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      S1 E04: A Good Thing -     

Activity description

Each episode offers a choice of seven categories of activities, all downloadable for free. These include:

  • Worksheets (in many cases multi-level)

  • Lesson plans

  • PowerPoint presentations

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The intro and the outro are the opening and closing sequences of a song, piece of music or video. Each episode of Rags to Riches has an intro and an outro. The intro introduces a key element of the episode, inviting students to use their predictive skills. The outro highlights the main grammar and vocabulary areas contained within the episode. 

 

For Episode 4 there is a worksheet, a lesson plan and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation.

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'On song': performing at peak efficiency or ability (Collins Dictionary)

In the On song section, pupils work directly with the lyrics of the Rags to Riches song for the episode.

 

For Episode 4 there is a worksheet, a lesson plan and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation.

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A loudspeaker is a piece of equipment, for example part of a radio or hi-fi system, through which sound comes out. (Collins Dictionary)  The Loud speakers section is about speaking! 

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This section in Episode 4 begins with a discussion activity which is graded into 3 levels. The level numbers reflect the increase in challenge. There is also a lesson plan and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation.

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In a recording studio, individual ‘tracks’ (recordings of an instrument or voice) are combined to create the final blend (or ‘mix’) of sounds that become the finished song. In the same way, language learners mix different skills together for every kind of interaction. This section is designed to help them work on various skills simultaneously.

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For Episode 4, students practise reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, through and activity based around technology and social media. There is also a lesson plan and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. 

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'Script doctor' (n): one who revises or alters a script to improve it. (Collins Dictionary).

The Script doctors section aims to familiarise learners with everyday language in the context of the episode script, encouraging them to interact directly with the script.

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For Episode 4, students refer to a portion of the dialogue to create their own mini-dialogues about speculating what someone is doing. There is also a lesson plan and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation.

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The Over to you section invites students to explore their own opinions of a given topic.

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For Episode 4, students evaluate and give their opinions on various hi-tech features of modern life. There is also a lesson plan and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation.

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'Potluck' (n.): also pot-luck, 1590s. from pot (n.1) + luck; with notion of “one’s luck or chance as to what may be in the pot.” (Etymonline)

 

The Potluck section may contain any kind of fun activity based on the theme of the episode. For this episode, students create and answer surveys to decide to what degree they are 'addicted' to technology. There is also a lesson plan and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation.

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