What's Your Attitude?

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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Useful Links for Unit 1 Section 5

Section 5. Feeling safe - Как долго сохраняется мусор в природе? Как в разных странах сортируют и перерабатывают мусор? Что провозглашает Киотский протокол?
Какие правила дорожного движения существуют в Англии, Америке и России для автолюбителей и для пешеходов? Какие законы приняты в разных странах по поводу
использования мобильных телефонов во время вождения?
http://www.coral.org/node/3916
- information on how long it takes trash to biodegrade. Did you know that it takes 400 years for a plastic sandwich bag to biodegrade?
http://cleanupday.org/education.htm
- information about annual California coastal cleanup day
http://shea20020.tripod.com/trash/trash.htm
- an American tells about the differences between trash disposal in the USA and Germany
http://www.ehow.com/about_4568299_nonbiode...able-trash.html
- brief information about non-biodegradable trash
http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/facts/litter.htm
— how litter is recycled
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol
- encyclopaedia article about the Kyoto Protocol
http://www.carbonify.com/articles/kyoto-protocol.htm
— what is the Kyoto Protocol?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4269921.stm
— all facts about the Kyoto Protocol
http://www.justlanded.de/english/UK/Articl...eral-Road-Rules
— General
Road Rules in the UK
http://www.trafficsignsandmeanings.co.uk/t...t-rules-uk.html
– Traffic Light Rules in the UK
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTrans...ycode/DG_070108
- general information, rules and safety advice for pedestrians
http://www.justlanded.com/english/USA/Arti...rian-Road-Rules
– pedestrian road rules in the USA
http://www.mnweekly.ru/national/20070830/55271376.html
– Russia's new road rules
http://www.russia-ic.com/travel/ideas/309/
- an article on Russia drivers versus pedestrians
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phones..._driving_safety
– an article on mobile phones and driving safety
http://www.cellular-news.com/car_bans/
- listing of countries and US states that have banned the use of a mobile phone when driving
http://www.is4profit.com/business-advice/i...es-driving.html
– the most frequently asked question about using of mobile phones while driving in the UK
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2008...teen_cells.html
– an article on how US teenage drivers ignore the state law about using cell phone while driving

Useful Links for Unit 1 Section 4

Section 4. Participating in society — Кто из политических деятелей являются самыми знаменитыми и влиятельными в мировой истории? Где найти биографическую информацию о людях, перечисленных в этом уроке?
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/political-leaders.php
— the webpage presents biographical sketches of some of the most famous political leaders of all times
http://printerinkcartridges.printcountry.c...er-politicians/
- seven of the most famous brother politicians
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt
- encyclopaedia entry about Franklin D. Roosevelt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher
- encyclopaedia entry about Margaret Thatcher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev
- encyclopaedia entry about Mikhail Gorbachev
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
- encyclopaedia entry about Diana, Princess of Wales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi
- encyclopaedia entry about Indira Gandhi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Beckham - encyclopaedia entry about David Beckham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irina_Slutskaya
- encyclopaedia entry about Irina Slutskaya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fyodor_Dostoyevsky
- encyclopaedia entry about Fyodor Dostoevsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
- encyclopaedia entry about William Shakespeare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich
- encyclopaedia entry about Mstislav Rostropovich
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Obraztsova
- encyclopaedia entry about Elena Obraztsova
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Tsiolkovsky
- encyclopaedia entry about Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Plisetskaya
- encyclopaedia entry about Maya Plisetskaya
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihail_Chemiakin
- encyclopaedia entry about Mihail Chemiakin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn
- encyclopaedia entry about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien
- encyclopaedia entry about J.R.R.Tolkien
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy
- encyclopaedia entry about Leo Tolstoy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Roshal
- encyclopaedia entry about Dr. Leonid Roshal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel
- encyclopaedia entry about Alfred Nobel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Likhachov
- encyclopaedia entry about Dmitry Likhachov

Sunday, October 9, 2011

10 Years After

Useful links and resources for Unit 1 Sections 2,3

Section 2. Living in a global village — Как расшифровать понятие «глобализация»? Каковы её положительные и отрицательные стороны? Что пропагандирует движение анти-глобалистов? Какие их самые масштабные акции? Где прочитать дополнительнаую информацию о Д.Хворостовском, Э.Пресли, Битлз, М.Матье? Люди каких рас и национальностей живут в Великобритании? Какова статистика иммиграции в страны Великобритании?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization - encyclopaedia entry about Globalisation
http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/glo...offonce/pid/178 — the main facts about globalisation
http://www.globalisationguide.org/ - the key questions on globalisation
http://www.darkseptemberrain.com/ideas/advantages.htm — advantages and disadvantages of globalisation
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/pro...ation-3507.html — pros and cons of globalisation
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/pros-and-co...balization.html — an article about pros and cons of globalisation
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/4534519.stm — BBS NEWS article where the effects of globalisation are discussed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-globalization_movement - encyclopaedia entry about Anti-globalisation movement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_demon...e_globalization — list of demonstrations against globalisation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitri_Hvorostovsky - encyclopaedia article about D.Hvorostovsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley - encyclopaedia article about Elvis Presley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mireille_Mathieu - encyclopaedia article about Mireille Mathieu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles - encyclopaedia article about the Beatles
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/cu...nationality.htm — what are the national identities of the people living in Britain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Nat..._United_Kingdom — nationality of people from the United Kingdom
http://www.sovereignty.org.uk/features/articles/immig.html — a history of immigration to Britain
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-51...outside-EU.html — some statistical information on how many immigrants enter Britain every day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_t...gdom_since_1922 - encyclopaedia entry about immigration to the united Kingdom since 1922 to these days


Section 3. Are you aware of your rights? - Что провозглашает конвенция ООН по правам ребенка? Где найти информацию о UNESCO, о её деятельности и структуре, о работе UNESCO в России?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on...ts_of_the_Child - encyclopaedia article about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/s...ghtsofthechild/ - what rights the Convention gives children and young people
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm - text of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNESCO - encyclopaedia entry about UNESCO, its structure, activities
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=...ECTION=201.html – the official site of UNESCO
http://www.unesco.ru/eng/ - the webpage of UNESCO Moscow Office