Welfare versus work.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/welfare-versus-work-does-it-pay-to-take-up-a-low-paid-job-1.1944722?page=3

Read the article and write down a list of at least ten topic-specific lexical items which you want to be able to use in the dialogue with your classmates. Is welfare an incentive or a disincentive to work. What is the Welfare System like in your country? Use the internet to find out about Social Welfare support in Spain and tell of cases in your family circle or in your circle of friends.

Independence from Catalonia at last!!!!!!!???? Or the right to vote???

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/27/catalonia-spain-referendum-independence

What do you think of Mas's ideas on democracy and the right to self-determination?

Maternity/Paternity Leave.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/irish-policy-on-parental-leave-is-maternalist-1.1940295?page=2
What golden opportunity does Ireland now have as regards Parental Leave? What are the statutory rights in Spain on this issue?

Addiction to Tablets (technological ones)

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/high-tech-parents-low-tech-kids-1.1934899?page=2

Read the text, jot down the main points and debate them with your classmates. How do you monitor your kids' use of technology? Do you snoop? Do you know of any severe cases of device addiction? What treatment/therapy is there available?

Spanish_English Dictionary

http://www.linguee.es/ingles-espanol/traduccion/cheesy.html

How to leave your job.

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/cpl-career-advice/2014/09/09/how-to-leave-your-job/

Read the article and summarize the advice orally to your classmate. Ask them about thir own experience of leaving jobs.

Cannabis effects on brain.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/teen-cannabis-users-less-likely-to-finish-school-get-a-degree-1.1923398

Co-ownership with siblings.

http://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/first-time-buyers-guide/the-pros-and-cons-of-buying-with-siblings-1.1902827
Read the article and decide whether co-ownership might be a good option to get onto the property ladder.

CV Tips.

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/cpl-career-advice/2014/08/25/5-ways-your-cv-is-ruining-your-interviews/

Read the article and give a brief oral summary to a classmate.