Table 1: Themes and suggested topics Theme 1 Family and community personal description, personality, relationships, health care, fitness Topics family life, home, domestic routines festivals, celebrations and special occasions customs and appropriate ways of behaving services shopping, banking, transport and travel, post, telephone, health, — police, government Theme 2 Leisure, recreation and human creativity sport, hobbies, interests Topics TV, films, newspapers, magazines, advertising music, art, poetry, short stories, extracts from plays and novels holiday planning and itineraries, tourist offices accommodation hotels, hostels, campsites — geography, climate, landscapes, cityscapes history people and events — science inventions, medicine, space exploration — information technology DVDs, internet, emails, mobile phones/PDAs and — other digital media Theme 3 School and post-school options school Topics student exchanges, school visits future plans further study tourism and hospitality part-time work and work experience business and industry other professions and occupations Theme 4 Social issues current affairs prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, Topics equity environment unemployment health in society adolescence the family unit government values, ethics consumerism, advertising world peace and aid Notes 1. Teachers have the flexibility to use topics as the focus of discussion or to prepare students for direct experience in these areas. 2. Teachers may select topics not specified in the table above.
Table 1: Themes and suggested topics Theme 1 Family and community Topics personal description, personality, relationships, health care, fitness family life, home, domestic routines festivals, celebrations and special occasions customs and appropriate ways of behaving services — shopping, banking, transport and travel, post, telephone, health, police, government Theme 2 Leisure, recreation and human creativity Topics sport, hobbies, interests TV, films, newspapers, magazines, advertising music, art, poetry, short stories, extracts from plays and novels holiday planning and itineraries, tourist offices accommodation — hotels, hostels, campsites geography, climate, landscapes, cityscapes history — people and events science — inventions, medicine, space exploration information technology — DVDs, internet, emails, mobile phones/PDAs and other digital media Theme 3 School and post-school options Topics school student exchanges, school visits future plans further study tourism and hospitality part-time work and work experience business and industry other professions and occupations Theme 4 Social issues Topics current affairs environment health adolescence government consumerism, advertising world peace and aid prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, equity unemployment in society the family unit values, ethics Notes 1. Teachers have the flexibility to use topics as the focus of discussion or to prepare students for direct experience in these areas. 2. Teachers may select topics not specified in the table above.
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