Week 6

Aim: To agree or disagree about a Global Topic “A Global Topic is defined as a topic that all students worldwide learn and understand to identify issues and problems in the world, and to critically think about presenting solutions”

Method: Is to write an opinion of a video; learn to understand the video content and give your opinion

Procedure: watch a video, take notes of the key vocabulary / expressions / and, to identify the main points

Customs & Traditions: Why is Culture Important?

Video Watch the video two times and follow the steps below. There are two steps.

Step 1: First, watch the video with no subtitles, and try and understand the content – what is the topic about? Do not take notes at this stage, just listen.

Skill exercise:

  • Listen for the main points in the video
  • Remember key words or phrases

Step 2: Watch the video a second time with English subtitles and follow the skill exercise.

Skill exercise:

  • Write keywords or phrases – also called topic vocabulary or specialised vocabulary
  • Identify the main points – write them
  • Identify the support sentences explaining the main points