CULTURE
TOPIC: CULTURE
SUB-TOPICS: ART, ARTISTS, MUSIC, PARTICIPATION IN CULTURE
CENTRAL IDEA: PRACTICE READING & LISTENING (receptive) and SPEAKING & WRITING (productive) ABOUT CULTURE
LEXICAL RESOURCES & KEY GRAMMAR: click for full list.
LANGUAGE LEVEL: B1/B2
BEFORE STARTING THE CULTURE UNIT, CHECK OUT ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF TASK COMPLETION, DEPENDING ON CHOSEN TOOLS.
Introduction to culture
Movie Time!
Music We Love
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21st century SKILLS
1. Critical thinking
2. Creativity
3. Collaboration
4. Communication
5. Information literacy
6. Media literacy
7. Technology literacy
8. Flexibility
9. Leadership
10. Initiative
11. Productivity
12. Social skills
LIFE SKILLS
Life skills students will hone in the CULTURE topic:
analytical thinking and decision making
appreciation of art and architecture in its cultural diversity
appreciation of music in our lives and the impact it makes
information analyzing and processing to connect and exchange ideas
creative problem solving and tech savviness to present ideas
REFLECTION
Whenever you FINISH the module (after any number of lessons), please ask your students to fill out a short reflection form, and there's one for yourself, too. It's located on Lesson 7-8 page.