10 seconds: the makings of half a class
As one of my default start pages, yahoo.co.uk, has failed to turn up any interesting stories for class lately, I've made ananova.com's "Quirkies" section one of my "starts". (I'm using Firefox, not Internet Explorer, and open six pages by default, every time I log on).
What am I looking for when I spend 10 seconds a day scanning pages like that? A headline that makes me curious, that makes me want to read. I figure that if that's the case, then I can write the headline up on the board, and my students will then want to read the story in class.
Among the items this morning: Teen turns down £8.5m, about how a "Cheltenham teenager has reportedly turned down £8.5million to sell his website".
It gives the name of the kids (news) website, Sharpenews, and I guessed that must be sharpenews.com. 89m "hits" in 18 months...? It must be a brilliant site!
Whether or not I actually occupy class time visiting the site, I think I've got the makings of my kids' class for this afternoon...
What am I looking for when I spend 10 seconds a day scanning pages like that? A headline that makes me curious, that makes me want to read. I figure that if that's the case, then I can write the headline up on the board, and my students will then want to read the story in class.
Among the items this morning: Teen turns down £8.5m, about how a "Cheltenham teenager has reportedly turned down £8.5million to sell his website".
It gives the name of the kids (news) website, Sharpenews, and I guessed that must be sharpenews.com. 89m "hits" in 18 months...? It must be a brilliant site!
Whether or not I actually occupy class time visiting the site, I think I've got the makings of my kids' class for this afternoon...
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posted by Tom at 8:45 AM
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Tesco in Poland (says the same source, Ananova) is recruiting homeless staff off the streets because it says so many Poles have left to work in the UK (!!)
The average Briton "eats spaghetti bolognese nearly 3,000 times in his or her life", the same source tells me this morning, stew 2,612 times, sausage n'mash 2,264 times, making those Britain's three favourite dishes.
Another lesson plan struggling to get out...!
And here's a lesson plan on Britain's eating habits, plus further links, from TeachingEnglish.org.uk
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