http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-manage...ngers-in-school - a brief article on how teen stress at home lingers in school
http://www.channel4.com/health/microsites/...has_people.html — some information about how teen problems at home and at school make them feel stressed
http://www.wikihow.com/Overcome-Problems-at-School-or-Home — tips for teenagers on how to overcome problems at school and at home
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IB...3/ai_n26948705/ - the story of a 16-year old girl who had problems at school and was diagnosed and treated for ADHD (Attention -Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), how to solve such problems
http://www.videojug.com/interview/school-friends –a video interview with a physchotherapist spesialising in working with young people on problems of school friendship
Section 3 School is fun if you are optimistic – Где найти рассказ подростка о своей школе, о школьной жизни? Что посоветовать подростку, если он не любит ходить в школу? Где взять рассказы школьников о своих учителях (позитивные и негативные)? Где найти анекдоты о школе, школных уроках, школьных учителях?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6...400/6685425.stm – children comments on what they like about their school
http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/slink/sexlovel...life/hell.shtml – an American student describes how bad the situation at her school is
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/hate_school.html# - some advice for kids – what to do if you don't like school
http://www.etni.org.il/bestteacherever.htm — children stories about their favourite teacher
http://www.oppapers.com/essays/My-Best-Teacher-Award/141700 — an essay on the topic «My best teacher award»
http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6004784 — a short story about an English teacher from Wokingham who changed her pupil's life
http://content.hccfl.edu/faculty/john_tayl...rs/tr_eme7.html - an essay about the worst teacher
http://www.kiwibox.com/article/20064 — a short story about the worst and the most unfair teacher, written by a teenager
http://www.schooljokes.com/ - a collection of jokes and humor about schools, school life, teachers, lessons etc
Section 4 What do you know about school life in English-speaking countries? – Какие учебные предметы существуют в школах Британии, США, Австралии, Канады ? Где найти пример расписания в английской школе?
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...s/subjects.html – brief information on what subjects British children learn at school
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/kits-trousses/edu05_000-eng.htm – resources by school subject for Canadian schools
http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/Comple...ol_Subjects.htm – a complete list of high school subjects in American schools
http://studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/What...choolSystem.htm – brief information on Australian school system, school subjects, academic year, etc
http://www.blurtit.com/q699898.html - a typical timetable from an English and a Welsh school
http://www.princeville.bradford.sch.uk/hom...ecurriculum.htm - a Yorkshire school curriculum
Section 5 Would you like to attend a private school? – Где найти сайты частных школ Великобритании (Hampton, Eton, Harrow, Rugby, Winchester)? Какова система образования в Австралии, Великобритании, США, Канаде? Какую школьную форму носят подростки в Великобритании,США, Австралии, Канаде?
http://www.hamptonschool.org.uk/ - the website of Hampton school
http://www.etoncollege.com/ - the website of Eton college
http://www.harrowschool.org.uk/ - the website of Harrow school
http://www.winchestercollege.co.uk/ - the website of Winchester college
http://www.rugbyschool.net/ - the website of Rugby school
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553...ed_kingdom.html - encyclopaedia article about education in Great Britain
http://www.eng.umu.se/education/ - a website dedicated to education in Britain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about the system of education in the USA
http://www.usastudyguide.com/usaeducationsystem.htm – a key to understanding the American Education System
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Canada - encyclopaedia entry about the system of education in Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Australia - encyclopaedia entry about education in Australia
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/ou...ol/uniform.html - English schoolchildren tell about their school uniform
http://www.archivist.f2s.com/bsu/Miscel.htm - pictures of the most famous English school uniforms
http://histclo.com/Schun/gar/pants/short/su-specs.html - information about school uniforms in English comprehensive schools
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/fashion/school.html – an article about school uniform in USA
http://www.schooluniforms.com/ - an online shop for American school uniform and accessories
http://histclo.com/Schun/country/can/schuncan.html – information about school uniforms in Canada
http://www.topmarks.ca/collection/ - images of Canadian school uniform
http://histclo.com/Schun/country/oz/schunoz.html – information about school uniform in Australia
http://www.focusuniforms.com.au/focusUniforms/ - pictures of Australian school uniforms and accessories
Section 6 Using the Passive Voice – Какие самые популярные современные книги о жизни и интересах тинейджеров? Где найти рецензии на некоторые из этих книг?
