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The mouse goes for a walk to find friends after his mother suggests it. He meets several animals - beavers building a dam, a mole in a hole, and a bird looking in a river - but finds reasons not to be friends with each. He then meets a snake who wants to be friends, but the snake tries to eat the mouse. The other animals rescue the mouse and team up against the snake, and the mouse decides they will be his friends.
The document discusses task-based teaching in business English classrooms and how to incorporate tasks into coursebook activities. It defines key terms related to task-based teaching like task, focus on form, and interaction hypothesis. Principles are provided for converting coursebook activities into tasks, including adding clearer outcomes and roles to make activities more authentic and engaging for students.
Going global: 21st century skills in ELT. What are they and how can we bring ...Macmillan Russia
This document discusses 21st century skills and competencies needed for the modern workplace. It provides survey results that show critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity are highly valued skills. The document argues these skills should be incorporated into English language teaching. Some suggestions are using technology like BYOD and digital tools to encourage creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Productive activities are recommended over just content consumption. The design thinking model and De Bono's thinking hats are presented as frameworks to develop these skills in the classroom.
A bear living alone in the forest was hungry after waking from hibernation. He encountered an cheerful squirrel who offered to help him find food. However, the bear angrily demanded food without saying "please". The squirrel insisted he be polite by saying please, which he refused. Taking pity on the bear, the squirrel brought him berries and honey to eat. Thankful, the bear realized being polite was important and they became friends, helping each other from then on.
The mouse goes for a walk to find friends after his mother suggests it. He meets several animals - beavers building a dam, a mole in a hole, and a bird looking in a river - but finds reasons not to be friends with each. He then meets a snake who wants to be friends, but the snake tries to eat the mouse. The other animals rescue the mouse and team up against the snake, and the mouse decides they will be his friends.
The document discusses task-based teaching in business English classrooms and how to incorporate tasks into coursebook activities. It defines key terms related to task-based teaching like task, focus on form, and interaction hypothesis. Principles are provided for converting coursebook activities into tasks, including adding clearer outcomes and roles to make activities more authentic and engaging for students.
Going global: 21st century skills in ELT. What are they and how can we bring ...Macmillan Russia
This document discusses 21st century skills and competencies needed for the modern workplace. It provides survey results that show critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity are highly valued skills. The document argues these skills should be incorporated into English language teaching. Some suggestions are using technology like BYOD and digital tools to encourage creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Productive activities are recommended over just content consumption. The design thinking model and De Bono's thinking hats are presented as frameworks to develop these skills in the classroom.
A bear living alone in the forest was hungry after waking from hibernation. He encountered an cheerful squirrel who offered to help him find food. However, the bear angrily demanded food without saying "please". The squirrel insisted he be polite by saying please, which he refused. Taking pity on the bear, the squirrel brought him berries and honey to eat. Thankful, the bear realized being polite was important and they became friends, helping each other from then on.
A cat catches a red mouse but decides not to eat it when the mouse claims to be an alien and offers to bring the cat alien cheese. The mouse returns with a piece of the tasty cheese, and the cat decides they should be friends. The mouse then offers to take the cat to its planet to get more of the cheese by holding onto its tail, and the two become best friends who visit each other often.
An old woman and her husband found a hungry mouse in their home and took it in, feeding it pie and growing fond of it like a child. However, when food later went missing and the home was ransacked, they realized it was the mouse that caused the mess. The old woman kicked the ungrateful mouse out when her grandsons were coming to visit, explaining why mice are gray - so they can hide after misbehaving.
The animals gathered to argue about who was best at different skills. Through competition and debate, they determined that the bear was strongest, the rabbit was the best jumper, the owl had the best night vision, and the cat was the fastest runner. Realizing each had their own strengths, the animals were happy that they were each the best at something.
Kseniya lives with her mother and grandmother in a small village. She finds an unusual bush in her garden that her mother believes is a weed and wants to dig out. However, Kseniya decides to care for the bush instead. Over time, the bush grows into one producing beautiful white roses, surprising and pleasing Kseniya, her mother, and grandmother.
Two bored monkeys find a crying baby crab who is lost and separated from his family. One monkey has the idea to ask her brother to climb a tall palm tree to look for the baby crab's family. The brother spots the crab's family and their location is reported back. The baby crab is reunited with his family and the monkeys feel good about helping solve the problem.
