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New English File Intermediate Weblink Mini-Projects

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1A

www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/HealthyEating.aspx 

Tell students to do the quiz. Who got the highest score?

1C

www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-famous-families 

Either let students choose a family from the list or divide students according to the five categories

available. Tell students to find out why the family is famous, when they were famous. They could

also choose one member of the family and find out more about them.

F il e 2

2Awww.moneysavingexpert.com/  

www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1591904/50-ways-save-money-.html 

Tell student to go to of the websites above, which give money-saving tips. Tell them to try to find

three tips that they will do themselves. They should write down any words or expressions

connected with money that they think are useful. They then feedback in class, sharing the tips and

the most useful words and expressions they found.

2Bwww.gapyear.com/plan/  

Tell students to choose something from the list (Things To Do) that they would like to do for a

six-month period. They then feedback in class, comparing what they chose and why.

F il e 3

3Awww.telegraph.co.uk/technology/8679038/Debretts-guide-to-mobile-phone-etiquette.html 

Tell students to read the advice and make a list of which tips they agree with and disagree with.

3C

www.bethanyhamilton.com/ 

www.nataliedutoit.net/ 

Tell students to find out more information about Bethany and Natalie that wasn’t mentioned in

the lesson.

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4Awww.thattaughtus.com/ 

Tell the class to look at two students on the site and to make notes about them and what they

thought of the experiment. They then feedback in class comparing their information.

4B

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Rivera 

Tell students to choose one of the following topics to research:

-  Frida Kahlo’s art

-  My favourite work by Frida Kahlo

- Diego Rivera’s art

-  My favourite work by Diego Rivera

-  Frida Kahlo’s early life

-  Frida Kahlo’s later life

They then prepare a short presentation on their topic for the next class.

4C

www.friendship.com.au/friendday.html 

Tell students to look at all the ‘celebrations ideas’ and to answer the following questions:

-  What do they think of them?

-  Which one is their favourite?

- Will they do one of them?

-  Had they heard of International Friendship Day?

-  Do they celebrate it? If not, do they have some sort of equivalent in their country?

F il e 5

5Awww2.careers.govt.nz/tools/work-life-balance/ 

Tell students to do the quiz. When they have finished and seen their score, they can feedback

to the class. What advice does it give them? Do they agree with it? Are they surprised by

their score? What extra advice would they give?

5Bwww.cracked.com/article_19780_5-gender-stereotypes-that-used-to-be-exact-opposite.html 

Tell students to read one of the five articles and feedback to the class or a partner. Were they surprised

 by what they read? Do they agree with the current stereotype? What are gender stereotypes in their

country?

Note - The language style of this website is quite ‘relaxed’.  

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6Awww.sainsburys.co.uk  

www.tesco.com 

www.waitrose.com 

Divide the students into three groups. Give them a shopping list (you could use the one below or make

one of your own). Tell students to try and buy the products at the cheapest prices. They then feedback

in the next lesson. The person/pair/group with the lowest total is the winner.

item details price details price one litre of semi-skimmed milk

a two-kilo organic chicken

two litres of sparkling watera toothbrush

a pizza

a loaf of bread

a bar of plain chocolate

 some disposable razors

 some nappies

a bunch of flowersa DVD of a recent film 

total

6Bwww.skyscanner.net/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page 

Tell students to choose one of the locations mentioned in Lesson 6B - Thailand (Bangkok),

Kenya (Mombassa or Nairobi) or New Zealand (Auckland or Wellington) for a two-week

holiday, leaving tomorrow. Using the websites, they must find:

-  a flight for those dates

-  a hotel

-  two things to do or places to visit there.

In class, they then tell each other about the details of their holiday, including how much

everything will cost, details of the hotel, etc.

6Cwww.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1681791,00.html 

 physics.hallym.ac.kr/~physics/course/a2u/evolution/img/toptenlistweb.pdf  

Mini-project

Tell students to choose someone they admire from the list of people. They should find out more

information about the person’s life and their achievements.Note - You could get students to do this before the 5 Speaking activity on p.95 of the Student’s

 Book, to make sure they have plenty of information. 

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7Awww.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html 

Tell students to look at the superstitions and to make a note of:

-  ones they think are true

-  ones that are the same in their country

-  ones that they like or find amusing.

7Cwww.factmonster.com/entertainment/tv/television-facts-figures.html

Tell students to choose the five most surprising / interesting facts about TV.