http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/toppicks/tp/aatp080502a.htm – top 10 favourite books written by teens about teen life
http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/books.htm – a list of 25 great book to read for teenagers
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=s...p;x=15&y=16 – a collection of books about teens life
http://www.laurenbaratzlogsted.com/html/books_for_teens.html – reviews of some popular books for teenagers
Section 7 We are not ideal students, are we? – Какие правила поведения и какие дисциплинарные взыскания и наказания существуют в школах Британии и США?
http://www.britishschool.g12.br/programme/behaviour.asp – what rules of behavior, rights and responsibilities, rewards and sanctions exist in a British school
http://www.britishschool.in/hsc_rules.asp — rules and behavior policy of the British International school
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/language...hool-discipline — lesson resources, brief information about school discipline
http://ahs.alamosa.k12.co.us/~cvaldez/Clas...ndBehavior.html - class rules and behaviour requirements in an American school
http://www.asdubai.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=90381 – class rules in American school at Dubai
http://www.schoolofchoice.com/rules.html - rules and disciplinary procedures in an American school
Section 8 School friends are for always – Где найти рассказ подростка о своем лучшем друге/подруге?
http://www.maturita.cz/anglictina/bestfriend.htm – a short story about the best friend, written by a pupil
http://www.bookrags.com/essay-2004/10/13/221835/39 – a student’s essay ”My Best Friend”
http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/82505.html – a collection of ”My friend” essays
Section 9 How to tackle our problems – Какие журналы для современных тинейджеров выпускаются сегодня? Где найти письмо подростка в журнал о своих проблемах ? Какой лексикон распространен среди тинейджеров в Британии? Где найти информацию о проблеме курения подростков и как оно влияет на их здоровье? Советы врачей, психологов как избавиться от этой привычки. Что сами подростки думают о проблеме курения?
http://www.world-newspapers.com/youth.html — a list of popular teen magazines with links to their websites
http://www.teenmag.com/ - the online home of TEEN magazine, teen letters, lots of advice for youth, etc
http://www.fazetehttp://www.fazeteen.com/en.com/ - online version of Faze, Canada's largest teen magazine, with lots of articles, reviews, photos and contests
http://www.allyoucanread.com/teen-magazines/ - top 10 teen magazines with links to their websites
http://www.teensnowtalk.com/tnt/home/ - Teens Now Talk Magazine online
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4074004.stm — an article dedicated to a lexicon of Brititsh teens
http://www.teendrugabuse.us/teensmoking.html — an article about teens and smoking tobacco
http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.39871 — smoking and teens facts sheet — information of American Lung Association
http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html — information about how smoking has an influence on teen health
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/smokeinfo.html — actual information about smoking — guide for teenagers
http://www.perkel.com/politics/issues/smoke.htm — message to teenagers about smoking cigarettes, reasons not to smoke
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teen-smoking/HQ00139 — 10 ways to help teenagers to stay smoke-free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICldxS9esx0 — a video interview on what children think about smoking
Unit 4 Sport is Fun
Section 1 Why people do sport – Какие виды спорта существуют в мире? Где найти краткую информацию об истории спорта? Какие виды спорта популярны сейчас в Британии, США, Австралии, Канаде, России? Как развивается детский спорт в этих странах? Где взять подборку анекдотов о спорте?
