IB Theme: Sharing the Planet

Welcome to your

ENGLISH B COURSE

IB English Teacher María Isabel Armendáriz Paredes

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The aim of the course is to develop communication skills, and to help you become more proficient in the English Language. At the end of this course you will be assessed in different areas.

Writing

Listening and reading

Nombre Autor/a

Speaking

CONTENT

01. Sharing the Planet

02. Human ingenuity

03. Identities

05. Literature

04. IB Text Types

07. Internal Assessment

06. External Assessment

01. Sharing the planet

Content

Description

It is becoming more and more apparent that the challenges of the modern world cannot be faced by countries working alone. International cooperation is required to tackle issues such as poverty, climate change and poor governance. This chapter encourages you to think about your role in making the world a better place.

• In Ending Poverty, you will explore ways in which poverty can be eradicated
• In Climate Change, you will learn about the causes and effects of climate change, thinking of ways in which you can help alleviate it.
• In Power to the People, you will be inspired by the stories of individuals who have fought for their rights.

What do we mean with sharing the planet?

sharing

planet

• do we view 'the planet' principally as an ecosystem? or...• as a social system? or...• as an economic system? or...• as a political system? or...• all of these, mixed up? - in which case, how do all of the elements interact?

• implies 'cooperating', as in 'sharing things out fairly'? or...• 'competing', as in 'fighting for scarce resources'?• is 'sharing' essentially morally driven - or is it practically driven?• do human beings like sharing? Evidence, for and against?

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cooperation is better than conflict

1.1Ending poverty

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ACTIVITY 1

PODCAST

Podcast: Are Americans Getting Stingier? Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality Formative Assessment: Create a mind map with the most important information

ACTIVITY 2

PODCAST

• Formative Assessment:Individual Activity: Listening ActivityIt is from a series called Will Self's Great British Bus Journey, which features the writer Will Self touring the UK by public transport coaches and buses, so as to observe how "modern urban Britons" live in early 2018. Podcast and Handout (Listening questions)

1.2 CLIMATE CHANGE

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ACTIVITY 1

Formative Assessment

Reading Comprehension: Peruse these websites’ take on global warming and climate change. Write 3 bullet points of most striking information/facts common to all of them.

1.3. Power to the people

ACTIVITY 1

LITERATURE

Lyrics and song : ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ by BoB Dylan