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This unit is the final project for the In-training service workshop "Informatics" offered by The Ministry of Education at Tel Aviv University (school year 2007 - 2008).

Course Director: Dr. Uzi Melamed

Course Educational Coordinator: Tami Green

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Thanks to all!

(under construction)

 Site Map

The Beatles - "With a little help from my friends" - From: taylor0192

http://youtube.com/watch?v=poUoCggQZd0

The Generation Gap Cartoon  by  Yaakov Kirschen - Dry Bones

http://www.drybonesproject.com/blog/D07114_2.gif

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Introduction

Text Source: http://www.angelfire.com/ks/barteldes/generation.html

Elvis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRu3tw9fYxE

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis

The Beatles  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf-Q2rDd6Tw

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_beatles

rock   http://youtube.com/watch?v=hXXsg6HWYQA

Wikipedia - contraceptives  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraceptives

flower power - Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_power

hippie generation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippie_generation

cannabis (marijuana )  -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana

protesting against Vietnam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Cp3PbzpZY

Vietnam War  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War

 

rock festivals, - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsK1OPt_tTI

 

Woodstock – Rock festival - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYKY2lpxMg8

 

Vietnam War (Woodstock connection)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TgOqfrk-99Y

Sex Revolution - http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=sexual+revolution&r=66

Women's lib  -  http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Women's%20lib

punks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K8S-1BwoJ0

Punks – additional reading material – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk

The disco generation disco music definition - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco

Brilliant disco music video clip - http://youtube.com/watch?v=tqeEaMz90qE

AIDS - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/AIDS

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Opening Tasks

Family matters: The Generation Gap - The British Council Kazakhstan

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kazakhstan-english-teachers-resources-13.htm

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Articles

Family matters: The Generation Gap - The British Council Kazakhstan

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kazakhstan-english-teachers-resources-13.htm

Text Generation Gap: U R 2 Old (JK) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/business/09cell.html?_r=1&ex=1205726400&en=f07391b8da3489e7&ei=5070&emc=eta1&oref=slogin

Web 2.0's Generation Gap - http://www.technewsworld.com/alert/61343.html

Hippies - Generation Gap - http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res1/Life_Style/Texts/2/Hippies.mht

Generation Y - Generation Gap - http://www.tgorski.com/Adolescents/UYC-understanding_youth_culture/pg5.asp

Text-related vocabulary exercise: The More They Stay the Same - http://odl.vwv.at/english/lifestyle/texts.cgi?p=sbp&l=1

Hong Kong - Generation Gap - What the Children Think 

BBC News - Generation Gap - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1519345.stm

Vocabulary - Matching exercise - Child Study Dispels Couch Potato Image - http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Life_Style/vocabulary/1/couchpotato.htm

Family Album - http://www.housing.hawaii.edu/resfam/Family_Handbook_07-08.pdf

Bridging the generation gap (I) - http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/29/casual-games-bridge-generation-gap-report-finds/

Games - http://www.popcap.com/

Bridging the generation gap (II) - http://www.indiaparenting.com/raisingchild/data/raisingchild046.shtml

Technology and the Generation Gap - http://www.llrx.com/features/generationgap.htm

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Video Clip

French & Saunders-Generation Gap - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veE1xWNeDUY

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Poems

Generation Gap poem (I) - Mamta Agarwal - http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/generation-gap-4/

Robert Silverman's Generation Gap poem  - http://www.cam.org/~rsilver/poems/index.html

Generation Gap poem (II) - http://journal.jrsummit.net:8001/servlet/pluto?state=3030347061676530303757656250616765303032696430303436363139%5D

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Song

She's Leaving Home -  The Beatles - http://www.angelfire.com/ks/barteldes/generation.html

You Tube - http://youtube.com/watch?v=vCSF-zRW7po

                     http://youtube.com/watch?v=a2r1Z4xelhA

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Cartoons

The Generation Gap - cartoon by Mr. Yaakov Kirschen - Dry Bones http://www.drybonesproject.com/blog/D07114_2.gif

The Generation Gap cartoon number 2 - cartoon by Dave Walker 

The Generation Gap cartoon number 3 - (read more: Radio Ralf - Jack Wilson 

The Generation Gap cartoon number 4 - source: Forbidden Planet

The Generation Gap cartoon number 5 - source: Cartoons for Tech Geeks

Original Rubrics State of Israel Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport English Inspectorate   (Grades have been adapted)

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Power Point Presentations

 

Grammar

Dave's ESL Cafe 

 http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/#grammar

BBC Learning English 

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/index.shtml

Interactive Quizzes 

 http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quiz_list.htm

Interactive ESL / EFL exercises - Grammar 

 http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/grammar/grammar.htm

Interactive Exercises

http://www.smic.be/smic5022/Onlineexercises.htm

 

Guide to Writing & Grammar

 

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

 

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This unit is the final project for the In-training service workshop "Informatics" offered by The Ministry of Education at Tel Aviv University (school year 2007 - 2008).

Course Director: Dr. Uzi Melamed

Course Educational Coordinator: Tami Green

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