Методические рекомендации по преподаванию иностранного языка с учетом особенностей образовательного процесса в базовой школе общая характеристика предмета «Иностраныый язык» - реферат

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В Федеральный перечень учебников, рекомендованных (допущенных) Министерством образования и науки Российской федерации к использованию в образовательном процессе в общеобразовательных учреждениях на 2009/2010 учебный год, включены следующие завершенные линии учебников английского языка:

Выбор конкретной линии УМК осуществляется в зависимости от предпочтений педагогического коллектива.

Для данного проекта мы рекомендуем к использованию два рекомендованных Министерством образования и науки РФ учебно-методических комплекса:

1. Комплект учебников «Русский язык» для 5-9 классов (Авторы Разумовская М.М. и другие) (Издательство «Дрофа»):

– 5 класс : Афанасьева О.В., Михеева И.В. Английский язык

– 6 класс : Афанасьева О.В., Михеева И.В. Английский язык

– 7 класс : Афанасьева О.В., Михеева И.В. Английский язык

– 8 класс : Афанасьева О.В., Михеева И.В. Английский язык

– 9 класс : Афанасьева О.В., Михеева И.В. Английский язык

Серия рассчитана на использование в различных типах общеобразовательных учреждений, где согласно учебным планам на изучение английского языка отводится не более 3 часов в неделю и где учащиеся приступают к овладению основами иностранного языка примерно в 10-12-летнем возрасте. Она может быть также предложена для тех школ (классов), где английский преподается как второй иностранный язык.
Все компоненты УМК взаимозависимы и дополняют друг друга.
Предлагаемые УМК отвечают требованиям государственного образовательного стандарта, в большой степени отражают реалии одной из стран изучаемого языка - Великобритании, в своей основе ориентируются на основные характеристики современного учебника иностранного языка (см.: Бим И. Л. и др. К проблеме оценивания современного учебника английского языка // ИЯШ. 1999. № 6. С. 13-17).
Авторы сочли возможным определенным образом изменить традиционное распределение базисного грамматического материала по годам обучения, считая основной задачей первого УМК тщательную отработку предлагаемых лексико-грамматических структур и навыков чтения, что может быть освоено учащимися за счет несколько более сниженного темпа введения нового грамматического материала.
Учебник «Новый курс английского языка для российских школ» О. В. Афанасьевой и И. В. Михеевой полностью соответствует федеральному компоненту Государственного стандарта среднего (полного) общего образования по английскому языку и Федеральному базисному учебному плану, включен в Федеральный перечень учебников, рекомендованных (допущенных) к использованию в образовательном процессе в ОУ на 2008-2009 учебный год.

В учебнике в полной мере соблюдены условия доступности учебного материала для учащихся 5 классов с учетом их психологических особенностей и уровня их развития.

Оптимальное сочетание теоретического и практического материала делает возможным быстрый переход от объяснения нового материала к его практическому применению, что позволяет достигать высоких результатов в процессе обучения. Следует отметить, что учебник и рабочая тетрадь содержат большое количество упражнений на закрепление изученного материала. Таким образом, учитель имеет возможность выбирать задания по своему усмотрению. Важным достоинством учебника является высокое качество подбора языкового материала, его соответствие современным языковым и грамматическим нормам, высокое полиграфическое качество печати текста и иллюстраций учебника.

Авторами достигнута высокая степень методической целесообразности выбранной последовательности и способа подачи учебного материала, а также системность, логичность и последовательность в его изложении.

В учебнике нашло отражение изменение парадигмы образования в нашей стране в последние годы - перенос акцента учебных целей на коммуникативные и развивающие. Излагаемый учебный материал направлен в первую очередь на развитие творческих способностей учащихся, умений самообразования, на формирование стойкого интереса к английскому языку и навыков практического применения полученных знаний. Этой цели служат глубоко продуманные системы упражнений, структурированность учебного материала, разбиение его на шаги, богатая иллюстративность. Учебник предоставляет учащемуся прекрасные возможности для самостоятельной работы. Кроме того, проблемная формулировка заданий учит учащихся работать с информацией и самостоятельно добывать знания. Задания рубрики «Проектная работа» помогают расширить знания учащихся о странах изучаемого языка, английском языке и развить творческие способности.

В то же время целесообразно дополнить учебник мультимедийными материалами на CD (это особенно важно для погружения учащихся в иноязычную среду). Эта проблема также эффективно может быть решена организацией богатого содержанием сайта. В ходе эксперимента к учебно-методическому комплекту мною были созданы электронные приложения (кроссворды, упражнения и тесты) на основе программы Hot Potatoes.

Рабочая тетрадь предлагает систему проверочных заданий для организации самостоятельной работы учеников и навыков самоконтроля. Задания составлены таким образом, что правильность выполнения каждого из них может быть проверена и оценена самими учащимися.

В Книге для учителя имеется важная для учителя информация об основных направлениях обучения английскому языку, характеризуется методическая система, заложенная в учебнике, предлагается краткий комментарий по каждой теме с описанием ее лингвистических и методических аспектов, даются конкретные советы по изучению наиболее сложных тем курса. Содержатся также описание системы упражнений, рекомендации по оценке письменных работ.

Кроме этого, в УМК входит серия пособий для учащихся и учителей . Данные пособия помогают реализовать основные идеи курса, организовать эффективную работу на уроке и дома: Книга для чтения, Звуковое пособие .

Считаем целесообразным использование следующих инновационных форм организации учебного процесса: дистанционное обучение, модульное преподавание предмета, поточное преподавание предмета.

Дистанционное обучение

Данную форму организации учебного процесса по предмету «Иностранный язык» считаем наиболее приемлемой при условии высокой материальной оснащенности как базовых школ, так и филиалов (работают современные компьютерные классы с выходом в Интернет). В этом случае можно организовать качественный учебный процесс без подвоза учащихся из филиалов в базовые школы.

Учебный процесс как в базовых школах, так и в филиалах может быть организован также с помощью Интернет-ресурсов, которые позволят качественно (в этом случае самостоятельно, без участия ПГУ) обучать школьников Пермского края английскому языку. Среди этих ресурсов назовем хотя бы некоторые.

5 класс :

Unit 1. Hello, nice to see you again!

Section 1. We are from Britain. – как организован школьный год в Англии? Какое расписание может быть в английской школе? Когда у детей каникулы? Что советуют детям, чтобы их школьный год прошел хорошо?

Расписание школьного года в Англии (school year schedule/curriculum)

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/schday/Start.html - a typical day at an English school

http://www.blurtit.com/q699898.html - a typical timetable in an English and Welsh school

http://www.princeville.bradford.sch.uk/hom...ecurriculum.htm - a Yorkshire school curriculum

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...19050953AAp2nSs – a typical day at an American school

http://www.dep.anl.gov/newcomers/schools.htm - information about American schools

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/p_...iculum.html#top – school curriculum of a school in Kent, UK

http://articles.directorym.co.uk/How_To_Ha...95-England.html - an article on how to have a great school year.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu.../education.html - when does the school year start in the UK? When do children have holidays? These questions are answered by schoolchildren for schoolchildren.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_England - encyclopaedia entry on education in England

Section 3. Talking about Holidays – где найти рассказ английского школьника о летних каникулах? Как проводят дети первый день в школе после каникул?

http://www.pep.com.cn/ge/xszx/xzxk/200408/...0828_118407.htm - a Chinese student describes his/her summer holidays

http://www.louisself.com/summer-holidays-part-1-160808 - an English boy tells about his summer holidays (continued here: http://www.louisself.com/node/43)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/students/2.../holidays.shtml - an older student tells about her trip to Milan

http://www.englishdaily626.com/junior_english_essays.php - a child tells about the first day of school

http://www.stmaryscambridge.co.uk/myfristday/index.php - five children tell about their first day at a new school

http://thinkubator.ccsp.sfu.ca/FirstDayOfSchool - a student’s story about the first day in a Canadian school

Section 4. Writing letters to Barbara – как правильно писать и оформлять письма по английски? Где найти онлайн-тренажер, который помог бы научить детей писать письма по-английски?

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Letter - tips on how to write a letter

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/ - an online letter generator, a wonderful activity to teach children how to write letters

http://www.xtec.net/~vfeliu/writing/infl2.htm - a sample informal letter

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/e...s/letters.shtml - an online activity from BBC to teach children how to write letters

Unit 2. We are going to travel

Section 1. Reading and discussing an invitation. – где найти образцы приглашений для визы?

http://www.visabureau.com/canada/letter-of-invitation.aspx - what a letter of invitation usually contains.

http://www.immihelp.com/docs/ltrtoparents.html - a sample letter of invitation from a student to his parents

http://www.immigrationlinks.com/news/newshints66.htm - a sample letter of invitation to the USA

http://www.docstoc.com/search/sample-invit...n-letter-to-uk/ - sample invitation letters to the UK

http://www.apostille.us/Documents/Service_...isa_types.shtml - types of invitations and visas to the USA

Где найти примеры приглашений для школьного обмена?

http://asepfhshlabs.blogspot.com/2008/11/2...ter-sample.html - a sample letter of invitation for school exchange

http://www.docstoc.com/search/Student-Visa...r-Request-Form/ - sample invitation letters and forms for educational institutions

Где найти рассказы о школьном обмене учениками с иностранной школой? Как найти школы для организации обменов учениками?

http://www.cci-exchange.com/ - information about cultural students exchange programmes

http://www.winmalee-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/h...ge/exchange.htm - stories about school exchanges told by exchange students

http://www.hjk-steinfeld.de/fachschaften/e...eft-as-friends/ - story of a school exchange

http://www.spainexchange.com/educator_info...nge_program.php - here you can find schools to exchange students in Spain

http://www.ayusa.org/ - a list of foreign students exchange programmes you can join

Section 3. We Discuss Our Plans for the Weekend

Где найти правила и этикет общения по телефону?

http://library.thinkquest.org/2993/phone.htm - general phone etiquette

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/telephone-etiquette-tips.html - telephone etiquette tips

http://www.fullerton.edu/IT/Services/Telec...quetteguide.asp - phone etiquette at work

http://www.infotech.siu.edu/telecom/etiquette.pdf - a guide to telephoning etiquette with sample phrases

Где найти рассказ школьника о проведенных выходных?

http://www.englishdaily626.com/junior_english_essays.php?059 – a student’s story about a week-end

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ns/weekends.htm - what people like doing at the week-ends in Britain.

http://www.essayforum.com/3_2895_0.html - an essay about a week-end and its analysis

http://www.timolson.com/babythinkessays.htm - stories of a very unusual week-end, written by students

Этикет в гостях.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1...ttes.html?cat=7 – how to behave if you’re a guest in a house

http://www.aish.com/family/heart/Guest_Etiquette.asp - eight common etiquette violations all guests should watch out for

http://www.drdaveanddee.com/manners1.html - 10 basic manners for children

http://www.teachkidshow.com/teach-your-chi...e-a-good-guest/ - how to teach children to be good guests

http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/...y-profiles.html - an excellent resource with Etiquette, Customs and Protocol Guides for different countries

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/travel/...-a-guest-057304 - peculiarities of guest etiquette in different countries

http://jull.ca/beinglate.html - advice on behaviour in the classroom

Unit 3 Learning More about Each Other

Section 1. May I Ask You a Question? Section 2. Personal Information – где найти интервью со знаменитостью для подросткового журнала?

http://www.teenmag.com/celeb-stuff/watch-t...reddie-highmore - an interview with Freddie Highmore, a 14-year old actor

http://www.backpacker.com/april_2008_featu.../articles/12362

http://www.teenink.com/Interviews/article/...risten-Stewart/ - an interview with the 16-year old actress Kristen Stewart

http://www.teenmag.com/celeb-stuff/watch-this-face/ - short interviews with young stars

Правила этикета – какие вопросы можно, и какие нельзя задавать в Англии.

http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Personal/Manners.htm#SmallTalk – rules and phrases for small talk in Britain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ght_qKdF2PY – a video lesson on small talk etiquette

Какие самые опасные профессии?

http://www.classesandcareers.net/education...dangerous-jobs/ - a rating of the top 10 most dangerous jobs

http://www.askmen.com/top_10/entertainment...op_10_list.html - another list of top ten most dangerous professions

Unit 4. Learning More about London

Section 1. London – the capital of the UK – где найти информацию об истории Лондона?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_London - encyclopaedia entry about the history of London

http://www.londononline.co.uk/history/ - a detailed history of London

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...don/history.htm - a brief history of London

Section 3. Discovering Places of Interest in London – какие самые популярные достопримечательности Лондона?

http://www.entsweb.co.uk/tourist/top/index.html - top tourist attractions in and outside London (including pictures and history)

http://www.beautiful-london.co.uk/index.htm - brief descriptions of London’s main sights

Какие музеи Лондона – самые популярные?

http://www.londonlogue.com/museums - brief information about the most popular museums in London

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster - encyclopaedia entry about the Palace of Westminster

http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/parliament.htm - information about the Houses of Parliament

http://www.aviewoncities.com/london/housesofparliament.htm - brief information about the Houses of Parliament

http://www.parliament.uk/ - official website of the British Parliament

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben - encyclopaedia entry about the Big Ben

http://www.britainexpress.com/London/Big_Ben.htm - brief information about the Big ben

http://www.bigben.parliament.uk/ a look inside the tower from the Parliament’s website

Где взять фотографии интерьеров Вестминстерского аббатства? Где взять информацию об истории Вестминстерского аббатства? Какие знаменитые люди связаны с Вестминстерским аббатством?

http://www.westminster-abbey.org/ - official site, with schedule of services, pictures and information about the history of the place

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey - encyclopaedia entry on Westminster Abbey

http://home2.btconnect.com/Crusader-Produc...ster-Abbey.html - history and pictures of Westminster Abbey

С кем связана история Тауэра? Какие легенды о Тауэре существуют? Как можно устроить виртуальный тур по Тауэру для школьников?

http://www.hrp.org.uk/toweroflondon - official site of the Tower of London, history, stories, pictures, people, maps

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London - encyclopaedia entry on the Tower of London

http://www.toweroflondontour.com – a virtual tour of the Tower of London

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square - encyclopaedia entry about Trafalgar Square

http://www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare/history/index.jsp - a brief history of Trafalgar Square

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/travel/feature...e/history.shtml - history of Trafalgar Square and a downloadable leaflet with the heritage trail from BBC

Section 4. Discussing What to Show to Our British Guests in Our Town/Village

Что иностранные туристы любят смотреть в России? Какие места в России самые популярные у туристов?

http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guid..._in_russia.html - ten places to visit in Moscow and St. Petersburg as recommended by a tourist

http://www.123independenceday.com/russian/...s-to-visit.html - recommendations on cities to visit in Russia

http://www.traveltips24.com/Central_Russia.htm - a travel guide to cities and regions of central Russia

http://www.comintour.com/tours/popular/rus_major/ - a programme of a tour of central Russia

Где найти рекламные проспекты британских деревень и маленьких городов?

http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/visitors_g..._village_guides - short visitor’s guides to villages in Tynedale

http://www.orion-arts.com/villages/ - a collection of links to British and Irish villages’ websites

http://www.british-towns.net/ - a collection of links to British towns’ websites, with photos

Где найти рассказы иностранцев о путешествиях в Россию?

http://www.x-plane.org/home/furo/travels/russia/russia.html - a Swedish tourist tells about a trip to Russia

http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/~erb/russia97.htm - a trip to Russian in 1997

http://www.foldabikes.com/CurrentEvents/St...Russia2004.html a trip to Russia in 2004

http://www.unr.edu/geography/GAIN/material...trip_story.html - a 12-year old girl’s trip to Russia

http://triptorussia2008.blogspot.com/ - a trip to Russia in 2008

6 класс:

Unit 5 Faces of London.

