:44)https://youtu.be/fAKisu5CxGcFeaturing the 2016/17 Hungry Hearts + 2017 Spring Season actors.

Sonnet XVIII: Shakespeare and Hip Hop – YouTube (1:16)https://youtu.be/2FmvH5hTBnAXVIth century Verona like today’s L.A.Classics: study the past to understand the present

Shakespeare In Love (Lyrics) Layla Kaylif – YouTube (4:22)https://youtu.be/3iF77bHCmkYLyrics to Shakespeare In Love, sung by Layla Kaylif.

“Low” Parody – *Shakespeare Rap* – YouTube (2:04)https://youtu.be/fXrMBRwhCioThis is a rap exploring the deep and sometimes agonizing encounters the legendary poet and writer William Shakespeare.

Horrible Histories – Shakespeare: A List of Plays + lyrics HD – YouTube (2:38)https://youtu.be/pvC56rBLak0This is one of the very few songs I like from the new-cast series. The second William Shakespeare song which lists all of Shakespeare’s plays

Vocabulary

In a nutshell – Upstart Crow: Beware My Sting! – BBC Two – YouTube (1:34)https://youtu.be/A8M8qTclbhoShakespeare plans to introduce some inspired phrases into the English language.

Shakespeare’s words and expressions – YouTube (5:08) https://youtu.be/nbgZxAIiO04One of the 2000 words and expressions coined by Shakespeare. Animation by CobbieK. Illustrations by Aliki.

10 WORDS SHAKESPEARE INVENTED (Now You Know #6) – YouTube (3:57) https://youtu.be/BjqbY4uJjTAShakespeare was quite the wordsmith. He invented countless words and phrases (well, let’s just say he was the first to write them down)

English Idioms from Shakespearehttps://blog.iec-dvc.edu/english-idioms-from-shakespeare/The English language is full of idioms that were first used by Shakespeare! How many of these expressions have you heard or used?

Shakespeare Speaks – YouTube (4 min each)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcetZ6gSk968Ihu1V8KH4shxeq2auxC0_Learn about the life, times and language of William Shakespeare with this 20-part series of animations from BBC Learning English.

The Best Shakespearean Insults – YouTube (0:42)https://youtu.be/0PoxojQVSFENext time someone gets on your bad side, break out one of these brilliant phrases from The Bard.

If Shakespearean Insults Were Used Today – Anglophenia Ep 13 – YouTube (1:44)https://youtu.be/P_Uej8LJ48QSiobhan Thompson reacts to everyday office frustrations with some barbs from the Bard.

Shakespearean Insults – YouTube (1:28)https://youtu.be/eF0TjC3IfU4The Seventeen Best Shakespearean Insults Ever – with background music.

Insults by Shakespeare – YouTube (6:23)https://youtu.be/vdCjKH5IKJ8“You’re a fishmonger!” By taking a closer look at Shakespeare’s words–specifically his insults–we see why he is known as a master playwright whose works transcend time and appeal to audiences all over the world.

Lesson Plans

Shakespeare | LearnEnglish | British Councilhttp://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/shakespeareDo you know why Shakespeare’s plays are still so popular today? Find out in these videos and improve your English with the exercises.

Did Shakespeare write his plays? – Natalya St. Clair and | TED-Ed (4:06)https://ed.ted.com/lessons/did-shakespeare-write-his-plays-natalya-st-clair-and-aaron-williams

Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name – or whether he even existed at all.

Exploring English: Shakespeare – Online Coursehttps://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-english-shakespeareImprove your English language skills by looking at the life and works of William Shakespeare and his enduring popularity. – A 6-week course, weekly study 2 hrs.

Free Resources – Classical Comicshttp://www.classicalcomics.com/education/free-resources/Here you can download sections from 4 plays. Presented as line-art, these documents are quick to download and simple to print. As an added bonus, not only do we offer brief teaching resource books to accompany each play, but we also provide a “No Text” version, featuring empty word balloons that you can fill in.

Did Shakespeare Write His Own Plays? | Wonderopolishttps://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/Did-Shakespeare-Write-His-Own-PlaysO Wonder, Wonder! Wherefore art thou today’s Wonder of the Day?

Reading

William Shakespearehttps://mrosarialup.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/william-shakespeare-text-exercises.pdfWilliam Shakespeare is often called the world’s greatest playwright. He wrote comedies, tragedies and historical plays in England in the last part of the 16th and the early 17th century. – Text and exercises to print (pdf)

Shakespeare | LearnEnglish Teens – British Councilhttps://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/shakespeareHe was the greatest writer in the English language and is known around the world. But how much do you really know about William Shakespeare and his life?

