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We will share the TEACHERS' BOOK with the answer keys for all the exercises, all the transcriptions and some audio tracks, *FREE OF CHARGE* to all teachers currently using or would like to adopt the texbook, here in Language Box, from the end of August 2012. Watch this space! Many thanks for taking the time to read this. The authors

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We will share the TEACHERS' BOOK with the answer keys for all the exercises, all the transcriptions and some audio tracks, *FREE OF CHARGE* to all teachers currently using or would like to adopt the texbook, here in Language Box, from the end of August 2012. Watch this space! Many thanks for taking the time to read this. The authors

This is an online activity for Italian, which deals with the topic 'exam stress'.

A conversation between two friends about their holidays. Comprehension exercise + answers. Topics: holiday, food. Grammar: past tense.

An integrated lesson at beginners level involving images, grammar(partitives, adjectives), functional language (shopping, fruit, colours)and exercises.

Exercise: These are the replies, say or write for each reply the respective question. To practice using interrogatives and verbs.

This is an online activity for Italian about seasons.

A presentation: Informal and formalimperative in Italian + exercises with answers. Presentazione dell`imperativo informale e formale + esercizi con risposte.

This is an online activity for Italian. It is a listening comprehension.

An online activity on the topic of 'daily routine' - for Italian.

Andrea Bocelli's song "Il canto della terra": listening exercise + present tense grammar exercises. Beginners.

An integrated Italian lesson at beginner level involving images, grammar (the articles),functional language( how to order), exercises.

A presentation: Past tense in Italian + short in class exercises Presentazione: passato prossimo con "essere"/"avere" + brevi esercizi in classe

Photos of Milan with description. Basic vocabulary.

A presentation with exercises and answers: modal verbs (Can,Must,Want)

Recipe of the Italian dessert "Tiramisù" + Grammar "si impersonal" + exercise with answers.

The transcript of a song + hyperlink to UTube to listen + simple fill the gap exercise.

An online activity for Italian which involves listening to a song sung by Andrea Bocelli.

I gave this presentation at the 'Language Futures: Languages in Higher Education conference 2012,' a biennial LLAS event. It was held in Edinburgh, 5/6th July 2012. This presentation describes the work of the JISC-funded FAVOR project which is working with part-time, hourly-paid language tutors to engage with open practice.

I gave this presentation at 'OERs and Languages' an HEA/OER seminar held at UCLAN, on 1st June, 2012. I talked about how LLAS community OER projects have led to an understanding of how engaging with open practice can lead to professional development in explicit ways (through impact of work on an external audience) and more subtle ways (through reflection, collaboration and review). Download ppt file to edit and reuse.

These images were taken in October, 2011 and show Gaudi's designs in a park in Barcelona.

These images of an indoor market in Barcelona were taken in October 2011.

These images were taken in October, 2011. The Sagrada Familia is due to be completed in 2025/30.

This powerpoint presentation was created to help project partners to articulate the FAVOR project aims and to recruit part-time/hourly-paid tutors to join the project. It outlines the benefits of engaging in open practice and gives examples of possible outputs which could be created and shared as part of the project.

This calendar, for the month of April 2012, in Spanish, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the eighth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This calendar, for the month of August 2012, in Estonian, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the twelfth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This calendar, for the month of December 2012, in German, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the final month of a 16-month series. We have produced a 2013 calendar, order your copy at: https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar

This calendar, for the month of February 2012, in Gaelic, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the sixth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is now available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This calendar, for the month of July 2012, in Punjabi, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the eleventh of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This calendar, for the month of June 2012, in French, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the tenth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This calendar, for the month of March 2012, in Urdu, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the seventh of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is now available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This calendar, for the month of May 2012, in Persian, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the ninth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This calendar, for the month of November 2012, in Welsh, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the fifteenth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. We are currently in production of our 2013 calendar, pre-order your copy at: https://www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar

This calendar, for the month of October 2012, in Hungarian, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the fourteenth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This calendar, for the month of September 2012, in Malay, was produced by LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It was created with help from teachers working on the JISC-funded Community Cafe project. Look out for another language next month! Quiz questions and answers are also included. This is the thirteenth of a 16-month series lasting until Dec 2012. A printed 'Why study..?' calendar for 2012 is available from www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk/calendar. It is FREE, with 3.50 p+p.