Section 1. ”When a Man Is Tired of London He Is Tired of Life”

The name of the section is a famous quotation by Dr. Samuel Johnson. This is when and why he said the phrase:

http://www.samueljohnson.com/tiredlon.html

Где найти информацию об упоминаемых в текстах и на иллюстрациях музеях?

http://www.madametussauds.com/London/ - the official website of Madame Tussaud’s museum

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/ - the ”About the White House” part of the official site of the US president

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_the_Moving_Image - encyclopaedia entry about MOMI

http://www.britainexpress.com/London/london-parks-inner.htm - a list of parks and gardens of London

http://www.urbanpath.com/london/parks-gardens/ - reviews and photos of London’s most popular parks and gardens

http://www.first4london.com/directory/Tour...ks_and_Gardens/ - brief descriptions and links to websites about London’s parks and gardens

http://www.royalparks.org.uk/ - the Royal parks of London, with pictures, history and stories

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/ - official website of the Natural History Museum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford - encyclopaedia entry about Oxford

http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/ - information about Oxford for visitors

http://www.blenheimpalace.com/ - website of Blenheim Palace

http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalResidences...ghamPalace.aspx - information, history, pictures of Buckingham palace from the website of the British monarchy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Palace - encyclopaedia entry about Buckingham palace

http://www.tourist-information-uk.com/buckingham-palace.htm - brief information and pictures of Buckingham palace for tourists

http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TBE/EN/ - history and exhibition of Tower Bridge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge - encyclopaedia entry about Tower Bridge

http://www.theoriginaltour.com/ - information about what you can see from a London Sightseeing Tour buses

Section 2. Talking about the Famous

Где найти биографии и произведения писателей, которые упоминаются в разделе? Где найти информацию о знаменитых людях, которые упоминаются в разделе?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle - encyclopaedia entry about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

http://www.sherlockholmesonline.org/ - official website of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle estate, including his biography, information about his most famous characters etc

http://www.online-literature.com/doyle/ - biography and works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle online

http://www.agathachristie.com/ - the official Agatha Christie website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie - encyclopaedia entry about Agatha Christie

http://www.online-literature.com/agatha_christie/ - Agatha Christie’s biography and works online

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/turner/ - biography and paintings of Joseph Turner (if you click on the paintings, you can see large images)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._W._Turner - encyclopaedia entry about Joseph Turner

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare - encyclopaedia entry about William Shakespeare

http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/ - Shakespeare’s biography and works online

http://shakespeare.mit.edu/ - the Complete Works of William Shakespeare online

http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/ - the official website of mark Twain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain - encyclopaedia entry about Mark Twain

http://www.online-literature.com/twain/ - Mark Twain’s biography and works online

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Defoe - encyclopaedia entry about Daniel defoe

http://www.online-literature.com/defoe/ Daniel Defoe’s biography and works online

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhisto...es_europe.shtml - story of Alexander Selkirk, the prototype for Robinson Crusoe

http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/onlinete.../pictures.shtml - illustrations to the book about Robinson Crusoe

http://www.charliechaplin.com/ - information about Charlie Chaplin and his films

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin - encyclopaedia entry about Charlie Chaplin

http://www.johnlennon.com/html/news.aspx - the official John Lennon website, including biography, drawings and photos of the famous singer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon - encyclopaedia entry about John Lennon

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/ - a website dedicated to the life and times of Sir Winston Churchill

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figu...l_winston.shtml - brief information about Sir Winston Churchill from BBC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill - encyclopaedia entry about Sir Winston Churchill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher - encyclopaedia entry about Margaret Thatcher

http://www.number10.gov.uk/history-and-tou...rgaret-thatcher - biography of Margaret Thatcher from the Prime Minister’s office

http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/p...e/thatcher.html - article about Margaret Thatcher from Time magazine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savva_Timofeyevich_Morozov - encyclopaedia entry about Savva

Morozov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso - encyclopaedia entry about Pablo Picasso

http://picasso.tamu.edu/picasso/ - website dedicated to the life and works of Pablo Picasso

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Pavlova - encyclopaedia entry about Anna Pavlova

http://www.ballerinagallery.com/pavlova.htm - photographs of Anna Pavlova

http://womenshistory.about.com/od/dance/p/anna_pavlova.htm - a very short biography of Anna Pavlova

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein - encyclopaedia entry about Albert Einstein

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics...nstein-bio.html - biography of Albert Enstein from the Nobel Prize committee

http://www.westegg.com/einstein/ - information, anecdotes, writings, interviews, pictures and quotes of Albert Einstein

http://www.alberteinstein.info/manuscripts/index.html - Enstein archives - digitized manuscripts etc

http://www.tolkien.co.uk/Pages/Home.aspx - biography, paintings, audio and video clips of J.R.R Tolkien

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien - encyclopaedia entry about J.R.R. Tolkien

http://www.gnosis.org/tolkien/ - three online lectures about J.R.R. Tolkien

http://www.tolkiensociety.org/tolkien/biography.html - website of Tolkien Society

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Darwin - encyclopaedia entry about Charles Darwin

http://darwin-online.org.uk/ - the Complete Works of Charles Darwin online

Section 3. We Want to Be Famous Too

Как лучше познакомить детей с правилами поведения за столом? Где найти видеоматериалы по этой теме?

http://www.gourmet-food-revolution.com/din...-etiquette.html - Dinner etiquette, DOs and DON’Ts

http://www.oldandsold.com/articles05/business-6.shtml - formal dinner etiquette

http://whatscookingamerica.net/Menu/DiningEtiquetteGuide.htm - dining etiquette guide

http://www.expertvillage.com/video-series/...e-etiquette.htm - 8 dinner etiquette videos

Unit 6 Animals in our life

Section 1. Reading and Talking about London Zoo

Где найти информацию о Лондонском зоопарке и фотографии?

http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/ - website of the London Zoo

http://www.zsl.org/ - website of Zoological society of London

http://www.londonnet.co.uk/ln/out/ent/kids_london_zoo.html - tourist guide to London Zoo

Где найти дополнительную информацию о правилах обращения в Англии?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styles_and_titles_of_peers - forms of address in Britain

Где найти дополнительные стихотворения и рассказы о животных для детей?

http://www.poem-and-poet.com/animals.asp - a few short poems and stories about animals

http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems27.html - poems about animals for teaching

http://www.poetseers.org/themes/poems_about_animals - poems about animals

http://www.voicesnet.org/allpoemsonecatego...px?catid=AN0010 – poems about animals from all over the world

Section 2. Let’s Discuss Animals’ Problems

Где найти информацию о Whipsnade Wild Animals Park?

http://www.zsl.org/zsl-whipsnade-zoo/ - website of Whipsnade Wild Animals Park

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulmcdee/set...57607004172277/ - pictures from Whipsnade Wild Animals Park

Как специалисты советуют воспитывать детей, чтобы научить их заботиться об окружающей среде?

http://www.oh-pin.org/articles/pex-04-bird...helps-child.pdf - article on how bird-watching helps children to be nature-wise

http://www.naturemoms.com/raising-eco-friendly-children.html - article on how to raise children to be environmentally-friendly How children are taught about ecology

Как борются с мусором в других странах? Как долго сохраняется мусор в природе? Где найти информацию о Гринпис? Где найти интерактивные игры про экологию для детей?

http://www.coral.org/node/3916 - information on how long it takes trash to biodegrade. Did you know that it takes 400 years for a plastic sandwich bag to biodegrade?

http://cleanupday.org/education.htm - information about annual California coastal cleanup day

http://shea20020.tripod.com/trash/trash.htm - an American tells about the differences between trash disposal in the USA and Germany

http://www.ehow.com/about_4568299_nonbiode...able-trash.html - brief information about non-biodegradable trash

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpeace - an encyclopaedia article about Greenpeace

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ - the website of Greenpeace

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/fungames/games - online games to help children learn about ecology

Section 4. Have You Ever Had a Pet? What Does Your Pet Think of You?

Какие имена домашних животных популярны в Англии? Как можно назвать домашнего любимца по-английски?

http://www.agilitybits.co.uk/names/pop_2008.html - popular dog names

http://www.bowwow.com.au/top20/index.asp - 20 most popular cat names

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_ten..._pets_in_the_US - the ten most popular pets in the USA

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/petnamespot.html - 30 most popular pet names

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/3500882/R...-than-dogs.html - reptiles become more popular pets than dogs in 2008, as this article states

http://www.petplace.com/dogs/famous-pets/page1.aspx - stories about famous pets

http://www.citizenlunchbox.com/famous/animals.html - index of famous cats, dogs and critters

http://famouspets.freebase.com/view/base/f...ews/famous_pets - a list of famous pets of famous people

Unit 7. Living together.

Section 1. Talking about Relatives.

Где найти распечатки, интерактивные игры и презентации для отработки словарного запаса оп теме «Семья»?

http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/fam.htm - EFL resource: vocabulary pictures for ”Family”, interactive games and printable materials

http://www.slideshare.net/mod83/toms-tefl-family - online presentation of family members vocabulary

Где найти рассказ английского ребенка о его семье?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ons/family.html - a 10-year old boy tells about his family and what he does during the day

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu.../familylife.htm - description of family life in Britain, by children

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts - factfile from the 2000 census in the USA – typical number of persons per household, number of children etc in the USA

А сколько детей в английской семье?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/139...tml?mobile=true – the average number of children in Britain, according to this article, has fallen down to 1.64 from 2.4, as it used to be

Section 2. Family Relations.

Что советуют педагоги по поводу домашних обязанностей детей? Какие материалы можно использовать в качестве дополнительных упражнений?

http://life.familyeducation.com/jobs-and-c...ting/36443.html - article on how to assign chores to children

http://www.printablechecklists.com/checklist11.shtml - printable checklists of chores for children, arranged by age. Can be used as a good exercise resource

http://singleparents.about.com/od/homelife/tp/chores.htm - article on using chores to teach children responsibility

Section 3. What Do British people Like to Eat?

Где найти описания английских десертов и сэндвичей? Где найти рецепты чтобы разнообразить работу на уроке или дать дополнительные задания? Где можно найти дополнительное видео о том, как правильно готовят английский чай?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_desserts – a list of British desserts

http://recipes.epicurean.com/combo_results...pe_type=Dessert – recipes for British desserts http://www.greatbritishkitchen.co.uk/recip...74&Itemid=2 – more British desserts recipes

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Tea - instructions for making tea, with video

http://www.joyofbaking.com/EnglishTeaParty.html - English tea party recipes with pictures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_(meal) - tea as a meal in different countries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich - encyclopaedia entry about sandwich

http://www.alanskitchen.com/SANDWICH/ - a collection of sandwich recipes

http://www.sandwichrecipes.org/ - more sandwich recipes

Какие рецепты можно попробовать приготовить детям? Откуда можно распечатать эти рецепты? Что посоветовать детям, которые захотят приготовить еду по английским рецептам?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mostof_c...riendly_recipes – recipes to try out with children from BBC’s site

http://www.childrensrecipes.com – printable recipes for children

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/kids - tips and recipes for children

Section 4. An Englishman’s Home Is His Castle?

А какие дома бывают в Англии? Где можно найти фотографии английских домов?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...uses/houses.htm - types of houses in England, with pictures

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...main/index.html - photographs of houses in Kent, England

Где взять фотографии современных английских домов и комнат? Где взять готовые описания комнат? Как выглядели дома в Англии в старину? Как можно устроить виртуальную экскурсию по английскому дому?

http://www.findaflat.com/ - descriptions and pictures of rooms and houses from a rental agency

http://www.homefromhome.co.uk/?gclid=COCBx...CFRC7Zwod4WhooA - descriptions and pictures of rooms and houses from a rental agency

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ions/house.html - inside an English house, described by a 10-year old boy, with photographs

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_...english/map.htm - a tour of a virtual English house

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/houses.html - English houses and homes through history – descriptions and pictures

Unit 8. We have a lot in common.

Section 1. Do We Like Doing the Same Things? Do We have the Same Hobbies?

Чем увлекаются дети в Англии? Какие хобби популярны? Какие хобби были популярны у детей в 19-м веке?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2181963.stm - what are popular hobbies and how much do they cost? A 2002 news report on the most expensive children’s hobbies

http://www.allkids.co.uk/kids_pages/kids_activities.shtml - a collection of webpages and sites dedicated to popular children’s activities and hobbies

http://www.ancestryaid.co.uk/boards/histor...s-pastimes.html - popular Victorian hobbies

Где найти программы передач детских каналов?

http://www.bbckids.ca/schedule/default.asp - BBC Kids schedule

http://kids.discovery.com/tv-schedules/daily.html - Discovery kids TV schedule TV schedule

Section 2. Do You Like Holidays?

Где найти информацию о том, как дети проводят лето в других странах? Где найти забавные картинки, которые помогут детям рассказать о способах проведения летних каникул? Где найти пример сочинения о летних каникулах?

http://www.summerfun4kids.co.uk/activityguide.aspx - a guide to popular summer camp activities from children. Also on this website you can find descriptions of different summer camps and what they offer.

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/summer_holidays.asp - a collection of cartoons about different ways people spend their summer holidays.

http://www.essayclip.com/guides/sample-essay-about-my-summer - advice and sample essay on summer holidays

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day - encyclopaedia entry about St. Valentine’s day

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/valentines/index.htm - ST. Valentine’s day cards, colouring pages, games and activities

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/valentines-day/ - St. Valentine’s Day games, puzzles and crafts

Какие существуют российские традиции празднования Рождества? Какими видят их иностранцы? Как празднуют Рождество в разных странах?

http://christmasspirit.wordpress.com/2006/...ions-in-russia/ - a brief description of Christmas traditions in Russia

http://russian-crafts.com/customs/christmas.html - a more detailed description of Christmas traditions in Russia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_worldwide - encyclopaedia entry about Christmas traditions in different countries

Когда появилдись первые рождественские открытки? Как выглядела первая рождественская открытка? Где найти бесплатные рождественские открытки?

http://www.123christmascards.com/ - free Christmas e-cards

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_cards - encyclopaedia entry oabout the history of Christmas cards

http://smu.edu/newsinfo/stories/oldest-christmas-card.asp - the story and picture of the oldest mass-produced Christmas card known

Где найти материалы, раскраски, кроссворды и другие материалы для проектов о Easter Day?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/teacher/easter.htm - information and teaching ideas for Easter

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/easter/ - Easter games, puzzles, printables, colouring pages

http://sunniebunniezz.com/holiday/easterpages.htm - easter quizzes, picture quizzes and colouring pages

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/easter%20...ity%20links.htm – Easter crafts activities for children

Где можно узнать побольше о Mother's Day? Как отмечают этот день? Какие существуют игры для этого дня? Что еще можно использовать на уроке?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_Day - encyclopaedia entry about Mother’s Day

http://www.mothersdaycelebration.com/ - history, stories and ideas to celebrate Mother’s day

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/mot/mother.html - Mother’s day poems, stories and crafts

http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/mother's_day.htm - Mother’s day printables, puzzles and downloadable booklets

Какие традиции празднования Рождества и Нового Года существуют в других странах? Как празднуют Рождество английские дети? Где можно найти готовые материалы для распечатывания и работы с детьми?

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=7851 – Christmas traditions around the world

http://www.teachersfirst.com/getsource.cfm?id=8393 – English Christmas traditions

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/printables.htm - printable activities for Christmas lessons

http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/textease/christmas/index.html - online and downloadable activities for Christmas including creating an Advent calendar, games and activities to help Santa

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/songs.html - Christmas songs and plays, including sheet music for some songs

Section 3. Are Pets Our Hobby?

http://www.rspca.org.uk/ - RSPCA official website

http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/...out-animal.html - how to talk with children to prevent cruelty to animals

http://www.charityguide.org/volunteer/fewh...-to-animals.htm - advice on how to teach children to be kind to animals

7 класс:

Unit 1. The world Teenager’s Competition

Section 1 Welcome to the World Teenager’s Competition –Где найти информацию о UNESCO, о её деятельности и структуре, о работе UNESCO в России? Какие существуют молодежные программы UNESCO? Какие соревнования, конкурсы для молодежи проводит ЮНЕСКО?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO - encyclopaedia entry about UNESCO, its structure, activities

http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=...ECTION=201.html – the official site of UNESCO

http://www.unesco.ru/eng/ - the webpage of UNESCO Moscow Office

http://education-eng.unesco.ru/ - the webpage devoted educational programms of UNESCO in Russia

http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.p...ECTION=201.html – the webpage of UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network

http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.p...ECTION=201.html – information about educational programmes, projects, competitions for youth organized by UNESCO

http://www.klimacampus.de/index.php/news/3...Hash=75c6e09ae0 – brief information about the competition for young people ”Research at Sea” supported by UNESCO

Section 2 Describing People, Describing Yourself – Где найти описание подростком себя, черт своего характера или характера своего друга/подруги? Какие существуют приемы для описания характера? Какими особенностями характера должен обладать настоящий учитель?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...29070220AADPGmD — a sample of a character sketch

http://www.floggingthequill.com/flogging_t...cter_descr.html — some recommendations for describing character

http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/top-5-char...great-teachers/ - recommendations on what main character traits one should develop to be a great teacher

http://www.childrens-educationalbooks.com/...ter-traits.html – list of character traits with their meanings and descriptions

Section 4 What do you think about your future? – Как подростки представляют будущее своей страны, планеты? Что они думают о своей будущей карьере? Что изучает наука футурология?Каковы прогнозы писателей, ученых-футурологов о будущем?

http://www.funadvice.com/q/future_please_h...ts_for_homework — some ideas of American schoolchildren about what the world will be like in 30 years

http://www.funadvice.com/q/teenagers_12_18 — American teenagers tell what they think about the future

http://www.gsn.org/programs/dreams/lessonplan.html — this activity challenges students to think and imaginee their country's past and future

http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:pmdSi...=clnk&gl=ru — students from Byelorussia Linguistic gymnasium discuss their own future and the future of their country

http://www.gotoquiz.com/what_is_your_best_future_career — free quiz ”What is your best future career?”

