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Music and Technology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils analyze the lyrics, instruments, sounds and technology from the song "Vertigo" by U2. They view a video presenting interviews with the band and complete a stage design for the live playing of the song.
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Concert Ettiquette

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of social ettiquette. They complete exercises that are targeted at finding the right kind of behavior to display while performing in a concert setting. They make a list of the most desirable behaviors for...
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Grammar Lesson Plan Focus on Paired Conjunctions

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a lesson plan which is a straight forward, teacher centered, grammar lesson plan focusing on written and oral production of the target structure. After a lecture/demo, students work individually on an exercise imbedded...
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Writing an Informal Letter

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What is the difference between formal and informal letter writing? Who gets a formal letter? What about an informal letter? This reference page presents different introductions and phrases you might see in each type of letter, and then...
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Building Character Adjectives Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice conversation skills while also focusing on improving their command of refined character description. They use a worksheet imbedded in this plan that has them select adjectives that describe their best friend.
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Comparative and Superlative Forms

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students practice identifying the comparative and superlative forms of language. The second phase of the lesson focuses on using the comparative and superlative forms actively in small group conversation.
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Speaking Skills - Asking Questions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students improve speaking confidence when using difficult question forms. This lesson plan focuses on helping students explain how to engage in this kind of social conversation. A worksheet imbedded in this plan provides practice.
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns - Noun Quantifiers

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students solidify their knowledge of countable and uncountable nouns and their quantifiers. The lesson includes a number of overlooked or idiomatic expressions to help higher level students expand their knowledge.
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Describing Vocabulary for Cinema, Movies, and Stars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students name their favorite actors and actresses, and then use adjectives to describe them. They go through a list of actors and actresses and discuss the adjectives they used to decribe them. As an extension, they can write about a film.