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To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on Thursday 16th May and to raise awareness about this date, we are running alt text (alternative text) writing competitions for LS1-SB1 and SB2-SC2 levels. The prizes for all students are Fnac vouchers. GAAD is an awareness day focusing on digital access and inclusion for the more than one billion people worldwide who live with disabilities or impairments. It aims to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access, inclusion and people with different disabilities. This year, it will be celebrated on Thursday 16 May. Choose an album cover or video still of your favourite artist and write a creative alt text* for it. Deadline for entries: 1 June Word count: 100 words maximum *So what is creative alt text? Alt text describes the appearance or function of an image on a web page. A screen reader then reads the description out loud so that people with visual impairments and low vision can access texts. Alt text is usually concise and factual, but what about when the purpose of the image is to convey creativity? For example, in a recent response to the official Taylor Swift Twitter/X account posting on The Tortured Poets Department, the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) added alt text to show that it can be something creative. "A sepia toned photograph of Taylor lying on a bed. The white sheets fill most of the frame, with Taylor peeking in from the right, arms behind her head, relaxing. She's wearing lacy sleeves and has her eyes closed. She has dark, glamorous eye makeup on which creates a sense of mystique." |
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14th MayAssessment: Launch a crowdfunding campaign to improve access to education for young people, magazine p6-7. |
This should now work for all the sites. |
7th MayMagazine p6-7 |
Complete the report for the assessed task: Research, present and write a report on different solutions to food insecurity. Use the links on the left of this page to write in your own individual Google Doc. |
30th AprilDescribing trends Answers
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Choose and watch one of these TED videos and note down some interesting things that you hear.
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16th April |
Assessed task for this magazine unit: Activity 7: Write a report Can do: I can write a paper, developing my argument with appropriate highlighting of significant points and relevant supporting detail. |
9th April |
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Kightsbridge Exam CalendarPlease ensure that you have the exam practice book |
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19th MarchRepresentation in FilmsWrite an email: |
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12th MarchTattoos |
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5th MarchPresentationsMagazine p4-5 How photos and advertizing influence people. Listening a discussion programme. Shakespeare as you like it 7 ages soliloquy. Make up own version of the 5 life stages. Listening 5 from green book p98. Answers
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27th FebruaryRole Play: roles |
Research for assignment next lesson:
Investigate body image campaigns and create your own positive campaign for teenagers. Present your ideas to the class. Each student should speak for 2–3 minutes and answer questions. |
20th FebruaryThe assessed task for this magazine is: Investigate body image campaigns and create your own positive campaign for teenagers. Magazine p2-3; nos 1-6. DebateStatementsthe vast majority a low percentage almost all some all/everyone a minority almost no most no one a high percentage Opinion On the whole, I agree that I broadly agree that it is fair to say that generally speaking, the author is right that the article states that however, I think according to the article, whereas I am of the opinion that unlike the author, I strongly feel that there is limited / no evidence that Evaluating Arguments The argument that older people feel pressure to look good is:
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Magazine p6-7 in preparation for the assignment.
Continue researching. We will work on this next lesson. Final presentation in 2 weeks. |
6th FebruaryMagazine p9-11 |
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30th JanuaryBlog Post: assessed task Magazine p5-6 |
Work on your own to write a blog post. Choose a subject you think is important.
Upload the blog to Padlet. |
23rd JanuaryPronunciation:Return speaking feedback from last lesson. Speaking test part 4 practice. Magazine p4-5 Vocabulary in the lesson: customs | costumes novel novella historical novel / drama play / drama film / movie discriminating it can be understood or interpreted as disrespectful disabled black ethnic minority BAME |
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16th JanuaryMagazine p2-3 |
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9th JanuaryEnsure you have Acrobat reader.Posters |
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12th DecemberChristmas Carols and SongsSpotify Answers
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5th DecemberMore presentations?Magazine p4-5 docx PDF Due to issues with logging on to attend classes, there is another class on 12th December, which sill be our final class of this calendar year. |
Listening on page 42-45.
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28th NovemberThere seems to be a problem logging in, so please continue with the presentation of your survey. Can you record yourself and upload it to Padlet, or start the recording in Padlet; both ways work. Please include any illustrations (pictures or graphs). I need this now, as a comment needs to go into your reports by Saturday this week. |
In class we also did the reading on page 110-11 of the Practice Tests + book and the listening on page 20-23.
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21st NovemberMagazine pages 6-7: designing a survey.Answers
Reading nº5 from teachers' handbook. |
Interview friends and classmates at school to get some results for the survey.
From teachers' handbook reading nºs 6 & 7. |
14th NovemberConnecting CulturesOur partner class is in Ho Chi Min City, Viet Nam.We will watch and listen to video presentations they have sent. They would like feedback comments. |
Download FCE teachers' handbook and look at page 31 which informs about how writing is marked. |
7th NovemberRemembrance Day, also known as Veterans' DayDocuments for this module Today Intelligence Officers Download the worksheet and watch ONE of the videos: Speaking Activity |
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31st OctoberNo lesson today. Next lesson 7th November. |
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24th OctoberHero's journeyLanguage Focus Reading part 6: |
The term cohesive devices refers to the conjunctions, connectives and pronouns used to link the parts of a piece of writing. |
17th OctoberContinue with presentation from last lesson & homework.Answers
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10th OctoberJigsaw Reading Project planning and research. |
Continue work on the project. Add to the Google Slide
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3rd OctoberMagazine page 3 nº5Hero Statements: one
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Choose a heroic person and research about them. Success criteria:
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Madison Scott Listening 2 Introduction Listening |
26th SeptemberFirst please readAt the top of this page click/tap on the pink "Padlet" image. This opens our class Padlet in a new tab. Try downloading the magazine and the MyLinks file. Try writing a short message to everyone in the class introducing yourself, and upload it. Record a short message and upload it. Zip files on Zip files on |
Read the article on page 2 and do the activities on page 3. |