Class 4 and 5

Video Games Rock!!!!
You thought that video games were really bad for you. Think again!  Watch this fascinating video on the positive effects of video games on your brain. Yes, that's right.  Video games can be good for you unlike you hear on TV.  


For this exercise, please watch the majority of this video making sure to write as many notes as possible about this topic. Then, the task is as follows:

1. You have been assigned to lead a discussion about this topic in front of parents in your community.  You should spend no less than 3 minutes to explain this topic ensuring to give ample examples to the audience for them to understand it better.
2. You have been selected by a group of parents that heard you speak about this topic, to lead a discussion with children between the ages of 9 - 13 about the pros and cons of playing video games.  While you do not want to encourage them to spend too much time playing video games, you want to transmit the message that video games have the potential to enhance the way our brain works.  Give kids good arguments for them to talk to their parents and convince them that video games are not bad for them.  You should spend around 3 minutes to build your case with kids and get them excited about this new discovery.

Write the key points of your speech in a piece of paper and get ready to be called. 

I will flip a coin with heads being 1 and tails being 2 and ask you to choose your preference. I will need some volunteers to start OR will choose people at random to do the presentations.  

Class 4

Presentations with Richard Garro.

Class 5

Article on music/film piracy.

Comprehension questions.

Speaking practice: Opinions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HshZru2exqw

film one Grammar: Passive tense

film 2

film 3

film 4

listening 1

listening 2

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/passive.htm

Ask students to brainstorm the types of things that the government does for the population. The government repairs streets, cleans monuments, builds schools and hospitals.. eg. streets were repaired