Two parrots named Jack and Mike were friends. When Jack received a box of seeds from his grandmother, he ate them all instead of sharing with Mike. Later, Mike found some seeds and shared them with Jack. Jack realized he should have shared with his friend Mike, and from then on understood the importance of sharing with friends and family.
A kitten was playing and accidentally broke a vase while the hostess was shopping. The kitten begged the parrot who witnessed it to not tell the hostess, but the parrot said the splinters from the broken vase would tell the truth. After this incident, the kitten changed its behavior and stopped misbehaving.
Mary is a poor girl who lives with her mother. Her mother sends her to the store to buy milk and bread, but Mary trips and drops her money down a storm drain. Mary cries because she has no money to buy food. A kind woman sees Mary crying and learns what happened. The woman gives Mary money to buy food, explaining that when she was a girl, another kind woman helped her in the same way. The woman tells Mary that one day, when she can help others, she should continue the chain of kindness.
This story is about three brother paints named Red, Yellow, and Blue who live with their sister the Paint Brush. The brothers are sad because they have never seen a rainbow. The Paint Brush has them swim in each other's color lakes, mixing the colors to create new brothers Orange, Purple, and Green. The Paint Brush then draws a rainbow above their now purple house, making the brothers happy to have seen a rainbow and gained new brothers.
1) Little mouse Molly lives alone in the garden and is sad because she has no friends.
2) She meets grey rabbit Tim who wants to be friends, but Molly is scared of him at first.
3) After talking, Molly and Tim become friends and play together in the garden, happy to have each other.
A cat catches a red mouse but decides not to eat it when the mouse claims to be an alien and offers to bring the cat alien cheese. The mouse returns with a piece of the tasty cheese, and the cat decides they should be friends. The mouse then offers to take the cat to its planet to get more of the cheese by holding onto its tail, and the two become best friends who visit each other often.
An old woman and her husband found a hungry mouse in their home and took it in, feeding it pie and growing fond of it like a child. However, when food later went missing and the home was ransacked, they realized it was the mouse that caused the mess. The old woman kicked the ungrateful mouse out when her grandsons were coming to visit, explaining why mice are gray - so they can hide after misbehaving.
The animals gathered to argue about who was best at different skills. Through competition and debate, they determined that the bear was strongest, the rabbit was the best jumper, the owl had the best night vision, and the cat was the fastest runner. Realizing each had their own strengths, the animals were happy that they were each the best at something.
Kseniya lives with her mother and grandmother in a small village. She finds an unusual bush in her garden that her mother believes is a weed and wants to dig out. However, Kseniya decides to care for the bush instead. Over time, the bush grows into one producing beautiful white roses, surprising and pleasing Kseniya, her mother, and grandmother.
Two bored monkeys find a crying baby crab who is lost and separated from his family. One monkey has the idea to ask her brother to climb a tall palm tree to look for the baby crab's family. The brother spots the crab's family and their location is reported back. The baby crab is reunited with his family and the monkeys feel good about helping solve the problem.
Two parrots named Jack and Mike were friends. When Jack received a box of seeds from his grandmother, he ate them all instead of sharing with Mike. Later, Mike found some seeds and shared them with Jack. Jack realized he should have shared with his friend Mike, and from then on understood the importance of sharing with friends and family.
A kitten was playing and accidentally broke a vase while the hostess was shopping. The kitten begged the parrot who witnessed it to not tell the hostess, but the parrot said the splinters from the broken vase would tell the truth. After this incident, the kitten changed its behavior and stopped misbehaving.
Mary is a poor girl who lives with her mother. Her mother sends her to the store to buy milk and bread, but Mary trips and drops her money down a storm drain. Mary cries because she has no money to buy food. A kind woman sees Mary crying and learns what happened. The woman gives Mary money to buy food, explaining that when she was a girl, another kind woman helped her in the same way. The woman tells Mary that one day, when she can help others, she should continue the chain of kindness.
This story is about three brother paints named Red, Yellow, and Blue who live with their sister the Paint Brush. The brothers are sad because they have never seen a rainbow. The Paint Brush has them swim in each other's color lakes, mixing the colors to create new brothers Orange, Purple, and Green. The Paint Brush then draws a rainbow above their now purple house, making the brothers happy to have seen a rainbow and gained new brothers.
1) Little mouse Molly lives alone in the garden and is sad because she has no friends.
2) She meets grey rabbit Tim who wants to be friends, but Molly is scared of him at first.
3) After talking, Molly and Tim become friends and play together in the garden, happy to have each other.