A WebQuest for Teachers
Group 2 Tasksheet
1. First you need to make and save a copy of this worksheet so that you
can write in it. Do it like this:
- Select this whole page (Click on this page. Hold down Ctrl and press A)
- Now make a copy of it (Hold down Ctrl and press C)
- Now open Word (Click on
 on the bottom left of
your screen or via the Start menu)
- Paste the Tasksheet into Word (Hold down Ctrl and press V). This
should now appear on your screen as a black and white document.
- Save the document according to your tutor's
instructions
2. Read the first situation and the question/task.
3. Click on the link (and follow any instructions given with it) to go
to the website and try to answer the question or complete the task. You
can write or paste the answer into the Answer box (it will expand to fit).
4. Go back to the same website and spend a few minutes exploring it.
Make notes on the following:
- What else can you find there that may be useful in your teaching?
- Does it make you think of any ideas for teaching with this material?
- Anything you have to bear in mind? (eg American English)
- What's your general evaluation of this site?
Write your comments in the Comments box of your worksheet.
5. Now do the next two tasks following instructions 2-4 above.
Task 2A
| Situation |
You are looking for
some interesting, topical listening for an upper intermediate/
advanced group. |
| Question/Task |
What is podcasting?
(Write a sentence or two in your own words in the answer box.)
What programmes on this site could you download that you think
your students would enjoy and find useful? (Paste the link in
the answer box.) |
| Answer: |
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| Link: |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/downloadtrial/ |
| Comments about this site |
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Task 2B
| Situation |
Students are doing a
speaking task: deciding which famous people have influenced the
world most in the last two years. For this they have to
choose one person, think of some questions they'd like answered
about them, do a bit of research to find the answers on the
internet and then give a short presentation. |
| Question/Task |
Think of a celebrity
(there's a list of the top 10 searches on the biography.com site
if you're stuck). Look up that person and write 3 comprehension
questions about their entry for intermediate students. Write the name
of the celebrity and the 3 questions in the box below.
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| Answer: |
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| Link: |
www.biography.com
. If you have trouble with this site, try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About |
| Comments about this site |
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Task 2C
| Situation |
You're running short
of ideas for good warmers to begin your lessons. |
| Question/Task |
Find an activity in
the Warmers section here that you would like to use and write a brief description of it
in the answer box. |
| Answer: |
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| Link: |
http://www.onestopenglish.com |
| Comments about this site |
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When you have finished ask your tutor if there's time to try some
more. If so, go to All Tasks, and
investigate some more sites (you don't have to write about them)
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