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Features/Lis...turePredictions — top 10 predictions for the future according to the World Future Society

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurology - encyclopaedia entry about futurology

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/3556368...nd-reality.html – predictions for the future by A.Clarke

http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0205/19spacewx/ - scientists predict solar storms that will affect all technology on the Earth

http://www.zuzu.org/pre.html - children’s predictions for the future

http://www.longbets.org/ - predictions online

http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo0001/00010640.htm - 21 predictions for the 21st century

Section 5 Let’s take our chance – Где найти информацию о различных конкурсах, соревнованиях, организованных для молодежи? Какие существуют международные конкурсы для подростков, юношества?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Unio...tions_for_Youth - encyclopaedia entry about the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth

http://www.uchi.kz/literaturnye-konkursy/w...say-competition - information about 2009 International Essay Competition for youth

http://www.whatkidscando.org/AYV_Photo_Com...tion/Home_.html – announcement about Adobe Youth Voices International Photo Competition

http://www.chance.lv/eng/winners/ - report the International festival ”Youth Chance 2007” for young musicians and singers

http://www.unicef.org/voy/takeaction/takeaction_3500.html – information on International Children's Art Competition ”We can end poverty”

Section 6 How to read numerals and dates – Где найти онлайн-упражнения на порядковые и количественные числительные, даты? Где взять экономико-географическую информацию, интерактивные игры и упражнения о Лондоне, Москве, Вашингтоне, Оттаве, Веллингтоне, Сиднее?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_numbers_in_English - encyclopaedia entry on English numerals, rules of their spelling and pronunciation

http://www.rong-chang.com/ex/numerals01.htm – online numerals exercises

http://www.rong-chang.com/ex/numerals02.htm – online numerals exercises

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London - encyclopaedia entry about London with historical, economical and geographical information

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/States-and-...don-Quiz-II.asp – London quiz to test the knowledge of history, places, activities, trivia of the city

http://golondon.about.com/b/2006/12/25/lan...london-quiz.htm – ”landmarks of London” quiz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow - encyclopaedia entry about Moscow with geographical, economical, historical information

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/place...oscow-quiz.html – a Moscow quiz from National Geographic

http://www.quizmoz.com/quizzes/States-and-...Moscow-Quiz.asp – a Moscow quiz focused on historical, geographical information and interesting facts about the city

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. - encyclopaedia entry on Washington with historical,economical and geographical information

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/place...tondc-quiz.html - Washington quiz – how much do you know about the capital of the USA

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/dc.shtml – a tour of Washington D.C. and a Washington D.C. quiz

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa - encyclopaedia entry about Ottawa

http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/heritage/ac...es/quiz_en.html – a quiz made by Canadian students for the city of Ottawa

http://pages.videotron.com/daphnebc/quiz.html – an Ottawa quiz – how much do you know about Ottawa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington - encyclopaedia entry on Wellington

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney - encyclopaedia entry about Sydney

http://goaustralia.about.com/library/quizzes/blsydquiz1.htm – a Sydney quiz to test knowledge about Sydney landmarks and other attractions

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/place...ydney-quiz.html – an illustrated quiz about Sydney

Section 7 Speaking about famous people – Где найти биографии знаменитых людей - У.Черчиля, А.Сахарова, Петра Первого, Джорджа Вашингтона, Индиры Ганди, Леонардо да Винчи, Шекспира, принцессы Дианы?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill - encyclopaedia entry about Winston Churchill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrei_Sakharov - encyclopaedia entry about the eminent Russian scientist, human rights activist, Nobel Prize Winner Andrei Sakharov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Great - encyclopaedia entry about the Russian emperor Peter I the Great

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington - encyclopaedia entry about George Washington the first President of theUSA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi - encyclopaedia entry about Indira Gandhi, the only female Prime Minister of the Republic of India

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci - encyclopaedia entry about Leonardo da Vinci, the greatest painter and the most talented man of all time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare - encyclopaedia entry about William Shskespeare, the most famous English poet and dramatist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales - encyclopaedia entry about Diana, Princess of Wales, one of the famous women in the world

Section 8 Do you have any superstitions? – Какие суеверия существуют в Англии, России, других странах? Какие самые распространенные в мире суеверия? Каковы самые забавные суеверия? Где найти интерактивные игры или видео про суеверия?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition - encyclopaedia entry on superstitions, what suprestitions exist in different countries

http://listverse.com/2007/09/10/20-weird-superstitions/ - 20 the most widespread weird superstitions

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...perstitions.htm – what superstitions exist in Great Britain

http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Superstitions.htm – an article about what old customs and superstitions linger on even in 21st century

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_tradi...d_superstitions - encyclopaedia entry on Russian traditions and superstitions

http://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publis...icle_3475.shtml – a brief article about how the same superstitions are interpreted in different countries

http://www.angelfire.com/realm/funnystuff0.../fstitions.html – the list of crazy superstititons

http://a4esl.org/q/f/y/zz97mdt.htm – grammatical quiz on the topic ”Superstitions”

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish...perstitions.htm – Brtish Council resources on the topic of superstitions

http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglai...rsti.htm#interg – interactive games and exercises, video, listening, lesson plans, cartoons, jokes about superstitions

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-643155655311676577 – video about some kinds of supersttitions

Section 9 How can we communicate with each other? - Где найти информацию про историю коммуникации? Где подробнее узнать, как появились современные средства связи, их историю? Какие существуют средства коммуникациии и где найти информацию об основных из них? Какие самые необычные средства коммуникации? Что значит non-verbal communication? Как язык жестов/телодвижений отличается в разных странах? Что такое friendly body language? Какие жесты можно по-разному интерпретировать в разных странах?

http://inventors.about.com/library/invento...mmunication.htm – a chronological history of communication from hieroglyphs to Internet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_communication - encyclopaedia entry about the history of communication

http://library.thinkquest.org/5729/ - the history of communication in pictures for children

http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainT...?historyid=aa93 – an article about the history of communication

http://www.volny.cz/pczekaj/angl/23-means_...mmunication.htm – an article about modern means of communication

http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.p...20communication – a collection of images, pictures, wallpapers of different means of communication

http://www.mocft.co.uk/ - the website of the Museum of Communication in Scotland

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm - an article on milestones in computer history

http://www.computersciencelab.com/Computer...ory/History.htm – an illusterated history of computres

http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinvent...a/telegraph.htm – the history of the electric telegraph and telegraphy

http://www.telegraph-history.org/ - a site devoted to US telegraph history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telephone - encyclopaedia entry about the history of the telephone

http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/odds-ends/telephone-facts - some fun facts about the telephone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television - encyclopaedia entry about television

http://www.high-techproductions.com/historyoftelevision.htm – an article on the history of film, television and video

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_alphabet - encyclopaedia entry about the history of the alphabet

http://www.vistawide.com/languages/language_statistics.htm - what is the oldest written language still in existence? What is the country with most languages spoken? What are the languages with the largest and the shortest alphabets? Read these amazing language facts to find out!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-verbal_communication - encyclopaedia entry on non-verbal communication

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00451/nonverbalcom.htm – an article for children about non-verbal communication and its varieties

http://www.flashpapers.com/main/research-p...tion-study.html – information about nonverbal communication study

http://lynn_meade.tripod.com/id56.htm – interesting facts about types of non-verbal communication

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesture - what are different gestures called? What do they mean? Read this short article to find out.

http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/body_language.php - some ideas for raising students’ awareness of differences in body language

http://www.bodylanguageexpert.co.uk/intere...r-cultures.html - an article on how different gestures (e.g. kissing, handshake, bowing) can be misinterpreted in different cultures

http://www.bodylanguageexpert.co.uk/what-n...y-language.html - what is negative body language? Read this article to find out!

http://www.ehow.com/how_2129585_learn-body...gn-culture.html - advice on how to learn the body language of a different culture

http://www.wikihow.com/Read-Body-Language - a short article on how to read body language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_gesture - encyclopaedia entry on what hand gestures exist in other cultures and their meaning

http://changingminds.org/techniques/body/body_language.htm - a psychologist’s guide to using and interpreting body language

http://www.wikihow.com/Communicate-With-Body-Language - how to communicate with body language: a manual

http://www.eruptingmind.com/communication-...erent-cultures/ - pictures of some culturally different gestures with explanations of their acceptability and variation in different cultures

Section 10 Telephoning each other – Где найти историю появления телефона? Какова история создания телефонной будки? Какие телефонные номера у различных спасательных служб (пожарная, скорая помощь, полиция , служба спасения) в разных странах?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_telephone - encyclopaedia entry about the history of the telephone

http://www.chevroncars.com/learn/odds-ends/telephone-facts - some fun facts about the telephone

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/telephone.htm - chronological history of the telephone from the time of its invention to our days

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_telephone_box - encyclopaedia entry about the Red telephone box

http://www.redphonebox.info/history.htm – an illustrated history of telephone boxes in the UK

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_tel...e_number#Europe – Emergency telephone numbers in different countries of the world

Section 11 Why do we use computers for communication? – Где найти историю создания компьютера? Как появился Интернет? Каковы аргументы «за» и «против» использования компьютера? Как компьютер влияет на здоровье подростка? Какие советы дают врачи о том, как использовать компьютер без вреда здоровью?

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm - an article on milestones in computer history

http://www.computersciencelab.com/Computer...ory/History.htm – an illusterated history of computres

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet - encyclopaedia entry about the history of the Internet

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html – information for parents on how to teach a child to make use of the Internet without harm to his/her moral and physical health

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/reso...ildrens_web.cfm – a list of the most popular children's websites compiled by the Center for Media Education (Washington)

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_adv...rs_in_education – an article about what the advantages and disadvantages of using computer in education are

http://health.usnews.com/blogs/on-parentin...ids-health.html – brief information about how computers can be hazardous to kids' health and how to make computers safer

Unit 2 Meet the winners of the International Teenager's Competition

Section 2 Talking about countries and nationalities – Чем знамениты разные страны? Какие самые популярные достопримечательности существуют в Англии, Америке, Канаде, Австралии, Новой Зеландии? Где найти список официальных языков разных стран? Где найти видеоклип с представлением страны? Где найти музыку гимнов разных стран?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ions/famous.htm – brief information about what England is famous for

http://www.thetravelerszone.com/travel-des...ons-in-america/ - top 25 tourist destinations in the USA, with photos

http://gocanada.about.com/od/canadatravelp...sonstovisit.htm –10 reasons to visit Canada ,the most popular attractions of this country

http://www.planetware.com/top-tourist-attr...stralia-aus.htm – top-rated Australia tourist attractions

http://www.planetware.com/top-tourist-attr...-zealand-nz.htm – the most popular New Zealand attractions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_official_languages – a list of official languages of sovereign countries

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nw62YHlJos – a music video of one of the most popular song in Great Britain ”I vow to thee my country”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2rnRbWiOYw - the song +video with subtitle ”I can't forget my Wales”

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=66...f+Great+Britain – world’s anthems

Section 3 People speak English all over the world – Какие языки международного общения существуют?Где найти информацию о том, как распространялся английский язык в мире? Где взять интерактивные карты, показывающие, где используется английский язык? Где подробнее узнать о языке Esperanto? Где взять видео с примерами различных акцентов английского языка?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International...iliary_language - encyclopaedia entry about International auxiliary languages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_English - encyclopaedia entry about English as a global language

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglis...x_noflash.shtml - a story about how English kept spreading in the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_count...ficial_language a list of countries where English is an official language

http://lazarus.elte.hu/~guszlev/gb/english.htm - an interactive map and detailed information about English-speaking countries

http://teacherslove.blogs.sapo.pt/16034.html - a worksheet with print-out flags of English-speaking countries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanto - encyclopaedia entry about the international auxiliary language Esperanto

http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/lan.../esperanto.html – Esperanto language profile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k – a short video tour of 21 accents of English from UK to Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, France, Australia, New Zealand and North America.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JIsnD-50Og – a video sample of Standard British (RP) accent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjfAzECuDSA...feature=related – a video sample of Standard American accent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijr9lU2J2Wk...feature=related – a video sample of Cockney accent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EYLMmRCXbs...feature=related – a video sample of Australian accent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWVIObGHxzs...feature=related – a video sample of Indian accent

Section 4 What do English-speaking people think about their countries? – Где найти рассказ англоязычного подростка о своей стране? Где подробнее узнать экономико-географические данные разных стран? Какие существуют стереотипные представления о разных странах и национальностях?Где найти видео-примеры о стереотипах?

http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:Ubn8R...=clnk&gl=ru – an essay about India, its present and future

http://www.edu.yar.ru/english/projects/world-98/gorod/ - a collection of school essays on the topic”My homeland”

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/abc_world_fact_book.html – information about different countries, including their history, geography, economy, population, etc

http://www.atlapedia.com/ - a website containing full-colour physical maps, political maps, key statistic facts on countries of the world

http://www.nationalstereotypes.com/ - a website dedicated to peculiarities of national stereotypes in different countries

http://www.helium.com/items/1418008-common-stereotypes - 10 common stereotypes concerning countries and nationalities

http://blogoscoped.com/country-stereotypes/ - a photo gallery of mostly stereotypes of what people in different countries look like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EUS46MvWa8 - a funny video about national stereotypes

Section 5 Why study English? – Какие заимствования из русского языка в английский и из английского в русский существуют?

http://www.evaeaston.com/rel/rel1.html – an article about connections between the Russian and English vocabulary

http://www.lingref.com/cpp/hel-lex/2005/paper1353.pdf – an article about Russian borrowings in English

Section 6 How many languages can you speak? – Какие самые популярные и наиболее распространенные в мире языки? Кто такой полиглот? Где найти истории о людях, которые владеют многими языками?Какие советы по изучению языков дают преподаватели и ученые-лингвисты?

http://www.ling.gu.se/projekt/sprakfragela...-i-varlden.html — list of the top 10 languages that are the first languages for nearly half of the world's population, information about world's language families

http://learnalanguageortwo.blogspot.com/20...s-in-world.html — brief information on the most widespread languages in the world

http://listverse.com/2008/06/26/top-10-mos...s-in-the-world/ - top 10 most widely spoken languages in the world

http://sonletay.vox.com/library/post/world...-languages.html — a brief article about the world's most popular foreign languages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism#Polyglots - encyclopaedia entry about what multilingualism is, who polyglots are, the most famous polyglots

http://www.iqscope.com/greatest-polyglot.html - brief information on the world's greatest polyglot linguist

http://www.omniglot.com/language/index.htm — a collection of advice, suggestions, tips and techniques for learning languages

http://www.moving-overseas-guide.com/learn...n-language.html — different ways and general tips to help learn foreign languages

http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/~ra939/advice.php — how can you improve your linguistic skills — advice for learning languages

Section 7 Is Russian an international language? – Какие международные соревнования и олимпиады по русскому языку проводятся, кто был победителем этих олимпиад? Где найти примеры английского перевода стихотворений Пушкина и других знаменитых российских поэтов и писателей?

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/042508...272093676.shtml — a brief article about the annual state Russian Language Olympiad which took place in April 2008 at Anchorage West High School (US state of Alaska) and its winners

http://www.odessaglobe.com/english/people/pushkin.php — a webpage dedicated to Pushkin poetry in English

http://students.ou.edu/A/Frank.A.Anderton-...ions.htm#Poetry — some poems of Russian poets in English translation

http://www.claritaslux.com/russian-love-poems.html — English translation of some Russian love poems

http://www.kulichki.com/poems/ - a site dedicated to Russian poetry in English translation

Section 8 The passive voice – Где взять онлайн -упражнения на отработку страдательного залога?

