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This covers the whole of Theme 2, Topic 3 – ‘Global Issues’. The PowerPoint is very lengthy (58 slides) and contains work for six or seven lessons. The PowerPoint is broken down into four sections: 1) Grammar; 2) Listening; 3) Reading and Writing; and 4) Speaking. There are several different worksheets to accompany a broad range of exercises on the PowerPoint, as well as a transcript for the listening and answer sheets also appear on the PowerPoint. The exercises include: vocabulary match-ups; grammar exercises; a listening comprehension with different tasks; several reading comprehensions with different types of exercises to complete; translations into English and into French; photo stimuli for written tasks; blog writing tasks (foundation and higher); two role-play cards (foundation and higher); six photo cards for speaking activities and finally questions related to the general conversation section of the speaking exam.

Can be used as a starter, plenary or general learning/revision task. Students are split into pairs and share the pack (as big as the teacher wants) between them. Student 1 reads out the example at the top followed by the three language devices. Student 2 has to guess the correct language device (located at the bottom of the card). Student 2 wins the card if they get it right. The resource can be easily adapted for any year (school or college) and competence. I have had students create their own sets of cards to use against each other, higher level learners only being given the example - no multiple choice. The theme on the back is a picture from Breaking Bad but this can be easily changed as well to suit your learners.