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You’ve all heard of National Geographic – the magazine, the channel, the explorers. Perhaps you’ve also heard that your colleagues are teaching English with materials from National Geographic.

In the first post of this series, introducing the concept of global competence, we established the central ideas behind it and why these are important when designing tasks with a cultural component. This post looks at a practical activity which embraces global competence and can be easily incorporated into your classroom practice.

Practical ideas for teaching levels B1-C1

During lockdown, learners have had to be more self-sufficient, take responsibility for their learning, and manage their own time. They have had no choice but to work out problems on their own with no classmate and no teacher nearby to ask.

It’s back to school, and so the subject of uniforms comes up once again. In the news recently  “Schools in England are being urged to keep the cost of school uniforms down, as many ‘rebrand’ themselves as academies.” It claims that more than half of England's secondary schools are now academies or in the process of becoming academies, and that the average cost is over £200 per secondary pupil to have all the necessary items – blazer, shirts, tie, trousers or skirts, socks, shoes, gym kit etc.

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ANSWER: A judicial use of video-based exercises to spice up conventional book lessons will not only capture the learners' attention but will provide them with opportunities to recognize and use English they know, to learn new expressions and to develop essential observation skills.

As video is a very rich medium, it is important to plan a video lesson focusing on specific language learning aims.  Here is a suggested procedure to follow for planning such an activity:

Το μάρκετινγκ είναι ένας ζωντανός οργανισμός. Εξελίσσεται συνεχώς και ένας δραστήριος επιχειρηματίας πρέπει να παρακολουθεί από κοντινή απόσταση αυτή την εξέλιξη ώστε να είναι έτοιμος να την υιοθετήσει, να την προσαρμόσει και να την αξιοποιήσει στην επιχείρησή του. Νέες τάσεις λοιπόν στο μάρκετινγκ και για τη χρονιά του 2018. Πάρτε μία καλή πρώτη γεύση και προετοιμαστείτε σωστά!

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Answer: There are many activities. The one we are discussing today, combines collaboration and developing the social skill of giving/receiving, as well as the language one can use. This activity could also be used in-person.  

TITLE: "Pass the Gift"

LEVEL: A1+

BEFORE CLASS: No preparation required of the teacher.

IN CLASS - ONLINE:

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