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Would You Rather Questions for Kids (Part 1)

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Would You Rather Questions for Kids (Part 2)

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Clips with the sound track for a new Reforma E

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1) Why did you choose to come to our school? 2) What is your favorite subject at school? Why do you like it? 3) Tell me about yourself.

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Detailed Specifications for COBE 2022-2023

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Detailed Specifications for COBE 2022-2023

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Collection of COBE Exams on MATACH

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In this programme, Neil and Sam take a look at a new report which finds little evidence to link technology with mental health problems in young people. Listen to a very interesting conversation and learn related vocabulary.

This week's question

On average how many hours per day do British teenagers spend on their screens?

a) 5 and a half hours

b) 6 and a half hours

c) 7 and a half hours

Listen to the programme to find out the answer.

Vocabulary

adolescent
young person in the process of developing into an adult

smoking gun
information or evidence that proves that something is true or that someone has committed a crime

savvy
having a good understanding and practical knowledge of something

app blocker
software that blocks pop-up apps and websites and allows users to set timers which limit their amount of screen time

designed for addiction
immersive video games and social media which are designed to manipulate human psychology

digital native
someone who is very familiar and comfortable using digital technology and computers because they have grown up with them

Transcript
Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript
Neil
Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

Sam
And I'm Sam.

Neil
When you were a teenager did your parents worry that you were watching too much television, Sam?

Sam
They used to tell me that watching too much TV would turn my eyes square - but they were only joking.

Neil
When I was growing up there were only three or four television channels. For parents today, there are hundreds of TV channels to worry about, not to mention the internet, video games and social media - and all of it is accessible through a smart phone. No wonder parents are worried about the impact of technology on young people!

Neil
I'm not convinced, Sam. Think about how much time youngsters spend staring at screens every day.

Sam
True, but unlike passively watching television today's technology is interactive, connecting teenagers to their friends around the world.

Well, maybe my quiz question will change your mind. Are you ready? On average how many hours per day do British teenagers spend on their screens? Is it:
a) 5 and a half hours?
b) 6 and a half hours? or
c) 7 and a half hours?

Sam
I'll say it's b) 6 and a half hours.

Neil
That sounds a lot to me!

Sam
Well, whatever Neil thinks, a new study from the Oxford Internet Institute paints a more hopeful picture. The study analysed data from over 400,000 British and American teenagers and found little or no link between adolescents' tech use and mental health problems.

Neil
Listen to Gareth Mitchell and Ghislaine Boddington, co-presenters of BBC World Service's, Digital Planet, as they discuss the report's findings:

Ghislaine Boddington
Not really, because I think we're at a point where teenagers are much more savvy than many adults think, so we are at risk, all of us as journalists and research community to assume, maybe, this is a more a terrible terrible problem than we understand... because I know the teenagers around me and one thing that they do all have is app blockers on their sites and they are actually quite aware of the addiction problem - the design - you know, designed for addiction.

But Ghislaine doesn't think this is true. Actually, she calls teenagers savvy, meaning that they have practical knowledge of technology and a good understanding of how to use it.

And reducing screen time is important because nowadays most video games and social media are designed for addiction - intended to manipulate human psychology to make the user want to keep playing.

Sam
But it seems that today's adolescents are savvy enough to know how to use electronic devices sensibly. How else can we explain the fact that, according to this research, there's no clear link between using tech and mental health problems?

Neil
Yes, that's certainly the view of the research team leader, Dr Matti Vuorre. Here he is speaking with BBC World Service programme, Digital Planet, about an interesting and very modern term - see if you can hear it:

Neil
Did you hear the expression Dr Vuorre used, Sam?

Neil
So maybe there are benefits to spending hours looking at screens, after all. In my quiz question I asked Sam about the average daily screen time for British teenagers.

Sam
I said it was b) 6 and a half hours.

Today's adolescents are digital natives -people who are very familiar with digital technology because they've grown up with it.

Neil
That's all for this programme but if you're interested in the issues around digital technology and want to find out more, then why visit the BBC Digital Planet website or follow them on their Twitter handle @digitalplanet?

Sam
Bye for now!

Neil
Goodbye!

