People describing their lives and costumes
WACKY WEB TALES
Write Funny stories by just giving parts of speech
BRITLIT stories from different countries
CARAPACE Pre-reading activitiesJOURNEY TO JO'BURG
From the Apartheid in the Sweto in South Africa
CHINESE WISPERS
About multicultural identity
CARAFACE Indian girl who has to marry a guy she has never met
Pre.reading activities
This section will be devoted to different issues which shape the world we live in. Hopefully they will help you understand why things are the way they are and maybe some of my young, clever and insightful students will open their eyes to our present reality and think of manners to change our future.
You'll find the scripts on the right side of the website together with a brief note about the speakers. This is to help you follow the speech.
WOMEN
1.Isabel Allende, the famous Chilean writer talks about extremely important issues and ...passion
2. Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks bluntly about politics and diplomacy, making the case that women's issues deserve a place at the center of foreign policy
3.Sheryl WuDunn's book "Half the Sky" investigates the oppression of women globally.
4.Zainab Salbi tells powerful "backline" stories of women who keep everyday life going during conflicts
5.They've been called the "saints of Somalia." Doctor Hawa Abdi and her daughter Deqo Mohamed discuss their medical clinic in Somalia
6. Kavita Ramdas. India: How can women walk the line between Western-style empowerment and traditional culture?
7.Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life's most valuable lesson: "I can."
8.Novelist Chimamanda Adichie : If we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
EDUCATION
Michelle Obama talks about the importance of education
Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world's biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy.
Sir Ken Robinson makes a case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
FUTURE AND ROBOTS
Robots that show emotions
How technology will change us
DIFFERENT ADVERTISEMENTS
Ads Worth Spreading, is seeking to reverse the trend of online ads being aggressively forced on users
1. Being gay can be really difficult
2. Tyranny in the world
3. Living with robots
4.Changing our future
5. Girl effect, the clock is ticking
6. What is being advertised?
7. Mobile Phones
8. About brands and benefits
9 The Pepsi Refresh Project