This is a guide to creating an account on LanguageBox and uploading your first resource.

This is an online activity to practice the passive in German.

I used this powerpoint at Newcastle University, to give some language tutors some top tips on how to publish their work effectively on LanguageBox.

This video report was given by Sarah Hayes, from Aston University, in September 2012. It describes the experiences and findings of Aston tutors who took part in the project.

This presentation was given by Julie Watson at a FAVOR project meeting held on 20th September, 2012. It summed up the experience of Southampton University tutors on the FAVOR project.

This video report was given by Julie Watson, from the University of Southampton, in September 2012. It describes the experiences and findings of Southampton tutors who took part in the project.

In front of Ichikawa station in Chiba which is about 15min away from Tokyo Station.

o-bon period is from 13th to 16th August, during which souls of ancestors come back to visit their family. People used to dance to welcome ancestors' souls, which has become an annual dance event during the summer.

Gap filling exercises using real news for intermediate to advance learners. For intermediate learners, vocabulary should be given in advance.

Houses in the residential area

Taster session for pre-university students. Sounds only available on PowerPoint.

Usuful link for Japan Travelling, Studying(Scholarships), Amine, Manga, Cultural TV programmes, TV Drama, Japanese language lessons, Japanese language exam

Introduction of basic verbs with sound. ---masu form and ---te imasu. Sound only available in PowerPoint format.

To be used by an instructor alongside Japanese for Busy People I in class. Suitable for optional module. Further slide presentations available upon request.

For upper-intermediate to advanced level. Questions about TV drama. To be used by an instructor. Distribue a separate question sheet without answers to the students and show the video clip. The video clips for each episode are available on YouTube. Students of intemediate level should be given a vocabulary sheet in advance to look up the meaning of each word.

For upper-intermediate to advanced level. Questions about TV series. To be used by an instructor in class. Distribute a separate question sheet without answers to the students and show the video clip. The video clips for each episode are available on YouTube. Upper-intermediate students should be given a vocabulary sheet in advnce to look up the meaning of each word.

Students can identify systematic rules of verb groups by completing the list of verbs with nai form. Nai form is the key to identify verb groups.

Odaiba is one of the trendy spot in Tokyo. There are many things to do. Joypolis, Legoland, museums, technology centre, Channel 8 building, shopping centres and convention centres, etc. are there.

Short basic reading exercise for beginners.

Step by step grammar explanation for Relative Clause and follow up exercises

Speaking practice for beginners. Role play. To be used in class after introducing "--- ni ikimasu/ikimashita" sentence pattern. Can be used for writing practice.

Travelling in the trains

High-tech Toilet(First model made in 1980's), Hanko(stamps with surnames), Plastic food samples

Long form and short form of each verb group are listed to help students to learn them systematically.

Chinese words: topic 'internet vocabulary'. This matches the exercise 'Reading into New China' Lesson 20.

An activity for Chinese beginners. It involves watching and listening to a cartoon. The video link is to YouTube: video link - http://www.youtube.com/watch v=avF_gupHzP8&feature=related

Chinese complement 1 结果补语的讲解和总结

Singing and learning Chinese. This ppt file gives words and images for the song 'Old MacDonald had a farm' in Chinese.

Chinese cultural -Listening and reading exercise. The topic is the Qingming Festival.

Listening and reading materials for intermediate learners on the topic of the Beijing gate.

Beginner's quiz practising numbers 1-10

Chinese business reading text. It gives a text on the topic of the company 'Google' in English and Chinese.

Two texts in Chinese and English for Intermediate learners. These are reading and translation exercises. The colours signify: blue highlight + underlined –verb + object; Yellow highlight – None; Green highlight - adjective or adverb; Red letters - Name and places

Lower-advanced Chinese business reading text on banks and the European Central Bank. Text is in English and Chinese.

