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This month's topic is '''YOUNG PEOPLE''' around the world and their problems - '''WHAT'S LEFT FOR THE YOUNG?'''
  
Look at these beautiful photos and read the short news stories from around the world to get an idea of the many things that went on in 2017:
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First, read about 'millennials' are people born between 1980 and 2000. What problems do this group have? How are they protesting? What is their future?
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*[[Millennials – will they have the chance to be adults?]]
  
*[[Short 2017 news stories from around the world that maybe you didn't see]]
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And here's a series of 3 articles about young people in different countries:
  
 
Musa came to Italy from Gambia as a migrant. He wants to be a famous DJ. Read about his story and the problems he had and still has.
 
Musa came to Italy from Gambia as a migrant. He wants to be a famous DJ. Read about his story and the problems he had and still has.
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Jake is transgender and makes videos on YouTube. Read about his problems in making enough money to live:
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*[[Kids at work: a YouTube vlogger]]
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And what about the 'youth bulge' in Africa - will so many young people in Africa be negative or positve for the future?:
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*[[We need to stop talking about the 'youth bulge' in Africa]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/u55/youthtop.jpg
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Look at these beautiful photos and read the short news stories from around the world to get an idea of the many things that went on in 2017:
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*[[Short 2017 news stories from around the world that maybe you didn't see]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/u5/2017-12-22-afr1-800.jpg
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And here's a Ready Lesson based on the short news stories above:
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*[[News around the world - a 2-3 hour lesson for Upper Intermediate learners: speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar (practice of conditionals and passive)]]
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Do you know how very rich people spend their money? - it's shocking to see this, and to think about the big differences between rich and poor:
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*[[The lives of very rich people]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/field/image/2018-01-01-extreme-wealth-1365.jpg
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Read about the way young Muslim girls and women are finding the internet a safe place to talk about their ideas, and to find information about relationships and sex:
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*[[A group of one’s own]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/field/image/GroupOfOnesown_header.jpg
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There are good things about Facebook and social media but there are also problems:
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*[[Laughing and crying online]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/field/image/laughingcrying_header.jpg
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The young in South Africa are a new generation of activists. They are protesting against inequality and for education for all:
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*[[South Africa’s young activists]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/field/image/rhodes_header.jpg
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Mining is destroying the beautiful environment in the Philippines. Gina Lopez is 64 and a yoga master. She is fighting to save the Philippines:
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*[[Gina Lopez fights against Philippine mining]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/u5/2018-01-01-gina-lopez-800.jpg
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For years the farmers in Colombia have grown coca. President Trump wants them to stop immediately. What will be the result of this for peace?
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*[[War on coca farmers continues]]
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http://www.newint.org/sites/default/files/field/image/2018-01-01-colombia-header.jpg
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And now read about how an art group in Mozambique is trying to end domestic violence and stop child marriage:
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*[[Mozambican men against domestic violence]]

Latest revision as of 14:08, 28 February 2018

This month's topic is YOUNG PEOPLE around the world and their problems - WHAT'S LEFT FOR THE YOUNG?

First, read about 'millennials' are people born between 1980 and 2000. What problems do this group have? How are they protesting? What is their future?

K5B1JA%281%29_opt.jpeg

And here's a series of 3 articles about young people in different countries:

Musa came to Italy from Gambia as a migrant. He wants to be a famous DJ. Read about his story and the problems he had and still has.

MusaFata_Header.jpeg

Ravali is a university student in India and a Dalit. Read about how she ie protesting aganst the caste sysrtem in India and starting a revolution:

Ravali_Kidsatwork_Header.jpg

Jake is transgender and makes videos on YouTube. Read about his problems in making enough money to live:

JakeEdwards_Header.jpg

And what about the 'youth bulge' in Africa - will so many young people in Africa be negative or positve for the future?:

youthtop.jpg

Look at these beautiful photos and read the short news stories from around the world to get an idea of the many things that went on in 2017:

2017-12-22-afr1-800.jpg

And here's a Ready Lesson based on the short news stories above:

Do you know how very rich people spend their money? - it's shocking to see this, and to think about the big differences between rich and poor:

2018-01-01-extreme-wealth-1365.jpg

Read about the way young Muslim girls and women are finding the internet a safe place to talk about their ideas, and to find information about relationships and sex:

GroupOfOnesown_header.jpg

There are good things about Facebook and social media but there are also problems:

laughingcrying_header.jpg

The young in South Africa are a new generation of activists. They are protesting against inequality and for education for all:

rhodes_header.jpg

Mining is destroying the beautiful environment in the Philippines. Gina Lopez is 64 and a yoga master. She is fighting to save the Philippines:

2018-01-01-gina-lopez-800.jpg

For years the farmers in Colombia have grown coca. President Trump wants them to stop immediately. What will be the result of this for peace?

2018-01-01-colombia-header.jpg

And now read about how an art group in Mozambique is trying to end domestic violence and stop child marriage: