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Welcome to our November Newsletter!
Our new-for-2025 Reading Test series expands our popular English for Art collection with three engaging lessons on Abstract Art, the Terracotta Army, and Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling. Each test builds essential academic reading skills through testing topics, vocabulary, citation work, and comprehension, supported by extra lessons for summary writing and critical thinking tasks. With full answer keys and model responses, these high-quality resources are ready to use in class and perfect for enriching your art-focused curriculum.
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The AEUK Team
Newsletter #173
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Reading Tests
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Abstract Art
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Reading Test: Abstract Art
This reading test introduces students to the development, debates, and contemporary relevance of abstract art while building key academic reading skills. The reading test includes: matching headings to paragraphs; true / false; reference words; citations; and a vocabulary task. LESSON EXAMPLE Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Writing Summary: Abstract Art
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This summary writing introduces students to the development, debates, and contemporary relevance of abstract art while building key academic reading skills. The summary task includes: note-taking worksheet with key, summary writing exercise with one sample summary, and a critical thinking worksheet with suggested answer. LESSON EXAMPLE. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP /INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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The Terracotta Army
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Reading Test: The Terracotta Army
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This reading test explores the discovery, construction, purpose, and conservation of the Terracotta Army, one of the most extraordinary archaeological finds of the twentieth century. The reading test includes: matching headings to paragraphs; true / false; reference words; citations; and a vocabulary task. LESSON EXAMPLE Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP /INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Writing Summary: The Terracotta Army
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This summary writing explores the discovery, construction, purpose, and conservation of the Terracotta Army, one of the most extraordinary archaeological finds of the twentieth century The summary task includes: note-taking worksheet with key, summary writing exercise with one sample summary, and a critical thinking worksheet with suggested answer. LESSON EXAMPLE. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
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Reading Test: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling
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This reading test examines the history, design, artistic innovation, and cultural significance of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling, one of the greatest masterpieces of the Renaissance. The reading test includes: matching headings to paragraphs; true / false; reference words; citations; and a vocabulary task. LESSON EXAMPLE Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP /INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Writing Summary: The Terracotta Army
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This summary writing explores the discovery, construction, purpose, and conservation of the Terracotta Army, one of the most extraordinary archaeological finds of the twentieth century The summary task includes: note-taking worksheet with key, summary writing exercise with one sample summary, and a critical thinking worksheet with suggested answer. LESSON EXAMPLE. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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English for ART: Vocabulary Workbook
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October 2025 "English for Art" refers to specialised English language instruction that develops vocabulary and communication skills relevant to visual arts, art history, and related ....
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October 2025. Generative AI (Gen AI) is transforming higher education for better or for worse. This blog post includes an introductory lesson to the benefits and risks of AI and a 14-minute lecture on...
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English for ART: Grammar Workbook
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Aug / Sept 2025. "English for Art" refers to specialised English language instruction that develops grammar, and communication skills relevant to visual arts, art history...
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British vs American English
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July 2025 British Vrs American English. The main differences between British (BrE) and American (AmE) English are three main areas: 1) Vocabulary 2) Spelling 3) Pronunciation...
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Academic Research Report Writing
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April / May 2025. Academic Research Report Writing. An academic report is a structured document that presents information, analysis, and findings on a specific topic or research …
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Error Correction in Writing
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March 2025. Process writing provides a step-by-step description of how something operates or is produced. The explanation includes a range of writing skills: Describe the process in detail...
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Error Correction in Writing
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Jan & Feb 2025. Error Correction in Writing. These are a selection of lessons that focus on one specific error (prepositions, articles, tenses, wrong word, relative clauses, etc..) in a short ...
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Dec 2024 Over the last 12-months of 2024 we created 70 new resources from error correction texts to critical thinking exercises. New releases for 2024 Writing Lessons, vocabulary ...
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Dialogic Feedback in Academic Writing
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Nov 2024 “Dialogic feedback is a way of providing feedback that involves a conversation between a teacher and student, rather than a one-way transmission of information. It's a collaborative ...
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