UNIT 2: HUMANS RIGHTS

EXERCISE 1

Olive branches: peace
Continents: where people live
Globe: for world












EXERCICE 2

1.When did the United Nations come into existence?

The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945.
2.What is the purpose of the United Nations?
The purpose of the United Nations is to bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and development 
3.How many members are there in this organisation?
There are currently 192 Members of the United Nations.
4.Where is the Headquarters of the United Nations? 
The United Nations Headquarters is in New York City
5.What six official languages are used?  
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
6.List the 4 aims of the United Nations. 
- To keep peace throughout the world. 
- To develop friendly relations between nations. 
- To work together to help people live better lives, to eliminate poverty, disease and illiteracy in the world, to stop environmental destruction and to encourage respect for each other's rights and freedoms.
- To be a centre for helping nations achieve these aims.   

 
 

SESSION 4: INTERNET TASK ON SOURCES OF INFORMATION

EXERCISE 1

1. Imagine we want to find information about Barcelona. Type in the key words Barcelonaand search for results. How many results did you get? 353,000,000 results.
2. Now try to answer the following questions and write down the web address where you found that info:

• How many inhabitants are there in Barcelona city? The population of Barcelona is approximately 1,596,906
• Who is the major? Jordi Hereu
• What political party does he/she belong to? He belongs to PSC.
• 3.How many countries are members of the European Union? Write down the web address where you found that info.27  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union  

4. Name the 3 richest countries in the world and write their GDP (gross domestic product). Write down      the web address where you found that info.
United States($14,550,000,000,000)
China($7,800,000,000,000)
Japan($ 4,487,000,000,000)

http://www.aneki.com/countries2.php?t=Richest_Countries_in_the_World&table=fb126&places=*&unit=*&order=desc&orderby=fb126.value&dependency=independent&number=5&cntdn=n&r=-77-79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94&c=&measures=Country--GDP&units=*--$&decimals=*--*&file=richest

5. What do the letters UNICEF stand for? Write down the web address where you found that info.
United Nations Children's Found.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF

EXERCISE 3

TOPIC Finding out…	SOURCE OF INFORMATION Where? How?
Names of the poorest countries in the world	Internet
Results of any football matches that were played yesterday	Newspaper and internet
Percentage of people in the class that believe they can become better citizens	Conducting surveys
Geographical situation of the richest countries in the world	Atlas and internet
Updating news to your friends	Internet and telephone
Writing to the major in your town to complain about the litter on the streets	Writing letters and Email
Problems in a specific community in the world explained from a film director’s point of view	DVDs and films

SESSION 3: HOW DO WE FIND ABOUT CITIZENSHIP?

EXERCISE 1:

Sources of learning

- Watching television

- Reading books
- Conducting surveys
- Reading newspapers
- Writing letters
- CD-ROMs and DVDs
- Surfing the internet
- Maps

EXERCISE 2:

SOURCE OF INFORMATION	ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGE
INTERNET	Easy and quick to use. Contains lots of information.	Difficult to search for information because it is so vast. You need a computer to use it.
NEWSPAPER	It is fresh information.	It is boring.
BOOKS	There is a lot of information.	They are very expensive.
EMAIL	It's faster.	You can have technical problems.
WRITING LETTERS	They are easy to write.	Delays can happen. They take a long time. You waste paper and print.
CD-ROMs AND DVDs	They are very specialised.	They cost a lot of money.
CONDUCTING SURVEYS	You get information and opinions from different people.	People may not answer the questions.

SESSION 1: WHAT DO WE LOOK AT CITIZENSHIP?

EXERCISE 1:

Citizenship examines how people live in societies. A society is a group of people who share common characteristics. For example, in British society, most people have the same language, past and culture. However, within most modern societies, a number of different communities exist. 

La ciutadania examina com viu la gent a la societat. La societat es un grup de gent que comparteix les característiques comunes. Per exemple, a la societat Britànica, la majoria de la gent tenen la mateixa llengua, pasat i cultura. No obstant dintre de les societats més modernes, existeixen un nombre de diferents comunitats. 

EXERCISE 2: 

Map of Scotland

There are communities in Scotland whose members are connected by their common culture, language and heritage. Examples of this are the Chinese, Irish, Muslim, Indian and Pakistani communities. This means that Scottish people live with lots of other people of different origins.

Map of New Zealand

 There are communities in New Zealand whose members are connected by the place where they live and their sharing lots of experiences together. Examples of these are the Fijians, Chinese, Japanese, the Kiwis of British origin, etc. This means that the Maoris live with lots of other people of different origins.

EXERCISE 3:
Interview with krystel Caroline

What is your nationality? I'm from Perú.
What is your mother tongue? My mother tongue is spanish.
Do you practise any religion? Do you ever pray or go to church? No, I don't
Where were you born? I was born in Lima
Where were your parents born? They were born in Lima.
What is the origin of your ancestors? My ancestors were all spanish.

About me

My name is marta. I'm 14 years old.

I live in Sant Joan Despí. I'm in 3er ESO.

I have brown eyes and long hair.

I like listening to music and dancing.

My hobbies are going shopping and swimming.

I love going out with my friends.