People love psychological tests, tests that inform you about yourself. Here is one you can use in class. It�s not for kids though. Tell learners you are going to do a dictation. They should follow your instructions. (That�s a decent language activity in itself.)

There’s something strange about starting a new year on January 1st, in the dead of winter. Did ancient people actually say, “Hey, this snow is getting boring; let’s end this dumb year and start another”? No, they didn’t. In fact, celebrations of New Year are based on the movements of the sun or moon, or on events associated with the changing seasons.

Contents
=> “The Frog” — poem and Sorting Dictation Activity
=> “Family Limericks” by Zhenya Dudina
=> “Jagr Plays Hockey in Russia” — text and word-pair activity
=> Link: English Language Office, Russian Federation
=> Essay Contest: I Discover America Contest at Hello-online
=> Events: FEELTA Winter Methodology School in Vladivostok
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