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  Video KWL grid You are going to watch a video about the history of  Santa Claus . Before you watch, work with a partner to fill in the first two columns,  K  and  W , of this KWL grid. Then share your ideas with another group. K W L (What I know) (What I want to know) (What I have learnt) Video clip: A Brief History of Santa ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbUVKXdu4lQ ) Now watch the video and see if you can answer any of the questions from the  W  column. Did you learn anything new? If yes, add some information in the  L  column. A Brief History of Santa eflsummerschool.wordpress.com Now  watch the video again . Can you answer these questions? Where did the tradition begin? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In the USA he is called Santa Claus. What is he called in: Germany? The Netherlands? The United Kingdom? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. Where does Santa Claus live? Most countries don ’ t a...

  Christmas presents with a difference: a video lesson  Posted on  December 7, 2021   by  Michael Brand Merry Christmas teachers!  After what’s been another challenging term we’re entering the  home straight  and will soon be sending our students on their  merry way  for the holidays. Once end-of-term exams and report cards are out of the way, thoughts sometimes turn to a festive lesson or two. With that in mind I’ve prepared a  video-based Christmas lesson  as an ‘off the shelf’ option. A  students’ worksheet  is  available here  . The lesson is based on a  2020 Commercial  from the American telecommunications company Xfinity and features Steve Carrell as Santa Claus. The video combines the themes of  Christmas  and the  pandemic , both still relevant in 2021! The video is  humorous  and  vocabulary rich , both in terms of its  Christmas vocabulary  and the...

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Group A  Ted lesson Group B Pioneer C1/C1+  pp32-33  Elephants and memory (reading3comprehension questions)  Group A+B 1.  Why do elephant herds with older matriarchs have better survival rates? 2. How is an elephant's brain size related to its intelligence? 3. Which of the following is NOT a method of elephant communication?  - Infrasound rumbles that travel through the ground -Body signals -Echolocation -Vocalization 4.  Which of the following is something that no other animals besides elephants and humans do? -Mourning their dead -Distinguishing musical tones -Remembering individual herd members -Showing empathy 5.  What are some threats to elephants' survival? - Habitat destruction - Ivory trade - Mistreatment in captivity 6. What are some ways that elephants show complex reasoning beyond learned responses? 7.  What are some ways in which elephants show empathy and a sense of justice? 8.  What are some ways that elephants' excellent ...