http://library.thinkquest.org/C0128343/kinds_of_sports.htm - pictures and basic descriptions of different kinds of sports
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports - a list of sports by category with links to entries about each of them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sport - a brief history of sport
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...ions/sport.html - English schoolchildren tell about sports in Britain
http://www.uk-yankee.com/wiki-manual/index.php/leisure/sport — a list of the most popular kinds of sport in UK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States - encyclopaedia entry about sports in the USA
http://www.ksnusa.org/ - a website dedicated to development of kids sport in the United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Australia - encyclopaedia entry about sports in Australia
http://www.kidspot.com.au/section+23+Sport.htm - a website dedicated to kids sport in Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Canada - encyclopaedia entry about sports in Canada
http://www.kidsportcanada.ca — kinds of sport for kids in Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about sports in Russia
http://www.kidsjokes.co.uk/jokes/sports/index.html — jokes about sport
Section 2 Keeping fit – Какие существуют основные правила здорового образа жизни для тинейджеров? Где найти рассказ подростка о его любимом виде спорта? Какие услуги можно получить в спортивном клубе / спортивном центре? Где найти сайты таких клубов/центров? Какие советы дают врачи по проблемам здорового питания? Какова витаминная ценность тех или иных продуктов?Где получить информацию в каких продуктах какие витамины содержатся и для чего они полезны? Какие платежные монеты существуют в Британии, США, России?
http://life.familyeducation.com/teen/healt...html?detoured=1 — information for teenagers about healthy life, health nutrition, expert advice for teens on their emotional and physical health
http://kidshealth.org/teen/ - doctors' advice and information about teen health, relationship and growing up
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Health/TeenHealth/index.html — links and articles about physical and mental health of teens
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/ho...ention/285.html — answers to questions of teenagers about how to avoid problems with health and what to do
http://www.teengrowth.com/ - all about teens health — recommendations, pieces of advice, information, tests,quizes
http://utbildning.lindesberg.se/Grundskola...avourite-sport/ - some short compositions on the topic «My favourite sport»
http://www2002150.thinkquest.dk/my_favorite_sport.htm — a collection of children' compositions about their favourite sport
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic40587.html — a student’s essay «My favourite sports»
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4...300/4794322.stm — 14-year-old girl from Wales writes about her favourite sport - netball
http://www.ylt.com/activities/sports.html – search for all kinds of sport clubs in Great Britain
http://www.coventrysports.co.uk/index.asp — the site of Coventry sport and leisure centre (UK)
http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/sport/kensingtonspo...tre/default.asp — the site of Kensington sport centre (London)
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopi...2162&np=292 — a site dedicated to teen health and healthy eating
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/healthyeating.html — guide and tips for teenagers about healthy eating
http://www.essortment.com/all/teachingteensh_tuws.htm — an article on how to teach teens healthy eating
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/vitamin.html — information about main vitamins and minerals and in what foods they are found
http://www.healthchecksystems.com/vitamins.htm — what vitamins and minerals are available from the natural foods we eat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling - encyclopaedia entry about British coins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coins_of_the_...d_States_dollar — information about coins of the United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_ruble - encyclopaedia entry about the Russian ruble
Section 3 Health is above wealth - Какие рекомендации дают врачи и психологи подросткам о том, как укреплять свое здоровье?
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenhealth.html –advice for teenagers on how to be healthy
http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eati...ldren_teens.htm – recommendations for parents on how to help their kids to develop healthy eating habits
Section 4 Why do people like to compete? – Где найти информацию об истории Олимпийских игр? Когда состоялись первые Олимпийские игры? Каковы символы Олимпийских игр, когда появились олимпийские кольца, флаг? Где найти биографию основателя олимпийского движения Пьера де Кубертена? Где найти биографии олимпийских чемпионов И.Родниной, В.Третьяка, В.Сальникова, С.Бубуки, О.Корбут? Когда состоятся первые Юношеские Олимпийские Игры? Где найти информацию о Всемирных Юношеских Играх 1998 в Москве?Где посмотреть видео с Олимпийских игр 2008? Где найти видео о церемониях открытия Олимпийских игр в разных странах?
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/ancient/index_uk.asp# - the history of Olympic Games from the International Olympic Committee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Games - encyclopaedia entry about Olympic games
http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/museum/index_uk.asp - a virtual tour of Olympic Museum. Also on this site you can find descriptions of all Olympic sports and animated cartoons demonstrating the sports and providing basic information about the rules and the games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_symbols - encyclopaedia entry about Olympic symbols (Olympic rings, Olympic emblem, Olympic flag, etc)