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This section presents three stand-alone English language-learning activities related to motorcycles.

1. “Motor + cycle,” designed for upper beginner students, familiarizes students with prefixes and suffixes and teaches them to make words from the root word cycle.

2. “Faster, Faster!” is for intermediate students and teaches them about modes of transportation; it encourages students to discuss and compare modes of transportation and practice using comparative adjectives.

3. “Route 66: America’s Most Famous Highway,” intended for upper intermediate and advanced students, will acquaint students with famous routes around the world and give students the opportunity to practice creating itineraries.

Author: Jennifer Hodgson Format: Text
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Motorcycles are the subject of this feature article, which explores such topics as the history of motorcycles, types of motorcycles, special interest motorcycle clubs, motorcycle rallies, the Harley-Davidson company, and Rolling Thunder.

Author: Phyllis McIntosh Format: Text
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Motorcycles on the Move

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The authors developed the Bimodal Narrative Approach (BNA), which expands the extensive reading approach by adding listening activities. The authors, who used this approach with teacher trainees, outline the use of a graded reader novel and audio pack in BNA reading and listening classes. Video-based activities and evaluation are also discussed.

Author: Michael Rabbidge and Nico Lorenzutti Format: Text
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Teaching Story without Struggle: Using Graded Readers and Their Audio Packs in the EFL Classroom

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A differentiated instruction technique this author uses is Question Answer Relationships (QARs), a strategy to aid reading comprehension. The article describes four QAR types and demonstrates them in differentiated reading and writing lessons, with accompanying worksheets, based on a children’s book, The Carrot Seed.

Author: Chin-Wen Chien Format: Text
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Using Raphael's QARs as Differentiated Instruction with Picture Books

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The author presents a theoretical framework for using picture storybooks in teaching EFL to adults, suggesting that the storybooks are helpful in teaching both mechanics and culture. The article provides activities and resources and suggests themes that can be explored through the picture storybooks.

Author: Kathleen F. Malu Format: Text
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Exploring Children's Picture Storybooks with Adult and Adolescent EFL Learners
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This article discusses the origins of humanistic methodology and presents four humanistic classroom activities in traditional formats and in 21st-Century adaptations that use chat rooms, Nings, and social media.

Author: Harry Samuels Format: Text
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20th-Century Humanism and 21st-Century Technology: A Match Made in Cyberspace
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The board game Which One Would the World Be Better Without? Why? allows students to talk about hypothetical situations in an authentic and engaging way. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

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Daniel Ho, a musician native to Honolulu, Hawaii, has helped bring Hawaiian music to the popular scene. In Stronger & Stronger, the singer has a clear and empowering message in his voice and lyrics. The song, which is part of the award-winning album Simple as a Sunrise, is based upon the artist’s own life and a way that Ho has found to share his personal experience. In this song, the artist sings about his decision to chase his dreams without being brought down and discouraged by people who do not think he has what it takes to achieve them. It is a song about believing in yourself and about fighting to reach your full potential. In this song, we hear the beautiful sounds of the slack key guitar, which is commonly used in Hawaiian music.

Author: Daniel Ho Format: MP3
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The board game Name 3… gives students a variety of prompts to talk about things they know about. For this board game, you will find the downloadable game, game instructions, and game variations.

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Teachers will find a rich variety of lesson plans and activities here, all tried and tested by Peace Corps Volunteers in communities around the world.  Find a new recipe, read a folk tale, practice new vocabulary in a different language, or paint a mural, all while learning and having fun.

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