News
Wildfire Smoke
Wildfires in Canada are causing pollution problems across North America.
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Languages
Language Reactor
Language Reactor is a great tool for learning languages from a desktop web browser using videos from YouTube and Netflix.
Thai
Thai Puzzles About Food
Easy sentences designed to help beginners start parsing the Thai script.
English
I want to be a.....
Writing examples for our M3 Unit 1 wrap-up activity.
English
Growth Mindset
Your mindset can have a big impact on language learning.
English
Simple Past Examples
Examples sentences for the simple past verb tense.
English
Basic Chess Rules
Placement The queen goes in the middle on her color (white queen on the white square, black queen on the black square). The king is next to her, then the bishops, knights, and finally the rooks. Pawns are placed on the second row. King - Moves one square in any
Fiction
Flying on a Broom
A short story about a boy who likes to fly on a broom. It can be used to practice the vowel sound / u / as in "blue."
Kids
Bug on the Butter
A short conversation and poem to practice the vowel sound / ʌ /.
English
A Professional Risk-Taker
Steve is a professional risk taker who decides to take on the stock marker.
English
An Orangutan
A story about a boy named Adam who helps a hurt orangutan.
News
Baby Boomtown
A Guardian article about one small town in Japan that has found a way to increase the birthrate.
English
What is AI?
A short lesson preparing students to watch a video about AI.
Tips
AI and Writing
There is considerable concern about students using AI to complete their homework, but when it comes to language learning, AI can be incredibly useful, provided it's used correctly. In the past, getting feedback on writing was time-consuming and expensive, often requiring learners to pay for private tutors. While
Pronunciation
Spot's Cot
A short story about a dog named Spot who finds a smelly cot. Vowel Sound / ɒ /
Kids
Ned Lives Under My Bed
This is a story about a boy who is friends with a monster that lives under his bed. It can be used to practice the vowel Sound / ɛ / as in "bed."