Listening
Facial Recognition

Listen to a small group discussion expressing satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the adoption of facial recognition technology at a workplace.

Flying a Drone

Listen to a conversation about the usage of drones, including requests from a passer-by and orders from a by-law officer.

Grammar
Verbs of Speculation—Seem, Appear, Look

Practise using the verbs seem, appear, and look to express speculation.

Speculation Adjectives

Practise forming and using personal and impersonal structures with speculation adverbs.

Reading
The Future of Self-driving Cars

Read several public social messages commenting on an article about self-driving cars.

The Homework Gap

Read an online article and interpret included line graphs about the digital homework gap.

Use of English
New Technologies

Participate in a small group discussion about the automation of assessment grading, with a special focus on interrupting politely, holding the floor, relinquishing the floor, resuming after an interruption, and changing the topic.

Closing the Homework Gap

Come up with and give instructions on how to close the homework gap based on ideas from Reading "The Homework Gap".

Writing
Passing on Feedback

Write an email to an academic director to pass on information and make a recommendation about the school’s decision to automate their assessment grading.

Passive Voice in Process Writing

Practise using the passive voice in process writing.

How the Internet Works

Write two to three connected paragraphs to describe the process of how the internet works based on a diagram.

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