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410...cises/dogqz.htm - Passive Voice exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive- Passive Voice exercises

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-pa...exercise2.html- Passive Voice exercises

http://www.eslall.com/learn_english_405.html- Passive Voice exercises

Section 9 Round – the – World – Tour – Какие проблемы существуют у тинейджеров в 21 веке? Какие самые популярные , самые дешевые, самые дорогие виды транспорта в разных странах? Где найти изображения, видео самых необычных видов транспорта?

http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/problems.htm — a website about teenage problems and advice on how to solve them

http://www.teensadvisor.com/teen-problems.html — look into main teenage problems and some attempts to address these issues

http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/your_kids/teen_problems.shtml — description of main teenage problems and advice for parents on how to help their child

http://stephenrees.wordpress.com/2008/05/1...rent-countries/ - brief information about transport mode share in different countries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_of_transport - encyclopaedia entry on different modes of transport with their descriptions and illustrations

http://www.transportinuk.com/ - official information about kinds of transport that existed in UK

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/modesoftransport/2794.aspx — a site dedicated to transport in London, its history and performance

http://www.marcofolio.net/imagedump/unusua..._50_images.html — 50 images of the most unusual kinds of transport

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdIrb_UQrGs — video «Unusual transporation»

Unit 3 Look at teenage problems: School education

Section 1 Looking at teenage problems – Какие основные проблемы существуют у подростков в школе и дома? Какие советы и рекомендации дают психологи, чтобы избежать этих проблем и как с ними справиться, если они есть? Где найти рассказ подростка о своих школьных или домашних проблемах? Что говорят психологи о проблеме школьной дружбы?

http://parentingteens.about.com/b/2008/03/...t-home-help.htm — a mother seeks advise on her child's problem, some recommendation of guide to parenting teens

http://www.troubledteensguide.com/ - a website dedicated to most frequent teenage problems in USA, United Kingdom,Canada, Australia

http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-manage...ngers-in-school - a brief article on how teen stress at home lingers in school

http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/...has_people.html — some information about how teen problems at home and at school make them feel stressed

http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Problems-at-School-or-Home — tips for teenagers on how to overcome problems at school and at home

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IB...3/ai_n26948705/ - the story of a 16-year old girl who had problems at school and was diagnosed and treated for ADHD (Attention -Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), how to solve such problems

http://www.videojug.com/interview/school-friends –a video interview with a physchotherapist spesialising in working with young people on problems of school friendship

Section 3 School is fun if you are optimistic – Где найти рассказ подростка о своей школе, о школьной жизни? Что посоветовать подростку, если он не любит ходить в школу? Где взять рассказы школьников о своих учителях (позитивные и негативные)? Где найти анекдоты о школе, школных уроках, школьных учителях?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6...400/6685425.stm – children comments on what they like about their school

http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/slink/sexlovel...life/hell.shtml – an American student describes how bad the situation at her school is

http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/hate_school.html# - some advice for kids – what to do if you don't like school

http://www.etni.org.il/bestteacherever.htm — children stories about their favourite teacher

http://www.oppapers.com/essays/My-Best-Teacher-Award/141700 — an essay on the topic «My best teacher award»

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6004784 — a short story about an English teacher from Wokingham who changed her pupil's life

http://content.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_tayl...rs/tr_eme7.html - an essay about the worst teacher

http://www.kiwibox.com/article/20064 — a short story about the worst and the most unfair teacher, written by a teenager

http://www.schooljokes.com/ - a collection of jokes and humor about schools, school life, teachers, lessons etc

Section 4 What do you know about school life in English-speaking countries? – Какие учебные предметы существуют в школах Британии, США, Австралии, Канады ? Где найти пример расписания в английской школе?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...s/subjects.html – brief information on what subjects British children learn at school

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/kits-trousses/edu05_000-eng.htm – resources by school subject for Canadian schools

http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/Comple...ol_Subjects.htm – a complete list of high school subjects in American schools

http://studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/What...choolSystem.htm – brief information on Australian school system, school subjects, academic year, etc

http://www.blurtit.com/q699898.html - a typical timetable from an English and a Welsh school

http://www.princeville.bradford.sch.uk/hom...ecurriculum.htm - a Yorkshire school curriculum

Section 5 Would you like to attend a private school? – Где найти сайты частных школ Великобритании (Hampton, Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Winchester)? Какова система образования в Австралии, Великобритании, США, Канаде? Какую школьную форму носят подростки в Великобритании,США, Австралии, Канаде?

http://www.hamptonschool.org.uk/ - the website of Hampton school

http://www.etoncollege.com/ - the website of Eton college

http://www.harrowschool.org.uk/ - the website of Harrow school

http://www.winchestercollege.co.uk/ - the website of Winchester college

http://www.rugbyschool.net/ - the website of Rugby school

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553...ed_kingdom.html - encyclopaedia article about education in Great Britain

http://www.eng.umu.se/education/ - a website dedicated to education in Britain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about the system of education in the USA

http://www.usastudyguide.com/usaeducationsystem.htm – a key to understanding the American Education System

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Canada - encyclopaedia entry about the system of education in Canada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Australia - encyclopaedia entry about education in Australia

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/ou...ol/uniform.html - English schoolchildren tell about their school uniform

http://www.archivist.f2s.com/bsu/Miscel.htm - pictures of the most famous English school uniforms

http://histclo.com/Schun/gar/pants/short/su-specs.html - information about school uniforms in English comprehensive schools

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/fashion/school.html – an article about school uniform in USA

http://www.schooluniforms.com/ - an online shop for American school uniform and accessories

http://histclo.com/Schun/country/can/schuncan.html – information about school uniforms in Canada

http://www.topmarks.ca/collection/ - images of Canadian school uniform

http://histclo.com/Schun/country/oz/schunoz.html – information about school uniform in Australia

http://www.focusuniforms.com.au/focusUniforms/ - pictures of Australian school uniforms and accessories

Section 6 Using the Passive Voice – Какие самые популярные современные книги о жизни и интересах тинейджеров? Где найти рецензии на некоторые из этих книг?

http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/toppicks/tp/aatp080502a.htm – top 10 favourite books written by teens about teen life

http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/books.htm – a list of 25 great book to read for teenagers

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...p;x=15&y=16 – a collection of books about teens life

http://www.laurenbaratzlogsted.com/html/books_for_teens.html – reviews of some popular books for teenagers

Section 7 We are not ideal students, are we? – Какие правила поведения и какие дисциплинарные взыскания и наказания существуют в школах Британии и США?

http://www.britishschool.g12.br/programme/behaviour.asp – what rules of behavior, rights and responsibilities, rewards and sanctions exist in a British school

http://www.britishschool.in/hsc_rules.asp — rules and behavior policy of the British International school

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/language...hool-discipline — lesson resources, brief information about school discipline

http://ahs.alamosa.k12.co.us/~cvaldez/Clas...ndBehavior.html - class rules and behaviour requirements in an American school

http://www.asdubai.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=90381 – class rules in American school at Dubai

http://www.schoolofchoice.com/rules.html - rules and disciplinary procedures in an American school

Section 8 School friends are for always – Где найти рассказ подростка о своем лучшем друге/подруге?

http://www.maturita.cz/anglictina/bestfriend.htm – a short story about the best friend, written by a pupil

http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2004/10/13/221835/39 – a student’s essay ”My Best Friend”

http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/82505.html – a collection of ”My friend” essays

Section 9 How to tackle our problems – Какие журналы для современных тинейджеров выпускаются сегодня? Где найти письмо подростка в журнал о своих проблемах ? Какой лексикон распространен среди тинейджеров в Британии? Где найти информацию о проблеме курения подростков и как оно влияет на их здоровье? Советы врачей, психологов как избавиться от этой привычки. Что сами подростки думают о проблеме курения?

http://www.world-newspapers.com/youth.html — a list of popular teen magazines with links to their websites

http://www.teenmag.com/ - the online home of TEEN magazine, teen letters, lots of advice for youth, etc

http://www.fazetehttp://www.fazeteen.com/en.com/ - online version of Faze, Canada's largest teen magazine, with lots of articles, reviews, photos and contests

http://www.allyoucanread.com/teen-magazines/ - top 10 teen magazines with links to their websites

http://www.teensnowtalk.com/tnt/home/ - Teens Now Talk Magazine online

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4074004.stm — an article dedicated to a lexicon of Brititsh teens

http://www.teendrugabuse.us/teensmoking.html — an article about teens and smoking tobacco

http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.39871 — smoking and teens facts sheet — information of American Lung Association

http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html — information about how smoking has an influence on teen health

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/smokeinfo.html — actual information about smoking — guide for teenagers

http://www.perkel.com/politics/issues/smoke.htm — message to teenagers about smoking cigarettes, reasons not to smoke

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teen-smoking/HQ00139 — 10 ways to help teenagers to stay smoke-free

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICldxS9esx0 — a video interview on what children think about smoking

Unit 4 Sport is Fun

Section 1 Why people do sport – Какие виды спорта существуют в мире? Где найти краткую информацию об истории спорта? Какие виды спорта популярны сейчас в Британии, США, Австралии, Канаде, России? Как развивается детский спорт в этих странах? Где взять подборку анекдотов о спорте?

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0128343/kinds_of_sports.htm - pictures and basic descriptions of different kinds of sports

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports - a list of sports by category with links to entries about each of them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sport - a brief history of sport

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ions/sport.html - English schoolchildren tell about sports in Britain

http://www.uk-yankee.com/wiki-manual/index.php/leisure/sport — a list of the most popular kinds of sport in UK

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about sports in the USA

http://www.ksnusa.org/ - a website dedicated to development of kids sport in the United States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Australia - encyclopaedia entry about sports in Australia

http://www.kidspot.com.au/section+23+Sport.htm - a website dedicated to kids sport in Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Canada - encyclopaedia entry about sports in Canada

http://www.kidsportcanada.ca — kinds of sport for kids in Canada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about sports in Russia

http://www.kidsjokes.co.uk/jokes/sports/index.html — jokes about sport

Section 2 Keeping fit – Какие существуют основные правила здорового образа жизни для тинейджеров? Где найти рассказ подростка о его любимом виде спорта? Какие услуги можно получить в спортивном клубе / спортивном центре? Где найти сайты таких клубов/центров? Какие советы дают врачи по проблемам здорового питания? Какова витаминная ценность тех или иных продуктов?Где получить информацию в каких продуктах какие витамины содержатся и для чего они полезны? Какие платежные монеты существуют в Британии, США, России?

http://life.familyeducation.com/teen/healt...html?detoured=1 — information for teenagers about healthy life, health nutrition, expert advice for teens on their emotional and physical health

http://kidshealth.org/teen/ - doctors' advice and information about teen health, relationship and growing up

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Health/TeenHealth/index.html — links and articles about physical and mental health of teens

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/ho...ention/285.html — answers to questions of teenagers about how to avoid problems with health and what to do

http://www.teengrowth.com/ - all about teens health — recommendations, pieces of advice, information, tests,quizes

http://utbildning.lindesberg.se/Grundskola...avourite-sport/ - some short compositions on the topic «My favourite sport»

http://www2002150.thinkquest.dk/my_favorite_sport.htm — a collection of children' compositions about their favourite sport

http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic40587.html — a student’s essay «My favourite sports»

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4...300/4794322.stm — 14-year-old girl from Wales writes about her favourite sport - netball

http://www.ylt.com/activities/sports.html – search for all kinds of sport clubs in Great Britain

http://www.coventrysports.co.uk/index.asp — the site of Coventry sport and leisure centre (UK)

http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/sport/kensingtonspo...tre/default.asp — the site of Kensington sport centre (London)

http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopi...2162&np=292 — a site dedicated to teen health and healthy eating

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/healthyeating.html — guide and tips for teenagers about healthy eating

http://www.essortment.com/all/teachingteensh_tuws.htm — an article on how to teach teens healthy eating

http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html — information about main vitamins and minerals and in what foods they are found

http://www.healthchecksystems.com/vitamins.htm — what vitamins and minerals are available from the natural foods we eat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling - encyclopaedia entry about British coins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_...d_States_dollar — information about coins of the United States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_ruble - encyclopaedia entry about the Russian ruble

Section 3 Health is above wealth - Какие рекомендации дают врачи и психологи подросткам о том, как укреплять свое здоровье?

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenhealth.html –advice for teenagers on how to be healthy

http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eati...ldren_teens.htm – recommendations for parents on how to help their kids to develop healthy eating habits

Section 4 Why do people like to compete? – Где найти информацию об истории Олимпийских игр? Когда состоялись первые Олимпийские игры? Каковы символы Олимпийских игр, когда появились олимпийские кольца, флаг? Где найти биографию основателя олимпийского движения Пьера де Кубертена? Где найти биографии олимпийских чемпионов И.Родниной, В.Третьяка, В.Сальникова, С.Бубуки, О.Корбут? Когда состоятся первые Юношеские Олимпийские Игры? Где найти информацию о Всемирных Юношеских Играх 1998 в Москве?Где посмотреть видео с Олимпийских игр 2008? Где найти видео о церемониях открытия Олимпийских игр в разных странах?

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/ancient/index_uk.asp# - the history of Olympic Games from the International Olympic Committee

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games - encyclopaedia entry about Olympic games

http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/museum/index_uk.asp - a virtual tour of Olympic Museum. Also on this site you can find descriptions of all Olympic sports and animated cartoons demonstrating the sports and providing basic information about the rules and the games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_symbols - encyclopaedia entry about Olympic symbols (Olympic rings, Olympic emblem, Olympic flag, etc)

http://www.janecky.com/olympics/rings.html – what do the Olympic rings signify?

http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/olymphlx/answer.htm – interesting facts about the Olympic Medal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_de_Coubertin - encyclopaedia entry about the founder of the International Olympic Committee Pierre de Coubertin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Rodnina - encyclopaedia entry about Irina Rodnina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladislav_Tretiak - encyclopaedia entry about Vladislav Tretiak

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Salnikov - encyclopaedia entry about Vladimir Salnikov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Bubka - encyclopaedia entry about Sergey Bubka

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Korbut - encyclopaedia entry about Olga Korbut

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Olympic_Games - encyclopaedia entry about Youth Olympic Games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_World_Youth_Games - encyclopaedia entry about the 1998 World Youth Games in Moscow

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/share.html – a free online video from the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz4JjFUcpGs&NR=1 – a video about Olympic Opening Ceremonies

8 класс:

Unit 1. It's a wonderful planet we live on.

Section 1. After rain comes fine weather – Какой климат характерен для англо-говорящих стран и России?Где можно узнать прогноз погоды для Лондона, Москвы и других городов Европы на ближайшие дни? Где найти видео - , аудио – прогноз погоды? Как описывать погоду? Как рассказать ученикам о разнице между шкалами Цельсия и Фаренгейта? Как можно научить их читать символы прогноза погоды? Где найти интерактивные игры и упражнения?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ns/climate.html – brief information about climate and weather in Britain

http://www.path2usa.com/usainfo/usa/usa_climate.htm – information about climate of the USA by six climate regions

http://www.studycanada.ca/english/climate.htm – a guide to climate and weather in Canada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Australia - encyclopaedia entry about climate of Australia

http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/abou...nd-climate.html – full information about New Zealand climate, weather, seasons and temperatures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about climate of Russia

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/se/...st_weather.html - weather forecast for London

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/Europe.htm – weather forecast online for Europe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/bbcweather/we...ast_media.shtml – links to latest video and audio weather forecast

http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl...ups_weather.htm – list of words which are used to describe weather

http://www.go4english.com/qg/read.php?unitid=1027 – online games for describing weather

http://keyofenglish.blogcu.com/describing-...er_8772131.html – here you can find adjectives to describe weather

http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weatherED/ - online resources for weather education – weather encyclopaedia, glossary, teacher resources

http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather - interactive activities for children to learn to read weather maps, make weather forecasts and convert temperatures between Fahrenheit and Celsius scales

Section 2. We're a part of the Universe - Где найти интересную иллюстрированную информацию для школьников о Солнечной системе? Что представляет собой планета Земля как одна из планет Солнечной системы? Где посмотреть видео-съемки Земли из космоса? Какие существуют Галактики и где найти дополнительную информацию о них? Где взять дополнительные упражнения на использование определенного артикля?

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm - the Solar system explained for children, including animations and interesting facts about each of the planets

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources...htm#information – information and pictures of the Solar system

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/kids/index.cfm - NASA’s website dedicated to the exploration of the Solar system

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth - encyclopaedia entry about the Earth as a planet in the Solar System

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/earth.html – the educational webpage dedicated to the planet Earth, provides full information about its peculiarities and characteristics

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5041127474937930014 – Earth from space videos

http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/galaxy_worldbook.html – an article about galaxy, contains short information on groups, shapes, the origin and the evolution of galaxies

http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/gal_home.html – full illustrated information about galaxies

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises...rticle_the2.htm – an exercise on the definite article

http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/the_de...article_1.shtml – an exercise on the definite article

http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/b...ntents=articles – exercises on articles for different levels and ages

Section 3. Who is there? - Где найти онлайн-упражнения на отработку Past Continuous? Как выглядит космическая станция ? Как проходит жизнь на космической станции? Где прочитать интересные истории из жизни космонавтов? Где найти информацию о космическом туризме? Кто был первым космическим туристом? Можно ли им стать?

