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Below is a list of the topic areas that activities have been devised for. Click on the topic title to go to a page with more information, and to download sample activities!
Please note: The Global Skills project has now published a literacy resource for SfL English and ESOL which contains all the tutor notes and answer sheets for the sample literacy activities featured on this website, as well as many more activities on each topic. The resource called 'Global Skills: Understanding The World Through English', comprises a book of tutor notes and a CD of activity worksheets in pdf format, all referenced to the curriculum.
Feedback on the activities we produce enables us to refine them so that they are of more use to Basic Skills tutors, and others who find them useful. If you are using any of these activities in your classroom, please take the time to take part in the Web Survey or contact us and let us know what you think!
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Where in the world does English come from? Looking at where so-called 'English' words actually originate |
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Exploring the differences in content between tabloid, broadsheet and regional newspapers and investigating fact, opinion and bias. |
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How the whole world is interconnected through trade, communication, etc |
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Exploring the global implications of the illegal drugs trade. |
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Looks at the lives of fairtrade farmers and compares with farmers who don't produce fairtrade goods |
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Explores the unfair division of the price of items such as bananas, coffee and jeans and compares these to fairtrade alternatives |
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Examines the devastating impact of hurricanes |
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Focuses on the 8 Millennium Development Goals set by the UN in 2000 |
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Explores the global dimension in international sporting events and sportswear manufacture |
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Explores the global dimension in international sporting events and sportswear manufacture |
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Explores the myths and facts surrounding asylum seekers and refugees |
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