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BBC Learning English - 6 Minute English / Is technology harmful to youngsters?

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Can spending hours online affect the new generation's mental health?

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Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters.

From the archives

All 6 Minute English programmes pre-September 2014 can be found here.

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Our long-running series of topical discussion and new vocabulary, brought to you by your favourite BBC Learning English presenters. All 6 Minute English programmes pre-September 2014 can be found here.

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Now that all four- and five-point students are required to take the COBE (computerized oral Bagrut exam) towards the end of high school, there's a lot of material that teachers need to cover to ensure their students' success on the test. Below are free downloadable pages that can help students prepare for the topics they will be asked to talk about on the first part of the computerized oral exam.
But first, our recommendations for building a robust speaking program at your school which will prevent you from scrambling to get students ready for the COBE when they are in 12th grade:
10th grade - Make sure that your school is signed up for the Keep Talking program, which gives students 30 hours of speaking lessons and has been proven to considerably boost students' oral skills. For four-point students (as well as less advanced five-pointers), check out , our best-selling speaking book which has Ministry approval for the Keep Talking program.

- Have students prepare 2-4 topics a month and test them orally on each topic. You should go over the vocabulary in class and you may give students a bit of class time to practice the questions in pairs or in groups, but most of the practice should be done at home (since there is a lot of additional material to cover in 11th grade ...). Periodically (after finishing 10 topics, at the end of a semester, etc.) test students orally on all the topics you have covered from the beginning of the year. Make sure that students are aware that this is part of their preparation for the oral Bagrut exam! However, it's important to note that the topics will change somewhat from year to year, so when these students reach 12th grade, you will have to look at the updated Table of Specifications and see exactly which topics they still have to cover in that year.

- Have students prepare any topics that you haven't yet covered and that appear in the Table of Specifications updated for the year in which they are taking the exam. Work at a pace of 4-8 topics a month, so that you can finish this section of the COBE fairly early in the year and then go on to the other sections of the COBE (project questions + video clip). If you have time, go over the vocabulary in class, but have students practice answering the questions at home (since there is so much to do and so little time to do it in 12th grade...). Periodically (after finishing 10 topics, once a month, etc.) test students orally on all the topics you have covered from the beginning of the year or even from the beginning of 11th grade.
And here are the free, photocopiable materials (vocabulary + practice questions) that you can use to prepare your students for the first section of the COBE - with both basic and more advanced vocabulary, these are suitable for both four- and five-point students:
Note that the topics are not listed in alphabetical order as they appear in the Table of Specifications, but rather as we arranged from simpler to more complex.

If you have any feedback on these pages, we'd love to hear from you. However, please note that since we are providing these materials free of charge, we may not be able to implement all your suggestions.

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Now that all four- and five-point students are required to take the COBE (computerized oral Bagrut exam) towards the end of high school, there's a lot of material that teachers need to cover to ensure their students' success on the test. Below are free downloadable pages that can help students prepare for the topics they will [...]

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2021-22 Winter Simulations Questions and Answers

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2021-22 Winter Simulations Questions and Answers

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1. The best present you have gotten. From who and why did you like it. Explain
2. Who would you go to get advice to? In which situations, why? Explain.
3. Public transportation in Israel. How can you get to different places. Explain.
4. School subjects. Major subjects. What career can you build on them. Explain.
5. Healthy life style. How to use it in your life ? Explain
6. Respect. Why do we respect people? What do you think can be based on respect? Explain

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[HD] Pixar - For The Birds | Original Movie from Pixar

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Short film on poverty in old age | "On Wednesdays" - by Ieva Javaityte

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Animated Short Film "Cloud Service" | Xero Shorts

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Part B. Project Presentation. I-Test possible Questions(1)

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1. The customers come to the Pet Shop to choose a pet they like.
2. One boy goes out of the shop  happy and satisfied because he finds a beautiful green parrot.
3. There is a strange mouse with big ears inside the shop.
4. Everyone comes to see it/him because it/he is very  funny and amusing, however no one wants to buy the mouse.
5. There is a bug in the same cage and it makes jokes about everything a mouse tries.
6. Then a boy with earphones/headset comes/enters the shop .
7. The mouse tries to get/draw his attention throwing a nut and then a bug in his direction.
8. At last, the mouse succeeds. A boy sees him and even wants to buy him.
9. At the last moment the boy puts his earphones down and what a surprise they have very similar/the same big ears.
10. Both, the boy and the mouse are happy. They can be friends and enjoy each other's company.

