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Title: The Animal World
Target Language: Giving opinion, agreeing & disagreeing.
Description: Students discuss controversial issues regarding animals such as circuses and zoos - and also learn how to agree and disagree with other students. A series of mini-debates on these topics ends the lesson.
Duration: 75 minutes.
Lesson Plan / Date: 4S1 / August 2005
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Title: TV Times
Target Language: General speaking \ TV vocabulary.
Description: After talking about their own TV-watching habits and discussing the quality (or lack thereof...) of TV at home, the class participates in a three-way role play to improve program quality on a local channel.
Duration: 70 minutes.
Lesson Plan / Date: 4S2 / September 2005
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Role Plays
Title: The Dam
Target Language: Generation of electricity, discussing/persuading/disagreeing.
Description: Students are divided into groups and try to reach a decision on whether to construct a hydro-electric dam or not.
Duration: 60 minutes.
Lesson Plan / Date: 4RP1 / August 2005
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Title: Diplomacy
Target Language: Resolution of hypothetical diplomatic situation.
Description: After some initial discussion relating to immigration and economics, they take place in a extensive role play to resolve the economic, educational and social difficulties in three countries.
Duration: 80 minutes.
Lesson Plan / Date: 4RP2 / April 2006
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Topic
These are the materials that are based around one subject (i.e. Museums, Diets, Reading Habits) but are not centred around one language skill such as reading or grammar.
Title: First Day
Target Language: Introductions, questions, opinions.
Description: This is a nice higher level ice-breaker lesson which you can use right on the first day. Through various speaking activities and games and a final writing task, students get to know not only each other but also the teacher.
Duration: 60 minutes.
Lesson Plan / Date: 4T1 / February 2006
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