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Critical thinking

Research skills Writing Skills Speaking

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Discussion
• Identifying loanwords Pros and cons of English as Categorizing statements: • Pros and cons of English
and their meanings as a global language
a world language positive, neutral, negative
Interpreting and reporting • Reaching a group consensus
results Quotable Quotes
• Comparing meanings • Discussing students’
• Discussing differences attitudes to use of English

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Presentation
• Group survey on family size • Effects of population changes
Summarizing pros and cons Categorizing statements:
Interpreting and reporting of population changes positive, neutral, negative on countries
results Introductions and conclusions
• Analyzing data relating Tip: Presentation structure
to population pyramids
• Analyzing and explaining Quotable Quotes
charts • Discussing implications of
low birthrates

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Discussion
• Methods to help athletes Expressing an opinion about Categorizing statements: • Considering statements
perform their best about competition and
competition and sport positive, neutral, negative
cheating
Interpreting and reporting • Reporting and finding out the

results majority view
• Comparing methods
• Assessing their impact Quotable Quotes
• Discussing what motivates
successful people
Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Discussion
• Carbon footprints • Answering questions on
Summarizing opinions about Categorizing statements on
Interpreting and reporting global warming a scale of 1 to 5 aspects of global warming
results • Reporting results of
• Comparing the effi ciency discussions
of different forms of Quotable Quotes
transport • Discussing effects of global
warming on society

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Presentation
• Ranking attractive features Summarizing opinions about Categorizing statements that • Using questions about the
in people nature of beauty as the basis
staying beautiful and the the author might make
Interpreting and reporting money spent on it for a presentation
results Tip: Opening and closing a
• Comparing rankings and presentation
drawing conclusions
Quotable Quotes
• Discussing whether beauty is
just physical

Information gathering Writing short statements Identifying fact or opinion Discussion
• Meat consumption by Pros and cons of Categorizing statements: • Considering statements
students about vegetarianism
vegetarianism positive, neutral, negative
Interpreting and reporting • Reporting results of
results discussions
• Comparing results Quotable Quotes
• Analyzing meat • Discussing whether an
consumption worldwide animal’s life is as valuable as
a human’s

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