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Censorship, what's the big deal? debate - ESL adult and kid conversation
This presentation contains a 39 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a worksheet on censorship in our society.It includes a debate lesson on:- Examples from real contemporary censorship cases - Self-censorship – do we need to apply it? When?- News censorship – is it different to other forms of censorship?- Movies, should they be censored?- discussion about the censorship of books.I hope you enjoy this lessonFor problems and questions, suggestions or idea sharing, I would LOVE
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
The end of the world – are you prepared? – adult conversation power-point lesson
This is a 23 slide PowerPoint ESL adult conversation lesson in editable PPT format with an activity, work sheet and teacher’s notesThis is a particularly fun lesson to teach mostly because of the activity at the end. It is one of my student’s favorite lessons and I hope yours will love it as well. Please note that if there’s a “Doomsday prepper” in your class, the argument might get very heated, so tread carefully.This lesson contains:- What is Apocalypticism and why are we obsessed with it?- In
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Fake news and false facts – ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kids conversation
This presentation contains a 60 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a work papers and teachers’ notes.There’s no need to explain the necessity of discussing this topic in this particular period. While preparing this lesson, I have tried as best I could to steer clear of politics and even personal specific examples and stuck to facts and study results.The activity at the end is there to show that “false facts” are not a new phenomenon and that science also gets it wrong (a lot…).T
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Media Literacy... Is it Real News or Fake News?!? (Online)
An interactive Google Slide Show asking students (using the comments feature or adding a text box) to consider slide by slide whether each newspaper headline is actually real news or fake. Using high levels of critical thinking, each headline per slide will certainly develop into very active discussions in and of themselves! More than ever, as learning moves to online platforms, and where students are now being asked to conduct high levels of research, Media Literacy is an essential component in
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4th - 9th, Adult Education
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Emoji – A new language? ESL, EFL, ELL adult and kid conversation
This is a two-hour ESL adult conversation lesson about emojis, their significance and the way we use them. The first hour includes a discussion about the role of emojis as a language. In the second hour, students reflect on the cultural aspect of Emojis and possible misunderstandings and gaffs they might cause.“Emojis” have gone way beyond a fun illustration for our text messages. Not only are they becoming a language onto themselves, but this is, as far as we know, the first truly global langua
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
ESL International business course – Business bundle - ESL adults
ESL International business bundleThis is your go-to international business bundle!This bundle includes 90-minute business lessons in PowerPoint format for ESL international business English students of intermediate and advanced levels. These lessons are aimed at students who work with international markets, who are on probationary periods for multinational companies, or who require English vocabulary for traveling abroad. Students will learn key vocabulary in the process while further developing
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Warnings 1 – why do we ignore them? – ESL adult and kids conversation
This presentation contains a 33 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with a handout, a vocabulary sheet, a practice activity and teacher’s notes. Warnings are an interesting discussion topic. We’ve all received warnings in our lives, and we’ve all ignored some of them for various reasons.This lesson discusses the reasons warnings are and have been ignored in the past (sometimes with severe consequences, like the case of the titanic).This was fun to create and fun to teach. This lesson
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Warnings – a two-unit bundle
Exploring Racism, Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination
Lesson Plan for Exploring Racism, Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination:Great lesson for any teacher looking for a way to introduce and/or discuss race in the classroom. The lesson plan attached provides teachers an opportunity to leverage students’ lived experiences and prior knowledge surrounding race, prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination. Lesson plan includes instructional activities like: Academic Vocabulary & Language, Accountable Talk, Cooperative learning, Activating prior
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
How to pay a compliment – Business cross culture - ESL adult conversation lesson
This presentation contains a 32 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with worksheets and teacher’s notes.This lesson is aimed at Business English students of intermediate and advanced levels who work with an international market, for multinational companies, do business with Anglo-Saxon companies or require English for traveling abroad.My business lessons are a part of a cross culture business English course covering: International Business etiquette, Cross Culture business guide, Basi
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Business conversation bundle
Uncomfortable Conversations about Sensitive Issues
This course walks through a process for having difficult conversations about controversial issues.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Spanish Special Days Growing Bundle (30% off)
Hi, teachers! Here's your ticket to ALL of my resources for Spanish Special Days (Created up to this moment) This bundle includes all of the products I've uploaded on TPT for Spanish Special Days. They are all Interactive, which means that the presentation of the contents is fun and editable. *****************************************************************************✅ This is a GROWING BUNDLE with 30% off! This means that you will receive all new Spanish Special Days products for the same pri
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Music Debate Club: A Music & Speech Cross-Curricular (PDF/Google Slide BUNDLE)
Introducing the Music Debate Club, a Cross-Curricular Music and Speech class Resource!Features of this Resource:Suitable for middle school and high school music and speech/debate classesOffers a Lincoln-Douglas debate style format for engaging music discussionsAvailable as a printable PDF or interactive Google Slides with clickable navigation linksIncludes a beginner-friendly Lincoln Douglas Debate handbookProvides a teacher's rubric for grading debate preparation and performanceMaster list of 8
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
creepy - is it all in your head? - ESL adult and kid conversation
This presentation contains a 44 slide PowerPoint lesson in an editable PPT format with Teacher’s notes that accompany the lesson. “the creeps” is a feeling we usually associate with Halloween, or with watching a horror film. Children use it instinctively in their description of things that they’re unfamiliar with or that bother them. We recognize it immediately when it’s explained to us, yet it difficult to define.“Creepy” has been researched by a professor from oxford university and his team an
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Halloween mega bundle - ESL Adult English conversation power-point
Music Debate Club: A Music & Speech Cross-Curricular Unit (Interactive PDF)
Introducing the Music Debate Club, a Cross-Curricular Music and Speech class Resource!Available as a PDF/Google Slides Bundle HEREFeatures of this Resource:Suitable for middle school and high school music and speech/debate classesOffers a Lincoln-Douglas debate style format for engaging music discussionsAvailable as a printable PDF or interactive Google Slides with clickable navigation linksIncludes a beginner-friendly Lincoln Douglas Debate handbookProvides a teacher's rubric for grading debate
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
British customs & manners - ESL adult cross culture conversation power-point
This presentation contains a 31 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with teacher’s notes.The British are famed (and mocked) for their unrelenting use of politeness.British manners are an institution, they are drilled into children at a very early age.For ESL students, studying the customs and manners is just as important as learning the language. It’s also important to learn to distinguish British customs from American ones (or from any other English-speaking culture for that matter).
