Unit 2: Standing out

Pages 30-31
Pages 32-33
Pages 34-35
Page 37
Pages 38-39
Page 41
Pages 42-43


 

Pages 30-31 - Outline
 
Quick links...
  Going for gold
 BBC: Disability Sports • Read the latest news about paralympic champions.
International Paralympic Committee • Learn about the games, read the news and find out who the athlete fof the month. 
Paralympic teams: visit the British and American teams.
  Ellen MacArthur
Ellen MacArthur (UK) • Her official site, with the latest news and the emails people write to Ellen.
   

 

Pages 32-33 - Text 1: I am who I am
 
Pop Idol & Michelle.
  Pop Idol • The Wikipedia article on Pop Idol. There were only 2 shows, but there are many similar shows around the world.
  Michelle • Michelle McManus: official site.
   

 

Pages 34-35 - Text 2: Supermum?
 
The writer
  Michael Cunningham (USA) • The writer's official site.
   
Music
  Jimmy Hendrix: Foxy Lady (USA) • A page about the song:lyrics, comments, etc.
  Jimmy Hendrix (USA) • The official site.
  Van Morrison (UK) • The official site. You can listen to 30-second extracts.
 

 

 

Page 37 -  Views
 
Express yourself: vote!
  About my vote (UK) • An official site for UK citizens about who you vote for and how to vote.
  Declare yourself (US) • A U.S. campaign to make young people vote. You can watch some TV ads.
  Rock the vote (US) • Another popular U.S. campaign to make young people vote, with many TV ads and audio messages by U.S. artists.
 

 

 

Pages 38-39 - Text 3: Joe meets my parents
 
The film
  Bend it Like Beckham • Take a look at the official site and get more details on IMDB.
   
Football
  Kick it out! (UK) • A site about racism in U.K. football, with a special "Asians in football" section.
 

 
   
Sikhs
  Sikhism • Jess's parents are sikhs. Read this Wikipedia article to know more about this religion.
 

 

 

Page 41 -  Work out
 
Blogs...
  Blogger (US) • The most popular blogging site, where you can start your own blog too.
  Technorati (US) • A site where you can search for blogs about a particular subject.
 

 

Pages 42-43 -  Extra Text: The new girl
 
Alabama
 

Alabama • The Wikipedia article about this American state.
  Alabama.gov (US) • The state's official site.