Watch these two videos. What do you think the point is in each of them? Do you agree with the image of mobile phone users and today's society that it conveys?
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YOUR PROJECT:
Choose one of the topics above or a different issue you would like to talk about.
Think about how to introduce the issue offering clear information about it:
- What is the topic/issue?
- Some examples of this topic, or its history.
- Find something controversial* about it (an idea, a real situation, a possible solution…) of that issue about which different people may have different opinions.
- Explain your own point of view about that controversial situation and give three strong reasons why you believe what you believe.
- Find images (pictures, charts, infographics…), videos, songs… that can illustrate what you are explaining.
- Make a list of the key words you need to talk about that problem.
- Think about one or more questions that you could ask your classmates to help them express their opinions.
What is a controversial issue?
A few weeks ago, in Nanaimo, a judge ordered a husband and wife to pay $48,000 in damages because their 14-year-old son had played a joke at school by activating the fire alarms and sprinklers, and causing damages to the school. Some people believed this was unfair to the parents; after all, they did not do anything wrong. Other people believed this was fair; they said it was the parents’ responsibility for the boy’s action.
What is your opinión about this. Think of three reasons to support your opinion.
States United to Prevent Gun Violence is a network of 31 state affiliates working to end gun violence and support existing state-based gun violence prevention groups. They are working to build healthy communities by reducing gun death and injury through stronger laws and community education. Here you will find some work on one of the videos that they have used in one of their campaigns.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION - Fill in the gaps : Man wants to make a point so he gathers guns and equipment up and opens a store in New York and people come in. Blonde woman comes in.
SELLER: "You're interested in a gun, something for target practice?"
WOMAN: "for……………………………………, more for just ……………………………………, just ……………………………………. " Her husband comes and stands next to her and says " I am protect Amendment so it's like kind of hard to find that in New York City".
SELLER: "Like I was showing your wife, the first gun I showed her was this revolver, it's the easiest gun we have to use, you know it's our most popular gun I showed her. It's a 22 caliber 6-inch revolver. It's also a gun a……………………year old found in his parent's bedroom and went down and …………………………………… his ……………………………………old baby brother with it.
(Man looks amazed).
MAN : "When you say shooter, a …………………………kid "dead 1" what is that?
ANOTHER MAN : " Couldn't believe that was actual gun. This is the one he used holy shit"
BLACK GIRL: " can you take this shit back once you do it"
SELLER: "This is a 9 millimeter semi-automatic, it's a very handy gun, easy to use you can carry it in your purse like that gal from Walmart. ……………………………………son reaches in her pocketbook pulls it out and ……………………… her. ………………………, gone. No mas" He continues "Collectors love this one. Adam Lanza's mom had this one in her collection too. He took this one and several other guns and …………………………… her and went down to Sandy Hook and …………………………………… teachers and……………………innocent children.……… little kids gone just like that" ....(2 minutes into video)
SELLER turns to black woman in white headband: "He walked into a McDonald's in San Diego, ……………………………………and ……………………………………. It's one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history"
SELLER: "They thought ironically that they were …………………………………… their 9 month old. She thought she was …………………………………… her 2 year old.
9 millimeter semi-automatic 40 caliber compact 45 caliber 9 millimeter sub-machine gun. 12 gauge pump-action shot gun. Why don't you have a closer look"
USED:.....S……………… H…………………… Elementary School
LOCATION: S………………… H…………, Connecticut
DATE: 12/14/20…………
SHOOTER: Adam Lanza
KILLED: …………………
WOUNDED: …............
Every gun has a history. Let's not repeat it. CUSTOMERS REACTIONS AFTER :
"I was pretty …………………………………… by just entire history of every gun in the store"
"Maybe I should think I …………………………………… buy the gun"
"It made me think twice and I …………………………………… buy one"
"It's one of our rights but my opinion has definitely changed. I don't feel safe with the gun"
The term “child labour” is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their right to education and their dignity, and that is harmful to their physical and mental development.
It refers to work that is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children. It usually interferes with their schooling either because they can't attend school or because because it obliges them to leave it prematurely.
In some parts of the world, kids are made to work really long hours in awful conditions. In its most extreme forms, children are enslaved, separated from their families, exposed to serious risks and illnesses and/or left alone and unprotected on the streets of large cities – often at a very early age.
Sometimes these children are illegally used for working in unhealthy sweatshops, making leather goods, clothes and shoes that are later shipped to all parts of the world. You can probably find them in almost every shop in your own town. So...
Do you think about child labour at all when you buy brands? Do you wonder about the hands that have made the clothes you are wearing? And do you think we get enough information about it? Think about it the next time you go shopping.
In this video, you can see the enormous contrast between what life is like for children from different parts of this utterly unfair world. You can read the lyrics of the song by Radiohead below.