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm – an exercise on the Past Simple and Past Continuous Tenses

http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/b...st+continuous#a - Past Continuous Tense exercises

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/pastpastcont.html – an exercise on Past Simple and Past Continuous

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive - Past Continuous exercises and tests

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_station - encyclopeadia entry about space stations

http://iss.jaxa.jp/kids/en/index.html - International Space Station explained for children

http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/SpaceStations.html - space stations and life in space in experiments and projects for children

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/living/index.html - NASA’s website telling about living in space, including interactive games and activities

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsc...lash/index.html - NASA kids’ club: interactive information about living in space

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/08042...ion-sports.html – stories of astronauts on how they spend their spare time in space station

http://www.mexica.net/story.php – a funny story from the life of NASA team

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tourist - encyclopaedia entry about space tourism

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/s...000/2501015.stm - news report about the first space tourist

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/i...191334720070831 - an article about plans for the first Russian space tourist

Section 4. Exploring Space – Где найти биографии К.Э.Циолковского, С.П. Королева, Ю.А.Гагарина, В.Н.Терешковой, А.Леонова , Н. Армстронга? Как проводятся современные космические исследования? Когда празднуется Space day? Как отмечается День космонавтики в России? Где взять онлайн-упражнения на Present Perfect Simple и Present Perfect Continuous?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky - encyclopaedia entry about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Korolyov - encyclopaedia entry about Sergey Korolyov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin - encyclopaedia entry about Yuri Gagarin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova - encyclopaedia entry about Valentina Tereshkova

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Leonov - encyclopaedia entry about Alexey Leonov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong - encyclopaedia entry about Neil Armstrong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_exploration - encyclopaedia entry about space explorations

http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-spac...em-exploration/ - brief article about Solar System exploration

http://www.helium.com/items/1408214-robots...n-other-planets – 4 articles on how robots are used in space explorations

http://www.spaceday.org/ - the official Space Day site, all about celebration of Space Day in May

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmonautics_Day - encyclopaedia entry about Cosmonautics Day in Russia

http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect.html – free online exercises on the Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous Tenses for different levels

http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/b...esent+perfect#a – collection of exercises on the Present Perfect Tense

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/prese...inuous/menu.php – theory and exercises on the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Tenses

Section 5. Is the Earth a dangerous place? - Где найти информацию о землятресениях, ураганах, торнадо, вулканах, наводнениях, засухах? Какие из них были самыми масштабными и разрушительными в истории человечества? Как работают спасатели в разных странах? Какие есть подразделения в этих службах? Существует ли такая служба в России? Какие телефонные номера у различных спасательных служб (пожарная, скорая помощь, полиция , служба спасения) в разных странах? Где найти дополнительные онлайн- упражнения на Past Simple и Past Continuous?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake - encyclopaedia entry about earthquake

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/earthquake1.htm – full information for kids about earthquakes – causes, facts, safety tips

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/...rgest_world.php – the largest earthquakes in the world since 1900

http://extremescience.com/GreatestEarthquake.htm – information about the greatest earthquake ever recorded

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/hurricane1.htm – illustrated information for kids about hurricanes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_cyclone - encyclopaedia entry about tropical cyclone (hurricanes)

http://www.epicdisasters.com/index.php/sit...est_hurricanes/ - the 10 strongest hurricanes

http://www.hurricane.com/hurricane-records.php – hurricane records and facts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado - encyclopaedia entry about tornados

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/tornado.htm - tornados explained for children, with pictures

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/ear...nado/alley.html - Tornado alley and places where tornados frequently occur

http://www.ehow.com/about_5074754_highest-...ind-speeds.html – some information about what are the highest tornado wind speeds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano - encyclopaedia entry about volcano

http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/ - this website brings modern and near real-time volcano information

http://www.scarborough.k12.me.us/wis/teach...t_volcanoes.htm – a list of 10 largest volcanoes

http://www.articlesbase.com/home-security-...ory-485371.html – the top 10 of the most devastating floods in history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood - encyclopaedia entry about floods and their types

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought - encyclopaedia entry about drought

http://www.drought.unl.edu/kids/impacts/affects.htm – an article on how droughts affect us

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001550F/droughtsworst2.htm – the worst droughts of the 20th century

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_service - encyclopaedia entry about emergency service

http://www.fleetdata.co.uk/emergency_services.html – illustrated information about emergency services in the United Kingdom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_med...e_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about emergency medical services in the USA

http://www.hsus.org/hsus_field/hsus_disaster_center/ - the website of the emergency service Animal Rescue Team, which saves animals in the United States and abroad

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category...ices_by_country – photos and images of emergency services of different countries

http://www.mchs.gov.ru/en/ - information about Russian rescue services

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_tel...e_number#Europe – Emergency telephone numbers in different countries of the world

Section 6. Six Robinsons and their guitar – Где взять онлайн- упражнения на отработку Past Perfect Tense?

http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons...t_exercise.html – Past Perfect exercises

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pa...le/exercises?03 - Past Perfect exercises

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastperfect/menu.php - Past Perfect exercises

http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=139096 - Past Perfect exercises

Section 7. “This earth was made for you and me” - Где найти упражнения /тесты на все Past Tenses? Где найти дополнительную информацию о птицах Новой Зеландии, животном мире Австралии, Ниагарском водопаде, the Peak District, о северо-западном регионе России? Где найти пример эссе о своей стране?

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/engl...17/esl-test.php – a Past Tenses test

http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner...ar/grammar.html – Past Tenses exercises

http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=83735 – Present and Past Tenses printable exercises

http://www.nzbirds.com/ - this site offers extensive information about almost all New Zealand's birds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_New_Zealand - encyclopaedia entry about the birds of New Zealand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Australia - encyclopaedia entry about the fauna of Australia

http://www.australianfauna.com/ - the site provides full information about the Australian fauna, animal photos, information and much more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_New_York - encyclopaedia entry about the Niagara Falls

http://www.niagara-usa.com/ - the official tourist information site for the Niagara Falls USA, here you will find everything you need to know about this American sight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_District - encyclopaedia entry about the Peak District

http://www.peakdistrict.org/ - information about living in, learning about and visiting the Peak District National Park

http://www.buyusa.gov/russia/en/overview_nw.html – overviews of St.Petersburg and Russia's Northwest

http://www.justrussia.ru/page.php?56 – illustrated information about “the land of the lakes” - the Northwest of Russia

http://language123.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-...my-country.html – sample essay “I'm proud of my country”

http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/10047.html - sample essay “Proud of my country”

Unit 2. The world's best friend is you.

Section 1. The Earth needs a friend, doesn't it? - Где найти образцы запрещающих знаков? Какие основные экологические проблемы существуют во всем мире? Как эти проблемы влияют на развитие человечества? Как научить подростков заботиться об окружающей среде?

http://www.canstockphoto.com/images-photos/prohibit.html – a collection of prohibition signs photos and images

http://www.lenntech.com/environmental-problems.htm — a list of environmental problems and related issues

http://www.essortment.com/all/whataresomeen_rqvf.htm — what are some environmental problems and how we can help

http://www.lilith-ezine.com/articles/envir...l-Problems.html — an article about the 7 main environmental problems

http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Enviro...ms_article.html

- information about environmental problems and how they affect humanity

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007...6/climatechange — this article tells how environmental failures 'put humanity at risk'

http://www.takecareofyourshare.com/ - a website dedicated to environmental protection

http://www.members.tripod.com/nature210/id2.htm — provides simple suggestions for kids and teens to help prevent environmental problems

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/thesustainables/ten.htm — 10 things we can do to save the planet

Section 2. Conditional II and III – Где найти интерактивные упражнения на отработку Conditional II and III ?

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/if.htm — conditional clauses exercises

http://www.eslprintables.com/buscador/busc...ditional#thetop - conditional clauses exercises

http://www.smic.be/smic5022/conditionalmixed1.htm - conditional clauses exercises

http://www.englishforjapanese.com/exercise...onditional.html - conditional clauses exercises

Section 3. What's wrong with us? - Каковы основные глобальные проблемы человечества и как они связаны между собой? Где взять интерактивные упражнения, тесты на отработку грамматической конструкции to be/get used to/smth/to doing smth?

http://www.globalcollab.org/gps/intro/whatareGPS - an article about what global problems of the world

http://www.globalworldproblems.com/ - a website dedicated to global problems of the world with links to descriptions of the main ones

http://www.mac.edu/faculty/richardpalmer/P...pplication.html – some information about the 12 main world problems

http://geography.about.com/od/globalproble...obal_Issues.htm – learn about global environmental, climate and political problems

http://www.globalissues.org/ - a global issues website, presents numerous global issues, aiming to show how they are inter-related

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4796909.stm – an article about water shortage as a global problem

http://www.theaccessproject.com/index.php/..._global_problem – brief information about some dangerous diseases which are most crucial in our days

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.used.p.htm – used to / to be used to - exercises

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/115.html - used to / to be/get used to – online language quiz

http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_g...r/usedtodo.php3 - used to do - exercises

http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons...used-to_ex..htm – free printable English exercises on used to / to be/get used to

Section 4. Why throw away? Why not recycle? - Почему сегодня многие люди, а особенно подростки, мусорят на улицах? Как заставить подростков соблюдать чистоту и не сорить? Какие штрафы и наказания существуют в Великобритании и её провинциях за бросание мусора на улице? Как противоборствуют этому в разных странах и какие службы для этого существуют? Как в разных странах сортируют и перерабатывают мусор? Какие мусорные баки установлены на улицах различных городов, где посмотреть их изображения? Где найти

упражнения на смешанный тип условных предложений?

http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/corpora...rop_litter.aspx — research into teenagers' attitudes to litter dropping

http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=2076780 — an article about litter, its hazard to health, why people and especially teenagers drop litter

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...litter-bin.html — an article about an interesting way to make teens not litter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/animals/...000/2743625.stm — how the problem of dropping litter is solved in Britain

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news...k-up.4811618.jp — an article from Yorkshire Evening Post about how to make teens not drop rubbish on the city's streets

http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/04/10/b...es-in-sandwell/ - what punishment for litter offences in one of the British cities

http://news.scotsman.com/litter/Litter-war...over.3326346.jp — information about fines dished out for offences such as littering and dog fouling in Scotland

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/n...ast/7274751.stm — a brief article on how pupils are fined for dropping litter in Wales

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/chat/you...000/3707597.stm — how should litter louts be punished — what young people from different countries think about it

http://www.litterheroes.co.uk/ - this website of people who want to do something about litter

http://community.adn.com/node/141511 — an article on how one copes with city's litter in one of American state

http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/facts/litter.htm — how litter is recycled

http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/litter-bins.html — litter bins photos and images

http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html - mixed conditionals theory and exercises

http://www.imparareinglese.co.uk/esercizi_...onditional.html – exercises on 2d, 3d and mixed conditional forms

http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_g...nditionals.php3 – mixed conditionals exercises

Section 5. What can we do to save the Earth? - Как борются с мусором в разных странах? Как долго сохраняется мусор в природе? Где найти информацию о Гринпис? Где найти интерактивные игры про экологию для детей и подростков? Где найти примеры школьных проектов, посвященных защите окружающей среды?

http://www.coral.org/node/3916 - information on how long it takes trash to biodegrade. Did you know that it takes 400 years for a plastic sandwich bag to biodegrade?

http://cleanupday.org/education.htm - information about the annual California coastal cleanup day

http://shea20020.tripod.com/trash/trash.htm - an American tells about the differences between trash disposal in the USA and Germany

http://www.ehow.com/about_4568299_nonbiode...able-trash.html - brief information about non-biodegradable trash

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpeace - an encyclopaedia entry about Greenpeace

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/ - the website of Greenpeace

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/fungames/games - online games to help children learn about ecology

http://www.itu.int/osg/spuold/wsis-themes/...nvironment.html – examples of ICT- projects dedicated to environmental protection

Unit 3. Mass Media: Good or Bad?

Section 1. What is the media? - Что такое Mass Media? Какие средства массовой информации бывают? Где найти информацию об основных из них? Какое положительное и негативное воздействие оказывают СМИ на подростков? Как можно использовать СМИ в образовательных целях? Каковы достоинства и недостатки СМИ? Какие СМИ самые популярные в России, США? Где взять информацию об истории радио? Где найти подкасты, созданные для подростков?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media - encyclopaedia entry about mass media

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-mass-media.htm – brief information about what mass media is

http://ezinearticles.com/?Types-of-Mass-Media&id=1311276 – an article on types of mass media

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/different-t...mass-media.html – a short article on different types of mass media

http://maxibona.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/m...and-influences/ - information about types of mass media and its positive and negative influences

http://hubpages.com/hub/Mass-Media-Influence-on-Society – links to information about mass media and its ifluence on society and particularly on young people

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ma/Mass_media – kids encyclopaedia entry about mass media

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/health...ens_media.shtml – information for parents to help children and teenagers use various forms of mass media reasonably

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_American_...ia_in_Education – an article about the role of Mass Media in American education

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-...rint-media.html – brief information about advantages and disadvantages of print media

http://intermediate5.blogspot.com/2008/05/...es-of-mass.html – an article on advantages and disadvantages of mass media

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_adv...rs_in_education – an article about what the advantages and disadvantages of using computer in education are

http://www.russianembassy.org/RUSSIA/mass_media.htm – brief information about the most popular mass media in Russia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_of_the_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about mass media of the US

http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Mus...adiohistory.htm - a brief history of radio development

http://inventors.about.com/od/rstartinventions/a/radio.htm – information about the invention and inventors of radio

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_radio - encyclopaedia entry about the history of radio

http://www.podfeed.net/tags/Teens – podcasts focusing on topics for teenagers

http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasts_%26_Teens - a list of podcasts created by teens

http://www.podcastdirectory.com/genre/inde...ormatword=Teens – most popular teens podcasts

Section 2. What do you think of television? - Где найти информацию о создании телевидения и его истории? Какие телевизионные жанры существуют? Какие телевизионные каналы самые популярные в Британии , России? Как создавались первые журналы и когда они появились? Где найти сайты журналов, популярных среди тинейджеров?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_television - encyclopaedia entry about history of television

http://www.askkids.com/web?q=History+of+Te...p;o=0&l=dir – links to websites for children telling about the history of television

http://www.freebase.com/view/tv/tv_genre – information about TV genres with their descriptions and examples

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Television_genres – list of television genres with links to them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television - encyclopaedia entry about the genre of TV shows called "Reality TV"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in...sion_Programmes - encyclopaedia entry about television in the UK, includes information about 100 Greatest British TV Programmes

http://www.mediauk.com/tv – a full directory of British television channels addresses and details

http://www.russia-ic.com/business_law/Russian_companies/643/ - brief information about the most popular and highly rated TV channels in Russia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about television in Russia

http://www.russia.com/tv/ - a guide to Russian television, TV stations and channels

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magazine - encyclopaedia entry about magazines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ne...s_and_magazines - encyclopaedia entry about history of newspappres and magazines

http://www.world-newspapers.com/youth.html — a list of popular teen magazines with links to their websites

http://www.teenmag.com/ - the online home of TEEN magazine, teen letters, lots of advice for youth, etc

http://www.fazetehttp://www.fazeteen.com/en.com/ - online version of Faze, Canada's largest teen magazine, with lots of articles, reviews, photos and contests

http://www.allyoucanread.com/teen-magazines/ - top 10 teen magazines with links to their websites

http://www.teensnowtalk.com/tnt/home/ - Teens Now Talk Magazine online

Section 3. Do you read newspapers on Sundays? - Как создавались и печатались первые газеты? Когда они появились? Когда стали выпускаться первые газеты в Британии и Америке? Где найти онлайн-версии газет для детей и юношества на английском? Где найти пример веб-квеста на тему “Today's news”? Где найти информацию о broadsheets, tabloids с примерами?Где посмотреть сайты британских газет?

http://www.wan-press.org/article.php3?id_article=2821 – a brief history of newspapers

http://www.newspaper-industry.org/history.html – the history of the first news sheet, the first newspapper, the first daily newspapper

http://www.newspapersoc.org.uk/default.aspx?page=304 – links to the chronological history of British newspappers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_American_newspapers - encyclopaedia entry about history of American newspappers

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ - the 50 most popular online USA newspappers, world newspappres and magazines

http://www.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/News/Newspapers/ - links to the websites of newspappers in English for kids and teenagers

http://www.ugr.es/~inped/module4_4/m4_2.htm – a sample of the webquest “Today's news”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadsheet - encyclopaedia entry about broadsheets

http://mytop3.net/Top-10-Broadsheet-Newspa...In-The-USA.aspx – top 10 broadsheets newspappres in the USA

http://www.world-newspapers.com/uk.html – links to the websites of newspapers, magazines and news of different countries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid - encyclopaedia entry about tabloids

http://www.tabloidmedia.co.za/faq.php – brief information about tabloid newspappers, some tabloid newspappers online

http://www.britishcouncil.org/sr/serbia-li...ers-tabloid.htm – links to UK tabloid newspapers, online news and reference resources

Websites of the main British newspapers:

