UNIT 8 - SOCIAL MEDIA

In this Unit  we are dealing with Social Media, which are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of content, ideas, interests and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. Social media refers to new forms of Media that involve interactive participation. 

The excess use of Social Media has brought up critisism. Criticisms of social media range from criticisms of the ease of use of specific platforms and their capabilities, disparity of information available, issues with trustworthiness and reliability of information presented, the impact of social media use on an individual's concentration, ownership of media content and the meaning of interactions created by social media.

EXCESSIVE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA - VIDEO

INTERACTIVE VIDEO ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA

pros and cons of social media

short film "a social life"

ORGANIZING AN ESSAY

👉👉WRITING TASK (padlet)

UNIT 7 - PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Pride and Prejudice is the second novel by English author Jane Austen published in 1813. A novel of manners, it follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet the protagonist of the book, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.

SUMMARY

💕 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE PRESENTATION 💕

                             

"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine ."

Character analysis of Darcy and Elizabeth 

👉WRITING TASK (PADLET) 

UNIT 6 FAST FASHION

Fast Fashion means inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass market retailers in response to the latest trends. It is the bussiness model of replicating recent catwalk trends and high-fashion designs at low cost, driving high turnover of inexpensive seasonal and trendy clothing that appeals to fashion-conscious consumers.

The fast fashion model is so-called because it involves the rapid design, production, distribution, and marketing of clothing. This means that retailers are able to pull large quantities of greater product variety and allow consumers to get more fashion and product differentiation at a low price.

The environmental costs of fast fashion

Water pollution, toxic chemical use and textile waste: 

fast fashion comes at a huge cost to the environment

text coursebook p. 69

👉the true cost of fast fashion VIDEO

WHAT CAN WE DO?

fast fashion impact

can fashion be sustainable?

recycling fashion

students' work

👉writing task (padlet)

UNIT 5 - ANIMAL RIGHTS

Animal rights means that  animals deserve certain kinds of consideration- consideration of what is in their best interests, regardless of whether they are “cute,” useful to humans or an endangered species.

                                   

useful vocabulary Unit 5

presentation of Unit 5

👉 HISTORY OF ANIMAL RIGHTS VIDEO

student's paintings of animals

👉COURSEBOOK p. 51 ARTICLE

COURSEBOOK p. 56 Animals on Factory Farms

More than 9.5 billion chickens, turkeys, pigs and cows are slaughtered every year for food in the United States. The vast majority of these animals are raised in “factory farms,” where they are confined in huge numbers in barren, industrial settings. These facilities are not just inhumane, they are also environmentally unsound and dangerous for public health. But it doesn’t have to be this way. The ASPCA is calling for increased transparency in animal agriculture, an end to the cruelest factory farming practices, and adequate funding for a more humane food system.

relevant VIDEO "THE CASE FOR THE BETTER CHICKEN COMMITMENT"

COURSEBOOK p. 58-59: 

KEEPING ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY  video

An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, invasive species, and climate change.

endangered animals VIDEO

 WRITING TASK FOR UNIT 5 (PADLET)

students' projects on endangered animals:

👉sea turtles   👉pangolin 👉Mediterranean seal

👉PANDA 1    👉 PANDA 2

👉SNOW LEOPARD  👉SNOW LEOPARD

👉POLAR BEAR  👉Polar Bear

👉WHITE LION        👉AMUR TIGER

👉 CHIMPANZEE

👉Dodo bird

👉African wild dog

Saola

Montivipera Wagneri

Mammoths

White Tiger

Polar Bear - Blue Whale - White Tiger 

Chimpanzee