Category Archives: Art In Children’s Language Classes

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World Health Texts for English Class

World Peace
The Global Community (intermediate to advanced)

Zones of Peace (intermediate to advanced)

Christian Church Opens Doors to Muslims + Quizlet

Germany’s anti-Islam Marches (advanced)

Excerpts from A New Beginning Obama’s Speech for the Muslim World in Cairo (advanced)
A New Beginning Obama’s Speech for the Muslim World in Cairo (advanced)
A New Beginning Obama’s Speech for the Muslim World in Cairo (Chinese translation)
A New Beginning Obama’s Speech for the Muslim World in Cairo (Arabic translation)

The Environment 

Legal Limit on Vehicles Idling Set to be Enforced + Quizlet (The above text)
Link to related video

London Drivers Face Idling Fine + Quizlet

The Bicycle Kingdom Starts Living up to its Name (intermediate to advanced)
Questions about cycling in the city

Now that’s a First Class Delivery! Posties Trial Futuristic Electric UNICYCLES + Quizlet

Filling a City With Moving Walkways + Quizlet   (intermediate to advanced)
Link to Video


*A Short History of Nearly Everything (excerpt) + Quizlet (The above text) (intermediate to advanced)
*A Short History of Nearly Everything (full text) + Quizlet (advanced)
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Quizlet flashcards)
*(About Claire Patterson: the man who campaigned to get lead taken out of petrol)

Rise of the Asian Megacity + Quizlet (advanced)


City Sponsored Study Touts Benefits of Pedestrian Plazas and Bike Lanes + Quizlet (The above text)

Paris Launches Electric Car-Sharing Scheme (created by Rob at Davids English)
Questions about electric vehicles and car sharing

Looking for the Happiest Place on Earth. Head Straight for Denmark + Quizlet

People in Taiwan Waste about NT$240 Billion Worth of Food per Year: Poll + Quizlet

Queen Elizabeth II Buys World Largest Wind Turbine – Towers over Big Ben, to Light up Thousands of British Homes + Quizlet

Penguins’ Slick New Look: Woolly Jumpers Help Save Hundreds of Birds Caught in Oil Spills + Quizlet
‘Penguins’ Slick New Look’ article (Quizlet flashcards printout)

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OLD POST 2015 ‘Let’s Clear the Air’ Poster Contest for Schools

In 2015 we hosted the ‘Let’s Clear the Air’ poster contest. The two themes were: ‘Stop Engine Idling’ and/or ‘Use green/public transport.’ Pictures related to one or both of these themes.
The competition had three age groups:
1:Elementary school
2:Junior High School
3:Senior High school
The artists of the top three posters in each age category have been awarded certificates, and their posters are displayed below. The top poster in each age category will be reproduced in the form of stickers or cards. These stickers or cards will be given to people in challenging financial situations (such as homeless people) for them to sell. So by participating the students will help the world, children’s health, their school’s reputation, as well as those in need of an income.

The Winnning Posters 

Elementary school

poster contest 1st prize. Love the world, love children, stop engine idling 停車熄火
Poster contest 2nd prize
poster contest 3rd prize Flora

Junior High School

Poster Contest 1st prize. Save Our World Poster, take the elevator, walk, ride a bike
Poster contest 2nd prize

Senior High School

Poster contest 1st Prize
Poster contest 2nd Prize

See this post in Mandarin Chinese

如果要看中文版請按這裡

See here for more information about engine idling

Click here for ideas & advice on making the posters in class

Click here to see children’s stop idling posters + video

中文版請點這裡 For Mandarin version click HERE

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Air Quality Campaign Posters for Schools

停車請熄火好不好

The following copyright free images can be used in the classroom, either for colouring in and adding text or as a reference. Especially suitable for language, science, and art classes.  Some text ideas are provided to help ‘kickstart’ the children’s inspiration.  Hopefully they won’t be idle.

‘Love the Earth. Use Green Transport and don’t engine idle.’
‘Love the Earth. Use Green Transport and don’t engine idle.’
‘Love the Earth. Use Green Transport.’
‘No idling’, ‘Turn your key, be idle free’, ‘Protect children’s health. Please turn off your engine when you stop’, ‘Let’s clear the air’
‘Protect children’s health. Please turn off your engine when you stop’.

See this post in Mandarin Chinese 看中文版
In 2015 we held a poster contest. For the results see HERE

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Promoting Public Transport

Help the World - Use your bus, subway, train (brain)
Help the World - Use your bus, tube, train (brain)
Go Green Take the Subway (For America), Hulk lifting train,
Go Green Take the Subway
Go Green Take the Subway (For America), Hulk
Go Green Take the Subway
Go Green Take the Tube (For London), train,
Go Green Take the Tube (For London)
Go Green Take the Tube (For London), hulk, train
Go Green Take the Tube (For London)

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Worksheets for Schools

worksheet for English classes, poster

Making Green Streets Poster

Present Continuous Verbs

Link to Quizlet flashcards
Download as a PDF
Making Green Streets (whole file: image + text + extra)
Making Green Streets (image + text) 

Making Green Streets gap fill verb+ing + has & have (higher intermediate)
Making Green Streets gap fill verb+ing + has & have (lower intermediate)
Making Green Streets gap fill verb+ing (beginner)
Extra Stuff
For users of the Notability App (includes a short ”video” (audio + linked text) on how to make a decision matrix)