Dear students,
This month, I'm going to propose a more intense participation on the blog.
I've selected some topics on Politics, Culture and Technology to suit all tastes and hope to have your lively participation. Here they are:
1) SCO Summit. Do you know what SCO stands for? If not, go to the following video links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m5pPXXT68g&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qWs4aX7Efs&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYlo6GM0vFs&feature=channel
Also, go to WIKIPEDIA to be well-informed about SCO:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation
Then, you can post your comments on the following point:
Do you think these international organizations (SCO, BRIC, to name some) can help improve regional and international trade and security? Why?
2) Endangered Cultures:
This video shows some interesting points on endangered cultures. Watch it and point out which aspects you agree or not with:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/por_br/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures.html
3) Twitter, Facebook - new technologies:
This is a very interesting presentation by Clay Shirky on the new technology trends. At the end of the presentation, he asks a question that you can try to answer:
How can we make best use of this media even changing the way we've always done it?
http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cellphones_twitter_facebook_can_make_history.html
Have fun and mind work with English!
Hope to see your post here!
Flávia
http://www.creativeenglishlearning.com.br/