No Fear Shakespeare: Shakespeare’s plays plus a modern translation you can understandhttps://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/

No Fear Shakespeare puts Shakespeare’s language side-by-side with a facing-page translation into modern English—the kind of English people actually speak today.

Litpoetry: ‘All the world’s a Stage’, by William Shakespeare – YouTube (3:05)https://youtu.be/zoWK_fpCaFEThis video contains a reading of William Shakespeare’s, ‘All the world’s a stage’ poetic speech from ‘As you like it’ – text on screen.

BBC Learning English – Course: Shakespeare / Unit 1http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/shakespeareShakespeare Speaks was produced by BBC Learning English in partnership with The Open University. A series of video-based lessons on Shakespeare’s language

BBC – Drama – 60 Second Shakespeare – Shakespeare’s plays, themes and charactershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/shakespeare/60secondshakespeare/themes_index.shtmlOur IT teaching expert Paul Sibson guides you through organising classroom sessions around exploring Shakespeare’s plays, themes and characters in a 60 Second Shakespeare.

Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare – E. Nesbit – Google Bookshttps://books.google.se/books?id=c6veAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=children%27s+books+free&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjRwfvt16HnAhWv-yoKHVF3DmIQ6AEIKTAA#v=onepage&q&f=falseThe author of this book had in view was to reproduce the entertaining stories contained in the plays of Shakespeare, in a form so simple that children can understand and enjoy them. See below:

Listening

BBC Learning English – 6 Minute English / Shakespeare in plain English (6:11)http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-151029

Should the difficult language of Shakespeare be translated into Modern English?

Viewing

The globe: Shakespeare’s Theatre (B1-B2) – YouTube (7:22)https://youtu.be/F-EuwVgM2tsEducational video in English, level B1 – B2 on the Globe Theater in London.

The Globe Theatre | PBS LearningMediahttps://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/shak13_vid_globehist/

Students will take a glimpse into the world of Elizabethan theater by watching actors perform scenes from Shakespeare’s plays on the stage of Shakespeare’s Globe.

What Shakespeare’s English Sounded Like – and how we know – YouTube (6:33)https://youtu.be/WeW1eV7Oc5ABotched rhymes, buried puns and a staged accent that sounds more Victorian than Elizabethan. No more!

William Shakespeare: Background for His Works (clip) – YouTube (2:22) https://youtu.be/8xHer6dO0eEA narrator speaking about Shakespeare’s career to a video of scenes from Shakespeare’s plays

William Shakespeare – in a nutshell – YouTube (2:26)https://youtu.be/ocrgDc6W7Es“Romeo and Juliet”, “Hamlet”, “Othello” – the list of Shakespeare’s masterpieces is very long. – Animated with speech

Shakespeare’s Top 10 Deaths – How To Be Epic – CBBC – YouTube (2:06)https://youtu.be/ZoHvLmSBKYcShakespeare came up with some creative ways of killing off his characters – check out these top ten Shakespearean deaths.

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare – Romeo and Juliet | LearnEnglish Teens – British Council (4:54)https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/literature-uk/shakespeare-romeo-and-julietIn the Italian city of Verona, two families hate each other. Romeo is from the Montague family and Juliet is a Capulet, but they fall in love at first sight. This is their tragic love story. – Comprehension questions

Shakespeare in the Classroom – Miramax – YouTube (45:13)https://youtu.be/FfHVVodICrE

Released to support the film Shakespeare in Love, and featuring many of the cast, this film is a great background and introduction to Romeo and Juliet.

Script for Romeo and Juliethttps://internationaleveryman.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/rnj-1.pdf

A script for Romeo and Juliet to act as a play

Of Pentameter & Bear Baiting – Romeo & Juliet Part I: Crash Course English Literature #2 – YouTube (12:41)https://youtu.be/I4kz-C7GryY

In which John Green examines Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. John delves into the world of Bill Shakespeare’s famous star-crossed lovers Part II

Romeo and Juliet in Three Minutes – YouTube (3:10) https://youtu.be/sbxAwDauDwoLearn the story of Romeo and Juliet in style, discovering the intricate webs of vast knowledge associated with the story and it’s writer.

Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet summary – YouTube (9:18) https://youtu.be/dRrvQ1vZxcg

Check out Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Video SparkNote: Quick and easy synopsis of the Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo and Juliet Summary by Shmoop – YouTube (4:29)https://youtu.be/2Q6hIVRa_QA

Our parents always warned us that rushing into marriage was a bad idea. It wasn’t until we read Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet | William Shakespeare | Lit2Go ETChttps://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/201/romeo-and-juliet/Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage “star-cross’d lovers” whose “untimely deaths” ultimately unite their feuding households. – Complete Audiobook

Romeo and Juliet | Ririro | Imagination over knowledgehttps://ririro.com/romeo-and-juliet/Imagination over knowledge Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet For years, a feud raged between the powerful Capulet and Montague families in the Italian city of Verona.

Romeo and Juliet Cartoon Parody – YouTube (8:42)https://youtu.be/dersUM9QUts

A parody to the Famous Romeo and Juliet play written by William Shakespeare. The lines and scenes have been paraphrased for easy understanding, with audio and speech bubbles

The Story of Romeo and Juliet – Audiobook in English with Subtitles – YouTube (18:41)https://youtu.be/z4hcuE203tYShort story with subtitles. This is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the story of two young star-crossed lovers.

10 Activities for Teaching Romeo and Juliet | The Daring English Teacherhttps://www.thedaringenglishteacher.com/2022/09/10-activities-for-teaching-romeo-and.htmlEngaging teaching strategies and learning resources for middle school ELA and high school English students.

Shakespeare close-ups: What’s in a name? – UR Skola (8:35) http://urskola.se/Produkter/172278-Shakespeare-close-ups-What-s-in-a-name

A monologue by a British actress about the role of Juliet, from UR.se. English subtitles available

Ben Crystal – Pt 5: Shakespeare’s accent – Speaking the bright and beautiful English of Shakespeare – YouTube (6:30)https://youtu.be/y2QYGEwM1Sk

Bill Crystal recites Romeo and Juliet the way it may have sounded in Shakespeare’s time

Star Cross’d: Romeo and Juliet retold | Shakespeare Lives – YouTube (4:34)https://youtu.be/gqqkn7gRNkELaura Dockrill’s ‘Star Cross’d’ is a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, set on a British beach.

Shakespeare – Hamlet | LearnEnglish Teens – British Council (5:35)https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/literature-uk/shakespeare-hamletWe are in Denmark, and Hamlet’s father, the king, is now dead. Hamlet’s uncle has married Hamlet’s mother, and become the new king. – Comprehension Questions

Fasterpieces HAMLET by William Shakespeare in 7 minutes – YouTube (7:45)https://youtu.be/9Rwbk2z2BtQ

The tragic tale of Hamlet, The Prince Of Denmark. Thanks to Fasterpieces, in a mere 7 minutes and 47 seconds you too can understand Shakespeare’s most powerful drama

Why should you read “Hamlet”? – YouTube (5:08)https://youtu.be/QTu39aMg_mU

Explore William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, “Hamlet,” a play about conspiracy, deception, and the tragic consequences of indecision.

Hamlet by William Shakespeare | Plot Summary – YouTube (3:39)https://youtu.be/hlK3CRbXE-UProfessor Regina Buccola, Chair of Humanities at Roosevelt University, provides an in-depth analysis of the plot in William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.

Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare’s Hamlet Summary – YouTube (9:21)https://youtu.be/t0CqUTmwKiMQuick and easy synopsis of the Shakespeare play, Hamlet.

Hamlet Summary by Shmoop – YouTube (5:27)https://youtu.be/LxEs-K8o1MI

If you’re in the play Hamlet, and your name is Fortinbras… you are a lucky, lucky man. Except for the fact that your name is “Fortinbras.”

Ghosts, Murder, and More Murder – Hamlet Part 1: Crash Course Literature 203 – YouTube (12:23)https://youtu.be/My14mZa-eq8

In which John Green teaches you about Hamlet, William Shakespeare’s longest and most-performed play.
Part 2

[Shakespeare: The Animated Tales] Hamlet – YouTube (25:39)https://youtu.be/OtNMjZoZNbM

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarried to his uncle, Claudius.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarkhttp://www.stickfigurehamlet.com/act1/scene1/page01.html

Stick Figure Hamlet brings comic visuals and imagery to this classic work of Shakespeare. This site is sure to motivate and interest even the most reluctant reader!

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark – Audiobook in English with Subtitles – YouTube (16:37)https://youtu.be/UhGf8ncOZ8IShort story with subtitles. This an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the tragic tale of the Prince of Denmark.’. Audiobook in English.

