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How to talk to an
Anglo Saxon
The roots of English run 1,500 years deep
into the soil of language – but it has grown
and sprouted in endless directions over the
past millennium and a half. What was the Old
English word for ‘bread’, and where do we
still use it today? Why do we have a silent H
in ‘why’? How do you pronounce the word
‘ecg’? Which famous king had a name that
means ‘takes advice from fairies’? Answer
these questions and prepare yourself to talk
to an Anglo Saxon.
World Food and
Climate Change
Is there enough food to feed the world? This
question is used to explore issues relating
to food, and its availability and distribution
throughout different countries of the world.
The topic of development underpins this
question and local places that don’t fit the
expected pattern are introduced and studied.
Is the weather getting worse? This question
looks at the topics of weather and climate,
building towards the study of climate change.
Some challenging concepts are studied, for
example the tri-cellular model. Examples and
discussion of extreme weather events are
explored with a view to answering the initial
key question.
The Middle East
Lines in the Sand: a brief introduction to
the shaping of the modern Middle East at
the start of the Twentieth Century and the
origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. A whistle
stop tour through Zionism, Arab Nationalism
and European Colonial misdemeanours.