Video/ Topics

 Please create a video/ monolog/ 4 - 5 min.!

1.       Society an         Gesellschaftliche Trends, Lebensstile und Kulturleben

1.1.  ROMEO AND JULIET, Finding Mr/Mrs Right today, Tinder, Generation Porn,…                              

1.2.  Torture, LORD OF THE FLIES, Human Rights, Capital Punishment, Abu Ghraib, CIA Prisons, Russia,…        

1.3.  WARS and Conflicts; e.g.  ISRAEL/ Islamic World, UKRAINE, “Clash of Civilisations”, …

1.4.  Migration past/present/future… solutions … integration – CLIMATE CHANGE!                              

1.5.  In Time/Dystopian Films- Dystopia becomes true? 1984/EU, China,… reality?                               

1.6.  The World after 9/11/ Conspiracy Theories, …       reducing scepticism towards science                             

1.7.  The Afro American Struggle for Freedom, THE BUTTLER,.. situation USA today?                           

1.8.  ANTI WAR – PROTEST ….can we/literature/music change the world?                                                                                              

 

2.        Environm          Umwelt und Lebensqualität

2.1.  International Organisations: NGOs, Greenpeace, …UNO/UN (IAEO, …),…

2.2.  Transforming our world UN AGENDA 2030 - 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals                    

2.3.  SIMPSONS- THE MOVIE- criticism, … environmental protection?                                      

2.4.  FRAKING AND THE Global oil Market - new energies – new atomic power technology

2.5.  Australia/country/agriculture/ecological problems                                                              

2.6.  The future of energy supply                                                                                                       

2.7.  Environmental pollution – types of pollutions (Microplastics, Air, Water, Light, ….)                      

2.8.  Geo engineering – Terra-forming, …technology fighting pollution and climate change                                                                


3.       World of A        Arbeitswelt: Schule, Ausbildug, Beruf und persönliche Perspektiven

3.1.  WAITING FOR GODOT – perspectives in life, …          carpe diem, …                                                      

3.2.  Future working conditions/future cities– life in cities or the countryside?                                         

3.3.  The Future of farming/ of our society, … Urban farming                                                                         

3.4.  Clean clothes, child labour/ India / modern slavery, solutions? Consumers?                                     

3.5.  World Population: ageing societies vs. overpopulation –  solutions?                                   

3.6.  Media, infotainment, „are we amusing ourselves to death?“ types of newspapers,

3.7.   New Media … chances and risks – (anti)-social media?

4.       Mobility a       Mobilität und Tourismus

4.1.  Tourism in Austria/                                                                          

4.2.  Agro-tourism/ eco-tourism                                                                                                            

4.3.  The future of tourism, space tourism, climate change, …                                       

4.4.  Mass tourism, over tourism vs. individual tourism                                                                                   

4.5.  Future cities/ Mobillity/ , new ways of transport (cable car, …)                                                                             

4.6.  Digitalisation – future working conditions, …            

4.7.  Artificial intelligence – risks and chances (deep fake, danger for democraties,…)

                                                            

5.       Food and        Ernährung und Gesundheit

5.1.  Happiness and stress                                                                                                                      

5.2.  DRUGS/ addictions, BASKETBALL DIARIES                                                                   

5.3.  Dependencies/ New Media/ our digital world                                                                           

5.4.  EATING DISORDERS/ SUPERSIZE ME – adiposities, anorexia, …                                             

5.5.  Healthy lifestyle/ healthy living/ , …                                                                                            

5.6.  Violence in computer games

5.7.  Violence in films/media/new (social) media/… are getting we increasingly paranoid?                                                                    

6.       Science an        Wissenschaft und Technik

6.1.  Paranormal Phenomena, Ghosts/ UFO, Paranormal Activity (in Reality and Film), …       

6.2.  The Utopia Genre/ Utopia/ Dystopia /ANIMAL FARM, In TIME, …                        

6.3.  Our digital world, „Big Brother is watching you“ – Surveillance (CHINA, London,..)  / Social MEDIA

6.4.  Genetic engineering/ dolly/ Monsanto, etc. - future food (gene-manipulated, artificial, insects,…

6.5.  Energy supply in Europe/ Dependencies/ global economy                     

6.6.  Urbanisation/ Urban Farming/new transport systems (cable cars,…)

6.7.  Atomic energy – past/present/future - atomic energy technologies – using atomic waste?

                                            

7.       Economy/         Wirtschaft und Gesellschaftsleben

7.1.  Advertising/ propaganda/ marketing/ , …                                                                  

7.2.  EU/ GAP/ pros and cons                                                                                 

7.3.  7.2 USA – the “Pursuit of Happiness” – Reality – liberal economy vs. social economy                                     

7.4.  68 Revolutions vs. Cocooning – danger for democracy?                                                                                         

7.5.  Economic Crises - is this the end of capitalism? “Common Wealth Economy (Gemeinwohl Ökonomie)

7.6.  Fair trade                                                                                                                           

7.7.  Planned Obsolescence – designed to fail!

8.       Agricultur         Land- und Forstwirtschaft

8.1.  Forestry (Austria/ Europe/ worldwide)                                                                       

8.2.  Conventional vs. organic farming                                                                                 

8.3.  Human/ Animal Diseases, … bad cow disease, ebola, covid19… consequences on society                              

8.4.  Nature and Animal Conservation, … re-naturalization law of the EU                                                                    

8.5.  Climate Change/ Green House Effect/ Renewable energies, …                                              

8.6.  Global poverty and the EU Agricultural Policy, …                                                      

8.7.  Milk Production and global problems/ Food Production/ Animal Breeding, …   

8.8.  Ireland/ agriculture                                                                                                                         

Literature/ Poetry


 

Figurative Language

 A Brief History of Englisch Poetry 
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  • Romaticism   


Limerik


 
The Greatest Short Stories

 

TASK 1:  

Read one short story and give a short summary and interpretation: 


Examples of Descriptive Language





 TASK 2: 
Continue this story!


The Fall of the House of Usher Audio Book 
 
DURING the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was --but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. ...
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Sparknote: The Fall of the House of Usher

 

 

Conflict: Isael-Palestine



https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/whats-the-israel-palestine-conflict-about-a-simple-guide

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· Give a short summary of these articles?

· Imagine you are a young Israeli or a young Palestinian and you live in this country. How do you fell about the omnipresent terror? How can we stop the vicious circle of hate and violence? What can be done to make the region a prospering and peaceful country?

· Do you think that the UN and Barack Obama will be able to solve the long-lasting conflict in this region? What could be the solutions