Is it really funny???

1. Do you think these jokes are funny? Why / Why not?

2. Why do you think that these kind of jokes are so popular in our society?

3. In which ways do you think a joke becomes aggressive?

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Humor or Aggression?

Read the following article from The Telepgraph newspaper.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6078247/Humour-is-an-act-of-aggression.html

1. According to the article, what's the role of humor?

2. Why was it rare for women to tell jokes in the past?

3. Explain the difference between the way men and women use humor (use more than 50 words).

4"Humour is an act of aggression and telling jokes is a method of reinforcing a social hierarchy"

What is your point of view regarding this topic?

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POLLUTION

Watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4K-PdGi0wo


1. What does the anonymous saying mean?

2. According to Greenpeace, who are responsilbe for the enviromental pollution?

3. What does number 37 mean?

4. In which ways can we help? (Mention 4)

5. In your opinion, is it possible to change the situation? What should be done?

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Country vs City Life

Imagine you are an inmigrant in another country. You come form a big house in a village but you've just to a small flat in the city centre. Write an email home (more than 150 words). Include the following:

• Compare life in the new neighbourhood with life the old one (people, nightlife, work, etc.).

• How you feel in the new place (positive and negative aspects).

• What you miss from your old life.

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What is the difference between city people and our country counterparts?

Read some differences between a city resident and a country resident .-

A. Which do you think is the best and which one is the worst? Why?

B. Choose one which might be offensive for some people and explain why.

1)

A country resident never hesitates to knock on their neighbour's door - if only for a coffee and a friendly chat.
A city resident never answers their door fearing it could reveal:
a) someone who'll try to convert them to a little-understood religion;
b) a neighbor seeking a charitable donation;
c) a gang of ruthless home invaders.

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2) 

A country person stops for anyone who's stranded beside a broken-down vehicle and provides a lift to the nearest service station (Believe it or not, service stations do still indeed exist - but mainly in the country).

A city person slows down, locks the car doors and makes hand-signals to the stranded motorist that he'll use a cell phone to call a tow truck.

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3)

A city dweller spends $1,500 to install a state-of-the art home security system and another $25 a month to have it monitored by a company 24 hours a day.

A country resident buys a dog - or gets one free from a neighbor who's more than thankful to part with one of eight new pups.

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4) 

City folks boast about how much theatre, film, sports and fine dining their metropolis offers - but are too tired to ever go out after their long work week.

Stir-crazy country folks cram all of their friends and relatives into a pickup and happily drive 300 km to catch an NHL exhibition game, no matter how tired everyone is.

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5) 

Country people personally know each person from every family who lives within a 500 sq. km area.

City folks don't know the person across the street - and probably think they're a little weird anyway.

City life vs Countryside

We will be dealing with this topic in the next lessons - The difference between living in the city and living in the countryside.

Watch this video and do the activities below:

1. What does he criticize about the countryside? (Include comments on the people and the food)

2. Which negative aspects of the city life does he mention? 

3. Did you find him funny, aggressive or both? Give examples to justify your answer.

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We don't need no education...

We don't need no education

We don't need no thought control

No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Teacher, leave them kids alone

Hey, teacher, leave the kids alone

All in all it's just another brick in the wall

All in all you're just another brick in the wall

1. Compare education in the past and now. How has it changed? (write about: teachers, students and methods.)

2. Find out why was this song so important in the past. What is 'The Wall' related to?

3. In your opinion, how important is education for a country? Justify your answer.

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