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An Inspector Calls 2010 TES English Collection

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An Inspector Calls - by J.B. Priestley

Drama

An Inspector Calls - Print-based Teaching and Revision Resources

The TES English collection of print-based (Word and PDF) teaching resources, activities and worksheets on An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestly. Also included are a range of interactive whiteboard resources and twenty audio files on many aspects of the play.

An Inspector Calls Collection 1-10

  • Priestley, pre-reading prediction tasks on book covers, character and stage directions.

An Inspector Calls Collection 11- 20

  • Context, location and setting, entrances and exits, dramatic irony, character, themes and using quotes.

An Inspector Calls Collection 21-30

  • Context, plot, tension, character and themes.

An Inspector Calls Collection 31-40

  • Dramatic techniques, context, plot, tension, character and themes

An Inspector Calls - Audio MP3 Revision & Teaching Resources

Twenty MP3 revision files on J B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Included are summaries and commentary on many aspects of the play including: act summaries, character, context, theme, and dramatic style & technique.

An Inspector Calls Revision MP3s - Act Summaries

  • Three MP3 audio files on J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Act summaries - One, Two & Three.

An Inspector Calls Revision MP3s - Character

  • Seven MP3 audio files on J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Character summaries: Birling, Mrs Birling, Sheila, Eric, Gerald, Inspector Goole, Eva / Daisy.

An Inspector Calls Revision MP3s - Context & Themes

  • Six MP3 audio files on J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Context and themes: Class, Gender, Generations, Historical Context, Responsibility & Social Context.

An Inspector Calls Revision MP3s - Dramatic Style & Technique

  • Four MP3 audio files on J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls. Dramatic Style: Dramatic Irony, Exits & Entrances, Lighting and Stage Directions.

An Inspector Calls - Interactive Whiteboard Teaching Resources

To use the IWB resources and tools, click the .SWF link. When prompted, select ‘Open’ or ‘Open with’. From the menu, choose your Internet browser.

IWB 1: Themed timer

  • Countdown timer for question time.

IWB 2: Image analysis

  • Image analysis IWB tool created for further exploration of the text.

IWB 3: Single spinner

  • Single spinner interactive whiteboard resource.

IWB 4: Double spinner

  • Double spinner interactive whiteboard resource.

IWB 5: Grouping and sorting

  • Ranking, grouping and sorting activity.

IWB 6: Social Climber

  • Revision quiz and quiz editor for identifying characters from the text.

IWB 7: Activity spinner quiz

  • Interactive quiz activity.

IWB 8: Identity parade

  • Identify characters from the text.

IWB 9: Stop the clock

  • Stop the clock quiz and quiz editor with three competency levels.

IWB 10: Text analysis

  • Text analysis IWB tool for further exploration of the text.

IWB 11: True or false

  • True or false quiz and quiz editor.

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Comment (9)

  • Dear Colleagues,

    I hope that you are finding our new collection of TES English resources on An Inspector Calls both useful and inspirational.

    Re the same, and in order to help us plan future collections, we really need your feedback. So, please take a moment to rate the collection and / or individual resources within it. Also, please leave comments on how you have used (intend to use) the resources and / or how you have adapted (intend to adapt) them for use with your students and classes. At a later stage, we will issue formal surveys around these collections. In the meantime, your feedback will be extremely helpful as we will use it to inform further development and potential investment in new collections.

    Regards,

    Chantel Mathias
    TES English

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    Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    15:42
    4 October, 2010

    TESEnglish

  • So grateful for such a resource. Pat

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    12:40
    19 November, 2010

    PatMoore21

  • Dear Pat,

    Thank you for your feedback. It is very much appreciated.

    Yours sincerely,


    Chantel

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    Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    12:01
    22 November, 2010

    TESEnglish

  • I am grateful too. Frantically cuttling pasting and juggling to create a personalised IWB. Certainly freshening up my approach,
    Lou

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    20:40
    18 January, 2011

    ltarring

  • They are brilliant. Thank you. However, despite looking and looking, I can only find the Act summaries in audio files. The others seem to be missing.
    Thanks

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    14:25
    18 March, 2011

    TraceyBall

  • Thank you for the kind feedback.

    Apologies, Tracey. They'd gone AWOL! All twenty are now listed above.

    Regards,

    Chantel

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    Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    14:53
    23 March, 2011

    TESEnglish

  • Great resources! Can't wait to start teaching the text now.

    Thanks,
    Gem

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    10:30
    8 September, 2011

    gem_stew

  • Awe inspiring. Thanks for the resources.

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    22:48
    21 September, 2011

    nickyb123

  • A great resource and a real time saver! I can't wait to go through everything and personalise for my SOW.

    Thanks!

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    0:21
    11 January, 2012

    english b

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