Some activities from past classes
Some material from previous classes. Currently there are 98 activities listed which have been developed and refined over time. Most of these entail some reading in class as well as the generation of corrected conversation.
Introduction and needs analysis
Changes in the Publishing industry
The Electric Car
Alternative Energy - Solar and wind power
Recruitment and selection - The job interview
Career paths: What makes a good career nowadays?
The Internet and eCommerce
Manufacturing and services
Innovation and invention: Intellectual Property (IP)
Success anf failure - to bail out or not?
Wrongdoing and Corruption
Burnout - stress management
The Japanese work ethic
Greece´s economic crisis
The TechCast think tank
Movies and books
The state of education
Team building
Food and drink
Mergers and aquisitions
Shopping - is it addictive?
Industrial Revolution
Vincent Van Gogh
Will robots take over?
The European Union
The Desertec Project
Money in Football
Me and my car
Barack Obama
The world of Google
Russia - is it really a democracy?
World War 2
Going it alone - setting up a business
The Seven Wondors of the World
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Kepler Mission and other stories
The romance of Radio
The Drive-by-Wire controversy
China´s Billionaires
Trains and boats and planes
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Science Fiction or future prediction?
This is a list of activities for one student
shown in reverse chronological order.
03/06/2009 (15:00) 8.09L - Theft
27/05/2009 (15:00) 1026 - The World of Google
25/05/2009 (15:00) Christopher Columbus - hero or not?
20/05/2009 (15:00) Taking a career break
13/05/2009 (15:00) 8.06V - Career moves
11/05/2009 (15:00) 0084 - Nike is a Goddess - Women and sport
06/05/2009 (15:00) Should we pay for Space Exploration?
04/05/2009 (15:00) 0087 - Going it alone - Setting up a small business
29/04/2009 (15:00) 8.02V - A heart of gold or hard as nails?
20/04/2009 (15:00) The romance of Radio
15/04/2009 (15:00) The pirates of Somalia
13/04/2009 (15:00) 0094 - Me and my car
30/03/2009 (15:00) 1264 - Problem-solving - Running out of patience
23/03/2009 (15:00) 0012 - Going on holiday - making plans
18/03/2009 (15:00) The Techcast think tank
16/03/2009 (15:00) 6.03S - Interesting and unusual situations
11/03/2009 (15:00) Health - good and bad lifestyle
09/03/2009 (15:00) Weapons of mass destruction
04/03/2009 (15:00) 1190 - Equal opportunities - Women in the workplace
02/03/2009 (15:00) 0082 - Computers and Crime
23/02/2009 (15:00) Barack Obama
18/02/2009 (15:00) 1174 - Interviews - Changing your job
16/02/2009 (15:00) 1249 - Capital investments
11/02/2009 (15:00) Famous people
09/02/2009 (15:00) World War 2
02/02/2009 (15:00) 0213 - Green energy
19/01/2009 (15:00) 7.01S - Living your life
12/01/2009 (15:00) Creations and inventions
15/12/2008 (10:00) What to do if you won the lottery?
11/12/2008 (17:00) Movies and books
04/12/2008 (17:00) 1222 - Presentations - Planning your presentation
27/11/2008 (17:00) Industrial Revolution
25/11/2008 (17:00) Will robots take over?
20/11/2008 (17:00) food and drink
18/11/2008 (17:00) Creationism vs Evolution
13/11/2008 (17:00) IIC003 - The state of education
11/11/2008 (17:00) IIC003 - Iberdrola is Making Waves
30/10/2008 (17:00) 1271 - Getting chinarmation - Satellite TV
28/10/2008 (17:00) 0003 - Sports and games
23/10/2008 (17:00) 0064 - Team Building
21/10/2008 (17:00) 0079 - Shopping online
16/10/2008 (17:00) 0117 - Solar System
14/10/2008 (17:00) 2350 - Iberdrola goes green
07/10/2008 (17:00) 0052 - People and science - cloning
02/10/2008 (17:00) 0081 - Social Skills
25/09/2008 (17:00) 0047 - Making your point - science and modern life
23/09/2008 (17:00) Introduction