general interest

London Olympics 2012

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:29:18 +0000

Theme: Olympic games
Lexical area: Sport

And the Romans came

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:16:49 +0000

Theme: Museums and their interactive features.
Lexical area: Adjectives to describe opinions and exhibitions.
Cross curricular links: Science, History, Cultural Studies.

Innovation nation

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:35:53 +0000

Theme: Inventions and the impact of technology on our lives
Lexical area: inventions, definitions, comparatives and superlatives.
Cross curricular links: Science and technology, Social Science, Personal and Social Education

Spring into science

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:35:13 +0000

Theme: National Science week, Spring and climate change in the UK
Lexical area: The seasons and vocabulary for talking about the weather. Words associated with Spring and nature.
Cross curricular links: Science, Geography, Cultural studies.

About a novelist

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:34:33 +0000

Theme: The author Nick Hornby and tastes in books and films.
Lexical area: Adjectives to describe books or films, types of story and the language to describe future ambitions.
Cross curricular links: Literature.

Sporting traditions

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:33:55 +0000

Theme: Sporting traditions in the UK, sports linked to regional customs.

Lexical area: Sports, rules.
Cross curricular links: Sports Education, History, Social Science.

Spirit of adventure

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:32:43 +0000

Theme: Taking a gap year. Attitudes towards adventure and exploration.
Lexical area: Expeditions, adventurous pursuits and job related vocabulary.
Cross curricular links: Personal and Social Education, Geography.

Driving

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:32:06 +0000

Theme: Driving and cars. Attitudes towards cars in city centres.
Lexical area: Driving and street vocabulary.
Cross curricular links: Social science, environmental studies.

Chocolate

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:30:57 +0000

Theme: Chocolate
Lexical area: Food

News

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:30:12 +0000

Theme: News
Lexical area: News and the media
Cross curricular links: Media studies