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U1: Identities: The definitions of this mind map are from the Cambridge…
U1: Identities: The definitions of this mind map are from the Cambridge dictionary
1.1: Citizens of the world
Vocabulary
abroad
In or to a foreign country or countries
values
The principles that help you to decide what is right and wrong, and how to act in various situations
customs
Rituals, activities related to a one large group of people
habits
Something that you do often and regularly
ritual
A fixed set of actions and words, especially as part of a religious ceremony
foreign
Belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
race
One of the main groups to which people are often considered to belong, based on physical characteristics that they are perceived to share such as skin colour, eye shape, etc
heritage
Features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance
identity
A person's name and other facts about who they are
roots
Family origins, or the particular place you come from and the experiences you have had living there
stereotypes
A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like
third culture kid
People who are raised and lived between differents cultures of the world
diverse
Including many different types of people, cultures or things:
nomad
A member of a group of people who move from one place to another rather than living in one place all of the time
repatriation
The act of sending or bringing someone, or sometimes money or other property, back to the country that he, she, or it came from
association
A group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose
culture clash
A feeling of confusion felt by someone visiting a culture or place that they do not know
worldly
Relating to or consisting of physical things and ordinary life
communication
The act of communicating with people
globalisation
A situation in which available goods and services, or social and cultural influences, gradually become similar in all parts of the world
appearances
What things look like or seem to be rather than what they actually are
multicultural
The adjective of including people on a society who have many different customs and beliefs
Activities made in class
The iceberg
We made an activity with an iceberg to learn in a visual way how stereotypes work.
A blog post
In order to practise the blog post writing, we made a blog post about studying abroad.
Objective of the unit
The objective of this unit is to understand how the world has started to accept the different cultures that it has and what can we do to even include them more.
1.2: Belief and identity
Vocabulary
atheist
Someone who does not believe in any god or gods
agnostic
Someone who does not know, or believes that it is impossible to know, if a god exists
convert
To change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this
mysticism
The belief that there is hidden meaning in life
epiphany
A powerful religious experience
Self-determination
The ability or power to make decisions for yourself
secular
Not having any connection with religion
sceptical
The act of doubting that something is true or useful
fate
A power that some people believe causes and controls all events
cult
A particular system of religious belief
reconcile
To find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together
dogmas
A fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without any doubts
devout
Believing strongly in a religion and obeying all its rules or principles
intuition
An ability to understand or know something immediately based on your feelings rather than facts
holy
Related to a religion or a god
spirituality
The quality that involves deep feelings and beliefs of a religious nature
hymn
A song of praise that Christians sing to God
faith
Great trust or confidence in something or someone
evangelism
The activity of persuading people to become Christians
religion
The belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship
disciples
A person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous or god and tries to live the way that person does or did
grace
Approval or kindness that is freely given by God to all humans
Objective of the unit
The objective of this unit was to understand how many types of believes are in the world and what they are their discrepancies and similarities.
Activities made in class
The reading of the nine components that relligion share together
The reading about two twins with diferent beliefs who question the theory that the religion is defined by the DNA.
1.3: Beauty and health
Vocabulary
models
A person who is employed to be photographed or painted
diet
An eating plan in which someone eats less food, or only particular types of food, because they want to become thinner or for medical reasons
Anorexia
A serious mental illness in which a person does not eat, or eats too little, often resulting in dangerous weight loss
expectations
The feeling or belief that something will or should happen
media
The internet, newspapers, magazines, television, etc., considered as a group
fashion
A style that is popular at a particular time, especially in clothes, hair, make-up, etc
Bulimia
A mental illness in which someone eats in an uncontrolled way and in large amounts, then vomits intentionally
self-image
The way a person feels about his or her personality, achievements and value to society
Celebrities
Someone who is famous
self-esteem
The belief and confidence in your own ability and value
Whitening
The action of putting a substance on your teeth to make them whiter and cleaner
Airbrushed
The tweaks made by aplications like photoshop
Awareness
Knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing
Objective of the unit
The objective of this unit was to understand how the model industry works and how that industry is hevily influenced by the media and big enterprises. Besides, exploring the model world, we could also learn about the mental illness that have to do with that world and food.
Activities made in class
A news report about Little Miss Sunshine film
Some debates about different advertising campaigns of the model industry.