An activity for singing and learning Chinese. This powerpoint gives words and sound for a song in Chinese.

This powerpoint is for a one hour grammar lesson.

中国文化 茶 This powerpoint is in English and is on the topic of green tea.

FAVOR project Read into New China revision sentence level -making sentences and translation; lower advance level

This is a powerpoint slide, but the provinces of China can be moved to make a jigsaw image of the whole of China.

Teaching note prepared for new Chinese language teachers , to introduce Chinese grammar patterns. Textbook ' Read into China '(2nd edition) Lesson 5 --China Economy. 3 -6 teaching hours

Learning new words - Integrated chinese lesson 1 greeting -new words.

Teaching note prepared for new Chinese language teachers , to introduce Chinese grammar patterns. Textbook ' Read into China '(2nd edition) Lesson 5 part two --China Economy. 4-7 teaching hours

Handwriting worksheet tianzige and writing assignment worksheet.

Activite de classe a realiser sur TNI sur le theme du voyage. Une fiche pedagogique est aussi proposee pour comprendre les regles du jeu.

Projet autour de la création collaborative d'un jeu de 7 familles européennes. Les eleves sont invités a partager leurs realisations.

Pretranslation, translation and translation review tasks. Aim: To introduce prospective university students, such as sixth formers, to the kind of assignment they might be given at the start of a university course in Translation Studies in German. It is intended to give students an idea as to the type of text they might be required to translate and the issues they would need to think about when beginning to train as a professional translator. 2 parts, 12 tasks - total time 4 hours.

Learning object for learners of French at B2/C1 level

I designed this handout to cover 2- 3 hours of learning time. It involves a listening text which is part of a report of a review carried out by the LSE and the Guardian on the recent riots in the summer of 2011. The listening text comprises an introduction as to why the report was carried out (in the absence of any governmental reflection and critique) and then a series of short narratives from people who took part in the disturbances. I have also uploaded a description of my teaching approach according to the handout

This brief report summarises the experiences and outcomes of the tutors from the School of Oriental and African Studies, who took part in the FAVOR project. This project was funded by JISC to explore open practice with part-time language tutors.

This is a grammar exercise. It is for building meaningful sentences by using subject, possesive pronouns, mood classifier and adjectives with verb to be.

This activity practises possessive pronouns, adjectives + verb to be ‘yahay’for Somali.

This is a Reading comprehension exercise. Students are asked to fill in gaps with the appropriate words. Each word has got 3 diffent forms, e.g infinitive form, negative form and positive verb form but one form is suitable in the gap.

It is a Somali short quiz which can be used for class warm up.

Suitable for beginners and younger learners (2 versions - easier one has towns listed) Answer sheet included

These images were taken in November 2011

These images were taken in 2011.

These are holiday images of Sardinia

Suitable for beginners and younger learners (2 versions - easier one has regions listed) Answer sheet included

A gap-fill exercise to practice adjective endings, using the opening passage of Franz Kafka's famous novella 'Die Verwandlung'. Suitable for advanced (A-level and above) learners of German. Answers are provided.

A series of reading, writing, listening and speaking activities based on Heinrich Heine's famous poem 'die schlesischen Weber'. Suitable for advanced (post A-level) students of German. Answers are provided.

A collection of speaking, listening and vocabulary-building exercises based on the Deutsche Welle video 'Oeko-Hauptstadt Hamburg'. Suitable for advanced (post A-level) learners of German. Answers are provided.

A gap-fill exercise to practice case identification and endings based on the well-known fairytale 'Rapunzel'. Suitable for advanced (A-level and above) learners of German. Answers are provided.

Answers to listening exercises based on the police drama 'Tatort'.

A set of exercises, with solutions and explanations, on the basic relative pronouns in German. Suitable for CEF levels B1 and B2.

A puzzle involving the formation of sentences using indirect objects in the dative case. Suitable for intermediate (GCSE and AS-level) learners of German. One possible solution is provided.

A set of exercises, with solutions and explanations, on the use of genitive relative pronouns in German. Suitable for CEF level B2.

