Body Image and the media

Images of perfect people and perfect bodies are everywhere. You can see them on TV commercials, newspaper ads, films,...
Many teenagers and older women and men, try to follow those models and sometimes suffer negative consequences of that intention; Eating disorders are very commom these days.
If you have problems with your body image you should talk to your friends or your parents. Your teachers will be a good help too because they deal with hundreds of students everyday.
Remember that the important thing in a person is not what you see on the outside. It's the inside that matters.
This song may give you some inspiration.



Now that you have listened to it go to this site and do the exercise called Body Image (at the bottom of the page.

A job interview

Do you know what to do at a job interview? This clip gives you some tips (suggestions) about it.
What clothes should you wear? Should you talk about your personal life story? What documents should you carry? Should you wear some perfume?

Fabricating Beauty

Do you know the expression "the camera never lies"? Well, this video is about this expression.
Os jovens têm a tendência a seguir modelos de comportamento que nem sempre são os melhores. Então quando falamos do mundo da moda, dos filmes ou da música actual e do modo como são fabricados os ídolos, quase tudo se revela uma grande mentira.
Este vídeo mostra como facilmente somos manipulados e levados a crer que as estrelas que admiramos são extraordinárias.
A beleza não tem que ser artificial. Todos nós temos beleza, é só procurá-la. Falando, convivendo, brincando e rindo, vamos conhecendo os outros. Talvez consigamos descobrir pessoas bonitas onde, aparentemente, não esperavamos.

Climate Changes

Climate changes have made their first victims: the Yup'ik Eskimos are the first climate refugees. You can read about this sad situation in The Guardian newspaper

You can read about the same subject in Portuguese in the Público newspaper

The terminal

For you people on the 9th grade. Do you remember the story of Viktor Navorsky, the man who lived in Gate 67, in the film "The Terminal"?
Well, here is a case when fantasy becomes reality: whatch this video and compare the two situations.

Where does it come from?

Where does the light in your home come from? Click on the title of the message and find out. Roll the mouse over the black screen.

Global Warming

We must take action in order to stop Global Warming.
Re-use
Reduce
Recycle

My Mind

Here are some works made by 8th grade students for the English class.
What is going on inside my mind? How do I keep my brain busy during the day? This was the challenge. Among the various projects, the ones presented here are quite original.

Rooms in a house and Furniture

Pinta as coisas que normalmente encontras na sala de estar de roxo, as que encontras na cozinha de rosa, as do quarto de verde e as da casa de banho de azul. Clica na divisão da casa que pretendes e pinta as coisas. No final, clica em "submit" para corrigires o teu trabalho.

Fast Food: is it dangerous?

Is fast food good or bad for you?
Watch this video and decide for yourself.


Agora copia para o caderno estas perguntas sobre o filme e tenta responder correctamente:

1- ______ % of all Americans are obese or overweight.
2- ________ is the fattest state in America.
3- West Virginia is the _______ fattest state in the USA.
4- Each day, __________ Americans visit a fast food restaurant.
5- Mac Donald's operates more than ________ restaurants in America.
6- Mac Donald's feeds more than __________ people a day in the world.
7- You can even find Mac Donald's in ________.
8- The man in the film is going to try a ________ day diet of Mac Donald's.

Jobs and prepositions

Have fun doing this crossword... you can revise vocabulary about jobs and prepositions.

Save the Planet

Aprende maneiras de salvar o planeta carregando nos diferentes animais e vendo o video correspondente. É bom para os alunos do 8º ano, que estão a estudar este tema.