Monday, October 8, 2012

UNIT 4- GOVERNMENTS


HI EVERYONE, TODAY WE HAD THE INTRODUCTION TO THIS TOPIC WITH MEGAN'S VISIT TO OUR CLASS. YOU SAW AND DISCUSSED THE TYPE OF GOVERNMENTS FROM MEXICO AND THE USA. MY INTENTION IS TO DEEP A LITTLE MORE INTO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAW WITH HER.

WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE DISCUSSING DIFFERENT EVENTS AND SITUATIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AROUND THE WORLD.

FOR THIS REASON I INCLUDED A LISTENING AND READING ABOUT THE ELECTIONS IN VENEZUELA AS HUGO CHAVEZ IS A CONTROVERSIAL CHARACTER AROUND THE WORLD.

ALSO, THE CONFLICT IN SYRIA AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS CONFLICT AND OTHER TOPICS THAT I WILL ADD IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS.

UNIT 4- READINGS



READINGS


HUGO CHAVEZ CELEBRATES RE-ELECTOINS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19867445


TENSION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19837502


ROMNEY ACCUSES OBAMA OF PASSIVITY ON WORLD STAGE


http://www.npr.org/2012/10/08/162514816/romney-accuses-obama-of-passivity-on-world-stage







UNIT 4- LISTENINGS



LISTENINGS

SECOND DEBATE: OBAMA- ROMNEY


http://www.npr.org/2012/10/16/163050988/transcript-obama-romney-2nd-presidential-debate

FIRST DEBATE OBAMA-ROMNEY DEBATE


http://www.npr.org/2012/10/03/162258551/transcript-first-obama-romney-presidential-debate


ROMNEY ON FOREIGN POLICY


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19874211



TURKEY- SYRIA CONFLICT

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19864353



HUGO CHAVEZ'S CHALLENGE -ELECTIONS


http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=162258551&m=162264274