A set of exercises with explanations on the use of the different auxiliary verbs, haben and sein, for the German perfect tense. Suitable for CEF level B1/B2.

This puzzle gives students a chance to practice forming sentences in the perfect tense. It is suitable for beginners. One possible solution is provided.

A simple quiz (in German) about German history, geography and culture. Suitable for beginning and intermediate learners of German. If necessary, students can use dictionaries to look up unfamiliar words. Answers are provided.

Speaking and listening exercises for advanced learners of German, based on the police drama 'Tatort'.

A set of exercises, with explanations and solutions, on the use of the 'werden' passive with transitive and intransitive verbs. Suitable for CEF levels B1 and B2.

A set of exercises, with explanations and solutions, on the use of the German passive with 'sein' and 'werden'. Suitable for CEF levels B1 and B2.

This is a word-order exercise for students who have just started to learn German. Students have to re-arrange the words in each example to form simple questions and sentences. Answers are provided.

A gap-fill exercise which provides practice in forming irregular past-participles. Suitable for students at GCSE or AS level. Answers are included.

Uses, endings and practical exercises

Arreglos florales en la Feria de las Flores Medellin Colombia

This documents contains formal and informal imperatives together with some useful verbs to take a physical examination and a practical exercise.

Grammar explanation of Personal A in Spanish and practical exercises.

Present perfect endings and practical exercises

how to conjugate verbs in Spanish with list of verbs and practical questions.

How to form the preterite in Spanish together with a list of verbs to talk about last holiday, biographies or what you did yesterday.

The students will learn vocabulary of common illnesses and will use subjunctive to give advise and recommendations

Spanish taster. In this lesson the students will learn to greet to say good bye to give their names and count from 1 to 10

the alphabet and it's pronunciation.

Useful presentation to teach numbers in Spanish

Medical Spanish. Symptoms and treatment of a sunstroke together with releant verbs to explain the condition.

An easy way to teach gustar type verbs

How to ask for a room in Spanish

Medical Spanish symptoms and treatment with relevant verbs for this condition

Revision of subjunctive for more advanced students

Uses of relative pronouns with practical exercises

Introduction to future tense, exercises and answers to exercises

Medical Spanish for the more advansed students some parts of the body and illnesses.

Chinese kinship terms are very complex, especially when it comes to how to address cousins. Getting to know why may help us understand and remember. Besides, how are 外祖父、表姐、外表related etymologically? Such knowledge is a fun way to build up our Chinese vocabulary.

了is notoriously difficult for learners of Chinese. The majority of the contrastive sentences have no difference at all but 了, to highlight the change in meaning when 了is present.In translating them, the students are also asked to supply a context so that the sentences make sense.

Some English-Chinese Translation Exercises covering the grammar covered up to Lesson 8 of Integrated Chinese, Level 1, Part 1.

a simple well-known classic Chinese poem for students to practice many of the difficult sounds in Chinese, with a youtube link to help students work on their own

When is '在+location' before the verb and when is it after the verb? Many advanced learners of Chinese are still confused.

Quick summary of lessons one and two for 'Integrated Chinese', Level One, Part One.

some typical grammatical mistakes to correct

The documents summarizes and tries to explain some of the most typical mistakes in the acquisition of adjectives in Chinese, such as when they can or cannot be used with很，的,or是.

同配套教参不同，教案侧重学生较难掌握、容易出错的词汇知识和语法点。语法点解释较为详细，可供教师上课选择使用。

"A Taste of Ukrainian" is a collection of resources giving potential learners a taste of the Ukrainian language, and basic information about Ukraine - in Ukrainian. The materials can be used either for independent study, by sixth-formers hoping to study Ukrainian as part of a university degree, or by those thinking of learning the language for communication with friends and family. Each set of resources consists of one or more slide shows (in ppt format) and supporting notes. The resources can also be used by teachers to supplement class materials (at A1/A2 level).

Together with slide shows 2.2 and 2.3, this resource enables learners who know the alphabet to start reading and understanding words in Ukrainian. The notes contain some basic grammar explanations and a list of vocabulary used in the slides(A1).

