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2-0 Objectives & Sequence

Media
TED: Salman Khan: Reinvent Education Students research vocabulary and then write a summary of a TED talk video about the Khan Academy. Steve Jobs: Stanford Commencement Speech A video-listening activity based on Jobs’ famous speech. Students brainstorm what they know about the man, research vocabulary, and then answer comprehension questions about the video. TED: Sir Ken Robinson: Why Schools Kill Creativity Students discuss, research vocabulary, and then answer comprehension questions about the video.

Media

TED: Salman Khan: Reinvent Education

Students research vocabulary and then write a summary of a TED talk video about the Khan Academy.

Steve Jobs: Stanford Commencement Speech

A video-listening activity based on Jobs’ famous speech. Students brainstorm what they know about the man, research vocabulary, and then answer comprehension questions about the video.

TED: Sir Ken Robinson: Why Schools Kill Creativity

Students discuss, research vocabulary, and then answer comprehension questions about the video.

Reading
How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Learn A discussion and reading comprehension activity about an infographic that describes the changes in education due to the growth of technology. The Future of Education A reading comprehension activity about the changes in the way classes are taught in the 21st century. Testing Times Discussion, vocabulary, and reading comprehension activity about the Gaokao English test in China.

Reading

How the Internet Is Changing the Way We Learn

A discussion and reading comprehension activity about an infographic that describes the changes in education due to the growth of technology.

The Future of Education

A reading comprehension activity about the changes in the way classes are taught in the 21st century.

Testing Times

Discussion, vocabulary, and reading comprehension activity about the Gaokao English test in China.

Use of English
Words of Wisdom A unit introduction discussion, vocabulary, and reading activity about the unit theme. Clauses of Contrast or Concession Students learn how to express contrast and concession through the use of adverbials, conjunctions, and prepositions. Conditional Sentences An exercise for students to review conditional sentence grammar and to practice more advanced structures. Phrasal Verbs Students learn and practice the use of several phrasal verbs. Similarities and Comparisons Students practice phrases commonly used to describe similarities and differences in comparisons.

Use of English

Words of Wisdom

A unit introduction discussion, vocabulary, and reading activity about the unit theme.

Clauses of Contrast or Concession

Students learn how to express contrast and concession through the use of adverbials, conjunctions, and prepositions.

Conditional Sentences

An exercise for students to review conditional sentence grammar and to practice more advanced structures.

Phrasal Verbs

Students learn and practice the use of several phrasal verbs.

Similarities and Comparisons

Students practice phrases commonly used to describe similarities and differences in comparisons.

Writing
In Your Own Words Students practice paraphrasing, first by practicing key word transformation, and then by re-writing sentences in their own words. Writing a Summary A two-part activity. First, students read an article about education and work opportunities of the future and answer comprehension questions. Then, students write a summary of the article. Expressing and Supporting Opinion Students focus on how to write an opinion-based paragraph, how to support their main idea, and how to logically organize their argument within a paragraph.

Writing

In Your Own Words

Students practice paraphrasing, first by practicing key word transformation, and then by re-writing sentences in their own words.

Writing a Summary

A two-part activity. First, students read an article about education and work opportunities of the future and answer comprehension questions. Then, students write a summary of the article.

Expressing and Supporting Opinion

Students focus on how to write an opinion-based paragraph, how to support their main idea, and how to logically organize their argument within a paragraph.

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