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New on Espresso This Week

Thursday, July 6th, 2006
Book club 2 - UPDATED!

On mange!

The 6th French module introduces new vocabulary from Unit 8: Qu’est-ce que tu veux?

Find it: French 2
TV News

Cycling to school (+ What do you think?)

The government is encouraging children to cycle to school.

Find it: Geography 2 > Environmental issues > Taking action
Michaelangelo exhibition

Driverless taxi pods

A revolutionary form of transport could cut congestion and help the environment.

Find it: D&T > Design > Transport
News Bites

News Bites

A news round-up of events in the form of four short video clips. The video clips are reporter-led pieces using language aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils.

  • Beckham quits
  • Charlie’s chocolate factory
  • Keeping cool
  • Parachute rescue

Find it: English 2 > News Bites
Newspaper articles this week include...

Wild bear killed

In a story that highlights the difficulty of reintroducing animals to their original habitats, Bruno, the first wild bear in Germany for 170 years, is killed.

Find it: Science > Animals > Animals from around the world
Cyclone Larry

Ethical computer games

The games are part of a new breed from software designers, weary of violence, who want to create cyberspaces with “real life” content.

Find it: ICT > Software > Computer games
Spring photos

Healthy School Award

A Q&A piece to explain the government’s aim to help schools to become healthier.

Find it: PSHE & Citizenship > Education > Events and awards
Wind speed data

World Population Day 2006

A data piece offering important population facts and development issues .

Find it: Maths > Handling data > More and PSHE & Citizenship > World citizenship

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New in Espresso this week

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

Book Club

The Book Club is updated each term to introduce three authors talking about a book that they have written. Alongside the video clips is a biography of each author. This term the following authors talk about their books:
  • Chris d’Lacey introduces Icefire
  • Cliff McNish introduces The Silver Child
  • Jacqueline Wilson introduces The Diamond Girls

Find it: English 1 > Book Club

TV News

Find this week’s stories: News 2

Food packaging campaign

The Women’s Institute are campaigning to reduce food packaging.

Find it: Geography > Environmental issues > Taking action

Millennium Bridge sound art

A live feed of the sound of the Millennium Bridge is being piped into the Tate Modern Gallery.

Find it: Art > Galleries > Tate Gallery

News Bites

A news round-up of events in the form of four short video clips. The video clips are reporter-led pieces using language aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils.

  • Queen’s children’s party
  • Mummies help doctors
  • Model insects on display
  • Michelangelo exhibition

Find it: English 2 > News Bites

Newspaper articles this week include..

Find this week’s stories: News 2

Chalk drawing helps wildlife

The National Trust yesterday began the first wildlife survey of the Cerne Abbas Giant - a 180ft chalk figure of a man carved into the hillside near the Dorset village.

Find it: Geography > Environmental issues > Wildlife

New emblem for Red Cross

The Red Cross are changing their emblem into an internationally recognised humanitarian emblem.

Find it: PSHE & Citizenship > Politics > World Politics

World Cup 2006 data [Data]

Data handling exercises using recent results from the group stages of the World Cup.

Find it: PE > Football > World Cup and Maths > Handling data > Data

Charles Darwin [Profile]

A profile of Charles Darwin that explores important events in his life.

Find it: History > People in history > More

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