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  Lilly and Jane’s Forest Adventure By Gabriella Araujo with the support of AI tools. Level: A2 Grammar Goals: There is/are/was/were ; Some/Any/No ; Something/anything/nothing ; Somebody/Anybody/Nobody Exercises: Comprehension, Grammar, Conversation Size: 3 Chapters of roughly 400 words each Chapter 1 – The Strange Map Lilly was a teenage girl who lived in a small town. Her best friend was Jane. They loved adventures, and they often looked for interesting places near their homes. One Saturday morning, Lilly was cleaning her attic. There were many old boxes, some books, and some family photos. There was also a small wooden chest in a corner. Lilly opened it carefully. Inside, there was an old map. “Jane, come and see this!” Lilly called. A few minutes later, Jane arrived. She looked at the map and smiled. “There is something special about this map,” Jane said. “I think so too,” Lilly replied. The map showed a forest near the town. There was a red X in the middle of the forest. “Do y...

Throughout the past 20 years as an English teacher, I have had the pleasure of teaching all kinds of students, from all walks of life. However, I have managed to categorize them mostly into 5 groups and each have their ups and downs. Each groups represents a kind of students with a different kind of mindset and requires a different approach in the classroom.  In this first article, I will delve into the 5 groups and some basics of each of them. I seepareted them into what drove them into the classroom and pushed them into acheiving their goals.  Here are a some of the motivators I have seen most in my students. These haven't been ranked in any particular order and are simply the observations I've made along the years.  Love of Pop Culture Countless times I have had students who have come in to improve their language skills in order to understand their favorite artist better, or to play more videos games. Some have actually learned a lot on their own by watching a tv show ...