Topics for class - UPDATED

Hi guys

This is a list of the topics we are going to cover this term.
As we complete them I shall add the website links for you to access again in your own time.
If you have any comments, please blog!

Hannah



FES 1 Plus Jan Group 2 – Scheme of work

Core text: Skills in English Listening Level 3

Week 1: 18th Jan –
Theme 1 – Education – How do we learn?
6 minute English – Starwars + vocab listening bingo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1555_entertainment07/page12.shtml


Week 2: 25th Jan –
Theme 2 – Daily Life – Growing up
6 minute English – New Years Resolutions http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/01/100107_6min_resolution_page.shtml
+ personal accounts http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8415439.stm

Week 3: 1st Feb –
Theme 3 - Work and Business – Why do people work hard?
Salary Caps: http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T984-Greg-Salaries.htm
Minimum wage: http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T983-Greg-Wages.htm
Do you worry about money? - http://www.elllo.org/video/0976/V984Money.htm

Week 7: 22nd Feb –
Theme 4 – Science and Nature, Tornadoes and Hurricanes
Hurricanes – storm chaser http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/videonation/archive/n_s/stuart_robinson_storm_chaser.shtml
BBC news report on Hurricane Rita http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4270000/newsid_4273200/4273234.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=4273234&bbcws=1
Environmental impact of hurricane http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_4210000/newsid_4212600/4212658.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&news=1&nol_storyid=4212658&bbcws=1


Week 8: 1st March –
Art and Literature – Gulliver and Robinson Crusoe
Talking book extract

Week 9: 8th March –
Sports and Leisure - $5,000,000,000,000 p.a.
Tourism

Week 10:15th March –
Nutrition and Health – Food: The New Poison?
Consolidation of course content – Listening Quiz