Reading about Shookrullah and his journey from Afghanistan to Sweden, with follow-up activities including a link to an article about Shookrullah.
Level/s: B1
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Mixed Tenses
Literacy: Syllables
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Ramadan Timetable Dublin 2026
Learners read a Ramadan timetable, learn key vocabulary, answer questions by finding specific information and practice speaking and writing.
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Level/s: A1, A2
Theme/s: Days, Ireland, Numeracy
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Whole Class Speaking Activity.
Speaking activity where students ask each other various questions about their lives in Ireland.
Level/s: A2, B1, B2
Theme/s: Specific cultural Irish references
Grammatical Forms: Mixed Tenses
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Doaa from Syria.
Reading about Doaa, describing her journey from Syria to Greece. Includes link to article about Doaa and a Ted Talk about her, which could be used in class in conjunction with the Reading.
Level/s: B1, B2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Mixed Tenses
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Match the Verbs and the Nouns.
Verb and Noun matching exercise with Jumbled Sentences.
Level/s: A2
Grammatical Forms: Present Simple, Verbs + gerund
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Present Simple Reading
Reading with gap-fill, focusing on Speaking and Writing in the Present Simple.
Level/s: A2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Present Simple
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His name is Radu.
Short reading about Radu from Romania and his life in Dublin. Includes follow-up activities.
Level/s: A2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Present Simple
Literacy: Syllables, Word Patterns
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His name is Stefan.
Reading about Stefan from Moldova and his life in Dublin. Includes follow-up activities.
Level/s: A2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Present Simple
Literacy: Syllables, Word Patterns
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My name is Zahab.
Reading about Zahab from Iran and her life in Dublin.
Level/s: A2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Present Simple
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Meet Gloria, Tom and Pierre.
Short readings about 3 people, focusing on Verb To Be and To Have.
Level/s: A2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Present Simple, Verb ‘To Be’
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My name is Maria.
Reading about Maria from Romania and her life in Dublin. Includes follow-up activities.
Level/s: A2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Mixed Tenses
Literacy: Consonant Blends (Digraphs), Word Patterns
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Her name is Hosanna Makanda.
Reading about a Congolese woman who now lives in the UK. Includes Speaking and Writing exercises.
Level/s: A2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Mixed Tenses
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My name is Maryam.
Reading about Maryam and her journey from Somalia to Ireland.
Level/s: A2
Theme/s: People
Grammatical Forms: Mixed Tenses
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