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Welcome to our newsletter. This week we've created five lessons (reading, writing, 2x listening, speaking) on dementia. This is a nice general topic lesson that can be used with any subject-based course as it looks at dementia from many different perspectives (medical, economic, business, social sciences...).
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What is dementia?
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Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that progresses over time and primarily impacts cognitive functions such as memory, thinking, and behaviour. It is caused by many different diseases which damage the nerve cells and generally affects people over the age of 60. There are four types of dementia with the most common being Alzheimer’s disease, followed by Vascular dementia, then Lewy body dementia and finally Frontotemporal dementia (Alzheimer’s Soc, 2020). In addition to memory loss problems, dementia can cause a whole range of other symptoms like sleeplessness, depression, anxiety, agitation, and other behavioural and psychological symptoms which make the disease incredibly difficult to treat (NIH, 2021).
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The reading text discusses the types of dementia, its diagnosis, causes, treatment and prevention. The TED Talk listening texts focus on the belief that Alzheimer’s can be cured and how to care for people with dementia in a community setting.
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Dementia Lessons
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Reading Test: Dementia [new 2023]
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This 1000-word text discusses dementia. It provides an extended definition of dementia, key facts and stats connected to dementia, the four types of dementia, and the diagnosis and possible treatments of dementia. The reading test includes: matching headings to paragraphs; true, false, not given; reference words; open answer questions; and a vocabulary task. (Example) Level ***** [B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Writing Summary: Dementia [new 2023]
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This 1000-word text discusses dementia. It provides an extended definition of dementia, key facts and stats connected to dementia, the four types of dementia, and the diagnosis and possible treatments of dementia. The summary task includes: note-taking worksheet with key, summary writing exercise with one sample summary, and a critical thinking worksheet with suggested answers. (Example) Level ***** [B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Alzheimer’s is not normal aging and we can cure it – Samuel Cohen [new 2023]
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TED TALK: This talk discusses what happens in the brain of someone with this disease. It describes the incidence rate, the economic challenges and the results of the latest experiments. Listening worksheets include a range of test type questions: open questions; multiple choice; true, false; gap fills and more. Example Level ***** [B2/C1] / Video [07.44] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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The dementia village that’s redefining elder care – Yvonne van Amerongen [new 2023]
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TED TALK: This talk describes what the new ‘dementia village’ looks like, how it has been set up to support dementia sufferers and why it works. Listening worksheets include a range of test-type questions: open questions; gap fills; true, false; multiple-choice; table completion and more.Example Level ***** [B2/C1] / Video [10.21] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Speaking Seminar: Dementia [new 2023]
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This seminar worksheet provides a a number of questions based on the reading and listenings. Students refer to the reading text and their listening notes and discuss some of the key points made in all texts. The seminar sheet includes the sources so students can refer to specific evidence by author. TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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Dementia PDF Lesson Book [new 2023]
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The AEUK Team
Newsletter #135
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June 2023. TED-Ed Medicine Lectures. A selection of short animated mini lectures based around the TED-Ed medicine website. Each listening is about 4-6 minutes long and ...
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Describing Graphs: Analysis Evaluation
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May 2023. Describing Graphs (Analysis & Evaluation). This lesson shows how analyse and evaluate a graph using a variety of language phrases. It focuses on a set procedure of graphical...
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May 2023 Describing Graphs (The Basics) This lesson shows how to label and describe a graph using a variety of language (increase, grow, fall, plummet, fluctuate, etc..). It focuses on adjective
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April 2023. Describing ResultsThis webpage provides information on how to describe the results from a questionnaire. It provides language for describing quantities, group sizes...
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April 2023. Medical English Vocabulary. The Medical Academic Word List (MAWL) contains 623 non-subject specific and medical words which were selected because they appear...
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March 2023. Academic English Mini Lectures. Here are a range of mini lecture listenings and worksheets. Each listening is about 3-4 minutes long and includes video/mp3, PPT slides...
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Feb 2023. A front group is a seemingly independent and not-for-profit organisation, predominantly operating in and around the areas of public health and the environment...
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lessons
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Feb 2023. Diversity, equity and inclusion, often shortened to DEI, is a collective term for the approaches, initiatives, and protocol set out in a place of work to promote equal...
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Jan 2023. Heart Disease Lesson. Includes reading, summary, listing & speaking lessons. What is heart disease? Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a term used for any disease... Read more
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