Project work

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An innovative, five-level beginner's course for young learners from the age of 10. This popular series gives teachers practical advice and guidance, along with resource ideas and materials for the classroom. The tasks and activities are clearly presented, and offer teachers the information they need about level, time, preparation, materials, classroom management, monitoring, and follow-up activities. Each book offers up to 100 ideas, as well as variations that encourage teachers to adapt the activities to suite their individual classrooms.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• The author and the series editor (p. 1)
• Foreword (p. 3)
• Introduction (p. 5)
• How to use this book (p. 8)
• Organizing a project (p. 12)
• The project in action (p. 18)
• Multi-tasking (p. 25)
• 1 Media
• 1.1 School magazine: Elementary and above: 14-16 years (p. 35)
• 1.2 Making a radio programme: Advanced: Adult (p. 37)
• 1.3 My newspaper: Intermediate: Older adolescent (p. 38)
• 1.4 Audio guide: Intermediate and above: Adolescent (p. 41)
• 1.5 A brochure for new students: Elementary to lower-intermediate: Any age (p. 43)
• 1.6 Staff portrait gallery: Intermediate: 13-18 years (p. 45)
• 2 Culture
• 2.1 Protecting the environment: Elementary: Young adolescent (p. 48)
• 2.2 Clean up your area: Elementary: Older adolescent and above (p. 50)
• 2.3 Drugs: Only mugs do drugs: Upper-intermediate and above: Older adolescent and above (p. 52)
• 2.4 Cultural perspectives: Elementary and above: Any age (p. 54)
• 2.5 Holidays and festivals: Elementary to intermediate: 13 years and above (p. 57)
• 2.6 How green are you?: Lower-intermediate to intermediate: Older adolescent (p. 58)
• 2.7 'Mottainai' or in English, 'What a waste!': Intermediate: Any age (p. 60)
• 3 Trips
• 3.1 Planning a trip: Elementary to intermediate: 16 years and above (p. 64)
• 3.2 Climbing Snowdon: Intermediate and above: Older adolescent (p. 66)
• 3.3 The zoo: Elementary to lower-intermediate: Young adolescent (p. 70)
• 4 Local
• 4.1 Local fashion: Upper-intermediate and above: Older adolescent and above (p. 73)
• 4.2 Visit your teacher's house: Elementary: Adult (p. 75)
• 4.3 Home sweet home: Elementary and above: Adult (p. 78)
• 4.4 My homeland, my hometown: Elementary and above: Adolescent (p. 80)
• 4.5 Food and drink labels worldwide: Elementary and above: 10 years and above (p. 83)
• 4.6 The wheelchair-friendly guide: Upper-intermediate and above: 16 years and above (p. 84)
• 4.7 English is everywhere: Elementary: Adolescent (p. 87)
• 5 Classroom
• 5.1 Valentine cards: Elementary: Adolescent (p. 90)
• 5.2 Showtime!: False beginner: Older adolescent (p. 92)
• 5.3 Quiz contest: Upper-intermediate and above: Adult (p. 94)
• 5.4 The island: Elementary to intermediate: Adolescent (p. 97)
• 5.5 Pocket money survey: Intermediate: Adolescent (p. 100)
• 5.6 Would you like a cup of tea?: Elementary: Any age (p. 103)
• 5.7 Board game: Elementary to intermediate: Any age (p. 105)
• 5.8 Famous foreign cities: Any level: Any age (p. 107)
• 5.9 Internet exploration: Intermediate: Any age (p. 108)
• 5.10 Creating a book advertisement: Upper-intermediate: Older adolescent (p. 111)
• 5.11 Horror stories: Upper-intermediate: Adolescent (p. 113)
• Appendix - Useful websites (p. 116)
• Bibliography (p. 117)
• Other titles in the Resource Books for Teachers series (p. 118)
• Index (p. 121)