Crossing+barriers

Film.Baraka The movie was filmed at 152 locations in [|24] countries: [|Argentina], [|Australia], [|Brazil], [|Cambodia], [|China], [|Ecuador], [|Egypt], [|France], [|Hong Kong], [|India], [|Indonesia], [|Iran], [|Italy], [|Japan], [|Israel], [|Kenya], [|Kuwait], [|Nepal], [|Poland], [|Saudi Arabia], [|Tanzania], [|Thailand], [|Turkey], and the [|United States].

//Baraka// has no [|plot], no [|storyline], no [|actors], no [|dialogue] nor any [|voice-over]. Instead, the film uses themes to present new perspectives and evoke emotion through pure cinema. //Baraka// is a [|kaleidoscopic], global compilation of both natural events and by fate, life and activities of humanity on Earth. //Baraka'//s subject matter has some similarities to [|Koyaanisqatsi]—including footage of various landscapes, churches, ruins, religious ceremonies, and cities thrumming with life, filmed using [|time-lapse] photography in order to capture the great pulse of humanity as it flocks and swarms in daily activity. The film features a number of long [|tracking shots] through various settings, including [|Auschwitz] and [|Tuol Sleng]: over photos of the people involved, past skulls stacked in a room, to a spread of bones. Like //Koyaanisqatsi//, //Baraka// compares natural and technological phenomena. It also seeks a universal cultural perspective: a shot of an elaborate [|tattoo] on a bathing Japanese [|yakuza] precedes a view of tribal paint.

http://documentaryheaven.com/baraka/

Twenty chapters of this film spread over three main sections A1-A3:
 * A1: Chap. 01-07: Nature untouched by man – indigenous peoples, their rituals as part of nature being integrated.
 * Chap. 01 – Snow and Ice
 * Chap. 02 – Temples
 * Chap. 03 – Light and Shadow
 * Chap. 04 – The volcano
 * Chap. 05 – [|Galápagos Islands]
 * Chap. 06 – [|Iguazu Falls]
 * Chap. 07 – [|Africa]
 * A2: Chap. 08-15: Burglary of technology in nature – Uprooted human interaction with nature and with his kind – War and [|concentration camps].
 * Chap. 08 – Cigarettes
 * Chap. 09 – [|Public Bathing]
 * Chap. 10 – Traffic Chaos
 * Chap. 11 – Mass Production
 * Chap. 12 – Madness
 * Chap. 13 – Aircraft boneyard
 * Chap. 14 – Shadows of the Past
 * Chap. 15 – [|Terracotta Army]
 * A3: Chap. 16-20: Old, still living cultures – The architectural remains of past civilizations – Transience and lasting of all human efforts.
 * Chap. 16 – Living on the river [|Ganges]
 * Chap. 17 – Sea of Clouds
 * Chap. 18 – The [|Kaaba]
 * Chap. 19 – Starry sky
 * Chap. 20 – [|Closing credits]

http://www.teachyourkidspublicspeaking.com/teachyourkidspublicspeaking.html

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Means of communication
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http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-vocabulary.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/weather-vocabulary-quiz.htm

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ESL Video Quiz: how language transformed humanity


= The danger of a single story = This great TED Talk is closely related to my criticisms of nonprofit advertising. In it the speaker, Chimamanda Adichie, discusses what happens when only one type of story is repeated over and over again. Her talk reminds me of a conversation I once had with a Thai coworker. He told me that he’d never go to America because it was too dangerous. When I asked him what he meant, he said that we all walk around with guns and shoot each other in the streets. When I told him I’d never even seen a gunfight he looked surprised. After all, they happen all the time in movies.

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Lost temples

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Lost temples/Questions

Lost treasures of Tibet (54min)

http://documentaryheaven.com/lost-treasures-of-tibet/

Tribe Meets White Man
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Aboriginal art

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Crossing the street in Iran media type="custom" key="10493678" Crossing thestreet in Vietnam http://www.wimp.com/crossingstreet/

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Celebrations in the world(photo)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/gallery/2011/aug/10/worlds-strangest-festivals-rituals-in-pictures?picture=377539246#/?picture=377539299&index=0

WHERE CHILDREN SLEEP http://www.jamesmollison.com/wherechildrensleep.php?project_id=6&p=synop

Crossing barriers

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TRAVEL Voc http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/travel_transports-exercises.html

Lesson + plan http://www.onlinetutoringworld.com/lessonplans/holidays-advance.htm

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Role Play A
You are a young person who has decided to marry someone you love who comes from another country (for example, America). Today you'll tell one of your parents of this decision, and ask for his/her approval. Below are some of the reasons why you think your international marriage will be successful (think of other reasons by yourself): You feel that in such a marriage, you will: You will speak first. Say, "Mother (or Father), I have decided to marry a man (or woman) from (name of country). I hope that you will give your approval." Act your part! Listen carefully to your partner!
 * develop a broader point-of-view
 * enjoy more straightforward, honest communication
 * share cultural backgrounds
 * have a chance to travel or live overseas
 * be able to raise bilingual children

Role Play B
You are the mother or father of a young person who has decided to marry someone who comes from another country (for example, America). Today your child will tell you of this decision, and ask for your approval. Below are some of the reasons why you think this international marriage will not be successful (think of other reasons by yourself). Argue against the marriage, but in the end, decide for yourself whether or not to give your approval. Below are some of your concerns (think of others by yourself): You worry that in such a marriage, your child will: Your child will speak first. Listen, then think and respond to what he or she says. Act your part! Listen carefully to your partner!
 * quarrel too much over different ways of thinking
 * have a limited relationship because of language barrier
 * have difficulty with different customs, foods, etc.
 * risk being separated from family and relatives
 * raise children who are confused about their cultural identity (which culture they belong to)