Shakespeare close-ups: To be or not to be – UR Skola (8:35) http://urskola.se/Produkter/172279-Shakespeare-close-ups-To-be-or-not-to-be

A monologue by a British actor about the role of Hamlet, from UR.se. English subtitles available

Shakespeare close-ups: How should I your true love know? – UR Skola (8:35) http://urskola.se/Produkter/172280-Shakespeare-close-ups-How-should-I-your-true-love-know

A monologue by a British actress about the role of Ophelia in Hamlet, from UR.se. English subtitles available

Shakespeare – Macbeth | LearnEnglish Teens – British Council (5:07)https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/literature-uk/shakespeare-macbethScotland is at war, and the hero of the battle is Macbeth. This is the story of Macbeth’s rise to power, and the terrible consequences of his ambition. – Comprehension Questions

Map of Macbeth – Freehttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Map-of-Macbeths-Scotland-Free-Printable-Macbeth-Resource-Handout-or-Poster-8860231 Now you can help your students discover Macbeth’s Scotland with an informative and decorative classroom poster or handout.

Why should you read “Macbeth”? – YouTube (6:08)https://youtu.be/rD5goS69LT4

There’s a play so powerful that an old superstition says its name should never be uttered in a theater. Brendan Pelsue explains why you should read (or revisit) “Macbeth.”

Macbeth by William Shakespeare | Plot Summary – YouTube (3:51)https://youtu.be/Fkwp8UbErcE

Professor Regina Buccola of Roosevelt University provides an in-depth plot summary of William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth.

Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare’s Macbeth summary – YouTube (9:20)https://youtu.be/uzAujyWpK_s

Check out Shakespeare’s Macbeth Video SparkNote: Quick and easy Macbeth synopsis, analysis, and discussion of major characters and themes in the play.

Macbeth by Shmoop – YouTube (3:05)https://youtu.be/iA3OD08-XGoDon’t ever speak his name in a theatre unless you really want to tick off some superstitious actors.

[Shakespeare: The Animated Tales] Macbeth – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/qfnUq2_0FOY

A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord seizes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches. This video is for educational purposes. Rate…

Macbeth – Audiobook in English with Subtitles – YouTube (18:35)https://youtu.be/oeCuzzhGFaYShort story with subtitles. This is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play ‘Macbeth’. Audiobook in English.

Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare’s King Lear summary – YouTube (9:59)https://youtu.be/ptXr7LKylpg

Check out Shakespeare’s King Lear Video SparkNote: Quick and easy King Lear synopsis, analysis, and discussion of major characters and themes in the play.

King Lear by Shmoop – YouTube (2:44)https://youtu.be/E-n9HbYQkaM

King Lear was an evil king. He wanted pain and for everyone to be in a world of hurt. But after his death, we wonder why he died. Was it from a broken heart?

King Lear – Audiobook in English with Subtitles – YouTube (7:00)https://youtu.be/Az8qf-sHhuUShort story with subtitles. This is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play ‘King Lear’. Audiobook in English.

Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare’s Othello summary – YouTube (9:12)https://youtu.be/Bp6LqSgukOU

Check out William Shakespeare’s Othello Video SparkNote: Quick and easy Othello synopsis, analysis, and discussion of major characters and themes

Othello Summary by Shmoop – YouTube (3:40)https://youtu.be/upmMKz1PuMUThis video provides a summary of Othello, as told by Iago, a conniving man who weaves a convoluted web of lies

Othello in Three Minutes – YouTube (3:03)https://youtu.be/iP2qQT6MuBQOthello is a play by Shakespeare for you younger folk. – A school project

The Story of Othello – Audiobook in English with Subtitles – YouTube (21:52)https://youtu.be/68EHggz5d8QShort story with subtitles. This an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play ‘Othello’. Audiobook in English.

Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream summary – YouTube (6:46)https://youtu.be/M1wMfOwlAZ8

Check out Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Video SparkNote: Quick and easy A Midsummer Night’s Dream synopsis, analysis, and discussion

Animated Tales – Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream – video dailymotion (25:49)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x53h9z6

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare between 1590 and 1597. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta.

Why should you read “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”? – YouTube (4:42)https://youtu.be/xCI6o-kbqrs

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” sees Shakespeare play with the boundary between illusion and reality – and dramatize the possibility that life is but a dream. Iseult Gillespie shares what makes this play a timeless classic.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Summary by Shmoop – YouTube (3:41)https://youtu.be/Twz-BuzvBM0

Love potions are tricky business (not that we’ve ever tried using one, of course). They can make you fall in love with the wrong person

A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Audiobook in English with Subtitles – YouTube (14:14)https://youtu.be/MY1HErlf4nwShort story with subtitles. This an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Audiobook in English.

