WEDNESDAY

 ECOSYSTEMS: GRASSLAND / SAVANNA

WARM-UP:   THREE-LETTER WORDS

                                          SLIDES

                                       

Video:  AFRICAN SAVANNA BIOME (take notes while watching)

TED Ed:  WHY ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET

Video: TOP 10 MOST DANGEROUS ANIMALS OF SAVANNA

TUESDAY

 ECOSYSTEMS: DESERTS

                                                          SLIDES

                          

MONDAY

 BIOMES AND ECOSYSTEMS

INTERESTING DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Listening practice:  WHAT IS AN ECOSYSTEM?  (video)

Listening comprehension:  QUESTIONS 

            

TROPICAL RAINFOREST FACTS

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JUNGLE AND RAINFOREST

 

FRIDAY

 CONVERSATION QUESTIONS WITH FOOD IDIOMS

Listening practice:   APPS FOR HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES

Class speaking activity:  FOOD AND RESTAURANT SURVEY

THURSDAY

 CHOCOLATE

                

                             SLIDES

Discuss with your group:

1. What do you think a superfood is? What foods do you think they are?

2. Talk about health fads. Can you think of something that people used to say was healthy that is considered unhealthy now? (or the opposite) 

Think about food, exercise ect. 

WEDNESDAY

 FOOD: SPICY

SENSORY FOOD VOCABULARY

  FOOD: SPICY  (SLIDES)

                

SPICE IDIOMS

TUESDAY

 Listening comprehension 1:  BUGS ARE THE NEW FOOD

BIZARRE FOODS (TV SHOW)

Listening comprehension -TED ED: HOW YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM WORKS

Class activity:   FOOD AND RESTAURANT SURVEY

MONDAY

TOPIC OF THIS WEEK: FOOD AND EATING

 Discussion questions:   FOOD AND EATING

Listening practice 1:   EAT NUTS TO STAY HEALTHY

Listening practice 2:   APPS FOR HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES (notes taking practice)

FRIDAY

 CONTINENTS: AFRICA

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: AFRICA

LISTENING COMPREHENSION (ex. 1):  MOBILE TELEPHONES CHANGING LIFE IN AFRICA

                                GAP-IN FILL (ex. 2):  EXERCISE

AUDIO

ANSWERS

SCAVENGER HUNT: AFRICA      STUDENT 1

                                                       STUDENT 2

THURSDAY

CONTINENTS: AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA

 Video:    1) AUSTRALIA INTRODUCTION

                2) AUSTRALIA FACT

40 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA (read it if you're  interested in Australia)

ALL ABOUT AUSTRALIA

Listening comprehension 1:  BEST CITY

Listening comprehension 3:  GREAT BARRIER REEF CHOKING ON POLLUTANTS

QUESTIONS

WEDNESDAY

 VIDEO QUIZ: 7 CONTINENTS

TRIVIA QUIZ ABOUT NORTH AMERICA

COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITY VOCABULARY

AVERAGE AMERICAN vs. AVERAGE EUROPEAN (video)

  SLIDES

TUESDAY

EUROPE: CONVERSATION QUESTIONS

 Pair activity:  EUROPEAN CITIES

Do you know all the countries in Europe and their capitals?  INTERACTIVE MAP

Listening + discussion:  THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 

Common stereotypes

"Heaven is where

the police are British,

the cooks French,

the mechanics German,

the lovers Italian,

and it is all organized

by the Swiss.

Hell is where

the police are German,

the cooks British,

the mechanics French,

the lovers Swiss,

and it is all organized

by the Italians !"

MONDAY

 CONTINENTS: ASIA

SLIDES

 LISTENING COMPREHENSION (easy): INTRODUCTION TO ASIA

TED Ed: WHAT MAKES THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA SO EXTRAORDINARY

FRIDAY

Listening comprehension: ECOTOURISM

Pair activity:  TRAVEL: TRIVIA QUIZ

THURSDAY

Listening comprehension:   TRAVEL: BRAZIL

Video + discussion:  UNSPOKEN ETIQUETTE OF AIRLINE TRAVEL

TRAVEL ETIQUETTE IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

WEDNESDAY

Listening comprehension : BICYCLES OUTSELL CARS IN MOST EU COUNTRIES

Listening comprehension:  HOW WAS THE FIRST SUBWAY BUILT?

Speaking group activity:  TRAVEL IDIOMS

TUESDAY

 Group activity: HOW MANY CAN YOU THINK OF?

Listening comprehension : BICYCLES OUTSELL CARS IN MOST EU COUNTRIES

Listening comprehension:  HOW WAS THE FIRST SUBWAY BUILT?