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TED: Salman Khan: Reinvent EducationStudents research vocabulary and then write a summary of a TED talk video about the Khan Academy. Steve Jobs: Stanford Commencement SpeechA video-listening activity based on Jobs’ famous speech. Students brainstorm what they know about the man, research vocabulary, and then answer comprehension questions about the video. TED: Sir Ken Robinson: Why Schools Kill CreativityStudents discuss, research vocabulary, and then answer comprehension questions about the video. |
Reading |
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How the Internet Is Changing the Way We LearnA discussion and reading comprehension activity about an infographic that describes the changes in education due to the growth of technology. The Future of EducationA reading comprehension activity about the changes in the way classes are taught in the 21st century. Testing TimesDiscussion, vocabulary, and reading comprehension activity about the Gaokao English test in China. |
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Words of WisdomA unit introduction discussion, vocabulary, and reading activity about the unit theme. Clauses of Contrast or ConcessionStudents learn how to express contrast and concession through the use of adverbials, conjunctions, and prepositions. Conditional SentencesAn exercise for students to review conditional sentence grammar and to practice more advanced structures. Phrasal VerbsStudents learn and practice the use of several phrasal verbs. Similarities and ComparisonsStudents practice phrases commonly used to describe similarities and differences in comparisons. |
Writing |
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In Your Own WordsStudents practice paraphrasing, first by practicing key word transformation, and then by re-writing sentences in their own words. Writing a SummaryA two-part activity. First, students read an article about education and work opportunities of the future and answer comprehension questions. Then, students write a summary of the article. Expressing and Supporting OpinionStudents focus on how to write an opinion-based paragraph, how to support their main idea, and how to logically organize their argument within a paragraph. |