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Unit 7 - Travel
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
In Unit 7 you are asked to talk about vacations. There are questions about when to go to certain destinations, what to take and what the weather is like. Work in small groups and to decide where you would like to go on vacation. Then use this Lonely Planet site to take you anywhere in the world. Use the search boxes at the top to identify the region of the world you wish to visit. You are then given a choice of countries and cities to visit, and you can click on one to get lots of facts about the place. 

http://www.extremescience.com/weatherport.htm
On page 66 there are 7 pictures of extreme conditions associated either directly or indirectly with the weather. Do you know what they are, or how they are caused? Can you think of any other forms of extreme weather? Use this site to gain more information on this natural phenomenon or access such features as a current weather map. Guess where the hottest, driest, wettest and coldest places in the world are and then  check out their answers here as well.

Unit 8 – Around Town
http://www.timeout.com/london/
 Imagine you are in London for the weekend. Work in pairs. You have a total of £150 to spend. Use the online Time Out magazine to find out what’s on and plan what you could do. Don't worry about a place to stay since that is already arranged. Work for 20 minutes and then tell the rest of the class what your plans are. This activity will fit in nicely after you have completed page 71.

http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Special_Features/envirotown.html
A simulation from Think Quest, an online education provider. Work in small groups to discuss the choices you have to make. There are 5 sets of choices that need to be made in order to create an environmentally friendly town. This activity would be an interesting extension to the topic of urban planning in Lesson 4 of this unit. Some of the language may be a little difficult –  use  dictionaries or ask the teacher for some help - but the activity is well worth trying.

Unit 9 – Bon Appetit!
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770282.html
"You are what you eat" is the title of this webpage. Write down what you usually eat in a day. After this  rate your partners diet from a scale of 1 = very healthy, to 5 = very unhealthy. Then  check this webpage to find out how healthy their diets really are.

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/quiz/icecream/1.html
Do you like ice cream? How much do you know about ice cream? Try out this online quiz to see how much you know. Design their own food quiz.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Food_and_Drink/Cooking/Recipes/
You have to plan a meal for a dinner party but you have a few restrictions. Give each group a role card containing a few limitations, e.g. Your guests can’t eat eggs. Or, your guests would like something Greek.  

Unit 10 – Life stories
http://www.biography.com/
With one of the "top ten" biographies being that of Julia Roberts, this site fits in nicely with the first part of this unit. Work in pairs or small groups. Each pair/group should choose one of the famous people indicated on this site –  Using the biography write a quiz similar to the one in the book. In the next lesson swap the quizzesand then check your answers on the Internet.

http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/
http://library.thinkquest.org/5175/
http://library.thinkquest.org/10502/
In Lesson 3 of Unit 10 there is a focus on William Shakespeare. Look through these sites and write down 10 "Wh-" questions based on the information you find there. Give these questions to the students and ask them to find the answers.

Alternatively, after your students have completed the lesson why not get them to write 5 questions about things they would like to find out about Shakespeare. Then direct them to these websites and they should be able to find the answers.

Unit 11 – Looking back
http://amillionlives.com/
A basic link site with a search facility devoted to famous people. Choose 10 famous people you think your students should know a little about. Write some simple questions such as: Where was X born? When did X die? What nationality was X? Then put your students into small groups and try an Internet race – read out the first question and see who can find the answer quickest, then read out the next question and so on. Finally, ask them to choose 1 famous person and write 5 more questions they’d like to know the answers to – once they’ve written the questions they could search the site for the answers.

http://eslcafe.com/today/
Dave Sperling brings a brief look back at history. Updated daily, the only weakness is that it focuses predominantly on the U.S.A. Ask the students what they know about today – who was born? what happened? and then get them to check. If they are interested they could take the information from here and find out more using one of the other sites listed for this unit.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C001692/english/index.php3?subject=home
The fourth lesson of Unit 11 takes a look at one of the most famous explorers ever - Christopher Columbus, the man who "discovered" America. Try out this site to find out more information about Columbus as well as information about lots of other explorers and expeditions. Put your students into small groups and ask them to design a short quiz for the rest of the class. An alternative site to use for similar activities is http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/ which, although originally designed for teenagers, is of an appropriate language level and has a comprehensive alphabetical list of a hundred+ explorers and simple texts and maps or pictures to show where they went and what they found.

Start off with a simple exercise by putting the following headings up on the board: Name; Nationality; Date of Birth/Death; What they discovered/Why they are famous.

Unit 12 – Goals!
http://www.webspawner.com/
Get your students to create their own webpage. Click on the Webspawner site and follow the simple step by step instructions.

Review
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/quiznet/newquiz1.shtml
Test your knowledge by trying out one of these quizzes brought to you by the BBC World Service. The levels vary and the quizzes test a variety of language points from prepositions and vocabulary to word order and affixes. Some of the quizzes are suitable for elementary students although it is necessary to check them out before using them since they are not leveled or clearly labeled.