The Merchant of Venice Summary by Shmoop – YouTube (3:52)https://youtu.be/fAjOMs8u4Bo

We tend to think of Shakespeare as the timeless author who did nothing but craft beautiful, hilarious plays for our enjoyment.

Video SparkNotes: Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar summary – YouTube (9:00)https://youtu.be/kgyAPrv30eg

Check out William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Video SparkNote: Quick and easy Julius Caesar synopsis, analysis, and discussion

Julius Caesar Summary by Shmoop – YouTube (3:22)https://youtu.be/79_XlPinhPM

We totally understand loving your country, but don’t murder your best friend over it. That’s a bit over the top.

Shakespeare close-ups: I am your wife – UR Skola (8:33) http://urskola.se/Produkter/172281-Shakespeare-close-ups-I-am-your-wife

A monologue by a British actress, about the role of Miranda in The Storm, from UR.se. English subtitles available

Shakespeare close-ups: All the world is a stage – UR Skola (8:34) http://urskola.se/Produkter/172282-Shakespeare-close-ups-All-the-world-is-a-stage

A monologue by a British actor, performing the famous speech from As You Like It, from UR.se. English subtitles available

Interactive

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre – Polyhttps://poly.google.com/view/9pOClxLmY4YView the Globe from the inside in 6 scenes, by Sarah DeLong

Site Landing Page | myShakespearehttps://myshakespeare.com/

Dive into the rich world of Shakespeare with our full-text, interactive editions of his plays. myShakespeare replaces traditional footnotes with multimedia resources for the 21st-century student.

More Materials

NoSweatShakespeare – Making Shakespeare Easy & Fun✔️https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/NoSweatShakespeare is the home of Shakespeare resources. Read Shakespeare’s plays, quotes, poems & sonnets translated into modern English. Fantastic facts

Shakespeare Facts | Shakespeare’s Globe | Globe Education / Shakespeare’s Globehttp://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discovery-space/fact-sheets

Playwrights in Shakespeare’s time used language to describe ‘special effects’ much of the time, but acting companies could also produce very dramatic special effects.

Which Shakespeare Play Should I See? An Illustrated Flowchart — Good Tickle Brainhttps://goodticklebrain.com/home/2016/4/18/which-shakespeare-play-should-i-see-an-illustrated-flowchart

An Illustrated Flowchart from Good Tickle Brain, answering the question Which Shakespeare Play Should I See?

How to Teach Shakespear So Your Students Won’t Hate ithttps://www.weareteachers.com/teach-shakespeare/

Whether you are a teacher tackling Shakespeare for the first time or a veteran looking to change how you’ve taught the Bard in the past, this will help.

30 Shakespeare Activities and Printables for the Classroomhttps://www.weareteachers.com/best-shakespeare-activities-printables/

A lesson plan! A lesson plan! My kingdom for a lesson plan!

Final Words

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Shakespeare’s Life

A Theme Page about Shakespeare’s Life for intermediate level students, (A2.2 – B1), year 8-9 and above in Sweden.

Related Pages: Shakespeare EZ (6-7), Shakespeare’s Work

Warm-up

Introduction to Shakespeare – YouTube (2:00)https://youtu.be/TwSqW_19vLo

An introduction to Shakespeare. Pictures and phrases introducing main topics around a Shakespeare Theme

Shakespeare Lives in 2016 – anniversary trailer – YouTube (2:36)https://youtu.be/6PjoMlIVrVA

Introducing the year of celebration, 400 years after S’s death

Pudding Lane Productions, Crytek Off The Map – YouTube (3:29) https://youtu.be/SPY-hr-8-M0

We are six students from De Montfort University taking part in the Crytek Off the Map project, building a 3D representation of 17th century London

Songs

Horrible Histories William Shakespeare Song – video dailymotionhttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vt2m3Horrible Histories William Shakespeare Song Lyrics Video Lyrics txt

A song about William Shakespeare – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/SLAj1G1IQksA quick disco overview of William Shakespeare’s life, complete with tuneless singing, but packed with fun facts about him.

CBBC: All Over the Place – ‘Shakespeare’ Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/rJK5ku-iNIE

Iain Stirling and Ed Petrie put on some pretty costumes to sing a song about one of the greatest writers of all – William Shakespeare!

