The links below are a collection of materials developed through the Pools projects since 2002. It’s recommended that you visit the different project areas to find similar materials.
The Maltese team, ETI, prepared 24 multimedia rich units in English complete with exercises and activities
Each of the units below indicates a particular learner level (A1-C2). A summary of the unit’s content is provided, along with a description of how the unit addresses the 5 main areas of CLIL (Content, Communication, Cognition, Competences, and Community). Learn more about CLIL:: https://www.languages.dk/clil4u/index.html
Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
I have experimented with using free online resources for creating a language teaching unit suitable for ELP level B1: The result is Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" which can be tested from https://clilstore.eu/cs/12551
I found the original source: https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes_(1892,_US)/The_Adventure_of_the_Speckled_Band Then the text has been converted to an easier level using the DeepSeek app. The audio was made with https://luvvoice.com. The quiz, crossword puzzle, and the images have been made with the ChatGPT and the DeepSeek apps.
The materials were originally from a CD-ROM made in the 90'ies, but about 15 years ago they were used in web pages with all words linked to +100 languages followed by exercises.
I'm sure you'll find the texts both useful and entertaining with loads of British humour:
Tired of mowing
your lawn?
Fed-up with your
lawn service? Or
relying on the
neighbor’s team?
Robomow is the
ultimate in lawn
mowing
convenience.
Especially
designed to mow
your lawn
completely
automatically.
Powered by a
rechargeable
battery, Robomow
is extremely
quiet and
environment
friendly.
While Robomow
automatically
cuts your lawn
you can enjoy
your free time
the way you like
most. All
Robomow models
traverse your
lawn in a
systematic
pattern of
zigzag lines,
which repeats it
self in several
different
angles.
The text with
video are
followed by
exercises
created with Hot
Potatoes.
A text
with audio demonstrating
some advantages of Electrical
Intelligent
House
Installations (DOMOTICS).
The text is
hyperlinked word
by word to
dictionaries.
The audio and text
are
followed by
exercises
created with Hot
Potatoes.
An old unit mainly for electricians called "Jacob's Ladder". The video clip in the unit was captured at the 500 kV Eldorado substation near Boulder City, Nevada by power company engineers and maintenance staff. It shows a three-phase air disconnect switcher attempting to open the high voltage supply to a large three phase shunt line reactor. The line reactor is the huge transformer-like object behind the truck at the far right at the end of the clip. Line reactors are large iron core coils which are used to compensate for the effects of line capacitance on long extra high voltage (EHV) transmission lines. Internally, each phase of the reactor is connected through a large coil to ground. Each coil within the reactor is capable of providing 33.3 Million Volt Amperes of inductive reactance (MVAR) at 290 kV between each phase to ground. The unit is complete with language exercises
One can use ChatGPT (https://chat.openai.com) to prepare Clilstore units for students at different ELP levels. An example: Go to ChatGPT and enter “What is a Wankel motor”, copy the produced text and enter “Rewrite the following text to ELP level B1:” followed by pasting the copied text.
The unit audio has been created with using ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.io/ TTS (Text To Speech)
Visit a technical English unit where you can learn how to solder. All words are linked to +100 languages. After the unit you can work through language teaching exercises: Like finding answers, fill-in the blank, crossword, matching sentence halves, and find the sequence of words. The unit address is https://clilstore.eu/cs/2244
Stacked Chairs was originally stored on a CD-ROM, so the video and exercises are approximately 25 years old. Now the unit has been stored in Clilstore https://clilstore.eu/cs/10360 The text is followed by a small language teaching exercise
An educational Pub Crawl in Maidstone. The video is based on 30 years old slides with a voice over. The Speaker, Phil Curry is British. The story was in 1995 used for preparing a group of Danish college students for a stay at a technical college in Maidstone.
