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Cyber School Bullies
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| Date: | 2 February 2012 |
| Topic: | Parents around the world say cyberbullying is a problem says a new survey and in the Netherlands some children bully other children online. 12% of Dutch young people said other children bully them online. (Bullying, cyberbullying, computer technology, schools, describing future plans, be going to..., discussion, asking for information game.) |
| Level | Elementary |
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Lost and Found
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| Date: | 1 February 2012 |
| Topic: | Christmas came early for a Boston music student who was reunited with the $170,000 violin she forgot in the overhead compartment of a bus she rode and an 89-year-old Canadian widow has inherited a C$130 ($88,000) cash windfall, although the money - left by her late husband in a fire extinguisher canister - was found by a couple in a house she no longer owned. (Money, court cases, law, valuable things.) |
| Level | Pre-Intermediate |
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Petsercise
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| Date: | 2 February 2012 |
| Topic: | The world's biggest food group Nestle has launched an online program inviting pet owners to team up with their furry friends to lose weight and an dog food advertisement especially produced for dogs, not their owners. (Business, obesity, pet owners, pet food, cats and dogs, "to" for purpose, proper nouns, role play and advertisements.) |
| Level | Intermediate |
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Punching for Gold
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| Date: | 1 February 2012 |
| Topic: | Teenage Afghan sisters fighting for women's rights as they join the Olympics as their country's first female boxers. (The Olympics, Afghanistran, sport. women's sports, past simple tense: regular and irregular verb forms) |
| Level | Upper-Intermediate |
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Replacing the Carrot with a Stick
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| Date: | 1 January 2012 |
| Topic: | While workers mostly like to see an employer offer smoking cessation classes and weight loss programs, too few are signing up or showing signs of improvement. So now more employers are trying a different strategy - they're replacing the carrot with a stick and raising costs for workers who can't seem to lower their cholesterol or tackle obesity. They're also coming down hard on smokers. (Health care and compulsory wellness programs, business, pair crossword, opinion essays and discussion.) |
| Level | Advanced |
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instant workbook
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Date: 2 February 2012
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| Back in Fashion |
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All That Glitters .... Lured by tales of fortunes made overnight, thousands spend weeks braving blistering heat, bandits and snakes. Skills: Reading comprehension, Grammar - so & such, Vocabulary - idioms, phrases. There are six exercises to do.
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weekly warmer
| Date: 1 February 2012 |
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| This activity encourages communication between students using speaking, listening and reading skills. |
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