Proficiency ILS – Tablets for Inmates

Please read This article. What do you think of the plan discussed in this article? Do you agree? What are some of the positive and negative outcomes from providing tablets to those incarcerated? Comment on the question with your own ideas, and then reply to at least two other comments left by your classmates 🙂

C1 Professionals – Consumerism and the Environment: Freeganism

Watch this video. What are your thoughts on Freeganism? Are there any Freegans in your country? Could you ever see yourself taking up this lifestyle? Comment on the question with your own ideas, and then reply to at least two other comments left by your classmates 🙂

Proficiency ILS – Cultural Taboos

Watch this video on cultural taboos. Would any of these be rude if a person from the United States did them in your country? If I were travelling to your country what advice would you give me so that I do not offend anyone? Comment on the question with your own ideas, and then reply to at […]

C1 Professionals – Powerful Social Issue Ads

Please look through the social issue ads here. Which ad did you find the most powerful? Why did this appeal to you so deeply? Comment on the question with your own ideas, and then reply to at least two other comments left by your classmates 🙂

Proficiency ILS – Food and Culture

Read this article on the 10 best food cultures. Do you agree with this list? If your country were on this list, what would be written about it? Give us a description, a “Yum” section, and a “Dumb” section. Comment on the question with your own ideas, and then reply to at least two other comments left by […]

C1 Professionals – The Arts

What is your favorite painting? Describe it and tell us what it means to you. Give us a link to a photo of the painting so we can see it! Comment on the question with your own ideas, and then reply to at least two other comments left by your classmates 🙂

Proficiency ILS – Go Ahead, Make Up New Words

Watch this video and skim through this list. Do you think we should make up new words? If you could make up a new word, what would it be? Tell us the spelling, part of speech, definition, etc. Are there any words in your language that just don’t translate into English? What are they and how […]

C1 Professionals – Success

Watch this TedTalk. Then take this quiz on grit to see how gritty you are. Do you think that “grit” helps people succeed? What are some other characteristics that could help people to succeed? Comment on the question with your own ideas, and then reply to at least two other comments left by your classmates 🙂

Proficiency ILS – Education

Please watch the video here. Then write a response with your opinion. Do you agree with the message? Research where your country ranks globally. What is your country’s current education system like? What improvements could be made? Comment on the question with your own ideas, and then reply to at least two other comments left by your […]

“The Danger of a Single Story”

Click here and watch the TEDTalk. Then complete the “Think” questions. When you are finished, share your thoughts here about the following question: Think about the “single stories” that exist today. How can we help dispel those dangerous myths and show the rich complexities in our world? Leave a comment and don’t forget to comment on at […]