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London - by William Blake
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Fertile Ground
I can't taste!

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Bill Bryson
Australia is Committing Climate Suicide
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87 phrasal verbs

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One woman, 17 British accents
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The Last Supper (food)
Career skills: Interpersonal, Results, Initiative
Career skills: Media roles
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Superbowl ads
Epic split feat
Talk about films
How to ask a favour
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Then and now (comparison)
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Same place different time
Speaking wheel - F
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Pecha Kucha

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Jumping into a new bowl
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Weather With You
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The Whiteboard: I try to post the web-sourced materials that I use in lessons to this blog. If I can, I post some of the activities I use with the material. It's a way for my students to follow up what we've done in class or it can just be a resource for anyone who's looking for some stimulating input.

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