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Before you start working on the different subjects, please read the information:

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Before you start working on the different subjects, please read the information:

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1. Please, do the topics in the right order. Start with topic one and end with topic four.
2. Do all the tasks. If you do not have a printer, you can simply write down the solutions on a piece of paper. Always remember to write down the date and the headline . Collect your results in a folder (Ordner).
3. If you click on the pictures/worksheets/clips they will open up.
4. You also have to revise (Wiederholen) the vocabulary from Unit 4 including the blue boxes.

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Look at the pictures below. Choose two pictures and describe what you see. Write at least eight sentences for each picture.
Use the following website for language support:
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/words/bildbeschreibung.htm

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Do you want to get to know India's national anthem? Then, click on the following link:

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Jana Gana Mana - India National Anthem  English lyrics

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Read the text on the website below. Write a fact file (Steckbrief) about India. Include interesting information and facts from the text.

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India facts

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of India, Bharat
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Federal republic
CAPITAL: New Delhi
POPULATION: 1,236,344,631
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Hindi, English, 21 others
MONEY: Rupee
AREA: 3,287,590 square kilometres
MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGE: Himalaya
MAJOR RIVERS: Ganges, Yamuna, Indus, Brahmaputra
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India's geography

India is part of the continent of Asia. Most of India forms a peninsula, jutting out into the ocean. The southeast is bordered by the Bay of Bengal, and the southwest is bordered by the Arabian Sea. The Himalayas - the world's highest mountain range - rise in the north of the country.

India's terrain varies widely, from the Thar Desert in the west to jungles in the northeast. A fertile area called the Ganges Plain covers much of northern India. This formation was created from soil that was deposited by rivers running from the Himalayas. In some places, this layer of silt is over 7,620m deep.

Indian people & culture

Society throughout India is divided into social ranks, called castes. Caste is determined by birth and there is almost no way to change it. High castes include priests, landowners and soldiers. So-called Untouchables have no caste and do the most menial jobs.

India is a very spiritual country. It has no official religion, but more than 80 percent of Indians are Hindu. About 13 percent are Muslim. Other religions include Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, which all began in India.

India's nature

For thousands of years, since the Hindu religion first evolved, respect for animal life has been an important part of Indians' beliefs. Cows in particular are sacred and cannot be harmed. They are even allowed to wander through city streets, which often causes traffic jams!

India's varied climate zones support about 65,000 animal species, including elephants, pythons, river dolphins and rhinos, and 12,000 types of flowering plants. It is the only country in the world with both lions and tigers. It's also a bird watcher's paradise.

On the coast of the Bay of Bengal is the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. Here, tigers swim in the same rivers as dolphins, sea turtles, sharks and saltwater crocodiles. This unique landscape is constantly under threat as sea levels rise and humans hunt illegally, and clear trees for firewood.

The Himalayas provide a home for some of India's rarest animals and plants. The most elusive animal is the snow leopard. Bears and black buck live lower down, and in the northeast, the tiger and one-horned rhinoceros can be found.

Indian government and economy

India's parliamentary government was inherited from the British. After independence in 1947, one party, the Congress Party, and one family, the Nehru family, dominated politics in India for decades. Now, however, many parties compete for elected positions.

India's economy is growing so fast that experts predict it will soon become one of the world's leading markets.

Indian history

India's earliest known civilization arose about 5,000 years ago on the Indus River in what is now Pakistan. Archaeologists uncovered the remains of two huge cities with brick houses, piped water and sewer systems. Nobody knows why, but these cities, called Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, were abandoned in 1700 B.C.

The Aryan people were farmers from Central Asia who arrived in India around 1500 B.C. They spoke Sanskrit, one of the world's oldest known languages. The Vedic Scriptures, writings that form the basis of the Hindu religion, were written during the Aryan reign.

In the 200-year reign of the Gupta Empire, starting in the fourth century A.D., arts, crafts, and sciences flourished. During this time, the Indian astronomer Aryabhatta determined that the Earth revolved around the sun. This was long before the Western world accepted the theory.

Beginning in the 16th century, following a series of invasions by Muslim forces, a Mongol leader named Babur founded the Mughal Empire. The Mongols oversaw a golden age of art, literature and architecture in India between 1527 and 1707. They built roads, mosques, gardens and enormous tombs, including the grand Taj Mahal.

In the late 1400s, Europeans arrived in India and began setting up trading companies. In 1757, Britain gained control over most of the country. Uprisings against British rule began in 1856. In 1920, the famous Mahatma Gandhi began nonviolent protests to push the British out. In 1947, India had independence.

Photos an illustrations: Ganges: Pius Lee, Dreamstime. Diwali candles: Kaphoto, Dreamstime. All other images: Getty Images UK Words from kids.nationalgeographic.com Figures accurate at time of publication, March 2015

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India facts: discover this stunning country! | National Geographic Kids

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Learn all about India's geography, people, wildlife, government, history and more with Nat Geo Kids' fascinating India facts!

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Read the fact file about Mumbai in your textbook on p. 74.

Do task 1 a and b on p. 40 in your workbook (you might have to read the fact file about Johannesburg, TB p. 75 again).

Then, do task 1c - write a short profile of Mumbai.

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Describe the picture and think about the following questions:
1) What is the film about?
2) Why is there a question in the foreground of the picture?
3) What are the boy and the girl in the backgound doing and why?

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Do task 2 in your textbook on p. 77. Answer the three questions using whole sentences.

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Do task 2 on p. 41 in your workbook (write about Mumbai, not Johannesburg).

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Do task 3 on p. 41 in your workbook.
Then, do task P1 on p. 78 in your textbook.

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Read the following definition of "slum":

" A slum is a part of a city or a town where many poor people live. It is a place where people may not have basic needs. Some of these people may also have social disadvantages. There are slums in most of the big cities of the world." (source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slum)

Then, watch the video below at least twice.
Answer the following questions using whole sentences:
1) What is the name of the slum in the video?
2) What prejudices do the interviewed people have about people living in the slums? Write down at least three things.
3) What makes life in the slums difficult? Write down at least two things.
4) What is good about slum life?
5) How do people try to improve (verbessern) their life?

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We Spent A Day In The Largest Slum In India | THE VOICELESS #8

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Watch the clip carefully.
In your picture description you had to think about the plot (Handlung) of the film.
After watching the clip, add futher suggestions to the film's plot.

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Download the pdf and do the tasks.

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This is how the film starts.
Watch the scene two or three times. Pay attention and try to understand as much as possible.

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Opening 3 minutes to Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Clip 1 of 15 Dir. Danny Boyle

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Download the pdf and do the tasks.

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Would you like to watch the film in class?
Explain why/why not.