GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - JUNE 2014

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The main topic this month is LANGUAGES - what can we do to stop minority languages dying?

How much do you know about languages? - Try this quiz (ppt or pdf):

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Read the main article about what's happening to many minority languages, and what we can do to save them:

And find out more about languages - what is a language? what is a dialect? what is a pidgin? Read this:

The argument this month is about riots. When people riot in the streets, is that a good thing or a bad thing for democracy? What do you think?

From the blogs this month:

What do you know about Goa - is it a beautiful place for a holiday? Or do they have problems there with illegal activities? Read this:

Two poor Indian girls were raped and murdered in India - and the police helped in the crime. What can India do to stop all the crime against women? Read this:

and here is an Avaaz petition to sign: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/womanifesto_modi_loc/?segwpbb

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How can we be a good mother? Is it good to compare what we think with celebrities? Is it the same for all mothers? Read this:

On Hart Island in New York, close to the coast of the Bronx, there is a secret graveyard where relatives cannot visit their family members. What is the story behind the graveyard?

There are meetings about climate change in Germany in June. But will they agree that fracking is a mistake? Jamie Gorman wants them to know four important things about fracking.

If you want to know more about fracking, look at this "Ready Lesson" from December 2013:

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