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eLessons Archive - October 2009

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28th October - Up (British & American English)
This week’s lesson is about the latest animated film from the Pixar studios, Up.

Level
Intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B1 and above)

British English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC	American English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC
Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC	Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC

Glossary:
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Related Websites (British English)
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/
The official Up website. Intermediate level and above.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/2674631/
The-Sneak-gives-hisverdict- on-latest-Pixar-film-Up.html
Review for Up in the British newspaper The Sun. Intermediate level and above.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/oct/11/up-disney-pixar-film-review
Review in the British newspaper The Guardian. Upper-intermediate level and above.

http://www.pixar.com/
The website of the Pixar studios. Intermediate level and above.

Related Websites (American English)
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/
The official Up website. Intermediate level and above.

http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b126225_Review__Whimsy_Powered
__lt_i_gt_Up_lt__i_gt__Packs_Emotional_Punch.html
Review for Up on E! Online. Upper-intermediate level and above.

http://www.pixar.com/
The website of the Pixar studios. Intermediate level and above.

22nd October - Gadgets (British & American English)
This week’s lesson is based on a dialogue between two people with differing views on the usefulness of electronic gadgets.

Level
Pre-intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level A2-B1 and above)

British English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC	American English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC
Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC	Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC

Glossary:
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Related Websites (British English)
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7820000/newsid_7821800/7821837.stm
A BBC Newsround forum (2009) asking ‘What’s your top gadget?’, with numerous responses from children and teenagers. Accessible to pre-intermediate level.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/chat/your_comments/newsid_3179000/3179611.st m
Another Newsround forum (2003), this time asking ‘Will new ebook gadgets replace books?’ Accessible to pre-intermediate level.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/askbruce/articles/mobiles/ebook_1.shtml
A text on the BBC website that explains what e-books are lists some of their ‘pluses’. The beginning of the text would be challenging for pre-intermediate level, the rest accessible only to intermediate level and above.

Related Websites (American English)
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets
The PopSci.com (Popular Science online) website all about the latest gadgets and high tech equipment. Accessible to pre-intermediate level.

http://www.trimble.com/gps/whygps.shtml
A beginner’s GPS tutorial from the Trimble company. Click the topic headings on the left-hand side of the screen to move through the tutorial. Additional animations are available with Adobe Shockwave Player. Accessible to pre-intermediate level.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/books/15libraries.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=e-book&st=cse
A New York Times article (2009) discussing the use of e-books in public libraries. Challenging for pre-intermediate level.

14th October - Deforestation (British & American English)
The subject of this week’s lesson is one of the world’s most serious environmental problems – deforestation.

Level
Intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B1 and above)

British English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC	American English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC
Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC	Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC

Glossary:
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DOC

Related Websites (British English)
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7963489.stm
Ahead of the climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, a BBC article (March 2009) suggesting that 2009 would be a ‘crunch year’ for efforts to slow deforestation. Challenging for intermediate level.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_3540000/newsid_3546300/3546395.stm
A lesson on Amazon deforestation from the teachers’ section of the BBC Newsround website. Appropriate for intermediate level.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/deforestation
A collection of articles on deforestation on the website of the Guardian newspaper. Challenging for intermediate level.

Related Websites (American English)
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation
The National Geographic website’s four-part section on deforestation, including videos and worldwide “fast facts.” Accessible to intermediate level.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1876647,00.html
An article from Time (2009) discussing the upcoming Copenhagen climate change conference, and whether the USA will be prepared for it in time. Accessible to intermediate level.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/science/earth/22degrees.html?_r=1
A New York Times article (2009) about environmentalists offering Brazilian farmers cash incentives to slow down deforestation. Includes a slide show and a video. Challenging for intermediate level.

7th October - The key to happiness? (British & American English)
This week’s lesson features the views of five different people on what brings happiness in life.

Level
Upper intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B2 and above)

British English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC	American English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC
Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC	Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC

Glossary:
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Related Websites (British English)
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/default.stm
A section of the BBC website (2006) devoted to the theme of happiness, including a test enabling you to ‘discover how happy you are’. Accessible to upper-intermediate level.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5169448.stm
A BBC article (2006) about a survey that suggested the tiny Pacific island of Vanuatu is the happiest country in the world. It also refers to findings that levels of happiness in developed countries do not increase with ever greater wealth. Accessible to upperintermediate level.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/3557112/Happiness-is-the-measure-of-truewealth. html
The British philosopher AC Grayling discusses the relationship between wealth and happiness in the newspaper The Daily Telegraph (2008). Challenging for upperintermediate level.

Related Websites (American English)
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2002-12-08-happy-main_x.htm
A USA Today article (2002) giving recent psychology findings on what makes people happy. Accessible to upper-intermediate level.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/05/world-happiest-places-lifestyle-travel-world-happiest.html
A Forbes.com article (2009) about the world’s “happiest” countries. Accessible to upper-intermediate level.

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/the-happiest-states-of-america/
A New York Times article (2009) showing the “happiest US states.” Challenging for upper-intermediate level.

1st October - The tube (British & American English)
This week’s lesson is about the oldest and possibly the most famous underground train network in the world, the London ‘tube’.

Level
Intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B1 and above)

British English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC	American English eLesson Student's Worksheet: PDF DOC
Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC	Teacher's Worksheet: PDF DOC

Glossary:
PDF
DOC

Related Websites
Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modalpages/2625.aspx
The London Underground section of the Transport for London website. Accessible to intermediate level.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground
The Wikipedia entry for the tube, which contains a link to a separate entry about its iconic map. Challenging for intermediate level.

http://www.thelondonpaper.com/thelondonpaper/news/london/news/boris-johnsonorders- thames-to-be-reinstated-on-tube-map
A recent article (September 2009) from a local newspaper, The London Paper, on the mayor of London’s participation in the outcry at changes to the tube map. Challenging for intermediate level.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8020042.stm
An article on the BBC website (2009) about the tube having been voted the best underground train network in Europe. Challenging for intermediate level.