Shakespeare songs – Discovering Shakespeare Through Songhttp://shakesongs.com/Home of original Shakespearean music Great original songs from Hamlet, Othello, R&J, As You Like It and other famous plays.

Lesson Plans

Welcome to Shakespeare High: Your Shakespeare Classroom on the Internet!http://www.shakespearehigh.com/classroom/bio_handout.shtml

This is a handout I found when I first started teaching (ages ago!). It was in fairly poor shape, so I recreated it on my computer.

William Shakespeare – DreamreaderDreamreaderhttp://dreamreader.net/lesson/william-shakespeare/

William Shakespeare is one of the most famous writers in world history. Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England.

William Shakespeare powerpointhttp://fr.slideshare.net/caromeo/william-shakespeare-powerpointShakespeare’s life, theatre, and Elizabethan Age.

Listening

BBC Learning English – 6 Minute English / Shakespeare in plain Englishhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-151029

Should the difficult language of Shakespeare be translated into Modern English?

Reading

Shakespeare Facts: 13 Facts about Shakespeare ←FACTSlides→http://www.factslides.com/s-Shakespeare

Did you know that… Scientists detected traces of Cannabis on pipes found in William Shakespeare

15 top Shakespeare facts! | National Geographic Kidshttps://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/shakespeare-facts/

Learn all about the world’s greatest ever playwright in our twelve Shakespeare facts.

Viewing

William Shakespeare Biography for Kids – YouTube (1:36)https://youtu.be/wVF8Q-zZz00

William Shakespeare, was an English poet, playwright, and actor from Stratford-Upon-Avon England.

Shakespeare Biography.wmv – YouTube (2:10)https://youtu.be/bAWYwvGT2YQ

Bio of Shakespeare in two minutes in pictures and words

[Video] Shakespeare 400 | Discovery Education UKhttp://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/video/item922104

On Friday 22nd April Discovery Education celebrated the life and legacy of the greatest writer of English language and literature, with a broadcast for teachers and students across the globe.

The Life of William Shakespeare – YouTube (3:05) https://youtu.be/h24zZETMzR8

The Life of William Shakespeare. – A student’s video, talking to pictures

William Shakespeare Biography – YouTube (3:21) https://youtu.be/kOHM7DhqTpE

The life of William Shakespeare. Pictures and text to read, music audio

Shakespeare’s Life | myShakespeare (5:15)https://myshakespeare.com/romeo-and-juliet/shakespeares-life

Animated story about Shakespeare’s life with a narrator …

Shakespeare – The History of English (3/10) – YouTube (1:15)https://youtu.be/BMkuUADWW2A

A part of History of English in 10 minutes, animated with a narrator

The History of SHAKESPEARE – Made Simple! – YouTube (5:51)https://youtu.be/vn4s9z61eu8We go over the playwright William Shakespeare and his history – made simple! This is meant to be a silly little educational video on the history of Shakespeare and all that he’s done.

Shakespeare’s World – Timelines.tv – YouTube (7:36)https://youtu.be/jx6biuPc5cQ

Explore England in the age of Shakespeare: a time of transition from the medieval to the modern.

English – William Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon – YouTube (6:05)https://youtu.be/rxXqbMDgNRU

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. This video shows the town today.

Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know – William Shakespeare – YouTube (3:53) https://youtu.be/HZdhqdueFFg

William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known, influential writers in the English language — at least, that is, if he actually wrote it.

Elizabethan theater: Shakespeare and The Globe – YouTube (7:31)https://youtu.be/U1p8iS7_kZc

Learn about theater during Shakespeare’s time. Topics include why The Globe, his theater, was located in Southwark, what the theater probably looked like

Dan Snow’s London Guide – The Globe Theatre – video dailymotion (2:13)https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2orlx7

Dan Snow’s London Guide – The Globe Theatre

Shakespeare in the Classroom – Miramax – YouTube (45:13)https://youtu.be/FfHVVodICrE

Released to support the film Shakespeare in Love, and featuring many of the cast, this film is a great background and introduction to Romeo and Juliet.

Game

The Game of Shakespeare’s Life! — Good Tickle Brainhttps://goodticklebrain.com/home/2016/4/21/the-game-of-shakespeares-lifeContinuing our epic journey towards Shakespeare

Quiz

Shakespeare quiz – Test your knowledge of William Shakespearehttps://engelsklaslokaal.nl/en/quizzes/shakespeare-quiz/How much do you know about Shakespeare’s life and work? Do the Shakespeare quiz and find out whether you are a Shakespeare egghead or blockhead.

