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SuperstitionsDiscussion, reading and listening. Students first participate in a discussion and then do some research on the topic of superstition. They then watch a video about superstition and answer comprehension questions. |
Reading |
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FestivalsA reading comprehension and vocabulary activity about the topic festivals or holidays around the world. The LotteryDiscussion and reading. Students discuss questions relating to tradition and then read Shirley Jackson's famous short story, The Lottery. Charles DickensStudents read a biography of the writer and then discuss the role of literature in modern society. |
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Beliefs and PracticesA unit introduction discussion activity about the unit theme. The Meaning of GiftsStudents choose sentences to fill in the gaps in an article about gift-giving. Words with Similar MeaningsA set of vocabulary activities focusing on words with similar, but different meanings. Greeting CardsAn open cloze activity about the giving of greeting cards in Western society. Report StructuresStudents review and practice reported speech. Describing Sounds & MovementsA set of vocabulary exercises practicing common words used to express sound or movement. BeastsStudents attempt to describe a picture of a strange beast and then research and describe one of their choosing. Oral PresentationStudents prepare and give short presentations examining the origin of a tradition, custom, legend from their culture. One of the aims of this assignment is to have students use report structures studied in Use of English - Report Structures |
Writing |
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Misplaced and Dangling ModifiersAn exercise for practicing how to avoid this common type of writing error. ProofreadingStudents proofread a text about a mythical Canadian creature and correct the errors they find. This exercise serves as a review for the punctuation lessons covered in previous units, as well as for concepts such as parallel structure and misplaced modifiers. In Your Own WordsStudents practice paraphrasing, first by doing an exercise on key word transformation, and then by re-writing sentences in their own words. |