On the one hand, there are so many things our rulers do wrong or at least we don't agree with the way the rule our countries. How can we express our disagreement, dissatisfaction, discrepancy, discontent...? (pay attention to the prefix all these words have in common to express something negative)
On the other hand, people have to choose the way they express this negative feeling. Some may say by voting, others by camping in the city centre or carrying out street protests. Even there are people who prefer the use of violence or go on strike. What is the best way to do it? Japanese think that working more and strengthening ourselves may give us a possibility to take over the power.
France's school protests: what lies behind the anger (BBC News)
Riot police fire teargas as 250,000 take part in schools protests across France (The Guardian)
Hundreds of French schools shut, teen loses hand in protests (DW)
Learning English from the News: French student protests (BBC Learning English)
Here's my musical hint for today about someone who didn't want to fight in the war and became a mountain man. He escaped into the Rocky Mountains and... The Ballad of Jeremiah Johnson . Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.
The Geography of the Rocky Mountains explained
Here are some more activities for my students:
How we talk about the weather: Tropical storms: describe the risks (BBC Learning English)
Real Easy English: Talking about AIRPORTS (BBC Learning English)
The English We Speak: Sack something off (BBC Learning English)
Listening exercise for you to do: Are people drinking less alcohol? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
History of BEER - Why drinking beer was safer than drinking water (The history of root beer)
English in a Minute: 4 meanings of SPRING (BBC Learning English)
Lucy tells us about... 100 important ANTONYMS in English
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Learning English with - Sherlock Holmes
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