More Materials

Imgur: The magic of the Internethttps://imgur.com/gtu8HAn illustrated infographic – timeline of Shakespeare’s life, by Imgur

Exploring English: Shakespeare – Online Coursehttps://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-english-shakespeare

Improve your English language skills by looking at the life and works of William Shakespeare and his enduring popularity.

Shakespeare translatorhttps://funtranslations.com/shakespeare

Convert from English to Shakespeare. Shakespeare invented many words and his style of narration in many ways was unique to his time. This translator takes English as input and converts to Shakespeare English.

Final Words

William Shakespeare Quotes on Life, Love & Success – YouTube (9:42)https://youtu.be/e75N9FWo9iA

Get inspired with episode 291 of the Inspirational Living podcast: William Shakespeare Quotes on Life, Love & Success.

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Animals, year 1-3

Animals make one of the favourite topics with young children. In this unit, students will learn animal names, sounds and their kids by singing, reading and watching videos.

Warm-up

The Secret Life Of Pets – Official Teaser Trailer (HD) – Illumination – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/i-80SGWfEjM

The Secret Life Of Pets – Official Teaser Trailer (HD)

Pip | A Short Animated Film – YouTube (4:05)https://youtu.be/07d2dXHYb94

Dog’s heroics will make you cry!

Vocabulary

Learn Farm Animals for Kids | Video Flash Cards | Kindergarten, Preschool & ESL | Fun Kids English – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/bV8MSaYlSbc

Learn farm animals vocabulary in English with this fun video. In this video, you’ll learn: cow, duck, sheep, horse, cat, donkey, turkey, pig, chicken and dog. (yr 1-2)

ESL-Kids – ESL Flashcards | Animalshttp://esl-kids.com/flashcards/animals.html

ESL-Kids.com – ESL stuff for teaching kids including flashcards, worksheets, classroom games and children’s song lyrics. – Choose the size and print

Pet Animals Printables for Primary School – SparkleBoxhttps://www.sparklebox.co.uk/topic/living/pets.htmlFlashcards, Bingo, Sorting cards, Pets and where they Live Matching Cards, Survey form, animal face masks etc.

Pets – British English Vocabulary – LanguageGuide.orghttp://www.languageguide.org/english-uk/vocabulary/pets/Pets Speaking Challenge Listening Challenge Interactive

Farm Animals – English Vocabulary – LanguageGuide.orghttp://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/farm-animals/Pictures of farm animals with audio vocabulary.

Farm Animalshttp://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/vocabulary/farm_animals/index.htmlVocabulary and exercises with farm animals Interactive

Petshttp://www.letshavefunwithenglish.com/vocabulary/pets/index.htmlVocabulary and exercises with pet names. Learn the vocabulary, match the words, crossword.

Category: Animals | Learning Chocolatehttp://www.learningchocolate.com/category/animals

Various exercises with animal words. (yr 3)

Pets ESL Printable Worksheets For Kids 1http://www.eslways.com/pets-p1.htmlAnimals – Downloadable and printable worksheets about pets Farm Animals

Games

FARM ANIMALS GAME PPT worksheet – Free ESL projectable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/projectables/powerpoints_ppt_pptx/farm_animals_game_ppt/animals-beginner-prea1/52762

This interactive Powerpoint presentation is a multiple-choice game for kids about farm animals. Click on the speaker and guess the animal in the stable. – Free Registration Required

PETS PPT worksheet – Free ESL projectable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/projectables/powerpoints_ppt_pptx/pets_ppt/present-simple-animals/47196

This is a Powerpoint presentation on pets. It contains some audio flashcards on the most common pets and a guessing game. The students have to read the description and guess the missing pet. – Free Registration Required

Songs

On the Farm (counting song) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/9uuh3zG21ts

It’s a counting song about the animals on the farm. How many are there? Can you count them all?

The Baby Animals Song – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/cJg4YFtvOp8

It’s a song for children about the names of baby animals. This song was written and performed by A.J. Jenkins.

Sounds of the Animals Song | Songs For Children by Hooplakidz – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/h6kssBH6rPo

Discover the magic of the animal kingdom with music and animation.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/vPd7TaUhYTE

The traditional nursery rhyme. This song was arranged and performed by A.J. Jenkins. – A slow version to learn the song with.

