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Picture-based conversation : topic 93 - Chinese horoscope vs Western one.
Do you read your horoscope once out of your bed in the morning or do you drink your coffee - or tea - to clarify your ideas ? Did you know that a 13th zodiacal sign would exist in Western zodiac ? Excellent brainstorming with several questions and articles I joined with the main document some part of which can be used with younger students with adj...
Level: advanced
Age: 17-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 144
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Picture-based conversation : topic 94 - oral tradition vs written tradition.
This other topic deals with different cultures and their transmission from generation to generation. Is a written witness more trustful than an oral one ? I have added an interesting article about Indian oral tradition and a link about Native American traditions. Share your ideas and very good chat !
Level: advanced
Age: 17-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 93
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Picture-based conversation : topic 95 - Instruments vs voices.
As far as I´m concerned I hardly imagine my life without music and songs. What about you ? Do you prefer instrumental music or music with voices ? Do you know the real impact of music on the environment and on men ? Sing and share your ideas ! Good chat and don´t forget the musical background, please !
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 93
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Picture-based conversation : topic 96 - cage vs garden (symbolic meaning).
Another philosophical and psychological topic : cage vs garden or - in other words - Hell vs Paradise or "Imprisonment" vs Serenity or... Well, how words would you use for such a topic ? Free your ideas and reflections about some quotes and thoughts I added to my questions and pictures. Good, very good and liberating chat !
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 64
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Picture-based conversation : topic 97 - Street (Art) vs Museum.
Here is a new topic to discuss about : Street (Art) vs Museum. Where is the real place for Art ? Do you consider graffiti and tags as some kind of Art ? I have added 3 different articles you can read together with your students, one is a conversation with famous people and 1 (abridged -photoless- due to the weight)is from CNN. Good colorful chat !
Level: advanced
Age: 15-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 144
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Picture-based conversation : topic 98 - bartering vs money.
A new topic about a serious issue of modern societies : bartering or money for a safe economy ? What do you know about bartering and the birth of money ? I gathered several articles about bartering through the centuries, money and the Buy Nothing Day. Good Barter Day by sharing rich and interesting ideas !
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 123
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Picture-based conversation : topic 99 - symbol vs shopping
A topic about the perversion of symbols usually guiding human lives and behaviors. Do you accept to see "sacred" moments changed into shopping races ? Is it more magic to keep e child soul than to be able to spend the most possible money on presents or "necessary" items to enjoy better a social moment ? I have added 3 articles about the deep roots ...
Level: advanced
Age: 16-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 90
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Picture-based conversation: topic PROGRESS and technology (robots)
Here is another presentation of a topic for oral exam : ´Robots since Leonardo of Vinci´ to deal with the notion of progress. One text + several pictures to express fluent English as a foreign language : comprehension, personal opinion and coherent arguments are the aim of this exercise with some questions to help. Good luck !
Level: advanced
Age: 14-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 83
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Picture-based converstation : topic 26 - symbols vs clear messages
New week new topics. This 26th is about "coded" messages ! where are James Bond and other famous spies ? Well this is the funny side of the topic. More seriously think of the stone messages left by our ancestors all around the world and not yet deciphered. Do you feel anxious when you don´t understand something ? Do you feel too much observed ? Com...
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 158
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Picture-based converstation : topic 67 - Eastern wedding vs European wedding
When was born the white wedding dress in Europe ? Why does a bride change dress during the festivities of her wedding in Eastern countries ? Why are some traditions persiting or disappearing ? Several questions and a word bank. Enjoy the ceremony !
Level: advanced
Age: 18-100
Type: worksheet
Downloads: 152
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