About this resource
The package consists of a piece of poetry or prose, which looks at the city from an insider’s point of view. A simple movie accompanies the writing to help the language learner understand lexical or cultural items that require explanation. Each pack includes teacher’s notes with a suggested procedure and classroom worksheets for students. These resources include pre-viewing and follow-up tasks. The focus of this pack is Edinburgh. It includes an original piece of writing by the author Ron Butlin and is called The Magicians of Edinburgh
Learning outcomes
- Infer meaning from a context
- Practice listening for specific information
- Practice reading comprehension
- Discuss how a city has changed over time
Age and level
Aged 13-17 and adult (CEFR C1)
Time
55-65 minutes
Materials
- Lesson plan
- Presentation (This can replace the worksheet)
- student worksheet
- Text
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