The prisoner-turned South African President, Nelson Mandela, passed away yesterday at the age of 95 leaving behind a legacy of courage and inspiration for generations to come.
The news is everywhere. No need to say much more, I guess, but below I've embedded a multiple choice doc to check one's knowledge on Mandela - and why not ask students to fill it in as a warm up for a lesson on Nelson Mandela, an icon of Freedom and also a Noble Peace Prize winner?
About Me
- Teacher Alex
- Portugal
- I am from Coimbra, Portugal, and am currently teaching in a school in Soure, about 30 km away from Coimbra. I have been a teacher of English for over 20 years and have already taught different levels and age groups. After all this time I can say I love working with adult groups because there are no coursebooks and I can create my own resources. I am an avid reader, a blogger and very curious about free tools and their implementation in the classroom.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Sunday, December 1, 2013
World AIDS Day: 25 years on
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| Source: LIFE magazine - The photo that changed the face of AIDS (pic by Therese Frare) |
We can prevent being infected, record numbers of people are being treated worldwide, yet "homophobic laws" in over 70 countries, discrimination against sex workers, people who inject drugs among other most-at-risk populations, demonstrate that there's still a long way to go.
Moreover, austerity-stricken Europe, namely Portugal due to successive budget cuts in health services, I fear, can be at risk of HIV outbreaks...
New infections are still high among adolescents though - whether in Africa (where there are still to many teenage girls with a "sugar daddy"), or in Europe, which have led to further action by Advocacy Group ONE and The Global Fund.
Below is a short video by The Global Fund to "Be the Generation to Defeat AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria" - the moment is NOW, right now!
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Interactive Theatre
Last Wednesday 20th over 200 students went to the theatre. Once again InterActing Theatre Company came to Soure and this time performed "WHO SHOT SHAKESPEARE?", a fantastic play with obvious references to Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Students had a lot of fun and, in the end, even asked to take pics with the actors.
Below is the slideshow created only with pictures taken by my own students. I simply added them as they were being sent to me and the result is a fantastic mix of wonderful pics by amateur photographers though there is a preference for selfies :)
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Below is the slideshow created only with pictures taken by my own students. I simply added them as they were being sent to me and the result is a fantastic mix of wonderful pics by amateur photographers though there is a preference for selfies :)
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
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