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: British culture - ESL adult cross-culture conversation bundle.
Clozeline-Latinoamérica- Calle 13
This is an outstanding resource to get your class talking about the culture and history of Latin America. This resource makes the students learn via song, poem, questionnaire and geography about the social, historical and political issues that have plagued for centuries Latin America. Here is how I have used it. This resource is to be used with upper levels of Spanish, I used it with my dual language students 7th-8th grade, but you use it with whom you feel can actually comprehend and have a tho
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Anger - an ESL adult conversation PPT lesson
This is an ESL adult conversation lesson. It includes 2 PowerPoints with worksheets, a quiz activity, and teacher’s notes for approximately 2 hours of lesson.Anger is an emotion that we mostly try to keep under control. Different cultures view expressions of anger differently and when we interact in cross-culture situations, anger can cause potential friction.With our world becoming more stressful and demanding, are we becoming angrier as a society?In this lesson we approach anger from two diff
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Oral Communication Skills Learn Perception Checks to Clarify Behaviors Workbook
Our World Becomes Divided when Labels and Stereotypes are Assigned to Everyone. And We Misinterpret, then Jump to Conclusions about People's Behaviors when We DO NOT KNOW ALL THE FACTS!Let this guide help you to understand and clarify other's behaviors. By using a simple technique called the "Perception Check" you can take the mystery out of confusing situations and find truth!Misunderstandings in Relationships are Often Caused by:Misinterpretation of another person's behavior Confusion or misju
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Black Panther: A Cinematic Study Guide for Middle/ High School-Teacher's Guide
In this guide students will critically discuss and write about, the iconic movie Black Panther, including looking at its historical, social and cultural impact.
At least one viewing of the movie is necessary, although at least two viewings is recommended, may be necessary to be able to converse with other students. All the written questions are based on the student seeing the movie. In fact, you may review the writing process sheets with the students before assigning a writing prompt. Extensio
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Sharks - Our fears don't always match the facts– ESL adult conversation & debate
This presentation contains a 30 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with teacher’s notes.Shark Week is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week. Shark Week has inspired generations of marine biologists and draws rare attention to individual researchers and their subjects, but shark week also presents a conflict in the scientific community regarding shark conservation. A new study showed that the ominous music in nature documentaries actually hinder shark conservation efforts by cast
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Optimism - ESL adult and kid conversation lesson in power point format
Optimism is an ESL conversation lesson in editable PPT format, with vocabulary, worksheets, class activity, and teacher’s notes.This is a light, fun, no-prep conversation topic. In this lesson, students talk about the way they view the world. We look at research that compares optimists and pessimists and discuss which is better. We try to understand if optimism can (and should) be taught, and how to use optimism to help others.At the end of the lesson, the students exercise their new vocabulary
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11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Stereotypes – Now more than ever – ESL adult and kids conversation
This presentation contains a 49 slide PowerPoint lesson in editable PPT format with 3 work papers that accompany the lesson. This is a very interesting topic and an explosive one as well. It provokes a lot of questions and allows students from different backgrounds to express their opinions on the perceived stereotypes about their culture.This lesson can be taught in high schools, as part of a larger program.This lesson includes:- cultural perceived stereotypes, about cultures we don’t
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Birthdays - ESL adult and kid conversation Power Point lesson
This is an ESL adult PowerPoint conversation mini unit in editable PPT format with three PowerPoints, worksheets, a quiz, and teacher’s notes.RESOURCE TYPE✓ 3 PowerPoint presentations✓Teacher’s notes✓worksheets✓quiz Birthdays Birthday traditions exist in every known culture, and records of birthday celebrations go back as far as ancient Egypt. Birthdays are a great discussion topic for ESL classes of kids and adults alike, as the experience can be compared and shared, not only between different
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Art theft – sad reality VS romantic fiction -ESL adult conversation power-point
This is a 41 slide PowerPoint ESL adult conversation lesson in editable PPT format with a work sheet, an activity quiz and teacher’s notes.Art theft is a fascinating subject for most people, including those who don’t care for art. Movies have painted this topic in a romantic brush that make art thieves seem: sophisticated, intelligent, carefully calculated, knowledgeable, sensitive and intellectual, while nothing can be further then the truth (the thief who stole “The Scream” from Oslo’s Munch M
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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