Book Clubs
Why you need to set up a Book Club...
We have some good news. Book clubs are trending right now with more and more celebrity and community book clubs taking place online.
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Book Club and Reading Games: Book postcard and Which classic Red Reader should you read now?
Write a book postcard
This activity can work with any age group: young learners, teens and even adults.
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Get ready for Halloween: Spooky classics to read now
Halloween always comes at a perfect time during the school term when both teachers and students are ready to have some fun.
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A love of libraries: 10 things to consider when building a classroom library
The wonder of libraries never ceases to amaze us. The earlier we start visiting these wonderful places with students, the more confident and enthusiastic they will become about spending time in them.
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6 Activities for English Language Day
English Language Day at the United Nations is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as the birthday of William Shakespeare (1564).
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10 fun bookish things to do on UNESCO World Book and Copyright Day
What do you feel when you are surrounded by books? Excitement? Curiosity? A sense of adventure?
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Reading for fun at home: tips and resources
How can we encourage reading for fun at home? Reading the texts in course books from lesson to lesson contributes to our students’ focused language development, but there is so much more to reading.
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A love of libraries: get active with library tasks
Many of us will remember those old, wooden library catalogue drawers that were invariably spilling over with book cards.
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Literary Meals Part 1: Cooking up a reading class
One of my first cooking adventures was inspired by a picture book, and of course it was followed by some English course book pancake recipes.
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Literary Meals Part 2: Cooking up a reading class
Last week we looked at examples of famous meals in four classic novels with some activity tips: A Christmas Carol, Little Women, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Anne of Green Gables - Anne Arrive
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Book Club roles and role cards
In an ideal book club you do not need to assign tasks because the members have sufficient language skills to discuss the texts.
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