Unit
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Theme |
Contents |
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Where
did the idea for a "United Nations' come
from? |
- Reading comprehension; Present
perfect practice;
- Task-based writing: "Sharing information"
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* Luciano Pavarotti sings for a "One Day" public service announcement |
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What
are the different parts of the United Nations? |
- Reading comprehension; 'Future-in-the-past' structures;
- Task-based writing: "Defining"
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* Muhammad Ali "One Day" Public Service Announcement; the UN Charter |
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What
is it like to be on a United Nations mission? |
- Reading comprehension; Past
perfect practice;
- Task-based writing: "Writing a mission report"
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* Shashi Tharoor's poem, "Baby Six Billion"; also, Memories from UN Missions |
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Who
are the Goodwill Ambassadors? |
- Reading comprehension; Passive constructions;
- Task-based writing: "Expressing thanks"
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* Angelina Jolie's Journals; clips from the movie "Beyond Borders" |
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Who
are the UN Peacekeepers? |
- Separable
two-word verbs;
- Task-based writing: "Needs-assessment e-mail note"
|
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* Kofi Annan's speech on the International Day of Peacekeepers |
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What
is the United Nations Decade for Literacy? |
- Reading comprehension, (including readings on "Accents and dialects"
and intercultural literacy)
- Past
perfect practice
- Task-based writing: "Showing cause and effect"
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* World Teachers' Day; listen to 268 accents; article on Intercultural Literacy; poem: "The King's English" |
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How is the United Nations addressing the HIV-AIDS crisis? |
- Reading comprehension;
- Dependent
and independent clauses and puctuation,
- Task-based writing: model short letter "writing to inform"
|
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* Goodwill Ambassador Danny Glover's broadcast on the AIDS crisis |
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What is "micro-credit" and how can it raise the status of women? |
- Reading comprehension;
- Uses
of the possessive
- Task-based writing: model "summary"
|
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* Micro-credit success stories |
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What
are the UN Millennium Development Goals? |
- Reading comprehension;
- Inseparable
two-word verbs;
- Task-based writing: writing to "persuade"
|
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* Secretary-General Kofi Annan's speech on the Millennium Development Goals |
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How is the UN involved in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space? |
- Reading comprehension;
- Future with 'be able';
- Task-based writing: writing to "explain"
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* Connect with the NASA Science site; read a story about a total lunar eclipse |
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What
is UNESCO's World Heritage List? |
- Reading comprehension;
- Modal
past with 'could have';
- Task-based writing: writing a "summary-memo"
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* "Tour" the World Heritage sites |
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Who
received the UN's Nobel prizes? |
- Reading comprehension;
- Prepositions
+ gerunds (including common expressions);
- Writing task: writing a "press release"
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* Listen to the song "I Will Work for Peace" |
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Presentation Skills at the UN:
Presentation Skills: tips & exercises
Presentation Skills booklet (long version)
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Advice
on techniques for speaking before groups |