Morefacts about Canada

Dear Students,

   additional information to the topics we have dealt with in class can be found with the two following links ...

Fact 1: Residential Schools
https://www.nfb.ca/film/we_were_children/ 


Fact 2: Keystone XL Pipeline
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/06/obama-rejects-keystone-xl-pipeline
http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/2016-01/kanada-usa-pipeline-nafta-verstoss-klage

Short stories_Lamb to the slaughter

Dear students,
   when you follow the link you can watch Alfred Hitchcock's filming of Roald Dahl's short story "Lamb to the slaughter". The tasks you should work on can be found on the worksheet that you can get in the staffroom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr6aFSOZEfk

Genetic engineering

Again some links to videos and articles on our topic ...

Genetic testing ...
The Chosen Child

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preimplantation_genetic_diagnosis

The Future Soldier

Dear students,
   Your task is to watch the following video and to summarize ONLY its most important point. Please take notes and be prepared to present your findings in the next lesson ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDsKbzfCXw

Scotland must act now!

Dear students,
   please watch the following video and write a short article in which you summarize what measurements the Scottish government has taken to stop climate change ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nadOzplMPaA

Please be prepared to present your findings in the next lesson.

Current developments ... about the climate change

I just came across an interesting article published on the Spiegel website ...
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/klimagipfel-in-doha-was-von-der-uno-konferenz-zu-erwarten-ist-a-869192.html

US politics and the environment

Copyright: http://www.thegreenmarketoracle.com/2012_05_01_archive.html

Please watch the two short video clips and take them into consideration when preparing your presentation. Please don't take all opinions as granted but include your own ideas - as you know that the media might not always offer an unbiased point of view.

GOP groups - please watch this short videoclip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaKm89eVhoE
[-> Why I chose this video? Paul Ryan, Romney's vice-president candidate, was endorsed by Koch. Furthermore, Romney himself was supported by Koch during his run for presidency. ]

Democrats groups - please watch this short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gItdqtfJSFE

An Inconvenient Truth

After working out the differences in the political agendas of the GOP and the Democrats I would like you to watch the award-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" ...

Copyright: http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/

2006/05/24/arts/24trut.2.600.jpg

http://vimeo.com/16335777

To give you a balanced view on the topic I would like you to watch a short report from the German TV network ARD on Al Gores documentary ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPB6pZ-4kGo  (in German)



P.S.
Look at these two vids ... (American comedy on Climate Change Denial)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReNUJ3c1k68&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OwFSLm4pII&feature=related
 

Booze Britain

The BBC broadcasted a series that dealt with excessive drinking. Have a look at a "normal" weekend ...
PART 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM4gs242fnQ&feature=plcp

PART 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr2T4zstoY4&feature=plcp

If you want to see more click ...BoozeyBritainify

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