Make your point

Melvin & Steven teach us how to argue in their latest adventure. Click on the picture to watch them.

You won't always agree with what you're told, what you read or what you hear. Choose a topic from the list in the box below and argue against your opponent's point of view.

Click on the picture below to read about persuasive arguing, bias and how to write better: 

Finally, click below to do the quiz and check that you've got it right!

 

Who do you think you are?

Find an interesting story about one of your grandparents.

Compare your childhood with present day. In what ways do the differences reflect the changes in society in terms of upbringing, education, job opportunities or lifestyle?

Illustrate your presentation with some pictures.

Supermarket Story. Missing my son.

Has anyone ever pulled your leg? This is what happened to Tom, yesterday, in the supermarket.

Afer you listen to the story, you can read the script here.

Make a summary of it, using reported speech.

Next, write your composition about a time when someone tried to pull your leg. 

source: Jamie Keddie.

Gerunds and infinitives

Sometimes in a sentence one verb follows another. Look at the glogster below to revise verb patterns. Get into groups and make your own poster to revise a language point learnt recently.

Class notes to go

To learn new vocabulary it's essential to keep a well organized record. Do you make a clean copy when you're going over your class notes? 

Look at this power point presentation to remember prepositional verbs. Prepare your own to revise a language point you have recently learnt.

Prephrases

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What makes a good friend?

Take the survey about friends. Next, get into pairs and create your own survey on Survey Monkey. Ask about qualities in teachers, parents or classmates.
Finally, write a report or present your findings to the class.

Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey, the world's leading questionnaire tool.

Passive Quiz

Can you answer these questions? Do so using the passive voice.You will find clues in the word cloud below the presentation.

 Passivequiz

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Next, create your own quiz and test your classmates on their general knowledge. Try to use the passive voice in the questions and / or answers. You can illustrate your work on power point or wordle.

Adapted from Lessonstream, by Jamie Keddie

A film review

       

Film Review on Prezi

Source: Jo Johnson

Mysteries

What is this fat monkey made out of? Try to guess before getting to the last picture.

Now find out how it was made:

                    

source: Jacqui

I need a hero

Explore Hyperhistory to find information about outstanding people.

Click above to access Hyperhistory

Next, follow the steps suggested in The Biography Maker to make a presentation about your hero or heroine.

In an ideal world...

Consider these questions:

• What would the Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn?
• What would the rings look like to us? 
• Would they appear across the sky from East to West or from North to South? 
• How would they appear near the equator? 
• How would they appear far from the equator? 
• How would they appear at night?

Make your guesses and compare them with the video.

source: Jamie Keddie: http://lessonstream.org/2010/02/10/if-the-earth-had-rings/

It's showtime!

There are some great films now showing, simply click on any title in the list or use the drop down at the top of the page to find the film you want.

Click on the picture above to access Cineworld

At the airport

Remember the flatmates? Alice is on board an aircraft- a crew member is giving instructions but, is Alice listening? Is she about to break the rules?

Next, look at some air travel vocabulary and finally, do the quiz.

Careers guidance

In this video, Magdalen Attwater, a careers expert from King's College London, gives advice on the factors to consider when making a career choice. Make a note of useful expressions to roleplay your own interview.

Starting A Job Search:
How To Choose The Right Career

What's in the news?

Listen to Clare Arthurs to find out about words in the news and news reporting.

These are some of the expressions she uses, can you explain what they mean?

on air; on the line; on the ground; news to hand; joining us live; coming up; headlines; clip or audio; a report or a despatch.


You are now a correspondent in a foreign country. Present your newstory.

                                               

First, find an interesting story. Follow one of these links to look at The Independent , listen to BBC World News or look at This Week in Pictures to get ideas.


Next, summarize it and use cueprompter to read it more confidently in front of the camera. You just have to paste your summary or key words onto the form and start the prompter at the bottom.