A slide show, to be used in conjunction with 2.1 (Notes), encouraging learners of Ukrainian to start understanding and using easy words and phrases (A1).

A slide show, to be used in conjunction with 2.1 (Notes), helping learners of Ukrainian to understand words and phrases by associating them with words in other languages they may know (A1).

Together with slide shows 3.2 and 3.3, this resource gives learners an introduction to Ukraine - in Ukrainian. The notes provide brief explanations and a list of vocabulary (A1).

Together with Notes 3.1 and slide show 3.3, this resource gives learners an introduction to Ukraine - in Ukrainian. The illustrations ane accompanied by brief descriptions of the country, its national symbols and neighbours (A1). Vocabulary used in the slides is listed in Notes 3.1.

Together with Notes 3.1 and slide show 3.2, this resource gives learners an introduction to Ukraine - in Ukrainian. This is a version of slide show 3.2, with illustrations but no text, for use in class as a listening exercise and to elicit simple descriptions (A1/A2). A text which can be read out by the teacher is given in the Notes (3.1).

Together with slide show 4.2, these notes provide an introduction to interesting places in Ukraine - in Ukrainian. The notes briefly discuss the locative case (enabling learners to say where a place is) and contain a list of vocabulary from the slides (A1).

This slide show shows interesting places in Ukraine, with text in Ukrainian. The slides are animated, allowing them to be used both by students wanting to learn the vocabulary, or in class, to present new material (including the locative case), or revise words and grammar covered previously. Suggestions for use are provided in the notes (4.1). The level is A1 for independent study, but could be extended to A2 in class, to elicit more complex language.

Together with slide show 5.2, these notes provide an introduction to Ukrainian Easter customs and food - in Ukrainian. The notes contain a brief introduction to the present tense(enabling learners to say what they do and eat on special occasions) and a list of vocabulary from the slides (A1/A2).

A slide show, with texts in Ukrainian, describing Easter customs and food, using the 1st person plural of the present tense. A transcript and English translation of the text, as well as a list of vocabulary, is provided in the accompanying notes (5.1). The text can be used for reading (A1/A2) or for classwork, eliciting descriptions of students' own festivals, food and customs (A2).

An introduction to - and an invitation to visit - the Language Repository set up by the Centre for East European Language Based Area Studies (CEELBAS), hosting teaching resources and other materials for Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Ukrainian.

A report on the FAVOR Project at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies

A writing exercise based on photos for intermediate students.

In this online activity, Intermediate students of German will learn how to identify the direct object in the sentence.

There are 3 different forms of the imperative in German. In this online activity, students will learn how to form and use the imperativ correctly.

Reading and vocabulary building exercise for upper-intermediate students of German.

Students will learn how to form different kinds of questions in German (yes-no questons etc.)

powerpoint on the how to form subjunctive I in German

A listening exercise on student life in Germany, interview including a German student and her parents. Stage 3 (upper intermediate

Listening exercises on the fall of the Berlin wall

In this online exercise, students will learn to choose the appropriate form of the passive for different situations.

In this online exercise intermediate students will learn how to identify the appropriate possessive pronoun in context.

Grammar exercises, past tense, conditional clauses

Students need to rewrite this "Apfelstrudel" recipe using the SIE-imperative. The verbs of the orginal recipe will help them write their own recipe.

A speaking task based on 4 pictures for intermediate students

Writing and grammar task for upper-intermediate students

A short video clip on the main duties of presidents of different nations. Student level: upper-intermediate for German language

Four activities to practise the conjugation and use of the future tense in Spanish. (The FAVOR project)

Bingo Cards to revise or introduce vocabulary related to numbers, food, fruit and clothes. For beginners. (The FAVOR Project)

PP containing basic business Spanish vocabulary, tips on business etiquette and three videos about the emerging economies in South America.

Activities to introduce the life and work of the Mexican painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. For intermediate students of Spanish. (The FAVOR project)

Activities to analyse the verb changes in indirect speech and to practise using the Mafalda comic. The FAVOR project.

