The tragedy of the commons

“Is it possible that overfishing, super germs, and global warming are all caused by the same thing? In 1968, a man named Garrett Hardin sat down to write an essay about overpopulation. Within it, he discovered a pattern of human behavior that explains some of history’s biggest problems. Nicholas Amendolare describes the tragedy of the commons.”

Go to TedEd to watch the video and do the activities. You’ll need to sign in with your name and surname to complete them.

STEPS: 

  1. Click on WATCH and watch the whole video.
  2. Click on THINK and do the exercises. You can stop the video any time you wish.

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Let’s interview our classmates!

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In pairs, we are going to interview each other.

I. Prepare the questions you will ask to your classmates. Think about the following topics and ask some questions:

a. NATIONALITY

b. FAVOURITE SUBJECT

c. LESSONS AND TIMETABLE

d. FAMILY MEMBERS

e. DESCRIPTION OF YOUR FLAT OR HOUSE

f. PETS

II. Ask the questions to one classmate and record the interview with your mobile phone. Then your classmate will interview you and record it.

III. Send the interview to your teacher.

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Halloween poems

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Do you like poetry? Can you remember any poem you learnt when you were little?

On the 31st October it’s Halloween. Do you like it? Do you celebrate it?

1. We are going to read some Halloween poems. First, listen to the teacher as she reads them. What Halloween words do you know? Write them down.

POEM 1 – Five little pumpkins.

POEM 2 – Flutter, flutter little bat.

POEM 3 – Jack-O-Lantern.

POEM 4 – Monsters.

POEM 5 – Pumpkin Time.

POEM 6 – Trick or treat.

POEM 7 – Who’s that knocking?

2. Now, in pairs, choose one poem and practise it. Then, you are going to read it out loud.

3. Now that you know what Halloween words rhyme, can you write a poem in pairs or in groups of three? 

 

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Halloween & scary stories

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I. Go to this SITE and read the text about Halloween. Then do the exercises below the text.

II. Discuss the following questions in groups of 4:

– After reading the text, can you say what the origin of Halloween is?

– Which of the things mentioned in the text do people in your country do?

– Do you celebrate Halloween?

– Do you like this festivity? Is there a similar festivity here in your country?

– Do you like scary films or stories? Do you remember any?

III. Vocabulary. Match the words to their definitions:

1. eerie (adj) a. to hurry or move quickly somewhere
2. to rush (vb) b.  easily annoyed and often complaining
3. to sigh (vb) c. a sudden frightened feeling
4. grumpy (adj) d. unusual and slightly frightening
5 duvet (noun) e. to pay attention to some advice or a warning
6. chill (noun) f. to breathe out slowly and noisily, often because you are annoyed or unhappy
7. doom (noun) g. the parts of a building that are made from wood
8. to take heed (vb) h. a cover filled with feathers or warm material that you sleep under
9. to fuss (vb) k. to complain about something
10. woodwork (noun) j. death, destruction, and other unpleasant events that cannot be avoided

IV. Watch the story of “The house on a lake”, written by Mark Newton and answer the following questions.

1. Who was living in the house?

2. Why was Arthur scared?

3. Did his father pay attention to him? Why/why not?

4. What is the Saurus?

5. What happened to Arthur in the end?

6. How does the story finish?

HERE you can read the full story.

V. Now it’s time for you to write a scary story. The best one will be published here.

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2017 Nobel peace Prize

I. What is the Nobel Prize? Watch the video. 

II. Now watch the video again and fill in the gaps with the missing information:

  1. The Nobel Prize is an _____________ award for outstanding intellectual achievement.
  2. There are six fields upon which the award is conferred: Physics, ___________, Literature, Physiology or Medicine, the promotion of peace and _________________.
  3. Alfred Nobel was a _______________ and a ______________.
  4. He __________ in 1896.
  5. More than __________ have received the award so far.
  6. Nobel Laureates can only be individuals or ___________ of two or three.
  7. _____________ nominate the Laureates.
  8. Winners receive a diploma, a sum of money and a _________.

III. This year’s Nobel Prize has been awarded to anti-nuclear weapons campaigners.

Listen to the executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican), Beatrice Fihn, speaking to reporters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday after the organisation won the Nobel peace prize. (Source: The Guardian). 

IV. Watch the video again and answer these questions:

a. Why have they been awarded with the Peace Nobel Prize?

b. To whom is the prize a tribute according to her?

V. Now read the Guardian view on the new peace laureates. Why is it a better bet according to the writer?

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