Following my last post on WORLD FOOD DAY (and on the 17th was / is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty), a powerful song that expresses many of our wishes - the world would be a much better place if we all cared. Some examples are depicted throughout the clip; people who, one way or the other, managed to change the world. We, too, can make a difference, if we DO care and DO something - and I know YOU do care because so many people played the game at http://www.freerice.com/ even though unnoticed... Thank you all!
Now watch this YouTube video till the very end, please!
Lyrics here - a great song not only for the message but also for the use of the 2nd Conditional, right?
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.
Showing posts with label Freerice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freerice. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
WORLD FOOD DAY - 16th October
World Food Day, which happens every year on 16th October, is intended to focus attention on global hunger.
Please watch this PSA for 2010
Developed countries have problems with obesity and overweight children while developing nations suffer more and more from HUNGER. There is therefore little to celebrate at UN World Food Day 2010 but a lot we can do to help if we are willing to. At http://www.wfp.org/stories/10-ways-fight-hunger-right-now we can find suggestions to fight hunger and, as a teacher, I would point out the following:
http://www.wfp.org/videos/nutrition-2-minutes-0 - a very short, clear and easy to follow video on nutrition we can show to our students for information, comparison, for food vocabulary;
http://www.wfp.org/students-and-teachers - World Food Programme is well aware that teachers play an important role in changing mentalities, in persuading learners to take action and in this section, besides all the information available, there are also some lesson plans. However, for teachers and students, parents and children, all adults and kids in general, I believe http://www.freerice.com/ to be the best: a game in which for each answer we get right, they donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger. You can choose subjects, learn and contribute for a worthy cause!!! Do try :)))
As I posted here and here before, BBC Learning English has new material also on Hunger as you can see in this printscreen, ready for us to use in classes:
Please watch this PSA for 2010
Developed countries have problems with obesity and overweight children while developing nations suffer more and more from HUNGER. There is therefore little to celebrate at UN World Food Day 2010 but a lot we can do to help if we are willing to. At http://www.wfp.org/stories/10-ways-fight-hunger-right-now we can find suggestions to fight hunger and, as a teacher, I would point out the following:
http://www.wfp.org/videos/nutrition-2-minutes-0 - a very short, clear and easy to follow video on nutrition we can show to our students for information, comparison, for food vocabulary;
http://www.wfp.org/students-and-teachers - World Food Programme is well aware that teachers play an important role in changing mentalities, in persuading learners to take action and in this section, besides all the information available, there are also some lesson plans. However, for teachers and students, parents and children, all adults and kids in general, I believe http://www.freerice.com/ to be the best: a game in which for each answer we get right, they donate 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme to help end hunger. You can choose subjects, learn and contribute for a worthy cause!!! Do try :)))
As I posted here and here before, BBC Learning English has new material also on Hunger as you can see in this printscreen, ready for us to use in classes:
Unfortunately, there are loads of articles and infos on this issue. Here are just a few suggestions for further reading or research:
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EAT WELL :)
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