This film is about the hunger and poverty brought about by Globalization. There are 10,000 people dying everyday due to hunger and malnutrition. This short film shows a forgotten portion of the society. The people who live on the refuse of men to survive. What is inspiring is the hope and spirituality that never left this people.

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

Offensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicity

 You should be very careful about using these offensive words .

black
noun   a black person. This word is sometimes considered offensive.

colored
the American spelling of coloured

coloured
noun   a black person

coolie
noun   an insulting word used in the past for a worker with no special skills in China, India, and other parts of Asia

dago
noun   an extremely offensive word for a person from Italy, Spain, Portugal, or South America

Eskimo
noun   a member of the Inuit people. This word is now sometimes considered offensive.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.
But then, ...

THE BULLY

THE BULLY

M8s don't bully other M8s

Don't be a bystander! Tell a teacher, tell your parents, or a friend,.. Don't let the bullies get away with it. Make your own poster and share it with your friends. Visit the ANTI- BULLYING webpage at http://www.bullying.co.uk/index.php/make-a-poster.html



Here there is an extract taken fron this webpage. Take a few minutes to read and consider it.
I AM - Poem for Anti-Bullying Week
"We recently came across a poem in our archive that was donated to Bullying UK by Laura about seven years ago.

You may remember it from an anti-bullying film with lots of celebrities like Sharon Osborne and Rio Ferdinand narrating the words. Before it was used to promote Anti-Bullying Week this wonderful and moving poem was right here on bullying.co.uk.

Over the years Laura's amazing words have become part of campaigns around the world.
So here is Laura's original poem. It is called simply I AM "

"I am the person you bullied in school
I am the one who didn't know how to be cool
I am the person you alienated
I am the person you ridiculed and hated

I am the person who sat on their own
I am the person who walked home alone
I am the person you scared every day
I am the person who had nothing to say

I am the person with hurt in their eyes
I am the person you never saw cry
I am the person living alone with their fears
I am the person destroyed by their peers

I am the person who drowned in your scorn
I am the person who wished they hadn't been born
I am the person whose name you don't know
I am the person who just can't let go

I am the person destroyed for 'fun'
I am the person, but not the only one
I am the person who had feelings too
...and I am a person, JUST LIKE YOU!!! "

LITTER IS DISGUSTING. SO ARE THOSE RESPONSIBLE!

This a picture of a litter bin which I found in the streets of Dublin last summer. The moment I saw it, I knew I would start a campaign against the dirt and filth we sometimes find in the classroom.

Any ideas?

Can you suggest any phrases that we could print and then use on the walls of the classrooms and in the corridors?

We could use these phrases to convince other students to be careful and look after the classroom.

Here is one:

"The school is my home. I will never litter"

Let's fight the dirtiness. let's have a responsible attitude towards the environment!
By taking action today, we can all be comfortable in our classrooms tomorrow.

Do they know it's Christmas?

"Do They Know It's Christmas?" is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia. The original version was produced by Midge Ure and released by Band Aid on 29 November 1984.

In late 1984, a BBC report was aired highlighting the famine that had hit the people of Ethiopia. Irish singer Bob Geldof saw the report and wanted to raise money. He called Midge Ure from Ultravox and together they quickly co-wrote the song, "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

Geldof kept a November appointment with BBC Radio 1 DJ Richard Skinner to appear on his show, but instead of discussing his new album (the original reason for his booking), he used his airtime to publicise the idea for the charity single, so by the time the musicians were recruited there was intense media interest in the subject.

Geldof put together a group called Band Aid, consisting of leading Irish and British musicians who were among the most popular of the era. The 1984 original became the biggest selling single in UK singles chart history, selling a million copies in the first week alone. It stayed at Number 1 for five weeks, becoming Christmas number one, and sold more than 3.5 million copies domestically. It remained the highest selling single in UK chart history until 1997, when Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" was released in tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, which sold almost 5 million copies in Britain.

THEMES TO GET STUDENTS TALKING (I)

For a language teacher, there are few things more exciting than a classroom discussion that really works, especially when everyone makes a positive contribution to the debate.
Every fortnight or so, I will give you a topic to discuss, and I expect you to give your opinion on it.
Let's get started.
Today's topic is "An eye for an eye".

Vengeance is a constant theme in literature, cinema, ... but, does it happen in real life too?

Think about Confucious's saying "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves" and please leave a commentary below.

THERE IS NO PLACE FOR BULLIES AT SCHOOL.

SAY NO TO BULLYING

Bullying is sadly a big problem today. The Daily Mirror newspaper and a charity web called Kidscape try to encourage children to talk openly about how bullies can change the atmosphere of the school.

To find out more about The Daily Mirror campaign against bullying, go to http://www.kidscape.org.uk/ and http://www.childline.org.uk/

"An eye for an eye will make us all blind" Mahatma Gandhi

So, this is Christmas!

There are very different types of Christmases. No words are needed. I hope this videoclip makes you think a bit.

NEW YEAR

A famous song sung at the bells (the 12 chimes of the clock that mark the new year) is "Auld Lang Syne". This song is actually a traditional Scots language poem. it was written by the great poet Robert Burns, who lived in the 1700s. Burns wrote in Scots as well as in English. "Auld Lang Syne" ("Long, Long Ago") is his most famous work. Here are the lyrics with a rough translation.

Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot ,
Should old friends be forgotten,
And never brought to mind?
And forgotten forever?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Should old friends be forgotten,
And days of auld lang syne?
Long, long ago.

Refrain
For auld lang syne, my dear
For long, long ago, my dear.
For auld lang syne
For long, long ago,
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
We’ll have a drink in friendly company,
For auld lang syne.
For long, long ago.