It was originally store on a CD-ROM. It os more than 30 years old, but the standard phases used in a pub are still valid (e.g. It's my shout)
During the POOLS-3 project the Catalan team produced a number of multimedia rich units complete with exercises prepared with Hot Potatoes. Unfortunately some exercises were stored in DropBox, which no longer works as a public server. But these three units still work:
During POOLS-3 the Czech team produced a number of multimedia rich units complete with exercises prepared with Hot Potatoes. The units display wonderful Czech humour:
Each of the units below indicates a particular learner level (A1-C2). A summary of the unit’s content is provided, along with a description of how the unit addresses the 5 main areas of CLIL (Content, Communication, Cognition, Competences, and Community). Learn more about CLIL: https://www.languages.dk/clil4u/index.html
A list of Danish units created during the Clil4U project: Each of the units below indicates a particular learner level (A1-C2). A summary of the unit’s content is provided, along with a description of how the unit addresses the 5 main areas of CLIL (Content, Communication, Cognition, Competences, and Community). Learn more about CLIL: https://www.languages.dk/clil4u/index.html
Each of the units below indicates a particular learner level (A1-C2). A summary of the unit’s content is provided, along with a description of how the unit addresses the 5 main areas of CLIL (Content, Communication, Cognition, Competences, and Community). Learn more about CLIL: https://www.languages.dk/clil4u/index.html
Each of the units below indicates a particular learner level (A1-C2). A summary of the unit’s content is provided, along with a description of how the unit addresses the 5 main areas of CLIL (Content, Communication, Cognition, Competences, and Community). Learn more about CLIL: https://www.languages.dk/clil4u/index.html
Each of the units below indicates a particular learner level (A1-C2). A summary of the unit’s content is provided, along with a description of how the unit addresses the 5 main areas of CLIL (Content, Communication, Cognition, Competences, and Community). Learn more about CLIL: https://www.languages.dk/clil4u/index.html
Twenty years ago we (the BP-BLTM teams) created a simulation titled "Airport". Airport is a simulation that can be used by students with a language competence around level A1-A2 (European Language Portfolio). In 2025 audio recordings have been added so students with dyslexia can participate on even terms in the simulation. The audio has been made using ai: https://elevenlabs.io/
The simulation
can be played in groups with three
to five students (if less than five
in a group then some students will
have to have more than one profile
in the simulation).
The simulation
is self explanatory; each student is
given a text with a personal
profile, the students read and
inform the other group members about
the content. The texts are available in eight languages. The English version of the five profiles are availble online with all words linked to dictionaries in +100 languages:
When all
members of a group know the given
information the success of the group
in the simulation depends on
following the information and having
a proper strategy.
The students
should not be allowed to speak their
own language during the simulation.
To play the
simulation the students need 81 map
squares. Each square has a top side
with a number, the squares represent
parts of a land map. The students
can move across the map by choosing
squares, when a square is chosen the
students turn around the map square
to see the bottom side which has
information.
Before class
the teacher should print the file
with the map squares and cut out
these.
Download the files below to use
the simulation in your class:
In 2005
We have continued to contribute new materials.
During the project the teams came up with many ideas for
simulations that would be suitable for vocational students.
Built on a Dutch idea (Frans can Schaik) we have now
completed a new simulation titled: "A
Location for Best Practice Machine Tools plc" Since New
Year we have adapted and translated the simulation
into Basque, Danish, English, German, Romanian, and Spanish.
The students have to decide on a suitable location for a new
machine tools factory, they are supplied with four
options and have to compare taxes, infrastructure, available
employees etc.
Material for a lesson based on the
PhyEmoC method used for video recording a class learning
Romanian (part of the PhyEmoC method DVD) can now be
downloaded in
The Cyprus pools-2 team has
prepared a ready to use WebQuest in Greek.
Ξέρετε με ποιο τρόπο ένα
καγκουρό που δεν ζει
στην Αυστραλία να μπορεί
να φτάσει εκεί; Ο Mικές
Τρικοίλης του 5ου
Δημοτικού Σχολείου
Καλύμνου γνωρίζει την
απάντηση. Εσείς την
γνωρίζετε:
Click here to
download
The Portuguese
POOLS-2 team has made
three new WebQuests for
learning Portuguese,
each of them has support
texts in English,
download and test them
here:
A ready to use WebQuest
in Greek. Ξέρετε με ποιο
τρόπο ένα καγκουρό που
δεν ζει στην Αυστραλία
να μπορεί να φτάσει εκεί;
Ο Mικές Τρικοίλης του
5ου Δημοτικού Σχολείου
Καλύμνου γνωρίζει την
απάντηση. Εσείς την
γνωρίζετε:
Click here to
download
The BP-BLTM project
teams have prepared a number of
WebQuests for teaching the project
languages please try some of these:
The German
team has prepared a WebQuest by
for teaching technical English/transport,
the quest is in .htm format.
Download
The same Webquest prepared for
teaching German with links to
German sites.
Download
The Dutch
team has prepared a WebQuest
which can be used in most
European languages, the actual
WebQuest is in Dutch and English
with introduction for the
teacher. The aim of the WebQuest
is to prepare students for a
visit in another country.
Download
The Spanish
team has developed a WebQuest
where students create a brochure
about the museums of Valladolid
(Spain, the WebQuest can easily
be ported to other languages and
areas. The WebQuest is in
English and Spanish.
Download
The Romanian
team has made a WebQuest for
speaking Romanian in
Transylvania - a daring quest.
Download and
meet Dracula ...
The Danish
team has made a WebQuest where
the first version is for
teaching English. It's called the
Fuel Cell and deals with
alternative energy.
Download
Another WebQuest
made by the Danish team is for
learning Danish (but with
instructions in English). The
students have the tasks
to gather
information about the
traditional energy supply and
about renewable energy in
Denmark in general.
Download.
The Basque
team has made a webquest where
the students prepare a three
days trip for tourists to the
Basque country.
Download
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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