All Reading articles – Page 28

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    Maps

    This lesson plan helps young learners distinguish left from right, learn to read maps and practise everyday vocabulary. Pupils use directions to draw playground objects on a map and identify the position of objects in relation to one another.

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    Experiments: Keeping an ice cube alive

    In this experiment, pupils try to prevent an ice cube from melting by insulating it. Students predict the outcome of the experiments and then record their results in a table. Gap-fill activities help students revise related vocabulary and question words. Key vocabulary and practical teacher’s notes are included.

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    Products

    Students are introduced to the topic of products in this instalment of David Baker’s Marketing series. Students read a text about cultural perspectives on product adaptation and listen to a conversation between a marketing manager and an intern about different product types.

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    Picasso

    In this lesson plan, pupils learn about influential artist Pablo Picasso while consolidating key art vocabulary.

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    Colour

    In this lesson plan, pupils add primary colours to determine the resulting secondary and tertiary colours and use a numbered key to colour a picture. Teacher’s notes include suggested warm up activities to relate the lesson to students’ own experiences with colour, as well as additional project ideas.

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    Invertebrates: Tarantulas

    A lesson plan with some excellent activities to teach students the key characteristics of these carnivorous creatures.

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    Extreme animals

    In this lesson plan, pupils study fascinating animals, from the world’s biggest to the most intelligent.

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    Wild animals: Fish

    In this lesson plan, pupils learn the main characteristics of fish, including the parts of their body, where they live, and what they eat.

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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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    Labour

    Focuses on the relationship between employers and workers, how laws of supply and demand operate in the labour market and companies’ need for ‘output’.

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    Economic 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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    Reading: Django Reinhardt

    A reading worksheet about the life of the virtuoso jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Student exercises focus on comprehension and discussion.

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    Is the car of tomorrow here today?

    A reading worksheet on what hybrid cars are and how they work. Student exercises focus on comprehension and discussion.

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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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    Amazing 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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    Amazing 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.