SKILLS + Language PROJECTS

The materials here are from my conferences on ELT skills-based projects. English is the working language but they also integrate life skills and prepare students for Cambridge language exams. They are designed to cover curriculum bases while giving students the abilities to deal effectively with the demands of everyday life.

Please find below the presentation and accompanying handout, along with some sample materials / activities to try out in your own classes.

CAMBRIDGE SKILLS PROJECTS:

Cambridge Skills Projects.pdf

CAMBRIDGE SKILLS PROJECTS PRESENTATION

Language and skills for designing projects (handout).docx.pdf

CAMBRIDGE SKILLS HANDOUT

Project Evaluation Rubric ELT.docx.pdf

PROJECT EVALUATION RUBRIC

CAMBRIDGE SKILLS PROJECTS MATERIAL SAMPLES

Fawlty Towers Complaining Politely.docx.pdf

COMPLAINING POLITELY

Sometimes, while travelling, things don't go according to plan and we need to make a complaint. How can you express your dissatisfaction in a polite way to get the best results? (B1+)

The Top 10 amazing places on Earth (with answers).docx.pdf

DESCRIBING AMAZING PLACES

In this video class you will see incredible places on Earth that perhaps you never even knew existed! You will also learn how to describe them and hone your B2 First skills! (B1+)

RESUMÉ ERRORS.docx.pdf

resumé ERRORS

The first impression that an employer has of you is your job application. Find out the dos/don'ts of what to include in your resumé and CV and how you can adapt your experience to your advantage. (B2+)

USE YOUR SKILLS

Skills + English Projects .pdf

use your skills project presentation and talk

A project to help students to identify the key skills and learn how to apply them for bright futures. I also share some experiences of adapting under covid restrictions and some approaches we took to optimise learning in sub-optimal conditions.

USE YOUR SKILLS PROJECT MATERIAL SAMPLES

SOFT SKILLS DYNAMICS.pdf

SOFT SKILLS DYNAMICS FOR THE CLASSROOM

Some energetic screen-free activities to get students exercising their soft skills!

Getting good at what you like doing! (with answers).pdf

getting good at what you like doing

Receptive and productive skills practice whilst students reflect on how to hone and put their skills to good use!

Look Up With English Subtitles.mp4

Our campaign to ban plastic bags in BaliPlastic bags are essentially indestructible, yet they're used and thrown away with reckless abandon. Most end up in the ocean, where they pollute the water and harm marine life; the rest are burned in garbage piles, where they release harmful dioxins into the atmosphere. Melati and Isabel Wijsen are on a mission to stop plastic bags from suffocating their beautiful island home of Bali. Their efforts -- including petitions, beach cleanups, even a hunger strike -- paid off when they convinced their governor to commit to a plastic bag-free Bali by 2018. "Don't ever let anyone tell you that you're too young or you won't understand," Isabel says to other aspiring activists. "We're not telling you it's going to be easy. We're telling you it's going to be worth it."