All things Educational. Sharing resources for Secondary English
Interview Task Create an interview with a member of staff or another student (innovators) What Emirati innovations or innovators do you admire? Potential questions and prompts for your SparkVideos: Good morning, we are joined by... Can you please state your role in the school? How long have you been living in the UAE? During that... Continue Reading →
Look at the megastructures being built at the moment. Record a video or voiceover presentation based on your research into Expo 2020 or buildings in the UAE for your #NationalDay SparkVideo. In your video consider the following criteria for your production: Briefly explain the Expo and megastructures How will it change people’s lives or futures?... Continue Reading →
Research Task Your task is to research different Emirati innovators in a range of fields including electronics, literature, agriculture, science, aviation and space exploration! Record a video voiceover presentation based on the information from the table in your #NationalDay SparkVideo In your video consider the following criteria for your production: Briefly explain the innovation How... Continue Reading →
Research Task Your task is to research different Emirati innovators in a range of fields including electronics, literature, agriculture, aviation and space exploration! Record a video voiceover presentation based on the information from the table in your #NationalDay SparkVideo Answer the following questions based on your selected innovator: Name Other interests Personality Traits: What... Continue Reading →
Click on this link to research the following statements: https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/news/latest-news/community-life/2015/november/uae-then-now.html Which ones are true and which are false? Explain your answers on your SparkVideo, adding information to the true statements. The UAE didn’t build the first highway in the UAE; Saudi Arabia did. Emiratis used to drive on the beach to travel as it was... Continue Reading →
Click on this link from the UAE government: https://www.government.ae/en/about-the-uae/history Your task is to answer the 5 questions below and explain your answers on your SparkVideo. You can either take a photo linked to the answer and complete a voiceover or film your team explaining your answers. Why was the period around 3200 BC known as... Continue Reading →
Look at the English words below. Seven of them have roots in the Arabic language and three have roots in other languages. Your task is to: Find out which words have roots in Arabic using the links below. Decide which word with Arabic roots you think is most useful in English and explain why on... Continue Reading →
Read the poem below and record a voiceover or film yourselves speaking about what you think the main message of the poem is. In your recordings cover the following areas: Read the poem out loud Why is December 2nd, 1971 a significant date? What changes have taken place in the UAE since then? Have the... Continue Reading →
