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Sunday, 11 December 2011

A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS, A SOLIDARITY CHRISTMAS

Christmas is coming and in our school we are trying you to live Christmas in an alternative way to the individual consumism provided by the famous "Markets". This is the third year we put forward a solidarity campaign with the motto: "LIVING A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS, A SOLIDARITY CHRISTMAS".

We're waiting for presents, buying lots of food, but this is a moment to think of other people who can't live Christmas and the rest of the year like us.

Here you can watch, read and sing  the song by Phil Collins Another Day in Paradise (1989), written for the Non-Governmental Organization CARITAS, supporting the people who live in the streets.

You can also watch the video from Michael Jackson's song Heal the World. After this song, the singer also created the Heal the World Foundation, a charitable organization which was designed to improve the lives of homeless children. The organization was also created to teach children how to help others 






BY THE WAY...

1) Do you know what's a  (NGO) Non-Governmental Organization? Caritas is the name of a Non-Governmental Organization, do you know other Non-Governmental Organizations?

2) Look for the meaning of the words "charitable", "improve" and "homeless".


3) NGO is the abbreviation, that is, the acronym in English for Non-Governmental Organization. How many acronyms do you know in English? For example, USA,...Acronyms are widely used in English. Find the meaning of the following acronyms in English:
USA  -  UK  -   EU  -  UN  -  UNICEF  -  B&B  -  ASAP  -  UFO  -  P2P  -  AC/DC  -  LASER  -  CD  -  DVD  -  HD  -  PC  

4) In your opinion, how can we help other people in our life? Write three or four sentences.

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