MY MOSCOW EXTRA

How do you think the Internet can enable you to study better?

You may work in groups. You will have to do some additional Web search. Compare your findings with your partners’ results.

Case study. The Internet as a Study Help.

Match the statements about the role of Internet with your own position “Agree”, “Disagree” or “Undecided”.

Mark the following statements as True / False (T/F) and explain.

In my school, here in Moscow, by connecting to the Internet, I can now:

Read the results of the research done in one of the Moscow schools into the use of the Internet by students for their learning. Then write (75 words) what applies to you and your classmates and what does not apply. You may first have to ask your peers a couple of quick question.

  The research has made it clear that the majority of students believed the Internet was a useful educational tool. Only a very small amount of participants stated that they were not able to use it for educational purposes. There were certain areas where students felt comfortable when using the Internet for learning. All the students were unanimous that the most convenient were the online search engines. 95% or students were using the search engines easily and efficiently to prepare for their lessons. Some 60% stated that they used social websites to share knowledge with friends and to talk about school subjects. A little less that 40% claimed that they could easily use the Internet to download the necessary files and pictures. About 20% of the participants stated that they used e-dictionaries, e-encyclopedias and online translation tools to help them write their homework and do their projects. Unfortunately, less than 10% of the participants said they were good at using blogs, wikis and e-learning portals to broaden their knowledge. It turned out that neither students nor teachers could really cope with e-learning portals efficiently. Unfortunately, only a few school students had their own websites where they published the results of their learning activities and shared interesting materials.

Write some questions and give the answer options (Yes/No) for the opinion poll among your peers on the use of the Internet for study purposes. To hold an opinion poll, go to http://pollbagel.com/?gclid=CLCctseystICFUVfGQodTuQAYw  Share the results with the peers and present findings on your own website.   

Now, summarize your findings in the report/presentation, publish it on the Internet site and share it in class.

Which activities can you do in a Panda park? Which of these activities require strength?/balance?/speed?/precision? Which are the most challenging activities? Have you ever tried any kind of these activities? Was it  fun?/ dangerous?/demanding?

You may work in groups for the ICT activities.

Case study. Aerial Experience.

Match the questions and the information that answers them. Then answer the following questions:

- What names exist for the aerial adventure parks? Tree to Tree Park. Loon Mountain Park. Treetop Adventure Park.

- What attractions can you find in the aerial adventure parks? Tope bridges. Log bridges. Nets in the air. Tightropes. Suspension bridge.

Suggest why people invent new attractions in amusement parks. 1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____ .

Now, explain why aerial adventure parks and attractions are called such names, and say what attractions you have seen in the aerial adventure parks (Panda Parks) in Moscow. 

Go to Internet to find information about Moscow Rope Park in VDNH.  Then prepare to tell your English-speaking friend about this park. If you have visited the park and taken photos, attach pictures to your description. Make a presentation.

Now, summarize your findings in the report/presentation, publish it on the Internet site and share it in class.

Study the information about people from Moscow and other cities across Russia conquering challenging places on Earth. Then share the most interesting facts with your English-speaking friends.

Case study. YOUNG PEOPLE OF RUSSIA CONQUER THE NORTH POLE.

Read the biographical facts about the legendary polar explorer Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin and select the right answer from the multiple choice options.

   Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin was born in Sevastopol into the family of a sailor. In 1914 he started his service in the Imperial Russian Navy. He took part in the Russian Civil War on the Bolshevik side, fighting in Ukraine.  In 1931 he took part in the expedition of the icebraker Malygin to Franz Josef Land in the North. Then, in 1932-1933 he was the head of a polar expedition to Tikhaya Bay on Franz Josef Land. In 1934-1935 he was in command of a polar station on Cape Chelyuskin.

   In 1937-1938 he was in charge of the famous expedition North Pole-1. Four researchers, Ivan Papanin, Ernst Krenkel, Yevgeny Fyodorov and Petr Shirshov, landed on the drifting ice from an airplane flown by Mikhail Vodopyanov. For 234 days, Papanin's team carried out a wide range of scientific observations in the near-polar zone, until taken back by the two icebreakers  Murman and Taimyr. It was the first expedition of its kind in the world. All members of the expedition received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, which was extremely rare before World War ll.

Collect the information about Moscow and be ready to advertise the capital as a tourist destination. Publish your leaflet on your website. Now go to My Moscow Extra. You may work in groups.

Case study.  Moscow as a tourist mecca.

You will do a small research task into the learners’ exam stress. As a result, you will write and publish your essay on the problem. You will work individually and in groups.

Case study. Coping with exam stress at school.