TOURISM

Activity I: Carol in Spain

• Watch the Video 
• Answer the following questions 

Tourism - Do we need it? 

Discussion of pros and cons of developing local tourism

Activity II : watch this visdeo ansd answer the following questions 

a) What happened to the speaker’s brother?

b) How does the speaker bring down the walls that separate people?

c) How many people travel internationally every year?

d) What is the future of travel according to the speaker?

 

Adapted and adopted from engskype.info

Activity III: Class Discussion :

What is tourism? Do you think tourism helps people in the world understand each other?

Is tourism something that only rich people take part in?

What do you think of sex tourism? Do you think it’ll ever disappear?

What factors affect tourism?

Do tourists really get to see the real countries they visit?

Do you think tourism is bad for the planet?

Are tourists in your country funny?

How has tourism changed over the past few decades?

Are you a good ambassador for your country’s tourism industry?

• Backpackers Listening  about backpacking an activity  discussion ( elllo.org.) 
• Tourism Discussion

Shop till you drop

Video Saver or spender

Activity I:  Shopping in Harrods, Watch the video twice  and answer the questions

   

Activity II: CONSUMERISM 

1. Do you like to shop and if so, what are some things you usually like to shop for besides the basics?

2. How have shops and stores changed over the years? How does this compare to shops and stores in your home country?

3. Are you an online shopper and if so, what do you typically buy? How does this experience compare to shopping in a physical store?

4. How are the terms 'consumption' and 'consumerism' related? What role does consumerism play in the environment, the economy, and in our daily life? Do you think consumerism can affect our well being?

5. What are the differences between "needs" and "wants"? Do you think society's needs and wants have changed over the years? 

6. How has the role of marketing and advertising influenced consumerism? Can you give any specific examples?

Activity III: Watch this video on Consumerism  and answer the questions 

Activity IV:Listen to this song an fill in the gaps

We live in a greedy little world, 

That teaches every little boy and girl
To ______________as much as they can possibly,
Then turn around and
____________it foolishly
We've created us a ________________ mess
We spend the money that we don't possess
Our religion is to go and blow it all
So it's shopping every Sunday at the ____________
All we ever want is more
A lot more than we had before
So take me to the nearest _____________

Can you hear it ring
It makes you want to sing
It's such a beautiful thing, ka-ching!
Lots of diamond ______________
The happiness it brings
You'll live like a king
With ______________money and things

When you're _____________go and get a loan
Take out another _______________ on your home
Consolidate so you can _______________
To go and spend some more when
You get bored

All we ever want is more
A lot…

• Lyrics Ka Ching

Activity V: Reading Men suffer from Compulsive shopping too!!

Activity VI:THE PRICE OF CHEAP CLOTHING

BEAUTY

What is beauty? Do you think the idea of beauty changes? Do you think you have the same concept of beauty as other people in your life? What are the most important features when determining if someone is beautiful?

Do you think different races have different perceptions of what beauty is?

Is beauty important?

Is there beauty in everything we see and do?

Do you think about your beauty?

Do you think the beauty industry is important?

Do beautiful people have better lives?

Who decides who or what is beautiful? How would the world be different if we never considered beauty?

What beauty can you see around you now?

Do you see beauty in the English language?

Adoption

ADOPTION

Pre-Q:

Would you adopt, foster? What should be a deciding factor? How would you describe the young vs. older adoptions? 

Discussion Q’s: 

Was Ashley adopted young? Why, why not?

Why did the mother, Liz, adopt Ashley?

They had some common interests, what were they? 

Melody Bales

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Creativity in schools

Do schools kill creativity?

• Watch this video Ken Robinson

Answer the following questions:

-Do you think Creativity is important to education? Why?

-Do you agree that Schools kill creativity?

-According to Ken Robinson, what is the problem with University degrees in the 21st century?

-How do you think schools can get in the way of a child's creativity? How can schools help foster creativity?

-What problems, if any, do you see with the education system in Spain?

-Which country or countries do you think have the best education system?  Why?

Entrepreneurs

Watch this video up to minute 2:00 and answer the  questions below:

• What does this CEO say about mistakes
• What do you have to do before 20?
• Before 30?
• From 30 to 40?
• In your 50s?
• At 60?
• What do you need to do when you fall?

Death Penalty Vs Life Imprisionment

Dead Man Walking Trailer

• What is your attitude to the death penalty?
  • Is there a death penalty in in your country?
  • If you think it should exist, what kind of criminals should be sentenced to death?
• Which punishment is more severe, the death penalty or life imprisonment?
• What do you think is an adequate punishment for an adolescent who has committed a serious crime? Murder? Burglary? Car theft? Rape?
• Why do you think crime is more prevalent in some societies than in others?
  • Why is there more crime in some countries?
• Do you think that capital punishment is a good idea? Why or why not?
• Do you think that punishment for violent crimes should be the same for juveniles and adults? Why/why not?
• Do you think that the death penalty would prevent crime in your country? Why or why not?
• Do you believe that public executions would deter crime? If so, how?
• Do you think there will be more or less crime in the future?
• Do you think your country is a safe place to live? Why or why not?

Adapted and adopted from http://iteslj.org/questions/crime.html

Watch the movie and  answer/write about  the following questions

Dead man walking activity de mpilareoi

1. Death Penalty statistics country by country 
2. Watch this documentary with subtitles