Unit 4: Forgive, forget?

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Pages 62-63
Pages 64-65
Pages 66-67
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Pages 70-71
Pages 74-75
Pages 76-77


 

Page 61 - Photo
 
Australian aborigines
  Indigenous Australians • This Wikipedia article will help you to learn about Aboriginal identity and history.
  Who are Aborigines? (USA) • A short article on FactMonster with basic information.
  News about Aborigines (Australia) • Read the latest news on ABC radio's website.
   
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 Min-na-wee [Insight document] • For more on Australian aborigines, look at the links for Text 3 of Unit 8.
   

 

Pages 62-63 - Outline
 
Quick links...
 

Remembering war on screen
IMDB: War movies (USA) • The Internet Movie Database lists all war movies ever made. There are more than 5,000 of them, and you can see which ones are the most popular.
Dmoz: War movies (USA) • A list of websites about war movies.
  Audio: Is Britain still an island?
Entente cordiale • Some information about an important political agreement.
   

 

Pages 64-65 - Text 1: The Reason
 
Hoobastank
  Official site • Read the latest news about the band and watch some videos.
   

 

Pages 66-67 - Text 2: "The man who saved London"
 
World War 2 and Michel Hollard
  BBC: WW2 (UK) • A BBC site about World War 2, with a complete chronology and special features.
  Profile of Michel Hollard (UK) • The BBC page about the French hero.
  BBC: saboteurs (UK) • A gallery of strange objects used by saboteurs and spies.
   
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 War Memories: the doodlebugs [Insight document] • For more on WW2 in London, look at the links for this unit's "Issue" page.
 

 

 

Page 69 -  Views
 
The Channel Tunnel
  The Channel Tunnel • Many facts and figures about the "Chunnel" in this Wikipedia article.
  Channel Tunnel history (UK) • The Eurotunnel website features a complete timeline.
  The Channel Tunnel: Background (UK) • Another page with history facts and trivia.
 

 

 

Pages 70-71 - Text 3: Life is more than a moment
 
Segregation
  Racial segregation • Go to the "USA" section of this Wikipedia article to know more about US history.
   

 

 

Pages 74-75 - Issue: Poppy Day: respect or forget?
 
Commemorations
  WW2 Commemorations (UK) • An official UK Ministry of Defence site about the Second World War.
  WWII 60th Anniversary (US) • An official US site about the 60th anniversary of the 1945 armistice.
 

Veterans • Visit the officail websites for veterans: the British Veterans Agency and the American Department of Veterans Affairs.
   
Audio: The Doodlebugs
  Voices of D-Day • A BBC collection of audio comments by veterans. You can listen and/ or read the scripts.
  London at war • A great site about wartime London: learn about daily life, air raids, shelters and more! With many pictures.
   
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 "The man who saved London" [Insight document] • For more on Australian aborigines, look at the links for Text 2 of this unit.
 

 

 

Pages 76-77 -  Extra Text: The Bully
 
Roger Dean Kiser
 

Roger Dean Kiser • The official website.
  R.D. Kiser interview • An interview of the writer, with 4 stories.
   
Bullying
 

Bullying around the world. • There are sites to inform children about bullying and to prevent it in every country now. Many sites have stories and videos. Check some of those: UK (official), UK (BBC), UK (Charity), USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand.