All Integrated Skills articles – Page 6

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‘No sharks but I’ve seen porpoises’: the rebirth of the River Thames

London’s famous river seems to be recovering from years of neglect. Can its biodiversity be restored amidst the climate crisis?
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Lost in translation? The one-inch truth about Netflix’s subtitle problem

The streaming giant is struggling with accurate subtitle translation. How does it impact the content and its viewers?
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Business News Lessons: Memes motivate people to engage and act

Can funny images shared on the internet influence markets? Read this article and find out.
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‘It’s like scoring a hat-trick’: how sport is aiming to drive sustainability

Can sport help both disadvantaged kids and the environment? Read about this amazing initiative that does both.
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China’s noisy ‘dancing grannies’ silenced by device that disables speakers

Some residents are taking matters into their own hands to oppose groups of elderly Chinese women occupying public spaces.
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From a pandemic to plastic surgery: how Covid changed the way we see our faces

Read about how people have got more self-conscious about their appearance due to constant video calls.
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Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme: Adult

The Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship (ESDC) Programme is a Macmillan Education initiative whose vision is to design, deliver, and promote lessons, not only to develop students’ English skills, but also transform the world for the better.
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Business News Lessons: Keep work emails within working hours

Working from home caused by the pandemic has increased employees’ need to disconnect after working hours.
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In Another Person’s Shoes: Adult (A2)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students show empathy with another’s perspective of the world.
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Do Something!: Adult (A2)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify and take positive action in their community.
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Power Relationships: Adult (B2)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify real-world examples of the effects of power relationships and privilege.
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Different Truths?: Adult (B2)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify personal responsibility for perpetuating certain views of the world and critically examine these.
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Critical Issues: Adult (B2)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students question social or governmental priorities and advocate personal viewpoint.
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World Organizations: Adult (B1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students evaluate critical perspectives of global organizations and institutions.
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Citizen of The World: Adult (B1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify personal identity as it relates to global citizenship.
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Am I Complicit?: Adult (B1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify and address personal complicity in negative global outcomes.
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A Matter of Opinion: Adult (B1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students critically examine opinions on a controversial issue, including their own.
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What Is A Global Citizen?: Adult (A1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students provide a definition of what it is to be a global citizen.
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Choose Health!: Adult (A1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students recognize diverse aspects of healthy living, including mental health and well-being.
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Our Cultures: Adult (A1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students recognize diversity of global cultures and impact on perspectives.