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A picture speaks a thousand words.  It may be a hoary old cliché, but it’s also a tried and tested stimulus for language use that can, with the right images at the right time, also generate a real desire to communicate.  We’ve got thousands of copyright free images here for you to use in your teaching, and to help you on your way, we’ve chosen three images with travel in mind, and some ideas for using them.

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	Image 1: In > Places (Foreign & Travel) > China Make a selection of pictures of famous places – some well-known, some less well-known – such as this image of the Great Wall of China. Right-click on each image, select and then paste into a slide in Powerpoint. Then play “where in the world am I?”, inviting individuals or pairs to name the place, and then justify their answer. Image 2: In > Transport Make a selection of transport images – the crazier the better. Copy and paste them onto a sheet of paper, resizing them to fit. Print these out and have a quick quiz in which students have to name the means of transport and a suitable verb to go with it, e.g. you fly a hot air balloon. Provide words to choose from if required. Image 3: In > People & Politics > Cosmonauts & Astronauts Present this iconic image to students. Use , , , , and questions to generate some inital talk about the picture. Get students to add a speech bubble. Invite them to imagine/write/say what happened the moment before this photograph was taken, and what happened the moment afterwards. And how would their story end? Give pairs an adverb and invite them to write the rest of the story in that style, e.g. it ends violently, tragically, comically, happily, sadly, thoughtfully...

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