Old MacDonald Had a Farm | Favorite kid video | Baby songs and nursery rhymes |PBS Kids | Kidsongs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/nhmXH6O8NIQ

Sing along with pigs, cows, ducks and more on this classic nursery rhyme

Here’s the classic nursery rhyme “Bingo”. Join the Kidsongs Kids on a sing-along adventure and meet lots of animal friends!

My Dog Ben – Original Children Song by Hooplakidz – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/4SBHL5bv1W0

This song is specially made by Hooplakidz creator for all of those who have pets

Lesson Plans

Pets vocabulary in English – Learn with Games Pictures Sounds and Quizzeshttps://www.english-learn-online.com/vocabulary/pets/learn-pets-vocabulary-in-english/

You can learn pets vocabulary in English on this page online and for free. In this online lesson you can learn pets with activities such as games, pictures, sounds, flash cards, tests, quizzes,…

Viewing

Animals with Steve and Maggie – YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAVCV4yPW7KbUtN3piVrj422YryHW7cuHSteve and his animal stories for kids in English are fun.. (yr 1-3)

Story Time with Carol – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/_ime5fYs4ngJoin Carol Read for Story Time – she’s bringing “The Moon in the River” alive for Young Children learning English as a second language. (yr 2-3)

Animal Stories - Fairy tale Compilation | 51 minutes English Stories (Reading Books) - YouTube

Animal Stories – Fairy tale Compilation | (Reading Books) – YouTube (51:35)https://youtu.be/dZ-iYN3ki_kEach video, that has sound & mute version, is accompanied by English subtitles. (yr 2-3)

The Present – OFFICIAL – YouTube (4:18)https://youtu.be/WjqiU5FgsYc

Leave out the subtitles, the story speaks for itself. (yr 3)

19. Pets – Comparison expression – Educational video for Kids – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/50Jr-FVw7PI

Educational video for Kids – Role-play conversation (yr 3)

Reading

three little pigs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/90Sf9saPuDI

The story starts after the song, at 2min. Stop after 2 min for year 1-2.

“The Three Little Pigs” and The Big Bad Wolf | Three Little Pigs – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/TrcWstqwA4M

“The Three Little Pigs” and “Big Bad Wolf story” Short Story for Kids. (yr 3)

There’s An Alligator Under My Bed-Story Time – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/sNE8p0E4NVU

Mercer Mayer reads his picture book, There’s An Alligator Under My Bed

The animal shelter | LearnEnglish Kids | British Councilhttp://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-animal-shelter

The Good family wants to adopt an animal to take home from the shelter. – The script and a worksheet can be downloaded from the page.

Speaking

Pet Questionshttps://webenglish.se/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pet-questions.pdf

A printable handout to have the students interview two friends.

Writing

Describing animals – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/CYMclpp9aQ8

Learn to describe an animal with easy sentences.

Lesson 8: “This animal has / Does it have?” Animals & Adjectives – Kids English Grammar Cartoon – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/rQuE1jBhGyg

English Grammar Cartoon for Beginner English learners • – Teaches how to use adjectives to describe animals.

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Pet show story Super Minds 1https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/pet-show-story-super-minds-1

The students are going to improve their listening skills as well as practising prepositions of place and action verbs.

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How Animals Sound In Different Languages. – The Language Nerdshttp://thelanguagenerds.com/how-animals-sound-in-different-languages/Different languages perceive animal sounds differently. If you think your language represents animal sounds accurately, you are so wrong.

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Electing US President, year 5-6

Background

These materials have been chosen to suit at least stronger students in year 5-6.

Warm-up

“I’ll Be the President” (3:06) A fun rap about the process of becoming a president
What do kids want in a president? (1:20) Kids talk about what kind of person they think the next president should be like.

Vocabulary

Presidential Elections Vocabulary A list of 14 vocab items with exercises
Words to know A guide to words and phrases that come up a lot as Election Day approaches.
US Election words A 2-page document to copy for the students

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You Choose Read about the candidates’ backgrounds. Unforunately the video does not work outside the USA

Lesson Plans

Scholastic News Several links to simplified information
Presidential Inauguration Lesson A page with simple sentences and activities based on the latest inauguration of Barack Obama

Listening

Donald Trump on global risk list A reading/listening text in three levels with loads of vocabulary and content questions

Viewing

Who can run for president (1:26) Short, simple explanation
Electing a US President (3:42) Video in plain English, with a quiz
U.S. presidential election 2016/17 (5:23) easily explained

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Global Vote Let your students vote for their candidate for the presidency

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