Advanced lesson: photojournalism videos and discussion

Objectives:
Students at the end of the class will be able to understand and see in context language related to the topic, will be able to use some of it, to give their opinion and express feelings.
As a grammar objective: to review 3rd condional, the more... the more...

Show video 1. No prior telling what it is about (bad practice?) to generate interest,


1. Photojournalist prize video (old, bad quality)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c_LlxTDmIs
How did it make them feel? How was she feeling?
What would you have done in the photographers' situation? and the sniper/girl?
Perceptions of victims of conflicts towards journalists?
Role of photojournalist and photojournlism
World press photo? Opinion on photojournalistic exhibitions, you go for "pleasure" to see and learn about the attrocities taking place in the world. Role of exhibitions. Role of photojournalism.
You toughen up, the more... the more


Gender and photojournlism

Open session with slideshow from her official website and discuss. elicit whether they are by the same photographer? what makes them think so? what can you see? / how does it make you feel? gender? where? music? Photos taken in the same place? Photographer, a man or a woman? The role music plays in the slideshow, etc.

 
Eman Mohammed, female photojournalist in Gaza
https://www.ted.com/talks/eman_mohammed_the_courage_to_tell_a_hidden_story#t-237196
help with language,
play and pause and repeat words they may find hard to pick up. 
Comprehension questions, vocabulary
Use transcript to create gap-fills?
Discussion


Gap fill exercise to focus on language
Create cloze to practice new vocabulary with l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html

http://www.emanmohammed.com/#/portfolio?i=695
Choose a photo and you will tell us what you like about it, what there is in it.


Vocabulary seen in class/Some of the lg they may need.
shoot a photo, shoot a rifle, shoot a person
heavy emotional burden
nobody is pointing a gun at her = nobody is forcing her to do it = no obligation
what if she...? what if she hadn't shot ? -hypothesis about the past (but she did)
why didn't he shoot? - sentence structure
you can't see to the wounded = attender a los heridos
raise and rise
gender-based jobs
something is frowned upon = not well-seen, disapproved of
raise needs an object : he raised his hand, you raise children, herders raise cattle, you raise yor voice
the sun rises early in summer, taxes rise

Please watch videos again, make a note of words and expressions you hear that you know but never use, be an active listener.
Also, it would be nice if you could go onto Eman's website and choose one or more photos and describe them or tell us a few words about them like, why you like them, memories it has brought you back, etc. AS usual, feel free to do a piece of writing so you can use the language seen in class so we can all correct or discuss it together.