Global Topics Discussion - Level 4 - Session 2
Optional Homework and Study Resources
Topic 11 – Staying Healthy
Supplementary Video Resource: Al Jazeera News interview with the researchers who published the 2017 life expectancy study (Referred to on page 33)
Topic 12 – Energy Conservation
Solar Bottle Lights (Video referred to on page 38)
Topic 13: Life Perspectives
The Road Not Taken - By Robert Frost (Poem referred to on page 40)
Topic 14 – The Great Outdoors
Man Verses Wild - Desert Water Sources (Video referred to on page 43)
Topic 15: Superstition & Mythology
Supplementary Video Resource: Asia Calling News about the 2010 eruption of Mount Merapi (Referred to on page 45)
Topic 16: The Art of Memory
Supplementary Video Resource: National Geographic Video about Gianni Golfera (Referred to on page 49)
Topic 17: Global Diet Trends
Supplementary Video Resource: National Post Video interview with Mireille Guiliano (Referred to on page 52)
It is suggested to watch this video to get additional ideas for in class discussion.
It is suggested to watch this video to get additional ideas for in class discussion.
Topic 18– World Mysteries
Supplementary Video Resource: Watch Mojo Video Top Ten List of Supernatural Phenomena
This video shows the same mysteries listed in the book, including additional images and information.
This video shows the same mysteries listed in the book, including additional images and information.
Script: Unexplained Phenomena
The world is full of mysteries and some may never be explained. Welcome to watchmojo.com and today we'll be counting down the top 10 unexplained phenomena.
Number 10, spontaneous human combustion: There have been hundreds of documented cases of humans seemingly spontaneously bursting into flames from within over the past 300 years while something as innocent as a cigarette is often to blame it's difficult to explain how an entire body can be burned to ashes without harming the room around it.
Number 9, Atlantis: Plato wrote about this advanced civilization over 2600 years ago supposedly the legendary Island sank into the ocean and has remained hidden ever since. Whether or not Atlantis existed outside Plato's imagination remains to be seen. However in recent years researchers claimed to have discovered its remains on the ocean floor following a giant tsunami.
Number 8, Stonehenge: These great stones have stood in England for over 4,000 years and draw visitors with their impressive age, size, engineering techniques and unexplained purpose. Despite the site's popularity, it's unclear who built it, how or why. Whether it was erected as a burial ground, a place of worship or something more mysterious, we may never know.
Number 7, Egyptian Pyramids: It's well known that Egypt's pyramids were built as Pharaoh's tombs. What is not as well known is how they were built. Advanced technology would have been required to move the 70-ton stones and to achieve the exact measurements and alignment with the points of the compass. When in doubt blame the aliens.
Number 6, Crop Circles: These intricate designs cut into farmers fields have been claimed as the work of human pranksters with a few simple tools. However theories remain that suggest something more mysterious is at work. Perhaps strange weather phenomena, supernatural activity or even aliens are to thank for these odd patterns.
Number 5, Ghosts: Spirits are thought to be the souls of the deceased that returned to earth. Theories vary based on religion and culture but belief in ghosts is widespread and sightings have been common for centuries. The scientific community remains skeptical and offers rational explanations for this paranormal occurrence.
Number 4, The Bermuda Triangle: Boats and airplanes have been inexplicably disappearing in this zone of the northern Atlantic Ocean since the 1950s. The area is said to be no more dangerous than the rest of the ocean but there are plenty of strange findings to fuel speculation. Whether it's aliens, paranormal activity, time warps or simple bad weather that's to blame, this is one mystery that's yet to be explained.
Number 3, Bigfoot: Whether you call it Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti or any other name, this half-man/half-ape is said to wander the forests of the United States. Many have claimed to see Bigfoot, while others have found his huge footprints. Most of these were proven as hoaxes but some details of the story just can't be rationalized.
Number 2, The Loch Ness Monster: This monster has been spotted many times since the 6th century, including the sightings in the 1930s that sparked the craze. A common theory about Nessie is that she is a surviving aquatic dinosaur. Whether or not she exists, hopefuls camp out at this Scottish loch in the hopes of catching a glimpse.
Number 1, UFOs: From Roswell to area 51 and alien autopsies, extraterrestrials and UFOs have fascinated the masses for decades. It is yet to be proven that aliens have been to earth or that they even exist. Despite this, many believe that aliens are to thank for many of the odd occurrences that appear on this list.
The world is full of mysteries and some may never be explained. Welcome to watchmojo.com and today we'll be counting down the top 10 unexplained phenomena.
Number 10, spontaneous human combustion: There have been hundreds of documented cases of humans seemingly spontaneously bursting into flames from within over the past 300 years while something as innocent as a cigarette is often to blame it's difficult to explain how an entire body can be burned to ashes without harming the room around it.
Number 9, Atlantis: Plato wrote about this advanced civilization over 2600 years ago supposedly the legendary Island sank into the ocean and has remained hidden ever since. Whether or not Atlantis existed outside Plato's imagination remains to be seen. However in recent years researchers claimed to have discovered its remains on the ocean floor following a giant tsunami.
Number 8, Stonehenge: These great stones have stood in England for over 4,000 years and draw visitors with their impressive age, size, engineering techniques and unexplained purpose. Despite the site's popularity, it's unclear who built it, how or why. Whether it was erected as a burial ground, a place of worship or something more mysterious, we may never know.
Number 7, Egyptian Pyramids: It's well known that Egypt's pyramids were built as Pharaoh's tombs. What is not as well known is how they were built. Advanced technology would have been required to move the 70-ton stones and to achieve the exact measurements and alignment with the points of the compass. When in doubt blame the aliens.
Number 6, Crop Circles: These intricate designs cut into farmers fields have been claimed as the work of human pranksters with a few simple tools. However theories remain that suggest something more mysterious is at work. Perhaps strange weather phenomena, supernatural activity or even aliens are to thank for these odd patterns.
Number 5, Ghosts: Spirits are thought to be the souls of the deceased that returned to earth. Theories vary based on religion and culture but belief in ghosts is widespread and sightings have been common for centuries. The scientific community remains skeptical and offers rational explanations for this paranormal occurrence.
Number 4, The Bermuda Triangle: Boats and airplanes have been inexplicably disappearing in this zone of the northern Atlantic Ocean since the 1950s. The area is said to be no more dangerous than the rest of the ocean but there are plenty of strange findings to fuel speculation. Whether it's aliens, paranormal activity, time warps or simple bad weather that's to blame, this is one mystery that's yet to be explained.
Number 3, Bigfoot: Whether you call it Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti or any other name, this half-man/half-ape is said to wander the forests of the United States. Many have claimed to see Bigfoot, while others have found his huge footprints. Most of these were proven as hoaxes but some details of the story just can't be rationalized.
Number 2, The Loch Ness Monster: This monster has been spotted many times since the 6th century, including the sightings in the 1930s that sparked the craze. A common theory about Nessie is that she is a surviving aquatic dinosaur. Whether or not she exists, hopefuls camp out at this Scottish loch in the hopes of catching a glimpse.
Number 1, UFOs: From Roswell to area 51 and alien autopsies, extraterrestrials and UFOs have fascinated the masses for decades. It is yet to be proven that aliens have been to earth or that they even exist. Despite this, many believe that aliens are to thank for many of the odd occurrences that appear on this list.
Topic 19 – Species Survival
BBC Planet Earth - Amur Leopard (Video referred to on page 57)
*Dictation exercise covers the whole video clip
*Dictation exercise covers the whole video clip
Topic 20: Unique Products
Supplementary Video Resource: Advertisement for the Tile Tagging App (Referred to on page 62)