OUR HEARTS ARE WITH LONDON TODAY 🙁

Sad news from London today. This is a short video about it and you can watch more of them if you go to the BBC website. (There's a link on the right column)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39356436

I invite you to post a comment if you want to.

BBC video goes viral

This BBC video has recently gone viral on social networks and tv channels. Have you seen it? 

What's happening in the video? How would you describe the situation? Who are the people who appear in the video?

Although the video is funny, there has also been been somebcontroversy related to some people's prejudice. Do you know why? Watch the following video and give your opinion.

Can you name any common stereotypes related to women?
If you can't think of any try to finish the sentence "women are good at..." What does it come to your mind?

Have a looking at the following UN campaign:

http://www.itsnicethat.com/news/un-women-egypt-ddb-dubai-ic4design-210217

What's the aim of the campaign? Do you think it is necessary? Why? Why not?

Write about a film that you really enjoyed. It can be one you have recently seen or an old one. Remember to use vocabulary related to films. You can watch this video to learn some vocabulary. (You'll be really surprised about how Brad Pitt changes in the video ;-))

Include the following information: 

• some general information about the film (title, genre, director...)
• actors/main characters
• short description of the plot
• other interesting aspects about the film: soundtrack, costumes, make up, setting...
• your opinion about the film / why would you recommend it?

Article about our city in The Times

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-big-weekend-zaragoza-tpx88m3h7

HUMAN RIGHTS

Did you know December 10th is Human Rights Day?

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In 1950, the Assembly passed resolution 423 (V), inviting all States and interested organisations to observe 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day. 

But, what are human rights? How many of them do you know? 

You can learn something about them watching these videos: 

According to the videos, human rights are clear and well-defined but, unfortunately, they are not respected in many parts of the world. Can you think of some examples? If you watch or read the news you'll probably can think of many, and not of all them are far away places. Work with a partner and make a list of them, of a list of problems the world is facing at the moment.

These videos are definitely sad and hard to watch, but they show the reality of millions of people every day:

What words can define your feelings or opinion about the situations shown in the videos? Try to think of 3 adjectives.

What can we, as citizens, do to improve this situation? How could human rights be respected in more places? Try put forward 3 ideas?

I JUST SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

Watch the video and answer the following questions. Post a comment with your answer (remember to write your name on it)

1. According to the video, what are the main problems of the school system? 
2. Do you agree with the ideas expressed in the video? What do you think about the school system in our country? What do you think about how things work in your high school?
3.In your opinion, who's to blame for the things that don't work properly in your school? 
4. What can teachers do to make things change? And students?

GAME OF THRONES IN SPAIN

Although you are not a fanatic of Game of Thrones I'm sure you know what TV series we are talking about, as it is famous all over the world and watched by millions of spectators every week. Why do you think it is so popular?

Lots of scenes for the sixth season of Game of Thrones have been shot on location in our country.
How many of these locations are named in the video?
Why did they choose to film on location in Spain instead of doing it in a studio?
What's the best thing about Spain according to the people talking in the video?

As you can see, Spain's landscapes and monuments are especially appreciated by the cinema industry. Think about a monument or natural landscape you especially like in Spain and write a short description about it. Do you think it would be ideal for a film or TV series? Can you recommend it to a film director?