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Showing posts with label Our World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Our World. Show all posts

2 Dec 2011

Looking for alternative lifestyles

An alternative lifestyle is a lifestyle generally perceived to be outside the cultural norm (wikipedia).


-Which sort of words do you associate to the word "alternatives"?

             - Why do people opt for alternative lifestyles?

- Choose from this list the three most important factors.

a)      Unemployment;
b)      Homelessness;
c)       The desire to escape from the polluted environment;
d)      Religious beliefs;
e)      Political beliefs;
f)       Disenchantment with the materialism of modern life;
g)      The desire to change established values;
h)      The desire to change the world;
i)   The desire to have a healthier life.

Some examples of alternative groups:
Goths, New Age Travellers,  punks, vegetarians, hippies, punks, grunges, emos, vegans, etc....

- Now watch The Meatrix (a video against factory farms) and do the following exercises.


A.    Complete these sentences.
 - A Family farm is a …………………………
 - Factory farms ……………………………


B.    Identify the reason for creating factory farms.
C.     Identify the problems caused by factory farms.
D.    Refer to the solutions presented.


 Do you know other similar situations?   Have you heard about factory farms in the news?

15 Nov 2011

Cloning: pros and cons


Cloning is a very controversial issue. Scientists, doctors, priests, ethicists, sociologists ... have been presenting a huge amount of arguments in favour and against its practice.

Use the links below if you want to expand your knowledge on this subject (pros and cons).



21 Oct 2011

The environmental situation


The environmental situation is very serious.

Below, there's a list of several environmental threats that affect our world.

- global warming
- water pollution
- air pollution
- acid rain
- ozone layer depletion
- deforestation
- depletion of natural resources
- overpopulation
- water shortage
- ice melting
- biodiversity loss
- rubbish heaps/ landfills
- natural disasters

Some of these threats have natural causes, but most of them are caused by man. Even natural disasters are getting worse because of humans' influence

- Can we do anything to change this situation?


There are many interesting sites that deal with environmental issues.

Have a look at Think Quest and learn more about the environmental situation.