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Etiquette for Answering Phone Calls. Pitch, Tone and Inflection.

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Aim: students understand the importance of pitch, tone and inflection when answering phone calls. Procedure:  Students read the questions in the handout Students answer the questions while/after watching the video Materials: Lady in Red video on pitch, tone and inflection (available on  youtube or download from link below)  Handout for students Key  to tasks/instructions (if needed)  Download the materials  HERE 
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A History of Ideas. BBC Animations/Clips

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Questions for The 4 truths of Buddhism Aim:  students read,  and listen to short animations about history of ideas. Students use this information  in order to prepare a task. Level : high Length of animations: 2 to 3 minutes Subjects: various: Freud, justice,  Locke, Adam Smith and Economy, What is a human being,  Plato... you name it. Source of animations:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3vVjcY47k2p5Wsnj3ZFHV5W/a-history-of-ideas  Procedure:  Teachers: activate student's previous knowledge on the subject by asking questions OR: I am preparing  some pre-while watching questions for some of the videos. As I prepare them I will post them here for free download.  Optional : This is the list of tasks I have prepared Buddhism: The 4 Noble Truths: Find task HERE The idea of cultural transmission. Find the task HERE Free will defense. God vs Evil HERE Students watch the video prepare a task: summary, extension, para...
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Airport transfer

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Work in progress  Aim:    Students produce and rehearse an airport transfer. Level : Intermiediate to upper.  Lower level students can read the transcript of the video before watching/dicussing the video Procudure: Students: listen  to two airport transfers (arrival and departure).  read the transcript  (if necessary) discuss the content of the video,  body language and speed of the speech.  prepare/rehearse their transfer. perform their transfer in front of the class or in groups . These videos have been obtained for YOUTUBE If you want to download the script or videos , please click   HERE Arrival. From the airport to the hotel  Length: 2 minutes  Source: Youtube :   https://youtu.be/sTh0bTCqB2M Departure: From the hotel to the airport  Length: 2 minutes   Source: Youtube :  https://youtu.be/vqvfJKq_sEk If you want to  download  the script or videos , please click   HERE
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