All Integrated Skills articles – Page 46
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Money and banks
Students examine different types of currency, examining the advantages and disadvantages of bartering for goods, ‘commodity money’ such as gold or salt and ‘fiat money’, such as coins and notes. They read about what services banks offer, why we use them and how they make money. Listening exercises focus on ...
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ArticleEconomic systems
The class is introduced to the notion of a ’traditional’ or ’subsistence’ economy, looking at its benefits and drawbacks. Students learn about the market economy, comparing free market economies to an actual street market. Listening exercises focus on pygmy societies, in particular the Mbuti tribe of central Africa, and Adam ...
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LessonAmazing world of food: Lesson 2: The food pyramid
In the second lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of food, children learn to identify and describe food groups and what you need to eat to have a healthy, balanced diet, recognize and understand the role of nutrients in food, and plan a healthy picnic. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student ...
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Lesson Share: Grammar: Narrative tenses
Rachael Nobbs encourages students to invent their own tales with her winning Lesson Share entry that practises the past tenses and features a mysterious urban myth …
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: New beginnings
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, covers the topic of immigration in Canada – which is considered a model for successful immigration policy.
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Dominoes: Infinitives of purpose
A domino team game that practises infinitives of purpose: to, in order to, so as to and negatives so as not to and in order not to.
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Segmentation
Students are introduced to the topic of segmentation in this instalment of David Baker’s Marketing series. Students read a text about different categories of market segmentation and listen to a conversation between a marketing manager and an intern about segmentation.
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ArticleBusiness Spotlight: Daring to fail
This lesson, based on an article from Business Spotlight magazine, features an interview with a businesswoman, Anna Koark, who talks about her experience of insolvency.
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LessonAmazing World of Food
These lessons by Carol Read will build your Young Learners’ language skills while they explore the world of food.
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LessonAmazing World of Food: Lesson 1 - Where food comes from
In this lesson, children identify food imported from other countries and describe where it comes from and how far it travels to get there.
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LessonAmazing World of Food: Introduction & Project Map
An introduction to Carol Read’s Amazing World of Food project including a comprehensive project map with a detailed view of each lesson.
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LessonAmazing world of animals: Lesson 6: Endangered animals
March 3rd is World Wildlife Day. Help your students discover more about endangered animals with this project lesson for young learners.
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Amazing world of animals: Lesson 5: Animal life cycles
In the fifth lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of animals, children learn to recognize that all animals have life cycles, to understand similarities and differences between them, and to identify and describe the life cycles of two animals. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student worksheets are included.
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Amazing world of animals: Lesson 4: Food and food chains
In the fourth lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of animals, children learn to recognize the difference between carnivores, omnivores and herbivores, understand the concept of a food chain, and identify and sequence animals and plants in food chains. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student worksheets are included.
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Amazing world of animals: Lesson 3: Animal camouflage
In the third lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of animals, children learn to recognize the role of camouflage in animal adaptation and survival, to identify different types of animal camouflage and to observe and describe how animals are camouflaged.
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Amazing world of animals: Lesson 2: Animal habitats
In the second lesson of Carol Read’s Amazing world of animals, children learn to recognize that animals live in different habitats, to identify and describe key features of animal habitats and to understand ways in which animals are adapted to live in their habitat. Step-by-step teacher’s notes and student worksheets ...
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LessonAmazing World of Animals: Lesson 1 - How to classify animals
In this lesson, children learn to recognize the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates, classify animals, and identify and describe key features of animals in each group.
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ArticleAmazing World of Animals: Introduction and Project Map
An introduction to Carol Read’s Amazing World of Animals project including a comprehensive project map with a detailed view of each lesson.