Leisure time

Watch the video and answer these questions:

What’s obligation time?
Time spent on things you have to do
What’s leisure time?
Something you do without having to do it
What was important for people in the 50s?
Relaxing when you had time off and the family
Why were the 70s the golden decade of leisure time?
Because there was a growing population, with a growing income and with a growing amount of time
What changed in the 90s?
The telephone was used to talk to other people
New target groups developed
Who uses technology for leisure the most nowadays?
People with higher education
What influences middle aged people in their use of technology?
Work and marriage
How do people’s habits differ from their wishes?
People are looking for social activities but they dedicate more time to other activities
How is lack of time affecting leisure activities?
People do the activities faster, less accurately and combine activities

Discussion - Entertainment and technology

Discuss and then leave a comment on one or more of these statements:

• There's nothing wrong with parents banning their children from watching TV and/or using the internet.
• Using the internet for entertainment will remain the preserve of young people.
• Young people are ignorant of the dangers of revealing their personal data and private lives online.
• Downloading movies and music for free, without permission, is a criminal act deserving prosecution.

Eating in the dark

Eating in the dark? Would you dare?

Eating in the Dark

Watch the video and say if these statements are true or false

1. Onoir is a French restaurant
2. You are served by blind people
3. It takes 2 weeks to get a reservation
4. Someone in the owner's family was blind
5. His friends and family were the first ones to eat in the dark
6. There are 3 restaurants in the US
7. The waiter tells you where the cutlery is on the table
8. This kind of business helps promote the sightless world
9. Some people dislike the feeling of helplessness
10. Even the bar is in the dark

Answers written in white: 1 F, 2 T, 3 T, 4 F, 5 T, 6 F, 7 F, 8 T, 9 F, 10 F

Unit 1 - Personal information, education and work

These are the elements included in this unit:

Topics
Personal qualities
Objectives of education
Education system and educational issues
Future of education
Education and success
Job hunting, application and interviews
Types of jobs and conditions
Work issues
Grammar
Revision of tenses and modal verbs
Other functions
Speaking about solutions
Writing a letter of application
Writing a report

Working conditions

Have a look at information about different countries and times:

Working conditions in the Netherlands
Working conditions in Spain
Working conditions in England in the 18th C.

Video Curriculum

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