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Question 1: Many things happened in the clip. Describe the events in the clip you just watched. What was the outcome (result) of these events?

Answer: The answer must flow as one continuous cohesive response, not short answers per question. The answer should include at least a description of the main events in the clip to show understanding of the main events and the outcome of those events at the end of the clip.

Question 2: How do you think the boy feels at the end of the clip? Explain. If you were the boy, what would you do with the money? Explain.

Answer: Their answer should present an opinion relating to how the boy feels at the end of the clip as a result of his actions. Their answer should be supported by information from the clip if possible. The answer should also include a personal reaction to the situation presented in the clip, stating what they would do and why, supporting it with an example or an explanation.

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REED iTest Oral Bagrut Preparation Site - Practicing with Clips

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Question 1: Many things happened in the clip. Describe the events in the clip you just watched. What was the outcome (result) of these events? Answer: The answer must flow as one continuous cohesive response, not short answers per question.

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"Print your Guy"

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CGI Animated Short Film HD "Print Your Guy " by Cornillon Quentin | CGMeetup

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CGI Animated Short Film: "Mr Indifferent" by Aryasb Feiz | CGMeetup

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How many of them can I answer and speak fluently today?

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Two men are in a room to take an exam.
 One of the men, Mr. Bean, sees that he doesn’t know how to answer any of the questions.
 He tries to answer but doesn’t know how.
 He decides to copy from the man sitting next to him.
 He looks at the man’s answers and copies.
 He continues trying to copy, moving closer, and doing everything he can to copy.
 The man next to him gets very upset.
 At one point the man takes the other man’s paper to copy.
 When the time is up, Mr. Bean realizes he had been doing the wrong exam. [Q.5] How do both men feel during the test? What do you think happens after the clip ends? Answer the questions with detailed explanations.

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1) What starts at the beginning of the video clip?
2) What does Mr Bean get in an envelope?
3) Does he know material for the exam according to his body language?
4) How does he try to solve his problem? What attempts does he do ?
5) Does he succeed in copying the test from his neighbor?
6) What comment does the teacher make in the end of the test?
7) What does Mr Dean find out two minutes before the exam ends?
8) Did he succeed this time? Yes/No Why?

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Part A : Free time//People who influenced your life the most
Part B. What would you change in your project?
Part 3. Video :Mr Green and Skippy
https://lo.cet.ac.il/player/?document=87b3530d-7f3b-4cc8-ac91-444e15d2e603&language=he&sitekey=testbox&options=nobar

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1USj-WW7Ws-2T2x0J2NFhyN1jmMx1h3Qt/view

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Warbie & Yama in "Cheez...z" Animated Short by Arut Tantasirin

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Part A. 25 points
Advertising. Are you effected/influenced by them?

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A Mouse for Sale Video Response

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Part A. Choose ONE  of Questions

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CGI Animated Shorts : "Mouse For Sale" - by Wouter Bongaerts | TheCGBros

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CGI 3D Animated Short Film "Baggage" by Peter Butler | CGMeetup

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1)Describe the events in the clip.
2) What do you think of the mother's actions in the clip? Explain.
3) How could the outcome of the story be different?

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CGI 3D Animated Short "The Right Way" - by Elena Zobak Alekperov & Flavia Groba Bandeira

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CGI 3D Animated Short: "Take Me Home" - by Nair Archawattana | TheCGBros

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A Fox Tale

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Oral / Writing - Gymnasia Jerusalem - Oral skills practice

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Computerized Sample . School Subjects and Hometown

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Computerized Sample . School Subjects and Hometown

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https://lo.cet.ac.il/player/?document=3645c932-9357-4c3c-a2c4-769d7285134f&language=he&sitekey=testbox&options=nobar

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Preparing Equipment

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Specifications and Rubrics

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Oral iTest 2019 Matkonet Grading spreadsheets 