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

LET'S FIGHT THE DIRTINESS!

Litter

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The PRESS WORKSHOP students have thought of some slogans to fight the dirtiness in the classrooms.

They hope they can convince other students to have a responsible attitude towards the environment.

Choose your favourite and vote. If you want to contribute with any other slogans, you are welcome to leave a comment below.

THE BULLY

THE BULLY

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.