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Activities to work with Un Viejo que Leia Novelas de Amor (1989) by Luis Sepulveda. Intermediate-Advanced Students of Spanish. (The FAVOR Project)

Activities to work with some extracts from Marina Mayoral´s Dar la Vida y el Alma (1996): reading comprehension, vocabulary, speaking. Intermediate-Advanced Students of Spanish. (The FAVOR Project)

Activities to work with a short story and three poems by Uruguayan writer Mario Benedetti. For an intermediate-advanced level. (The FAVOR Project)

Role-play to practise how to invite someone to do something with you and to make arrangements. (The FAVOR project)

One reading comprehension and one writing activity to practise the use of the preterite in Spanish. The topic of the activities is Pedro Almodovar. For intermediate students. (The FAVOR project)

PP with general questions about the Spanish language and information about well-known people and places in the Spanish-speaking world.

Activities to talk about the life and work of Spanish painter Josep Guinovart. Intermediate-advanced students of Spanish. (The FAVOR project)

A compilation of 21 cartoons about the economic crisis by El Roto, the popular cartoonist of the Spanish newspaper El Pais. An excellent resource to cover this topic with advanced students. The FAVOR project.

Three activities to introduce the main uses of SER and ESTAR to beginners (using only the present tense). (The FAVOR project)

Three oral activities to practise the conjugation and use of the present tense in Spanish. They deal with the formation of regular, irregular, reflexive and stem-changing verbs. (The FAVOR Project)

Describing places, irregular plural, transports, exercises, lesson plan and explanation (video MP4) are provided

Giving and asking for directions, prepositions, ordinal numbers, exercises

Describing your house and types of furniture, exercises

Different varieties of Arabic Includes the alphabet as well as short and long vowels Explanation is provided for some slides

Talking about family and friends, numbers 20-100 possessive adjetives Explanation provided (video MP4)

Learn some words for food and drinks Express your likes and dislikes order food and drinks in a restaurant

Different forms of greetings, numbers 1-20, asking and talking about age, nationalities (feminine/masculine), talking about where you live explanation is provided (video MP4)

talking about what you do for a living and where you work Arabic definite article forming the present tense in Arabic (to work/to study) Explanation is provided (video MP4)

Learn some words for clothes, colours and food Buy food and clothes in a shop

This powerpoint file can be used when talking about daily routine, time. It gives linking words and exercises.

This activity helps you build up your Chinese vocabulary. Words can be two characters or three characters, vertically or horizontally. Circle the word and write down corresponding Pinyin and English meaning. Work sheet is downloadable.

How many words can you spot? Words can be two characters or three characters, vertically or horizontally. Circle the word and write down corresponding Pinyin and English meaning. Work sheet is downloadable.

You will see some snapshots of the Antique Market Panjiayuan 潘家园 in Beijing. There are over 1000 stalls for Chinese arts and crafts. If you decide to buy something the best thing to do is negotiating the price at the low end.

You will see some snapshots of the spring garden Baotu quan 趵突泉 in Jinan. Baotu quan is one of the major attractions in Jinan. Three spring water outlets pour out from the underground limestone cave. The spring water is highly regarded as the symbol of the city.

You will see some snapshots of Xikou, a small town outside Ningbo, Zhejiang province. This town is well known for its old residences of Chiang Kai Shek, the leader of the Nationalist Party in 20th century China. The main tourist attractions include the Ancestral Hall, western-style villa, Yutai salt shop.

Many learners of Chinese may find j q x zh ch sh r tricky to say. This document offers some tips on how to pronounce and differentiate these sounds in Chinese.

This activity contains 13 commonly used Chinese characters/words having various meanings. Learners can work individually or in pair to use the words in different contexts, which helps to build vocabulary at post beginners' level.

This game is modelled after the popular game 'Bingo'. Learners will hear randomly chosen characters and try to recognise each character in the grid. If a learner gets 5 boxes in a row (4 characters and Bingo) he/she has won.

