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ICT in Education: From Blackboard To Keyboard
Students examine how the integration of technology has impacted education and learning. They determine the language of technology education, look at the school website to compare it with others, and they think about how they will be...
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A Boyhood Home
Students investigate the restoration of John Lennon's childhood home and the life of John Lennon. They discuss various famous buildings in Britain, view and discuss photos of Lennon's childhood home, read a handout and answer discussion...
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Languages
Students study the different aspects of learning different language as a student in the UK. They discuss it with classmates, read about it and examine how to say hello in fifteen different languages. They examine the use of Mandarin...
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Young Drinkers
Students study binge drinking problems in the UK by discussing and reading about the problem. They investigate drinking facts, take quiz on alcohol amounts, and investigate different attitude toward drinking.
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Valentine's Day
Students study the topics of love and romance as they are related to the Valentine's Day holiday. They think of associated vocabulary, read well known quotes, and discuss how people in their own country meet. They read about contemporary...
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Music: The Christmas Number One
Students read the text of and listen to current Christmas music in the UK. They look at current trends in Christmas music and determine which single will be the number one song and why. They look at the characteristics of the songs that...
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Immigration
Students examine the concepts related to immigration first by examining the word and then by answering questions. They complete a creative writing task and role play as a person sending a postcard home telling what it feels like to be...
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Domestic Robots
Students examine the role of robots and science in our everyday lives. They discuss films with robots in them, read an online article and answer discussion questions, and in small groups design and illustrate a robot.
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Computer Gaming
Students express their opinions about computer games. They design their own quiz for students in the class and conduct a class survey to find out about the gaming habits of the class. They design a new computer game for the class.
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Child's Play
Students think about childhood activities and compare them with activities that they participate in now and with those of classmates. They read an article that bans some English playground games. They play a number of the games and role...
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A Generation of Couch Potatoes
Students examine their personal lifestyle to evaluate it for healthy activities. They calculate the time they spend on healthy activities and read about teenagers and their lifestyles.
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Changing Lives
Students compare and contrast rural lifestyles and urban lifestyles. They describe pictures and postcards of various settings, list adjectives that describe their lifestyle, list the advantages of living in rural and urban areas, read a...
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Shopping Nation
Students examine shopping and the idea of being a "shopaholic." They answer a questionnaire about shopping, read and discuss a radio program that interviewed shoppers, read and discuss an article about "Buy Nothing Day" in the UK, play...
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Vegetarianism As a Growing Trend in the Uk
Students examine the growing trend of vegetarianism in the UK. They participate in a jigsaw reading activity, conduct a role-play discussing the issues of vegetarianism, take a quiz about fruit and vegetables, and complete a food chart...