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Urban myth - Spider bite!
B1-B2
20-30 mins
groups: 3-4 / pairs
 
Eighteen-line shocker about a girl who gets bitten by a spider. Story ordering from strips or paired dictation activities.
 
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Urban myth - madman on the loose - narrative tenses practice
B1-B2
40 minutes
groups: 3+
gap fill
ordering
 
Cut up urban myth (14 strips) about a madman with a knife. (Not for the faint-hearted!) Grammar gap-fill follow up.
 
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Urban legends reference pages external link icon
Large and well-organized collection of short urban legends on wide range of topics. Carefully categorized and rated for veracity. Easy to use. Texts are genearally short and easily-adapted for classroom use.
 
 

 

The Great Train Robbery
 
<i>Black Mirror</i>
 
Escape from the canyon