Task for week 40/2010 (before autumn break):

1. Textbook p. 12, 'Focus on words' no. 1 ⇒ compare with a partner
2. Textbook p. 124, S1 'let/make' + textbook p. 13, no. 2 „Revision“ a + b
3. Workbook p. 3, no. 5 ⇒ compare with a partner (correct if necessary)
4. Textbook p. 13, no. 1 read the 'AMERICA'-poem + write your own 'AMERICA'-poem
5. Textbook p. 15, no. 7 a ⇒ compare with a partner (correct if necessary)
6. Workbook p. 4, no. 6 'Phrasal verbs' ⇒ compare with a partner (correct if necessary)
7. Textbook pp. 16-18: Read the text 'Little Miss Astronaut' and work on tasks no. 1a+b, 2a (alone) + 2b (with a partner), 4b

1st assessment: 22-Sep-2010
2nd assessment: 24-Nov-2010

Context 21

1. Topic vocabulary "Individual and society"
2. Declaration of Human Rights

1st assessment: end of Feb-2011
2nd assessment: 08-Apr-2011

Task for Wed, 26-Jan-2011:
Context 21, p 74, A3 'Benjamin Zephaniah on Britain' » Please, work on all tasks as follows: 1a/b in keynotes (at least); 2a in writing; 2b reading/keynotes (using SF31); 3a/b in keynotes (at least).

Homework for Tue 22-Feb-2011:
Analyse the diagram in writing. Use the vocabulary from the skills file (Context 21).

Diagram based on data from LFS and ippr calculations
(Published in: Britain’s Immigrants. An economic profile. A report for Class Films and Channel 4 Dispatches. London: Institute for Public Policy Research, September 2007.)

assessment: 10-Nov-2010

Globalisation Blues: Vocab sheet
The Three Eras of Globalisation: Vocab sheet
Spot on facts: Vocab sheet and Spot on facts: Text

• Week 38/2010: Tony Blair's speech "The challenge of change": Text
• Week 39/2010: The flight to India: Text
• Week 40/2010: + Sourcing global talent in software: Vocab sheet + Sourcing global talent in software: Tasks + Cartoon © Klett (NEW!)

'Organic jeans take a new route — sustainability' (NYTimes, 5 Jan 2011

assessment: t.b.a.
written A-levels in English: Thu, 05 May 2011
written A-levels in English (second date): Mon, 30 May 2011
oral A-levels in English: Wed, 25 May 2011 - Fri, 27 May 2011

Individual work due to cancelled lesson on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 + Thu, 27 Jan 2011:
Skyline C, pp 165-67 'Can you hear me at the back?'

1. Task 1a/b: (Re-)Read the speech and highlight aspects of the town that Philip Turner criticises. Compare your findings with your results from the listening exercise (i.e., complete your list in writing).
2. Task 2: Based on the 'Lego Land' example, revise the meaning of denotation and connotation. Find a suitable example of your own to illustrate denotation and connotation of a word or phrase.
3. Task 3: Rhetorical devices in P.T.'s talk
4. A step further 1: Name the implications of P.T.'s statement
5. A step further 2: Write an essay on one of the two suggested topics, using vocabulary from the vocab sheet. (If you have 'Skyline C' at home, please consult the skills file on p 187.)

Bring the answers to our next class (first class after the winter break).

Homework for the lesson after the one-week holidays:

1. !!! Learn topic vocabulary !!!
2. Freshen up your vocabulary on statistics. Check this for help: Skills file: Introducing statistics and charts
3. Find a short (online-)article with some statistic information on 'urban development' or 'urban planning' in the US, the UK, Australia, or any other English-speaking country. Bring the article to class.

relevant semester topics: Exam topics English A-levels 2011 (foundation and higher level)

1. mandatory topic: 4th semester (Urban, suburban and rural lifestyles)
2. optional topic: 1st semester (Personal relations in their social context) or 2nd semester (Ethnic diversity) or 3rd semester (The challenge of globalisation)

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