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TOC Video 2: How to Create a Linkable Table of Contents for Kindle

Second of two videos on how to create a table of contents on Kindle. It is easier than it seems!

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Life Doesn’t Frighten Me: Maya Angelou’s Courageous Children’s Verses, Illustrated by Basquiat

Life Doesn’t Frighten Me: Maya Angelou’s Courageous Children’s Verses, Illustrated by Basquiat | Tools for Teaching English | Scoop.it
A priceless primer on poetry and contemporary art for little ones, and a timeless reminder of the power of courage in all of us.

Fear is
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A2, probably A1 too.

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Badly translated Spanish menus The Local

Badly translated Spanish menus The Local | Tools for Teaching English | Scoop.it
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To fill up some extra time. All levels.

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INCIDENTAL COMICS: This Year

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Easy use of Will

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Grammar: You must not!

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Practice in using negative obligations, 'You must not...'
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A card game to practice must/mustn't. Small groups. A1-2 onward.

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G20 Women - TrustLaw

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For a webquest on International Women's Day

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Celebrities Read Mean Tweets

this could be an interesting video to discuss internet bullying. Some bleeped swearwords, though.

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From Y’all To Youse, 8 English Ways to Make “You” Plural - Mental Floss

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From Y’all To Youse, 8 English Ways to Make “You” Plural... Curious stuff. B1-2.

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The TES - Education Jobs, Teaching Resources, Magazine & Forums

The TES - Education Jobs, Teaching Resources, Magazine & Forums | Tools for Teaching English | Scoop.it
Latest news, comment, education jobs, teaching resources and discussion from the TES.
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The Real Bears

This is the unhappy truth about soda: http://therealbears.org It wasn't so bad when soft drinks were the occasional treat. But now sugary drinks are the numb...
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Fantabulous Photo Effects and Photo Editing site.

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BeFunky lets you apply photo effects, enhance, edit pictures and photos online. Cartoon, sketch, painting, pop art and more...
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If Your House Were On Fire, What Would You Take? : NPR

If Your House Were On Fire, What Would You Take? : NPR | Tools for Teaching English | Scoop.it

Nice project. And lovely idea for a second conditional activity.

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The Kiwi Sceptics: Aussie Bogan

Videos from Air New Zealand. They try to convince skeptic Australians to visit the country. Nice concept. Level: B1+

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Purdue OWL Writing lab

The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and we provide these as a free service of the Writing Lab at Purdue.
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How Fashion Has Helped Shape Revolution

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May Day. Recognized worldwide as the International Worker's Day, May 1 has come to symbolize a time for community organizing, political demonstrations, and social reform.
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For a B1-B2 webquest

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INCIDENTAL COMICS: Anticipation

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This is good for the present perfect. Not sure it's a good fit for teenagers, though.

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Long-term research: Slow science

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The world's longest-running experiments remind us that science is a marathon, not a sprint.
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This would be a nice text to teach the "how long?" and present perfect structures (once adapted)

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Finland Education Infographic

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International Human Development Indicators - UNDP

The Human Development Report (HDR) was first launched in 1990 with the single goal of putting people back at the center of the development process in terms of economic debate, policy and advocacy.
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Opinion Dictation --A2

Great activity to prompt opinion discussions and / or a writing.

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xkcd: Up Goer Five

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(humor) A space rocket, explained only in the most used 100 words in the English language.  Level: B1-B2 probably, though.

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12 Conduct Rules for Women from Rural Spain

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What life was like for girls in Spain in the 40s

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Paris vs New York

Paris vs New York - A tally of two cities Réalisé et Animé par Tony Miotto Directed and Edited by Tony Miotto D'après le livre de Vahram Muratyan, Paris vs…...
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How to draw animals

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Stripgenerator.com - Comic Creating Community

Stripgenerator.com - Comic Creating Community | Tools for Teaching English | Scoop.it
Create and enjoy comic strips with fantastic ease. Join the friendly community, making comics has never been this fun.
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The Auckland Plan - did you know?

Infographic about Auckland. Good to practice reading and tenses, particularly future active and passive tenses.

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