1E Coursebook_Sierra Stopper
1E_ CB 1: Wellbeing
Describe Slovak cuisine. What are the main ingredients that define it? How is it similar to or
different from the cuisines of other countries (use examples of other countries)?
What are some different exotic foods that you know about (e.g. discuss the example of puffer
fish)?
What is your favorite dish? How would you prepare it?
1E_ CB 2: Performance
Name different music genres and explain what they are like using as many adjectives as you
can.
Speak about different emotions which music can evoke in people.
Speak about different traditional events we have in Slovakia.
Explain what your favourite types of events are and why.
(Extra: What do you remember about Taiko drumming?)
1E_ CB 3: Travel
What is the tourism industry like in Slovakia? Why do tourists come to the country? What
attractions and sites would they normally visit?
What is your ideal holiday (discuss the setting/destination, itinerary/activities for a typical day,
excursions, etc…)? Which things do you need to think about when you are planning a trip?
What are some of the positive and negatives effects of tourism?
1E_ CB 4: Mysteries
What are mysteries and why are they interesting to people?
What are the Nazca lines? What are some of the contending theories about why they were
created?
What‟s a mystery that interests you? Why? What are some of the theories explaining this
mystery? Is there any evidence that lends credence to one theory over the others?
1E_ CB 5: Living Space
Speak about your favourite room at home. Describe it.
How do different family members use different rooms?
Name different types of houses (shelters) where people can live.
Give an example of a cosmopolitan city. What does such city look like?
Give characteristics of a big city – what are its advantages and possible problems.
1E Global studies_Shane Markowitz
1E_GS 1 Globalization
1a Discuss what globalization is and explain how it affects people, goods and ideas. Use the
example of the Afghani war rugs we read about („Drones on Rugs‟).
1b Slovakia and globalization – what are some positive and negative effects of globalization
on Slovakia? On your own life?
1E_GS 2 Global poverty
2a What is poverty? What is the experience of poverty like? Is it easy to escape it?
2b Describe life in a slum – in what conditions do people live? What kinds of jobs do people
do? What is their life like? What needs improvement (refer to the activity where you had to
choose the most important needs that the local government could provide)? You should
discuss the examples of the slums we examined in Mumbai and Rio.
2c Discuss sweatshops – we watched a documentary on sweatshops in Cambodia. What did
we learn? What are the working and living conditions of garment industry workers in
Cambodia? How might the situation improve?
1E_GS 3 Combating global epidemics
3a Discuss the global AIDS epidemic. What is HIV and what is AIDS? How does it spread?
What are some of the recent global trends with respect to the disease (refer to the article
from class)? What can be done to prevent and stop the spread of this disease?
3b Discuss the recent outbreak of Zika in the Americas. What is Zika? How does it spread?
What are its symptoms? What is microcephaly? What can be done to stop the spread of
Zika?
3c How are HIV and Zika similar? How are they different?
1E_GS 4 Stereotypes
4a What are stereotypes? Where do they come from/how are they created?
4b In what way was Ozlem Gezer (the article we read) exposed to stereotypes? What does it
mean that she was “turkified”?
4c According to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (the Ted Talk we watched), what does it mean
to have a single story of someone and how can they be dangerous? What were some of the
single stories that she experienced herself or imposed on others?
1E_GS 5 Migration
5a What is migration and what are some of the reasons that people migrate? What is the
main difference between a migrant and a refugee?
5b What problems do migrants face abroad? In what ways might these challenges differ
depending on where the migrant comes from (e.g. a Slovak and a Turk both living in
Germany)? How would migrating to the US today be different than it was in 1910? In your
answer, refer to the Al Jazeera talk show with Jamal, Volker Turk, Mikael from Sweden. You
might also want to talk about the article written by Ozlem Gezer about Turkification.
1E Speaking_Katarína Lamošová
1E_SP 1: Colours
Speak about different ways people use colours . Give specific example of each way.
Explain what different colours mean in different cultures?
Speak about colours of your house, flat, room.. etc.
(extra task: Explain what is your favourite colour and why?)
1E_SP 2: Free time
Speak about various ways how different people spend their free time (adults, kids,
teenagers, retired people)
Why do people have hobbies? Speak about advantages and disadvantages some hobbies
might have.
Describe your hobby. What equipment / tools does it require you to have?
1E_SP 3: Water
Speak about different activities we can do in and under water.
Give interesting facts about water (e.g. how much of the Earth's surface is covered in water,
daily consumption of water in developing versus developed countries etc.)
Give examples of how people can save water at home.
(extra: What do you remember about Titanic?)
1E_SP 4: Restaurants, Eating at Home, and Polite Language
Discuss going out to eat versus staying home to eat – similarities and differences. How
would you behave in a restaurant? What kind of language would you use to communicate?
How would you talk with your family at home?
Give examples of other places in which you would use more formal language. How do you
politely ask for something?
1E_SP 5: Travel Problems
Tell us a story about a difficult travel experience you or someone you know has had. What
happened? How did you/they feel in that situation? How did you/they solve the problem?
Give good detail, and be sure to use appropriate travel vocabulary from Coursebook.
1E Literature and writing_Katarína Lamošová
1E_LW 1. Literary genres and sub-genres: What are the main literary genres? Name three
sub-genres of fiction and define them briefly.
Literary forms: What is the difference between novel and short story? Define fable and retell
one fable of your choice.
1E_LW 2. Elements of fiction: What are the main parts of a plotline? What is the difference
between flat and round character? Define conflict and give three types of conflict. Which
narration modes do you know? Which narration mode was used in Animal Farm and Of Mice
and Men?
1E_LW 3. Figurative language: Define oxymoron and give an example. Define metaphor
and metonymy. Which literary form contains the most examples of personification? What is
allegory? Which book you were supposed to read can be considered as an allegory and
why?
1E_LW 4. Of Mice and Men – Who wrote the book? Discuss the plot, characters and the
setting of the novel. Characterize Lennie and George, and pick two other characters and
discuss their relationship with George and Lennie.
1E_LW 5. Animal Farm – Who wrote the book? Summarize what happens in the story and
explain what historical event the story is meant to teach us about. Give 3 examples of
historical references; it can be characters or events in the story.