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Critical thinking

Research skills Writing Skills Speaking

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Presentation
• Rating jobs that need English • English as the Global
Pros and cons of English Categorizing statements:
Interpreting and reporting as the dominant world positive, neutral, negative Language
results language Tip: Use of gestures in
• Comparing lists presentations
• Predicting the future
Quotable Quotes
• Discussing whether
everybody in the USA should
speak English

Information gathering Writing short statements Identifying fact or opinion Discussion
• Group survey on future Consequences of population Categorizing statements: • Matching speakers to
family size statements
growing or decreasing positive, neutral, negative
Interpreting and reporting • Discussing the statements
results and reporting to the class
• Comparing results with the Quotable Quotes
national birthrate • Discussing the decision to
have children

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Discussion
• Ranking athletes students Summarizing arguments Categorizing statements: • Ranking factors for paying
would pay to see high salaries
about paying athletes’ high positive, neutral, negative
Interpreting and reporting salaries • Discussing salaries paid for
results different jobs
• Comparing athletes and Quotable Quotes
sports • Discussing the contradictions
between sport and
money

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Presentation
• Matching movies to disasters • What is an ideal climate?
Describing a graph showing Categorizing statements:
Interpreting and reporting changes in the earth’s positive, neutral, negative Tip: Proper posture in a
results temperature presentation
• Discussing why people Quotable Quotes
watch disaster movies
• Discussing the leadership
role of the USA on the issue
of global warming

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Discussion
• Group survey on attitudes to The consequences of Categorizing statements: • How important is appearance
physical features in professional life?
altering one’s appearance positive, neutral, negative
Interpreting and reporting Quotable Quotes
results • Discussing making changes
• Comparing survey results in life that are permanent
about appearance

Information gathering Writing a short paragraph Identifying fact or opinion Discussion
• Listing animals and their Arguments for and against Categorizing statements: • Answering questions
uses related to the use of animals
using animals positive, neutral, negative
Interpreting and reporting by humans
results Quotable Quotes
• Comparing lists • Discussing arguments
• Discussing how the use of against keeping pets.
animals has changed

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