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/ - Scotland on Sunday

www.guardian.co.uk – The Guardian

www.express.co.uk – The Daily Express

http://www.theherald.co.uk/ - The Herald

www.independent.co.uk – The Independent

www.mailonsunday.co.uk – The Mail on Sunday

www.observer.co.uk – The Observer

www.thescotsman.co.uk – The Scotsman

www.spectator.co.uk – The Spectator

www.dailymail.co.uk – The Daily Mail

www.thesun.co.uk – The Sun

www.sunday-times.co.uk – The Sunday Times

www.thetimes.co.uk – The Times

Section 4. Is being a reporter a dangerous job? - Где найти информацию и краткие описания основных профессий в сфере mass media? Где найти советы и рекомендации о том, как написать газетную статью? Где прочитать статьи, написанные подростками для газет и журналов? Где найти интервью со знаменитостью для молодежного журнала?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporter - encyclopaedia entry about a reporter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photographer - encyclopaedia entry about a photographer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalist - encyclopaedia entry about a journalist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoonist - encyclopaedia entry about a cartoonist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing - encyclopaedia entry about editing and an editor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_editing - encyclopaedia entry about copy editing/ a copy editor (sub- editor)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correspondent - encyclopaedia entry about a correspondent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_presenter - encyclopaedia entry about a news presenter

(a newsreader)

http://newspaper-journalism.suite101.com/a...wspaper_article – a guide to writing a newspaper article

http://www.ehow.com/how_2002073_write-newspaper-article.html – a short instruction on how to write newspaper article

http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webi...w_newspaper.htm – step by step guide to a good newspaper article

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/reso...per_article.cfm – lesson plan on writing a newspaper article

http://www.jhuapl.edu/education/elementary...forstudents.htm – project for students “Let's write a newspaper story”

http://www.teenink.com/About/FAQ.php – the website of a magazine where all articles are written be teen authors who are students at school

http://www.ypress.org/ - children's news network featuring articles written by teens

http://www.teennewspaper.com/ - teen newspaper offers the best teen news online written entirely by teens

http://home.comcast.net/~majerus-collins/homepage.htm – an online newspaper written by teens and for teens focusing on teen problems

http://www.teenmag.com/celeb-stuff/watch-t...reddie-highmore - an interview with Freddie Highmore, a 14-year old actor

http://www.backpacker.com/april_2008_featu.../articles/12362

http://www.teenink.com/Interviews/article/...risten-Stewart/ - an interview with the 16-year old actress Kristen Stewart

http://www.teenmag.com/celeb-stuff/watch-this-face/ - short interviews with young stars

Section 5. Are books media , too? - Почему чтение книг так необходимо человеку? Какие книги для подростков сейчас популярны? Какие книги советуют подросткам читать учителя в Англии, США и Канаде? Где найти в Интернете бесплатные книги для детей? Какие типы книг и книжные жанры существуют?

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/why-is-reading-important.html – a short article on why reading is important, you'll know all about benefits of reading

http://www.familyresource.com/parenting/ch...nt-for-children – an article about why reading is important for children

http://www.learn-to-read-prince-george.com...-important.html – 11 reasons of the significance of reading

http://www.whyreadingisimportant.com/ - brief information about the importance of reading, especially for children

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/69 - list of the currently most popular children’s books (updated hourly)

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html - links to information about popular modern and classic authors on the web

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Amer...n's_writers a list of American children’s writers

http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm - a list of 100 books recommended by an Education association for children

http://www.booktrustchildrensbooks.org.uk/Recommended-Books - books recommendations and reviews from “booktrust”, UK

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKBrown/lists.html - several lists of recommended books, compiled in Canada

http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/toppicks/Top_Picks.htm - lists of recommended books by age and topic

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/buildingachildrenslibrary - books recommended for the children’s library by The Guardian newspaper, by age categories

http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/toppicks/tp/aatp080502a.htm – the top 10 favourite books written by teens about teen life

http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/books.htm – a list of 25 great book to read for teenagers

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...p;x=15&y=16 – a collection of books about teens life

http://www.laurenbaratzlogsted.com/html/books_for_teens.html – reviews of some popular books for teenagers

http://gardenofpraise.com/childlit.htm – classic literature – online books for kids and teens

http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page - free e-books

http://www.bookloons.com/HANDHTML/teens.html – book reviews, contests and online reading for teens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Books_by_type - encyclopaedia entry about different types of books

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Books_by_genre - encyclopaedia entry about different book genres

Section 6. Reported speech - Где найти интерактивные упражнения на согласование времен, прямую и косвенную речь?

http://www.native-english.ru/practice/exercises/sequence/ - sequence of tenses exercises

http://home.zcu.cz/~jhamarov/Gr_sequence_index.htm – grammar exercises on sequence of tenses

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/reported.htm - grammar exercises on reported speech, indirect speech

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_reported1.htm – reported speech quiz

Section 7. Try yourself as a writer — Где найти биографию французского философа и писателя Вольтера? Где прочитать рассказ подростка о его/её любимой книге? Какие авторы - самые популярные в Великобритании и России? Как работают школьные библиотеки в Британии и России? Где найти информацию о школьных книжных ярмарках? Где найти обзоры книг, написанные детьми?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltaire - encyclopaedia entry about Voltaire

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7308/index.html – biographical information on Voltaire, pictures, links to outside sources of information

http://www.oppapers.com/subjects/my-favour...book-page1.html – free essays on “My favourite story book” for students

http://www.well.com/~lonewolf/essays/books.html – a reader's impressions of some of his favourite books

http://www.booksellerworld.com/popular-libraryauthors.htm top 10 most popular UK library authors

http://www.filedbyblog.com/2009/02/09/2008...n-uk-libraries/ - 2008's most popular books in UK libraries

http://www.russiandatingcenter.com/russian_literature.html – a short article about popular authors of Russian literature of the 19th-20th centuries

http://www.santafelibrary.org/authors2006.html – the 100 most popular authors in 2006

http://www.school-libraries.net/ - a website created by school librarians, contains information about school libraries of the UK, Russia, the USA and other countries

http://www.millhill.org.uk/news/archive/20...g.html#bookfair - a brief report about a book fair

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11718 – brief descriptions about book fairs held by Scholastic

http://www.bisb.hu/index.php?page=165&l=1 – a Book Week at the British school in Budapest

http://www.homeschoolbookfair.org/ - information about a Home School Book Fair in Arlington, TX, the USA

http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/bookfair.html - links to the websites of book fairs and book festivals from the Library of Congress

http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/title.php - book reviews written by children

http://www.bookreviewsbykids.com/archive/r...archivelist.htm - book reviews written by children

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/books/ - book reviews written by children from a British school

http://www.cool-reads.co.uk/ - reviews written by 14-15-year olds

Unit 4. Trying to become a successful person.

Section 1. Who is a successful person? - Где найти биографии А.Пугачевой, Ю. Гагарина, У.Диснея, Ч.Чаплина, Матери Терезы, Дж.Лондона, И.Родниной, Г.Улановой, Г.Каспарова, группы «Битлз», В.Полунина?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alla_Pugacheva - encyclopaedia entry about A.Pugacheva

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin - encyclopaedia entry about Y.Gagarin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney - encyclopaedia entry about W.Disney

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin - encyclopaedia entry about Ch.Chaplin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa - encyclopaedia entry about Mother Teresa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London - encyclopaedia entry about J.London

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Rodnina - encyclopaedia entry about I.Rodnina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galina_Ulanova - encyclopaedia entry about G.Ulanova

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov - encyclopaedia entry about G.Kasparov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slava_Polunin - encyclopaedia entry about S.Polunin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles - encyclopaedia entry about the Beatles

Section 2. Family is a good start — Почему семья так важна в жизни человека? Какие основные проблемы в семье возникают у подростков? Как избежать таких проблем и как с ними справиться? Где найти советы для родителей и подростков как сделать жизнь в семье счастливой и радостной?

http://fami.ly/important/ - this article explains why family is so important for human

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/wha...family-578.html - an article about what is important for family

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1...tant.html?cat=7 — the real story about why family is so important in our life

http://www.burstingthebubble.com/ - this site explains how teens can identify violence and abuse within the family and what can be done to help

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/Parents/fight.html - short article explains why teens have arguments with their parents so often and what reasons for these arguments are

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/famil...to_parents.html - this article explains to teenagers the benefits of communicating with parents and other adults an everyday difficult problems and situations

http://ezinearticles.com/?Chores-For-Teena...s&id=486508 – some tips for parents on how to train their children to do chores with pleasure

http://www.realfamiliesrealfun.com/kw/ - the modern information source for kids and parents how to help make family time quality happy time

Section 3. What is bullying? - Какие основные проблемы существуют у подростков в школе и дома? Какие советы и рекомендации дают психологи, чтобы избежать этих проблем и как с ними справиться, если они есть? Где найти рассказ подростка о своих школьных или домашних проблемах? Существует ли проблема запугивания детей в Великобритании? Как посоветовать ребенку вести себя, чтобы избежать таких ситуаций? Какие службы существуют для помощи детям в таких ситуациях? Где найти информацию и сайт Childline?

http://parentingteens.about.com/b/2008/03/...t-home-help.htm — a mother seeks advise on her child's problem, including some recommendation from a guide to teen’s parents

http://www.troubledteensguide.com/ - a website dedicated to most frequent teenage problems in USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia

http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-manage...ngers-in-school - a brief article on how teen stress at home lingers in school

http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/...has_people.html — some information about how teen problems at home and at school make them feel stressed

http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Problems-at-School-or-Home — tips for teenagers on how to overcome problems at school and at home

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IB...3/ai_n26948705/ - the story of a 16-year old girl who had problems at school and was diagnosed and treated for ADHD (Attention -Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), how to solve such problems

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/20...eforyoungpeople - advice to young people who can encounter bullying

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2002/11/15793/13831 - advice for parents and families, whose children may encounter bullying

http://www.bullying.co.uk/- a British anti-bullying charity

http://autisminnb.blogspot.com/2009/02/hel...pink-today.html - an article about anti-bullying day

http://www.cary-memorial.lib.me.us/bullyweb/metimes.htm - a story about what a school can do to stop bullying

http://www.bullying.co.uk/links/antibullying_websites.aspx - a list of anti-bullying websites

http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/ - what children can do to stop bullying

http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx – the Childline website where children can find help and advice for any problem they have: bullying, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, domestic violence, self harm, etc

Section 4.Why are family holidays important? - Где найти информацию о перечисленных в учебнике праздниках? Какие основные праздники существуют в Британии,Америке, Канаде, Австралии, Новой Зеландии и России? Что семейные традиции значат для каждой семьи и как создать новые семейные традиции? Где найти описание подростком своей семьи? Как писать поздравление к празднику и как это делать с удовольствием?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas - encyclopaedia entry about Christmas

http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm – Christmas traditions around the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day - encyclopaedia entry about St. Valentine's Day

http://www.stvalentinesday.org/traditions-and-customs.html – information about Valentine's Day traditions and customs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day - encyclopaedia entry about Australia Day

http://www.australiaday.gov.au/experience/ - information about Australia Day awards, celebrations, aims and events

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Day - encyclopaedia entry about Canada Day

http://canadaonline.about.com/od/canadaday...dachecklist.htm - things you need to know to celebrate Canada Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_...(United_States) - encyclopaedia entry about Independence Day

http://www.americanfamilytraditions.com/independence_day.htm – family traditions of Independence Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitangi_Day - encyclopaedia entry about Waitangi Day

http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Waitangi-Day – an article about how to celebrate Waitangi Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(United_States) - encyclopaedia entry about Thanksgiving Day

http://www.thanksgiving.org.uk/thanksgivin...-practices.html – traditions and customs of

Thanksgiving Day

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(May_9) - encyclopaedia entry about Victory Day

(May 9th)

http://www.123independenceday.com/russian/ - brief information about Independence Day of

Russia

http://www.travelcentre.com.au/travel/russ...n_christmas.htm – a short article about Russian

Christmas, its customs and traditions

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...s/holidays.html – holidays and notable special

days in Great Britain

http://www.destination360.com/europe/uk/events-holidays - learn about many holidays and

festivals in the United Kingdom

http://www.usa.gov/citizens/holidays.shtml - learn about the holidays Americans celebrate throughout the year, including federal holidays

http://www.canada-city.ca/holidays.php – information about holidays in Canada

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Australia - encyclopaedia entry about public holidays in Australia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_New_Zealand - encyclopaedia entry about public holidays in New Zealand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about public holidays in Russia

http://library.adoption.com/articles/creat...traditions.html –some suggestions for creating some family traditions

http://www.americanfamilytraditions.com/ - this website is dedicated American family traditions

http://www.foreverfamilies.net/xml/article...traditions.aspx – an article about what family traditions mean, some ideas of new family traditions

http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2004/9/25/55639/6635 – a student essay about his family

http://www.teenink.com/nonfiction/all/arti...mily-Tradition/ - a teen's story about his family traditions

http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/91210.html – example of an essay on My Family

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/acHowto...rojid=c00694904 – some tips on how to write greeting card messages

http://www.ehow.com/how_2073127_write-greeting-cards.html – step by step instructions on how to write greeting cards

http://www.birthday-greetingcards-tipbaske...etingcards.html – some advice on how to do writing greeting cards a pleasant activity

Section 5. Is it easy to be independent? - Что значит быть независимым? Как подростки

понимают независимость? Какие проблемы взаимоотношений существуют между родителями и подростками? Какие самые распространенные претензии родителей по отношению к детям и наоборот? Где найти советы психолога, как разрешать конфликты родителей и детей? Должны ли родители вмешиваться в отношения подростка и его друзей? Как подростки в разных странах тратят свои карманные деньги?Каково мнение родителей сколько денег на карманные расходы достаточно для ребенка и должны ли подростки сами их зарабатывать? Где найти полезные советы для подростка, как и на чем экономить? Какие обязанности по дому существуют у подростков?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/63681.php – information on how teens understand their independence and how to help them develop it without the conflict and distancing from their families

http://www.huckhouse.org/FromOurHouse/Independence.htm – an article about teenagers and independence, some recommendations for parents on how to teach independence

http://www.ehow.com/how_2085946_encourage-...dependence.html – some tips on how to encourage teens independence

http://www.yourteenager.co.uk/fostering-te...dependance.html – a short article about fostering teen independence

http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/teens/a...gquestions.html – advices, discussions and reviews on Teens' Independence

http://www.wholefamily.com/aboutteensnow/r...each_other.html — an article on how the relationship between teens and their parents is changed when they struggle to define their own roles in life

http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/News/Teenage...oryID=news-poh3 — information about on how teenagers appreciate relationships with their parents

http://www.thefunplace.com/guild/teen01.html — an article about relationship between parents and children in US

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05...-their-parents/ - here you can find out some interesting information about relationships of teenagers and their parents in Canada

http://www.more4kids.info/598/improving-pa...-relationships/ - this site has some timely advice for improving the relationship between parents and teens

http://swain.ces.ncsu.edu/content/RelationshipParentsTeens — some strategies for parents on how to strengthen relationships between them and their own child

http://www.byparents-forparents.com/rebuil...rust-part1.html — pieces of advice on how to rebuild trust between parents and teens

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1...your.html?cat=7 — some recommendations for teens on how to improve their life by improving relationship with parents

http://www.socialpacks.com/2007/12/13/9-ti...th-the-parents/ - 9 tips to improve a child's relation with the parents

http://fatherhood.about.com/od/dadsandteen...n_friends_2.htm — information for parents on what friendship means to their teen

http://www.enotalone.com/article/9765.html — an article on how parents should treat their teen's friends

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/language...ey-pester-power

http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15752512 –“Pocket money and teenagers”, how much money is enough for children

http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/index.php?id=844 – some information about how parents set pocket money and how they monitor what their child buys

http://www.finlandforthought.net/2007/10/1...dic-colleagues/ - how Finish teenagers use their pocket money

http://www.helium.com/items/1393219-should...their-own-money – 29 essays on whether older children should earn their pocket money

http://youthdevelopment.suite101.com/artic...ement_for_teens – useful information on money management for teens

http://www.helium.com/items/681419-kids-rights-and-duties - a short article about the rights children of different ages should have, written by a mother of three children

http://www.sch130.nsc.ru/~eva/japan/theme1.html - teenagers from different countries tell about their home chores and duties

http://www.helium.com/items/678234-kids-rights-and-duties - a short article on children’s rights and duties that should, in the author’s view, accompany those rights

http://www.loveyourdog.com/ages.html - what duties children of different ages may have towards their pet

9 класс:

Unit 1. Families and Friends: Are we happy together?