This learning material contains eight topics at elementary level including 1 Greetings, 2 Introduce Yourself, 3 Family, 4 Birthday, 5 Hobbies, 6 Treat Friends to a Drink, 7 Order Drinks/Food, 8 Getting around. Key grammar patterns and vocabulary are presented in Chinese and English in the Word documents. Audio recordings are available.

This learning material contains eight topics at elementary level. Key grammar patterns and vocabulary are presented in Chinese and English in the Word documents. Audio recordings are available. Vocabulary lists include 1 Nationalities and Countries, 2 Kinship terms, 3 Date and Time, 4 Hobbies and 5 Drinks and Food

This activity - story telling - helps learners understand uses of particle le and resultative complements in Chinese. Learners can work on their own or in pair. Teachers/Tutors might use this activity to supplement materials on grammatical features of le and resultative complements.

Amharic is one of the few African languages that has its own indigenous script called Fidal. Teaching and learning the Fidal can be as daunting as it can be boring. In this article traditional and innovative ways of teaching the Fidal is considered.

This is the video podcast of a lecture I gave (in French) on the French presidential elections of 2012.

This is the Powerpoint of a Sixth Form Lecture I gave for the Alliance francaise de Newcastle on 14 March 2012

The text provides some examples of the Dative case in Serbian while the speaking exercises enable the students to put into practise different ways of using the Dative case in Serbian. 60 minutes of class time. Part of the Favor project.

Students are given jumbled sentences and they need to put them in the correct order to make a coherent text. Then, they focus on the comparative forms in the text and compare them with a grammar section which provides them with an overview of comparatives and superlatives. As a final exercise, students talk to each other, trying to use some comparatives forms. 75 minutes of class time. Part of the Favor project

Two reading texts with sets of questions to develop vocabulary and grammar and stimulate conversation in Serbian. Grammar exercise to focus on cases in Serbian and speaking activities to put these into practice. Aimed at B2 level students

Students have an opportunity to practise the accusative case by trying to arrange a day out. 45 minutes of class time. Part of the Favor Project

This is an exercise to help students with possessive adejectives. It personalises the learning process as it enables students to talk about their own family. 60 minutes of class time. Part of the Favor Project.

This exercise enables the students to put into practice the Instrumental case. They work in groups of three and share information about their homes in order to find out who lives closest to their work. 60 minutes of class time. Part of the Favor project.

Activities to help students develop reading and speaking skills. Students work in two different groups and read different texts. Once they have read their text, they regroup and tell someone from the other group what their text was about. They, then, discuss the problem/issue by using the target language, i.e. giving advice. This exercise is aimed at intermediate students. 60 minutes of class time. Part of Favor project.

A reading text about the Exit Festival in Novi Sad which focuses on vocabulary related to music. A set of questions enables the students to talk about music and music festivals in Serbia or Europe and to personalise the topic and engage in a conversation about music and music festivals. Aimed at B1 level students.

Activities to practise the past tense in Serbian. Students are given twelve questions and have to talk to as many classmates as possible and find out about their past experiences. 45 minutes of class time. Part of the Favor project.

A short text with comprehension questions, followed by a grammar overview of personal pronouns in the accusative case. A controlled practice exercise is provided, followed by a free(er) speaking practice. 60 minutes of class time. Part of the Favor Project

A reading text with true/false questions, followed by a grammar overview of reflexive verbs. There is also a gap fill exercise, followed by a speaking task. 75 minutes of class time. Part of the Favor Project

A reading text about Nikola Tesla which provides vocabulary related to biographies of famous people which can be used to talk about people in general. A vocabulary exercise provides character adjectives and provides controlled written practise. Aimed at B1 level students.

A reading text with a set of questions which focuses on vocabulary related to cinema. Questions are personalised by students in order to talk about Serbian and European cinema. Grammar exercises focus on common collocation and enable the students to practise forming questions and use these in conversation. Aimed at B1 level students.

A text about a famous Serbian sportsman provides vocabulary related to sports and leisure. Students write questions to interview someone famous and then role play the interview. Aimed at B1 level students.