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Cultural Context Area 1 - The World |
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• geographical words (equator, hemisphere, latitude) |
games |
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• geographical names (expanded) |
quiz |
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• names of world countries |
games |
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• names of world cities |
quiz |
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• natural disasters |
games
quiz |
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• natural resources |
games |
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• the universe (basic astronomy terms) |
games
quiz |
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Cultural Context Area 2 - Leisure Time |
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• intermediate weather expressions |
games |
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• time (intermediate expressions) |
quiz |
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• cultural entertainment (movies, theatre, etc.) |
games
quiz |
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• pastimes (mastered) |
games
quiz |
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• sports (mastered) |
games |
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Cultural Context Area 3 - Family and Home |
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• description (mastered) |
games |
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• temporary states (mastered) |
games |
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• physical characteristics (mastered) |
games |
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• personality traits (mastered) |
games |
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• description of things (mastered) |
games |
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• colors (mastered) |
games |
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• nationalities (expanded) |
quiz |
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• basic furniture and household items |
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• the living room |
games |
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• the kitchen |
games |
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• the dining room |
games |
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• the bedroom |
games |
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• the bathroom |
games |
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• the yard |
games |
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• the garage |
games |
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• the laundry room / utility room |
games |
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• religions |
games
quiz |
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• human life cycle and its ceremonies |
games
quiz |
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• holidays and holy days |
games |
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Cultural Context Area 4 - School and Education |
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• words associated with language (noun, paragraph, etc.) |
games |
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• basic expressions for fractions, algebra and geometry |
games
quiz |
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Cultural Context Area 5 - Travel and Transportation |
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• travel (mastered) |
games |
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• types of travel and problems with travel |
games |
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• air travel (mastered) |
games |
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• train travel (mastered) |
games |
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• car travel (expanded) |
games |
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Cultural Context Area 6 - Meeting Personal Needs |
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• expressions of courtesy (intermediate expressions) |
games |
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• formal introductions and social graces |
games |
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• extending, accepting and declining invitations |
games |
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• agreement and disagreement |
games |
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• expressing an opinion |
games |
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• expressing feelings |
games |
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• expressing likes and dislikes (intermediate expressions) |
games |
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• parts of clothing and types of fabric |
games |
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• parts of the body (mastered) |
games
quiz |
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• basic terms for an office visit to the doctor |
games |
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Cultural Context Area 7 - The World of Work |
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• professions (mastered) |
games
quiz A
quiz B |
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• communication media |
games
quiz |
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• work expressions (employment, boss, payments) |
games |
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• computer data entry and parts of a computer window |
games |
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Cultural Context Area 8 - History, Politics and Social Issues |
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• people of history (king, governor, discoverer, etc . . .) |
games
quiz |
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• places of history (land, sea, air, etc. . .) |
games |
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• events of history (war, invasion, battle) |
games |
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• actions of history (conquer, invade, civilize) |
games
quiz |
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• periods of history (century, epoch, time period) |
games |
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Cultural Context Area 9 - Fine Arts |
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• basic art terms (painting, drawing, sculpture) |
games
quiz |
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• musical terms |
games |
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• musical instruments |
quiz |
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• literary terms |
games
quiz |
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• genres of literature |
quiz |
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