Unit 5: The art of persuasion

Pages 88-89
Pages 90-91
Pages 92-93
Page 95
Pages 96-97
Page 99
Pages 100-101
Pages 102-103


 

 

 

Pages 88-89 - Outline
 
  Winning hearts...
Boost • A website about dropouts.
 + ... and minds
For more on politics, visit the links for Issue.
  Audio: Get America moving!
Wikipedia: JFK • A full biography. Also available in Simple English.
American Rhetoric (US) • Great American speeches you can listen to.
   

 

Pages 90-91 - Text 1: Look into my eyes
 
Little Britain
  BBC: Little Britain • The show's official site. With clips, interviews, pictures, etc.
   

 

 

Pages 92-93 - Text 2: Harassed
 
The author
  Ian McEwan (UK) • Official site.
  Ian McEwan • Wikipedia article.
   
Religious freedom
  Freedom of religion • A Wikipedia article about religious freedom through the ages.
   

 

Page 95 -  Views
 
An Inconvenient Truth
Climate Crisis (US) • The official site for the movie An Inconvenient Truth.
 

 

 

Pages 96-97 - Text 3: A patriotic American
 
About the text
  Douglas Kennedy • The author's biography on Wikipedia.
  McCarthyism • Also from Wikipedia, a full insight into the Joseph McCarthy years.
 

 

 

Page 99 -  Work out
 
Global warming
Climate Crisis (US) • Get information about global warming and what to do against it on the official site for the movie An Inconvenient Truth.
  Carbon footprint (UK) • Calculate your carbon footprint. Then you can buy things to reduce it or offset it.
Pew Climate  (US) • Loads of information about climate change, with many facts and figures.
 

 

 

Pages 100-101 - Issue: Political families & family politics
 
Information on parties & representatives
  Lists of parties (Wikipedia). UK parties | US parties.
They work for you (UK) • A website about all the current debates in the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
   
Some UK parties
  Labour Party. Official site | Wikipedia article.
  Conservative Party. Official site | Wikipedia article.
  Liberal Democrats. Official site | Wikipedia article.
  SNP. Official site | Wikipedia article.
  Plaid Cymru. Official site | Wikipedia article.
 
Some US Parties
  Democrats. Official site | Wikipedia article.
  Republicans. Official site | Wikipedia article.
  Libertarian Party. Official site | Wikipedia article.
  Green Party. Official site | Wikipedia article.
 

 

 

 

 

Pages 102-103 -  Extra Text: Speaking to the crowd
 
Shakespeare
  William Shakespeare • The Wikipedia article for those who want to know more about the Bard.
  Shakespeare Resource Center • An important site about Shakespeare and his works.
   
Hamlet
  Julius Caesar • Take a look at the complete text of Shakespeare's play.