Section 1. Holidays are a time for adventures and discoveries – Как подростки проводят летние каникулы в разных странах? Как провести их с пользой и без ущерба для здоровья? Где найти рассказ подростка о том, как он провел свои каникулы? Где взять дополнительную информацию о Великой Китайской Стене, Стоунхендже, пирамиде Хеопса, Эйфелевой башне, Голливуде? Где найти виртуальные туры по этим местам?

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/sum...teens-3003.html — some tips on summer holiday activities for teenagers

http://www.familyholidayideas.com/summer-h...y-teenagers.php – summer holiday destinations ideas for teenagers – information and tips

http://www.visitbritain.com/en/things-to-s.../teenagers.aspx – adventure holidays and summer camps for teens in Britain

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/familyho...-teenagers.html —advice for parents on 10 top holidays with teenagers

http://www.yobserver.com/reports/10014528.html — an article on how Yemeni children spend their summer holidays in Internet cafes

http://www.wikihow.com/Enjoy-Summer-As-a-Teenager —steps to enjoy summer as a teenager

http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchang...ing_holiday.cfm — information about how American teenagers spend their summer holidays

http://www.theprovince.com/life/parenting/...2449/story.html — Canadian psychologists discuss why kids are often over-scheduled during summer holidays

http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/sch...mmer_blahs.html — some tips for surviving summer break without health hazard

http://www.pkunews.org/travel/travel10.htm — the story of two teen friends from Germany and New Mexico about their summer holidays

http://www.pep.com.cn/ge/xszx/xzxk/200408/...0828_118407.htm - a Chinese student describes his/her summer holidays

http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/students/2.../holidays.shtml - an older student tells about her trip to Milan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China - encyclopaedia entry about the Great Wall of China

http://www.thebeijingguide.com/great_wall_...hina/index.html — a virtual tour of the Great Wall of China

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting...wall-china.html – interesting facts about the Great Wall of China

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge - encyclopaedia entry about Stonehenge

http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/ - a guide to Stonehenge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza - encyclopaedia entry about the Great Pyramid of Giza (the Pyramid of Cheops)

http://www.suziemanley.com/inside_cheops.htm — a virtual tour inside the Great Pyramid

http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/ - the official site of the Eiffel Tower, involves 500 pages , 1000 illustrations, virtual visits and videos

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower - encyclopaedia entry about the Eiffel Tower

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_Lo...les,_California - encyclopaedia entry about Hollywood

http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/ - a guide to Hollywood including information about its celebrities and tourist attractions

Section 2. Family and friends? No problem! - Какие основные проблемы существуют у подростков в семье? Какие проблемы взаимоотношений существуют между родителями и подростками? Какие самые распространенные претензии родителей по отношению к детям и наоборот? Где найти советы психолога, как разрешать конфликты родителей и детей? Что для подростков важнее: семья или друзья? Должны ли родители вмешиваться в отношения подростка и его друзей? Где прочитать истории подростков об их проблемах в отношениях с родителями? Что думают подростки о дружбе? Как научиться приобретать друзей и дружить? Где найти рассказ подростка о своем лучшем друге/подруге? Возможна ли настоящая дружба между мальчиком и девочкой ? Где прочитать высказывания знаменитых людей о дружбе? Как быть хорошим другом? Какие символы и сокращения используются для написания сообщений?

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/Parents/fight.html - this short article explains why teens have arguments with their parents so often and what reasons for these arguments are

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/famil...to_parents.html - this article explains to teenagers the benefits of communicating with parents and other adults about difficult everyday problems and situations

http://www.troubledteensguide.com/ - a website dedicated to most frequent teenage problems in the USA, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia

http://www.thefunplace.com/guild/teen01.html — an article about the relationships between parents and children in US

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05...-their-parents/ - information about the relationships between teenagers and their parents in Canada

http://www.realfamiliesrealfun.com/kw/ - a modern information source for kids and parents to help make family time happy

http://www.more4kids.info/598/improving-pa...-relationships/ - advice for improving the relationship between parents and teens

http://www.byparents-forparents.com/rebuil...rust-part1.html —advice on how to rebuild trust between parents and teens

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1...your.html?cat=7 — some recommendations for teens on how to improve their life by improving relationship with parents

http://www.socialpacks.com/2007/12/13/9-ti...th-the-parents/ - 9 tips to improve a child's relationship with the parents

http://www.enotalone.com/article/9765.html — an article on how parents should treat their teen's friends

http://www.teengrowth.com/index.cfm?action...ID_article=1243 — useful information and advice for teens on how to maintain good relations with friends and family

http://www.blurtit.com/forandagainst/What_...mily_or_friends — teens’ interview on whether friends are more important for them than family

http://www.abcdparenting.org/index.php?opt...load&cid=43 — information for parents about why friends are so important for teens

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/206842...ends/index.html — an article on how parents can help their teens choose good friends

http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/tips-for-parents-of-teens/ - tips for parents on how to enter into good relations with a teen and his/her friends

http://felixker.com/daily-rants/my-family-...me-im-very-sad/ - a teenager from Malaysia tells about a difficult relationship with the parents

http://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/...arents-hate-me/ - a teenager’s question to a psychologist why his parents hate him and the doctor's advice

http://www.dearcupid.org/question/my-paren...understand.html — a 13-year-old girl from the USA tells how her parents don't understand her and gets the readers' advice

http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/sch...d_comments.html — what it means for teens to be a friend, teens’ short stories about their friends

http://www.teengrowth.com/index.cfm?action...ID_article=1342 — some advice for teens about making and keeping friends

http://www.maturita.cz/anglictina/bestfriend.htm – a short story about the best friend, written by a pupil

http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2004/10/13/221835/39 – a student’s essay ”My Best Friend”

http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/82505.html – a collection of ”My friend” essays

http://www.blurtit.com/forandagainst/can_a..._boy_and_a_girl — people's views on the problem of friendship between a boy and a girl

http://www.theromantic.com/lovequotes/friendship.htm — famous friendship quotes

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Friend — some ways on how to be a good friend

http://behavioural-psychology.suite101.com...friends_forever — information about health benefits of friendship and 6 ways to be a good friend

http://teenadvice.about.com/library/teenqu...dfriendquiz.htm — a quick and easy quiz to figure out what kind of friend you are

http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Makes-A-Goo...?&id=745680 — an article about what makes a good friend

http://teens.lovetoknow.com/Text_Message_Symbols — the list presents some of the most commonly used text messages symbols

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A765722 — short article about writing text messages

http://www.bostonnightclubnews.com/textingsymbols/index.html — here you can find the meaning of text abbreviations, acronyms, text symbols and emotions used in text messages, SMS, chat rooms

Section 3. Is it easy to live apart from the family? - Как подростку научиться жить самостоятельно, отдельно от семьи? Что значит быть независимым? Как подростки

понимают независимость? Как установить хорошие отношения с соседом по комнате в общежитии? Какие конфликты между подростками в таких случаях происходят и как их разрешить?

http://www.ehow.com/how_2221504_prepare-ch...ependently.html — some advice for parents on how to prepare your child to live independently

http://www.articlesbase.com/education-arti...tly-253435.html — an article about preparing teenagers to live independently

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/63681.php – information on how teens understand their independence and how to help them develop it without conflicts and distancing from their families

http://www.huckhouse.org/FromOurHouse/Independence.htm – an article about teenagers and independence, some recommendations for parents on how to teach independence

http://www.ehow.com/how_2085946_encourage-...dependence.html – some tips on how to encourage teen independence

http://www.yourteenager.co.uk/fostering-te...dependance.html – a short article about fostering teen independence

http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/teens/a...gquestions.html – advices, discussions and reviews on Teens' Independence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roommate — encyclopaedia entry about roommates

http://www.wikihow.com/Live-with-a-College...-Total-Opposite — some tips on how to live with a college roommate who ia a total opposite

http://www.ecampustours.com/campuslife/liv...inaroommate.htm — qualities to look for in a roommate

http://encarta.msn.com/college_article_cho...e_roommate.html — some advice on choosing a college roommate

http://youngadults.about.com/u/ua/dormlife/worstroommate.htm — worst roommate stories

http://www.college-admission-essay.com/roommatedisputes.html — common roommate disputes and how to solve them

http://www.scholarships.com/Common-Roommate-Problems.aspx -- a short article about common roommate problems

http://ohmyapt.apartmentratings.com/roommate-issues.html — useful information about how to handle roommate issues

Section 4. Spending time together — Как подростки в разных странах предпочитают проводить свое свободное время? С какого возраста подростки имеют право получать водительские права в разных странах? Какие самые знаменитые авто-шоу в мире? Какие самые популярные и знаменитые марки автомобилей?

http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/cat/societas/sport/ed022508 — the results of public opinion poll about teenagers' free time activities in Russia

http://en.kioskea.net/actualites/us-teens-...-actualite.php3 — information about how US teens spend their free time

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/153960/ - a short article about how some teenagers from Sanford spent their free times

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098365.html — an article on how some Israel teens spent the summer break volunteering

http://family.samhsa.gov/set/freetime.aspx — how teenagers spend their time with friends, advice for parents on how to control them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver's_license- encyclopaedia entry about driver's license

http://www.2pass.co.uk/ages.htm — information about minimum driving ages in the UK, the USA and other countries of the world

http://www.carwale.com/research/autoshows/ - information about the most famous auto shows in the world

http://www.ridelust.com/the-50-most-famous-cars-of-all-time/ - the 50 most famous cars of all time

Section 5. Out and about in Moscow — Какие самые популярные достопримечательности Москвы стоит увидеть? Какие театры, музеи и цирки есть в Москве? Где найти сайты московских цирков? Как живут животные в цирке?

http://www.moscow-hotels-russia.com/sights.htm — places to see in Moscow

http://goeasteurope.about.com/od/moscowtra...attractions.htm — Moscow attractions for children

http://all-moscow.ru/theaters.en.html — all theatres of Moscow with links to their websites

http://www.moscow-taxi.com/museums/index.asp — a list of major Moscow’s museums, with descriptions

http://www.circusnikulin.ru/lang/eng/file/main/index.html — the website of the Old Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard

http://all-moscow.ru/entert/mskfchld/bmc/ebmc.html — information about the Bolshoi Moscow Circus

http://www.circusonice.ru/ - the website of the Moscow Circus on Ice

http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Satellite?...amp;pg=circuses — how RSPCA (the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals) fights against using animals in circus

http://www.idausa.org/facts/circusfacts.html — some facts about the life of animals in the circus

Section 6. Dio you mind video and TV? - Где найти информацию о создании телевидения и его истории? Какие телевизионные жанры существуют? Какие телевизионные каналы самые популярные в Британии , России? Почему телевидение сейчас так популярно? В чем его достоинства и недостатки? Каковы аргументы «за» и «против» телевидения? Где прочитать историю мультипликации? Как создаются мультфильмы? Как написать сценарий фильма? Где можно прочитать образцы сценариев?

http://www.freebase.com/view/tv/tv_genre – information about TV genres with their descriptions and examples

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Television_genres – list of television genres with links to them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_television - encyclopaedia entry about the genre of TV shows called "Reality TV"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in...sion_Programmes - encyclopaedia entry about television in the UK, includes information about 100 greatest British TV Programmes

http://www.mediauk.com/tv – a full directory of British television channels addresses and details

http://www.russia-ic.com/business_law/Russian_companies/643/ - information about the most popular and highly-rated TV channels in Russia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about television in Russia

http://www.russia.com/tv/ - a guide to Russian television, TV stations and channels

http://www.indiastudychannel.com/resources...advantages.aspx — an opinion article about the advantages and disadvantages of television

http://www.amuseline.com/what-everybody-sh...hing-television - what everybody should know about the advantages and disadvantage of watching television

http://www.allfreeessays.com/topics/advant...ing-tv/0— a collection of essays on the advantages and disadvantage of watching TV

http://animatedcartoons.blogspot.com/ - history of cartoons with video clips to watch online

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon - encyclopaedia entry about cartoons

http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/m..._animation.html - a list of 100 greatest animated cartoons

http://ezinearticles.com/?Cartoons---How-T...e&id=180180 — a short article on how cartoons are made

http://necromanc.blogspot.com/2007/07/how-...s-are-made.html — a about how cartoons are made

http://www.sci.fi/~animato/cartoon/cartoon.html — an illustrated case on how an animated cartoon is made

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Feature-Film-Script — some tips on how to write a feature film script

http://www.screenwriting.info/ - basic information on how to write a screenplay

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle3336775.ece — a short article on how to write a good script for a short film

http://www.simplyscripts.com/movie.html - film scripts online

http://www.imsdb.com./ - film scripts online

http://www.script-o-rama.com/table.shtml - a comprehensive film scripts archive

Unit 2. It's a big world! Start travelling now!

Section 1. Why do people travel? - Почему многие люди так любят путешествовать? С чего началась история путешествий? Какие существуют способы, средства для путешествий? Какие из них самые необычные? Какие места на Земле самые загадочные и непредсказуемые? Где найти дополнительную информацию о Бермудском треугольнике?

Где найти иллюстрированную информацию о трагедии Титаника? Какие фильмы были сняты на эту тему? Какие самые знаменитые путешественники? Где найти биографическую информацию о Беринге?

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Do-People-Tr...?&id=749851 — a short article on why people travel

http://ezinearticles.com/?10-Reasons-Why-P...&id=2710271 — 10 reasons why people travel

http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Reason...e-World/1011053 — some reasons why people travel around the world

http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/17...-people-travel/ - a history of travelling, why people travel

http://www.travelhistory.org/ - a website dedicated to the history of travel

http://www.independenttraveler.com/resourc...mp;category=42- the 7 cheapest way to travel

http://www.nomadicmatt.com/travel-blogs/ch...-across-europe/ - some cheap ways to travel across Europe

http://rides.webshots.com/album/560050476oMyRba — different means of transport in pictures

http://www.adventure-travel-tales-and-tips..._transport.html — some alternative means of transport for adventure travel

http://www.markermap.com/2008/09/top-10-wo...s-destinations/ - top 10 world's most mysterious destinations

http://www.wired.com/video/mystery-spots/19837698001 — a video tour of the world's mysterious places

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle - encyclopaedia entry about the Bermuda Triangle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8248334.stm — a BBC investigation uncovering the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSpqVpfFTAI — video about a mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/titanic/_home/index.shtml — full information about the tragedy of the Titanic from Dicovery Channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpaqmow4WCQ — slide show about the history of the Titanic and its tragedy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1953_film) - encyclopaedia entry about the film ”Titanic”(1953) by J. Negulesco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film) - encyclopaedia entry about the film ”Titanic”(1997) by J. Cameron

http://www.lonejourneys.com/famous.html —information about famous travellers

http://www.forbestraveler.com/adventure/mo...ures-story.html — a short aticle about the world's most famous adventure travels, including Odysseus, Marco Polo, Lewis and Clark, Che Guevara, and more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitus_Bering - encyclopaedia entry about Vitus Bering

http://www.vulkaner.no/t/kamchat/bering.html — illustrated information about the expeditions of Bering

Section 2. Is it easier to travel nowadays? - Что необходимо обязательно взять с собой в дорогу путешественнику? Где найти информацию о структуре и об основных службах аэропорта? Какие аэропорты являются самыми крупными в Европе и мире? Какие правила существуют в аэропорту? Что запрещено ввозить в те или иные страны? Какими знаниями должен обладать каждый путешествующий за границу?

http://essentialtravelguides.net/essential...r-travel-guide/ - 10 essential things for travel guide

http://www.thetravelerszone.com/travel-ess...l-survival-kit/ - most essential things to include in a travel survival kit

http://www.articlepool.com/essential+thing...vacation-148268 — essential things to remember while packing for a vacation

http://www.hotels2stay.net/things-to-carry.html — essential things to carry while you travel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport - encyclopaedia entry about the airport , its structure and services

http://www.flyingabroad.co.uk/biggest-and-...-the-world.aspx – the biggest and busiest airports in the world

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_busiest_airport – information about the world's busiest airports

http://www.atwonline.com/channels/routesAi...?articleID=1319 – Europe's biggest airports

http://www.world-airport-codes.com/uk-top-20-airports.html – the 10 biggest UK airports (by total passenger numbers) in 2002

http://ezinearticles.com/?Guide-to-Russian...&id=2049802 – a guide to Russian airports

http://studenttravel.about.com/od/planyour...ortsecurity.htm — airport security rules

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTrans...ravel/index.htm - information about UK flight services, in-flight safety, baggage rules , etc

http://www.roadandtravel.com/airlines/airlinerules.htm - learn more about the latest in airline rules, security regulations

http://1000tips4trips.com/travel-tips/Air_Travel/ - here you can find the answers to all questions about air travel

http://www.independenttraveler.com/resourc....cfm?category=1 - air travel resources including airport security rules, airfare deals, tips for finding cheap airfare and much more

http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/tips_1232.html — tips for travelling abroad

http://www.go-today.com/site_gtweb/tips-for-traveling.asp — some more tips for travelling abroad

http://ezinearticles.com/?Handy-Tips-For-T...&id=2960094 — short article on handy tips for travelling abroad

http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guid...ing_abroad.html — safety tips for travelling abroad

http://www.ehow.com/topic_109_traveling-abroad.html — useful information for travelling abroad

