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40 Combined Skills Lessons for the Common European Framework
40 Combined Skills Lessons for the Common European Framework by Lynda Edwards (Scholastic Editions):  This book consists of 40 double pages (all photocopiable) for Teachers of ESL.  Half of the  book contains lessons to develop reading and writing skills and the other half contains lessons to develop oral skills. A CD is included.  This book is from the collection Timesavers, very famous among...

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The Wind that Shakes the Barley
The Wind that Shakes the Barley is a very moving film about the struggle against the British army in Ireland in 1920, followed by a Civil War in which brothers were torn apart. The cast is excellent; the images honour the beauty of the Irish landscape; the music is deeply moving. For those who spent some time studying Irish history, like I did, the film is of high interest. The references to...

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