Je Suis Charlie

 Cartoonists react to Charlie Hebdo attack. Click on image to see many more.

Do Schools Kill Creativity

We have been talking about education in class. Now listen to education expert Ken Robinson talk about creativity and schools.  Do you agree with Ken Robinson?  

Click on the image to go to the page.

You may also read the script here.

TED: ideas worth spreading. Visit Ted for hundreds of interesting talks.

THE BOOK THIEF

I hope you enjoyed the film. Now I'd like you to leave  a comment.
All you have to do is click on COMMENT and record your message. You will have to register first.

Deadline: Sunday, 26th

MALALA YOUSAFZAI, YOUNGEST EVER NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER

“Let us pick up our books and our pens.They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” 

Malala Yousafzai, 17, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her defense of children's  right to education.



Listen to her speech after being awarded the Nobel Prize.




 Last year Malala spoke at the United Nations




How much do you know about this courageous girl?

A DANGEROUS JOB

Burial Boys of Ebola

More than 3,000 people have died so far from the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, with experts warning that up to 1.4 million could be infected before it’s brought under control. 
A group of boys in Sierra Leone do the job nobody wants to do.

1. What did these boys use to do before the outbreak of ebola? 
2. What charities and organizations train and support the team?
3.  Do they get paid for doing the job? 
4. Why is one of them having to sleep in a store room? 
5. Why does one of the boys say he is a soldier? 

This week we will be talking about some dangerous jobs. Here is another one not many people would be willing to do. Would you?

1. What is the name of the bridge? 
2. How long is it? What other facts do we learn about the bridge ?
3. How long does it take to paint the bridge?
4. What test do potential workers have to pass before they can get the job?
5. How many workers have died on the job?
6. What famous landmark can be seen from the top?
7. What do they wear to protect themselves?

Teen Entrepreneurs.

Here are the stories of two teenagers who set up their own business when they were still at school.

What difficulties did they encounter? How did they achieve success? What does it take to become a successful entrepreneur?

EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

How many European languages can you speak? How many languages are there? Some are spoken by millions, some are spoken by a few hundreds. 

And you thought you could speak a few languages!!

1. Where does the word Polyglot come from?
2.  Is Tim equally fluent in all the 20 languages? 
3.  What about his parents? Can they speak any foreign languages?
4.  What was the first language he learnt? 
5.  'If you talk to a man in his second language, you speak to his brain; if you speak to him in his mother language you are talking to his heart'. Who said that?

DYNAMO: MAGICIAN IMPOSSIBLE

Steve Frayne, better known as DYNAMO, is one of the world's best known magicians.Listen to him talking about his life  and career.

• Get as much information as you can and then write an article about DYNAMO.
• Look for videos of some of his tricks. Which do you find most fascinating?