Greta, a climate hero

Greta Thunberg is a 16 year-old climate activist from Sweden. She is a young woman on a mission, and has inspired countless people around the world to act on climate change.

Inkblots on the mind

Do the Rorschach inkblots reveal anything about our minds or is it just a load of mumbo jumbo? Level: higher •  Category: listening, reading, writing, discussion  • • • • • • • • • • • • «The experiment is very simple, so simple that at first it provokes interest and head-shaking everywhere.» Hermann […]

Before Banksy there was…

Dive into the world of Jean-Michel Basquiat through this TED Ed introduction to his life and art. Level: higher •  Category: listening, reading, writing, discussion  • • • • • • • • • • • • «I like kids’ work more than work by real artists any day.» Jean-Michel Basquiat was the first street […]

Where are the Neanderthals?

Neanderthals had bigger brains than us! So what happened? Level: higher •  Category: listening, reading, writing, discussion  • • • • • • • • • • • • Have you ever wondered what happened to other kinds of humans? Yes, we’re just homo sapiens. But what about our good friends, homo neanderthalensis? It’s Okay […]

TED Ed – Can Animals Be Deceptive?

Fireflies, geckos, snakes… animals are liars! Level: basic • medium • higher •  Category: listening, reading, writing, discussion  • • • • • • • • • all levels  • • • • • • • • • Find out about the mysteries of the animal kingdom in this video about how animals have evolved deceptive traits and behaviours. TED Ed […]

Where new English words come from – TED Ed Lesson

Where do new words come from? Does someone just sit there inventing them? Level: higher •  Category: listening, reading, writing, discussion  • • • • • • higher • • • • • • There’s no royal language academy in the UK but the Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most respected authorities on […]