EARTH CAM

 

YOU CAN USE THESE ACTIVITIES TO EXPLORE EARTH CAM AND TRAVEL AROUND ICONIC LANDMARKS

IMMIGRATION AND HEROES

 

GO TO THIS PAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

 

FAKE HOLIDAY

 Zilla van den Born and Social Media Authenticity

Zilla van den Born, a Dutch graphic design student, created a fake 5-week vacation to Southeast Asia in 2014 as a university project. She convinced everyone, including her parents, that she was traveling through Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos while never leaving Amsterdam. The project aimed to explore how people filter what they show on social media and the gap between online presentation and reality.

LESSER-KNOWN ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Lesser-known English-speaking countries typically share these common traits: 

• Colonial Heritage: Most are former British colonies that inherited English through colonial rule and education systems. 
• Small Scale: They have small populations and limited global influence compared to major English-speaking nations. 
• Geographic Isolation: Many are islands or geographically separated regions (Caribbean, Malta, Belize, Guyana). 
• Economic Vulnerability: They rely heavily on tourism, agriculture, or niche industries, making them economically fragile. 
• Cultural Fusion: They blend English language and institutions with strong local traditions, creating unique hybrid societies. 
• Strategic but Limited: Often occupy important geographic positions but lack the resources to fully capitalize on these advantages.
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LONDON TOURIST INFORMATON OFFICE

 

GOOGLE EARTH AND SOME GREAT WONDERS OF THE WORLD

 

NATURAL WONDERS OF THE WORLD

 

AMBIENT NOISES DICTATION

 

HOUSING PROBLEMS IN MADRID: AIRBNB

 

YOUR DREAM VACATION

 

SPEED-CHATTING GAME

SPEED-CHATTING (ALSO CALLED SPEED-TALKING OR SPEED CONVERSATIONS) IS AN ESL CLASSROOM ACTIVITY BASED ON THE SPEED-DATING CONCEPT, WHERE STUDENTS HAVE BRIEF,TIMED CONVERSATIONS WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS.

HOW IT WORKS:

STUDENTS SIT IN TWO ROWS FACING EACH OTHER OR FORM INNER AND OUTER CIRCLES. EACH PAIR GETS A CONVERSATION TOPIC OR QUESTION. STUDENTS CHAT FOR 2.3 MINUTES, THEN ONE ROW OR CIRCLE ROTATES. PROCESS REPEATS WITH NEW PARTNERS AND TOPICS 

CELEBRITY DEATH MYSTERIES

 

FAMOUS EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT HISTORY

MANY CELEBRITIES DEATH MYSTERIES HAVE CAPTURED PUBLIC ATTENTION. SOME INVOLVE MUSICIANS WHO DIED YOUNG,ACTORS WHO HAD ACCIDENTS OR WRITERS WHO DISAPPEARED. THESE CASES OFTEN HAVE COMMON ELEMENTS. SOME INVOLVE MUSICIANS WHO DIED YOUNG, ACTORS WHO HAD ACCIDENTS OR WRITERS WHO DISAPPEARED. THESE CASES OFTEN HAVE COMMON ELEMENTS: UNCLEAR EVIDENCE, CONFLICTING WITNESS STORIES AND QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN UNANSWERED EVEN DECADES LATER..

SONG TO SPEECH: The PROSE CHALLENGE

 

EXAMPLES AND MORE

CONSPIRACY THEORIES DEBATE

 

"BANANA" DICTATIONS

 A BANANA DICTATION IS A LISTENING EXERCISE WHERE THE TEACHER READS A TEXT ALOUD, BUT REPLACES CERTAIN KEY WORDS WITH THE WORD "BANANA." STUDENTS MUST LISTEN CAREFULLY, WRITE DOWN WHAT THEY HEAR, THEN USE CONTEXT CLUES AND LOGICAL REASONING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ORIGINAL MISSING WORDS SHOULD BE. IT COMBINES DICTATION PRACTICE WITH VOCABULARY INFERENCE SKILLS.

C1 ORAL INTERACTION

 

MORE, LESS. CHANGE IMPRO GAME

EUROVISION

 

AND NOW A QUESTIONNAIRE

CAUSATIVE VERBS: HAVE AND GET

 

CHAIN STORIES

 IN THESE COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING ACTIVITIES, STUDENTS BUILD NARRATIVES TOGETHER BY ADDING SENTENCES OR ELEMENTS SEQUENTIALLY

MIXED-UP STORIES: READING

 AS USUAL, TEACHERS CAN PRINT AND HAND OUT, MIX THE STORIES... THE POSSIBILITIES OFFERED BY THE ACTIVITY ARE DIVERSE

CREATE YOUR OWN URBAN LEGEND

 

AI GENERATED IMAGES DEBATE

 

SCATTERGORIES GAME WITH TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT

HERE ARE TEN TOPICS THAT ARE EASY FOR STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND BUT WILL ENCOURAGE THEIR CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION WHEN THEY NEED TO COME UP WITH ANSWERS STARTING WITH A SPECIFIC LETTER.

THESE TOPICS ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD ENOUGH THAT STUDENTS CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS BEING ASKED, BUT OPEN.ENDED ENOUGH THAT IF THEY CAN'T THINK OF A "REAL"ANSWER FOR A PARTICULAR LETTER, THEY CAN INVENT SOMETHING CREATIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE LETTER IS"ZAND THE CATEGORY IS "REASONS TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL" A STUDENT MIGHT INVENT "ZOMBIE BLOCKED MY PATH" IR "ZEPPELIN CRASHED IN MY YARD"

PERSONAL QUESTIONNAIRES

USE THESE QUIZZES TO ENCOURAGE GUIDED CONVERSATION IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS CAN ADAPT THE ANSWERS AND EXPAND ON THE QUESTIONS.

QUICK SPONTANEOUS TIME-FILLERS

 

ESL Oral English Practice Activities

 

VERY DANGEROUS TRENDS AND FASHIONS: DEBATING

 

BECOME A TRAVEL INFLUENCER

 

WHAT IS YOUR SUPERPOWER?

 

FUTURE: MYSTIC ORACLE BOARD

 

TOP TEN BOOKS TO READ

 

WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT? ORAL ACTIVITY

People change their minds due to a combination of individual, social, environmental, cultural, and psychological factors

Do you think you change your mind often? What makes you change your mind? Do your friends change their minds? Do you think it is a good thing to change your mind?

 

FUNNY MISTAKES

HOW WOULD YOU CORRECT THESE MISTAKES?  HOW CAN YOU MAKE THEM MORE APPROPRIATE?

CLICK ON THE IMAGE AND GET SOME FUN

LITERARY GENRES

 

IA GENERATED VIDEOS AND STEREOTYPES: DEBATE

 

COMMON SITUATIONS ORAL RESPONSES

 

CONFLICT SCENARIOS ORAL ACTIVITY

 

tik tok

 

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES TRIVIA

 

LITERATURE:THE WORLD BOOK DAY

 

THE GAME OF DATES

 

THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING

DESCRIBING YOUR CITY

Prepare an oral presentation about the city where you currently live, the city you moved from or your favourite city.

SPRING

 

TRUMP'S TARIFFS VOCABULARY AND PASSIVE VOICE PRACTICE

 

APRIL FOOLS' ADS AND SHORT JOKES MATCHING GAME

 

BEST APRIL FOOLS' BY COMPANIES