Section 3. Is travelling worth the effort and money? - Какие достоинства и недостатки у путешествий по турпутевке и путешествий самостоятельно? Какие путешествия являются самыми дорогими? Где найти список самых дорогих городов мира? Какие соревнования, конкурсы проводятся для людей, изучающих английский язык?

http://www.lifestylechange4u.com/all-about-tour-package.html — all about tour package, its advantages and disadvantages

http://www.shoppingtrolley.net/travel.shtml — an article about the pleasures and pitfalls of all-inclusive package holidays

http://www.pure-adventures.com/tours/self-guided-tours.php — what is a self-guided tour, what are its advantages and disadvantages

http://www.journeyetc.com/travel-destinati...e-destinations/ - the most expensive destinations

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/20...onomy-economics — the top 50 most expensive cities according to the Guardian

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learning...mpetition.shtml — information about a competition for English language learners organised by BBC

http://www.ieera.org/assessment/English_Competitions.htm — information about the International English Language competition from IEERA (International English Education Research Association)

Section 4. We are in a global village? - Где взять экономико-географическую информацию о Великобритании, США и России? Каковы неофициальные названия некоторых американских штатов и почему они так называются? Как выглядят государственные гербы Великобритании, США и России? Что символизируют их элементы? Какие цветы являются символами 4 частей Объединенного Королевства Великобритании и Северной Ирландии и какие легенды об этом существуют?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom - encyclopaedia entry about the United Kingdom

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_...les/1038758.stm - the United Kingdom profile

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/.../United-Kingdom — illustrated information about the United Kingdom from Britannica Online Encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/countr...les/1217752.stm - an overview, key facts and events, current news from the USA life

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about the geography of the United States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about the economic position of the USA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia - encyclopaedia entry about Russia, includes full economic geographical information

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3183.htm — Russia profile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_nicknames — list of US state nicknames

http://www.miketodd.net/encyc/statenicks.htm — the origin of American states’ nicknames

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_coat_of..._United_Kingdom - encyclopaedia entry about the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ions/motto.html — illustrated information about UK Royal coat of arms, what symbolizes each of its parts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about the Great Seal of the United States, its history, design, symbolism

http://www.homeofheroes.com/hallofheroes/1.../1bfc_seal.html - illustrated information about the Great Seal of the United States

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about the current coat of arms of the Russian Federation

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ns/flowers.html – floral emblems of Britain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_th...the_Isle_of_Man — a list of main symbols of the United Kingdom

http://blossomofflowers.com/flowersndashnationalsymbols.html –information about the floral symbols of some countries

Unit 3. Can we learn to live in peace?

Section 1. What is conflict? - Что такое конфликт и какова природа конфликта? Почему люди часто спорят друг с другом? Какие конфликты бывают? К чему приводят конфликты? Какие существуют способы избежать конфликта? Как разрешить конфликт? Каковы главные причины конфликтов родителей и детей? Где найти информацию о самых глобальных конфликтах XX века? Где прочитать сюжет драмы Шекспира «Ромео и Джульета»?

Какие основные экологические проблемы существуют во всем мире? Как эти проблемы влияют на развитие человечества?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict - encyclopaedia entry about conflicts and types of conflicts

http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/conflict/st_conflict.html — an article about the conflict, its causes and issues, varieties of conflicts

http://www.publicbookshelf.com/nonfiction/...text/conflict-1 — information about different kinds of conflict

http://managementhelp.org/intrpsnl/basics.htm — the basics of conflict management

http://www.kellyscientific.ru/web/ru/ksr/e...ngconflict.html — 12 rules on how to conquer conflicts

http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/en/informed/su...?sec=3&sb=2 — an article about school conflicts, their types and how to avoid them

http://www.co-operation.org/pages/conflict.html — an article about conflicts in schools, how to manage a school conflict constructively

http://www.girlshealth.gov/relationships/conflict/index.cfm — examples of teen conflicts, how to deal with such conflicts

http://www.abcdparenting.org/index.php?opt...load&cid=37 — what the causes of conflicts between parents and teenagers are

http://www.mediate.com/articles/blythB1.cfm — an article dedicated to parent-teen conflicts and how to manage them reasonably

http://parentingmethods.suite101.com/artic...tteen_conflicts - parent-teen conflicts — how to find calm solutions for them

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/...flict/index.cfm —a website dedicated to global conflicts in human history with brief descriptions of each of them

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_war - encyclopaedia entry about a world war

http://www.online-literature.com/shakespea...meo_and_juliet/ - the plot of «Romeo and Juliet» by Shakespeare

http://www.lenntech.com/environmental-problems.htm — a list of environmental problems and related issues

http://www.essortment.com/all/whataresomeen_rqvf.htm — what some environmental problems are and how we can help

http://www.lilith-ezine.com/articles/envir...l-Problems.html — an aticle about 7 major environmental problems

http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Enviro...ms_article.html

- information about environmental problems and how they affect humanity

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007...6/climatechange — the article tells how environmental failures 'put humanity at risk'

Section 2. Conflict resolution — Почему происходят конфликты между братьями и сестрами? Что является причиной таких конфликтов? Как разрешать такие конфликты? Что советуют психологи по этому поводу?

http://au.reachout.com/find/articles/confl...other-or-sister — conflicts between brothers and sisters: the causes and ways of solving them

http://www.bukisa.com/articles/128289_how-...rom-palavrasorg — advice for parents on how to prevent conflicts between small children and older children at home

http://www.healthyplace.com/relationships/...nds/menu-id-63/ - some ways to avoid fighting with a brothers or a sister

http://parentingteens.suite101.com/article...g_relationships — an article about the importance of sibling relationships

http://www.indianchild.com/parenting/famil...en_siblings.htm — some tips on how to cope with conflicts between siblings

Section 3. Be tolerant and you will prevent conflicts — Какова деятельность ООН? Что провозглашает Декларация Прав Человека? Как предотвратить войны и конфликты на земле? Как расшифровать понятие «толерантность»? Почему толерантность особенно важна в современном обществе? Как научиться быть толерантным?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations - encyclopaedia entry about the United Nations

http://www.un.org/en/index.shtml — the official site of the United Nations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Dec...of_Human_Rights - encyclopaedia entry about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=104&...ype=3&group — a summary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

http://www.alternet.org/story/11597/ - 10 things people can do to prevent war

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toleration - encyclopaedia entry about toleration, the origin of this notion, history

http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/tolerance/ - what tolerance and intolerance are, what can be done to deal with intolerance

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_tolerance.html — a large collection of tolerance quotes

http://personal-development.com/chuck/tolerance.htm — an article about teaching tolerance

http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00117/...rtolerance.html — 40 tips for children for promoting tolerance

Unit 4. Make your choice, make your life

Section 1. It's time to think about your future career - Где прочитать рассказы, эссе подростков о планах на будущее, о выборе карьеры, профессии? Какие профессии сегодня самые популярные в мире? Какие профессии по данным на текущий год наиболее популярны в Америке, Канаде и Великобритании? Какие сферы деятельности наиболее привлекательны сегодня для молодежи в России? Какие существуют самые смешные и необычные профессии? Где найти профессиональные советы подросткам и их родителям о том, как выбирать будущую профессию?

Что включает в себя GCSE examination? Как правильно написать резюме? Как подростки в разных странах проводят лето? Какая работа для школьников существует в США и др. странах? Какое количество рабочего времени в день для подростка установлено в США, Британии и других странах? В каких сферах деятельности подростки имеют право работать?

http://skola.amoskadan.cz/s_aj/ajhtm/at/at11.htm — an essay on «My future plans»

http://www.sciaga.pl/tekst/15659-16-my_future_plans — thoughts of a student from Poland about his future plans

http://www.gvsu.edu/clas/index.cfm?id=F7BB...21BD313D17430A5 — future plans of some pupils

http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=125989 – ”My future job/career” essay

http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/100304.html – an essay ”My future goals”

http://www.freeessays.cc/db/18/erk48.shtml – an example of an essay on choosing a career

http://www.articlesbase.com/college-and-un...ay-1045280.html – an article about the most popular professions of today

http://www.jabulela.com/politics-business/...rofession-today – a list of the most popular professions of today

http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2007/0..._jobs_2007.html – a list of top jobs in 2007

http://www.alec.co.uk/free-career-assessme...lar-careers.htm – the top ten most popular careers for 2009 in the US, Canada and the UK

http://bd.english.fom.ru/report/cat/az/P/p...ssion/eof992504 – what spheres of activities are popular among today's young people in Russia

http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2009/01/26/am...t-unusual-jobs/ - America's most unusual jobs

http://www.bspcn.com/2007/10/19/top-10-mos...ollege-degrees/ - top 10 most unusual college degrees

http://careerplanning.about.com/cs/choosin...ight_career.htm – tips to help choose a right career

http://www.howtochooseacareer.com/ - help in choosing a career

http://choosing-careers.suite101.com/artic...e_a_career_path – four ways to decide what career is right for a person

http://homeschool-graduation.suite101.com/...choose_a_career – how to help a teen choose the right career – advice for parents

http://careerplanning.about.com/od/advicef...and_Parents.htm – career advice for children, teens and parents

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Certi...ndary_Education - encyclopeadia entry about the GCSE qualification

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/ - index for the GCSE English exams

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/curriculumvi...culum_Vitae.htm — useful information on how to write a CV (Curriculum Vitae), including CV samples, examples and templates

http://www.ehow.com/how_15747_write-curriculum-vitae.html — instructions on how to write a CV

http://www.soon.org.uk/cvpage.htm - advice on writing a CV, types of CVs, cover letters, job & career applications, decision-making for students and an international student help page

http://www.uticaod.com/business/x188589332...mmer-on-the-job — an article on how American teens spend summer working

http://www.pamf.org/news/community/1108sodahkids.html — how students spend summer writing for web sites

http://www.kval.com/news/50546702.html — a short article on how teenagers spend their summer vacations farming to help feed people in need

http://www.gotajob.com/brain-food/article/...jobs-for-teens/ - which are classic summer jobs for teenagers? Read the article to find out.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/7...ens.html?cat=31 – summer jobs popular with teenagers

http://www.teenjobsection.com/summerjobs.php - advice for teenagers on how to make their summer job work for them

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/youth/summerjobs/ - what the most popular job with teenagers of US are, advice from the United States Department of Labor on safety in teen summer jobs

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/employmentla...ildlaborlaw.htm — information about child labour law from the Federal Government of the US, which restricts when children can work and

what jobs they can do

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/questions.html — frequently asked questions about teens’ jobs

http://www.howtogermany.com/faq/faq-youth-labor.php — information about youth labour laws in Germany

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa54...4/ai_n21351045/ - an article about teens employment in the United Kingdom

Section 2. Why are stereotypes harmful? - Что входит в понятие «стереотип»? Какие бывают стереотипы? Каковы самые распространенные стереотипы ? Где посмотреть презентацию на эту тему? Какие существуют стереотипные представления о разных странах и национальностях? Где найти видео-примеры о стереотипах?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype - encyclopeadia entry about stereotypes

http://the_english_dept.tripod.com/stereo2.htm — definition of the notion «stereotype»

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5...ould.html?cat=4 - learn what stereotypes are, and how to spot them in other people

http://stopstereotyping06.tripod.com/id10.html — different types of stereotyping

http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/files/Stereotypes.ppt. - the presentation «Stereotypes»

http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Types-Stere...-Writing/188418 — a research paper on types of stereotypes in writing

http://www.nationalstereotypes.com/ - a website dedicated to the peculiarities of national stereotypes in different countries

http://www.helium.com/items/1418008-common-stereotypes - 10 common stereotypes concerning countries and nationalities

http://blogoscoped.com/country-stereotypes/ - a photo gallery of mostly stereotypes of what people in different countries look like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EUS46MvWa8 - a funny video about national stereotypes

Section 3. Are extreme sports fun to you? - Какие виды спорта считаются экстремальными? Какие самые опасные из них? Где найти видео об экстремальных видах спорта? Почему люди сознательно рискуют, занимаясь таким спортом? Что риск дает людям?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_sport - encyclopaedia entry about extreme sports

http://library.thinkquest.org/13857/ - a website dedicated to extreme sports such as rock climbing, skateboarding and in-line skating, and the training and equipment needed, techniques of the sports, safety tips, and possible injuries

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out...000/2159723.stm – brief information on what extreme sports are and descriptions of some of them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T92Kp2BXNvo – an extreme sports video

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...ciencerisk.html – an article about success and risk in extreme sports

http://extremesports.suite101.com/article....sports_injuries – information about common injuries in extreme sports

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/157282.php – this article explores the reasons of risk-taking in extreme sports

http://www.spiked-online.com/Articles/0000000CAD26.htm – an article on what' so extreme about extreme sports

http://www.forbes.com/2002/08/07/0807sport.html – the world's most dangerous sports according to Forbes

http://freakymartin.com/2008/05/08/10-most...orld-16-photos/ - 10 most

dangerous sports in the world in photos

Section 4. Do you have the right to be different? - Какая одежда и обувь модна сейчас у современных подростков? Где посмотреть сайты молодежной моды? Какая молодежная мода существует в Англии и России? Какие самые популярные молодежные бренды? Какие самые популярные молодежные журналы о моде? Какие вопросы задают подростки о моде, о стиле , о современной одежде? Где найти дополнительную информацию о Битлз? Почему они до сих пор так популярны? Где посмотреть рейтинг самых популярных поп-музыкантов мира?

http://www.catalogs.com/clothing/teen/index.html – links to catalogues of teen fashions

http://www.shoebuy.com/teens-fashion-shoes.htm - an e-store for teen fashion shoes – pictures and descriptions

http://www.lovetoknow.com/top10/teen-clothing.html – top 10 teen clothing websites– pictures and descriptions

http://teenfashionclothes.com/index.php?ze...amp;ASKFEED_URL – teen fashion – pictures and descriptions

http://www.wikihow.com/Category:Personalit...and-Youth-Style –find youth related articles about different personality types and about fashion and style for teens and kids

http://teenfashion.about.com/ - a webpage dedicated to teen fashion

http://teens.lovetoknow.com/Category:Teen_Fashion - links to webpages on teen fashion in Britain

http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/fashionw...stinina?slide=1 — an article about Kira Plastinina, a 15-year-old fashion designer from Russia

http://www.apparelsearch.com/Wholesale_Clo...mes_clothes.htm – a list of popular clothing brands

http://www.esl-lab.com/clothing/clothingrd1.htm — listening exercises on «Clothing Styles»

http://www.teenvogue.com/ - the site of Teen Vogue magazine, here a teen can find all about teen fashion, ask a question and get qualified advice

http://www.seventeen.com/ - a teen fashion magazine with the latest fashion, beauty, dating and health tips

http://www.cosmogirl.com/ - an online version of the magazine for teenagers Cosmo Girl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles - encyclopeadia entry about the Beatles

http://www.thebeatles.com/ - detailed history of the Beatles with information on their music, movies, news, and latest projects; images, related links, and a showcase for their albums

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatlemania - encyclopeadia entry about Beatlemania

http://history1900s.about.com/od/entertainers/p/beatles.htm — an overview of the extreme popularity of the Beatles

http://www.popmonk.com/music/index.htm - profiles of famous pop-singers and bands

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listofthe...le-pop-singers/ - the top 25 female pop-singers

Progress check — Где найти биографическую информацию к фотографиям, представленным в этом разделе учебника?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyubov_Orlova - encyclopeadia entry about Lyubov Orlova

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyacheslav_Tikhonov - encyclopeadia entry about Vyacheslav Tikhonov

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0111424/ - a webpage dedicated to Leonid Bronevoy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Depardieu - encyclopeadia entry about Gerard Depardieu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Bodrov,_Jr. - encyclopeadia entry about Sergei Bodrov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whoopi_Goldberg - encyclopeadia entry about Whoopi Goldberg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan - encyclopeadia entry about Jackie Chan

Обучение в форме образовательных потоков

По иностранному языку совместное обучение учащихся двух и более классов одной параллели (потоками) не является целесообразным.

В частично-поточной форме организации обучения иностранному языку совместные занятия целесообразно использовать по отдельным темам и для отдельных видов деятельности. Например:

– лекционное изложение лингвострановедческой темы;

– просмотр фильмов и другой видеопродукции;

– занятия в игровой и соревновательной форме (деловые игры);

– письменные контрольные мероприятия;

– презентация учебных проектов и результатов исследовательской работы и т.д.