87 2 Earth under pressure 30 Do a presentation “Disease is nature’s revenge for our destructiveness.” Charles Frazier, novelist Disease is not the only way nature reacts to human activity. Talk with your partner about books you have read or films or series you have seen in which nature appears to send a message. Together, summarise the plot and prepare to share in class. You should also explain how this is an example of “nature’s revenge for our destructiveness”. Include one or several photos in your presentation. 31 The coronavirus pandemic Work with a partner. a) Discuss how the pandemic affected you in your daily life. Write a list of how your lives changed. b) Did it change your outlook on life? Did it change your relationships or plans for the future? WRITING 32 Write flash fiction #2 A six-word story is exactly what it says – a story told using only six words. A well-known example of a six-word story is this one, credited to Ernest Hemingway: For sale: Baby shoes, never worn. Write your own six-word story about one of the following topics: • social distancing • a pandemic • climate change • illegal wildlife trade or Let one of the photos in this chapter inspire you to write a six-word story. Contractions, such as I'm instead of I am, or you’re instead of you are, can count as one word. Introduction Building of suspense Climax Conflict Ending Hæfniviðmið • Flutt frásögn eða kynningu um undirbúið efni af öryggi og svarað spurningum. • Tekið þátt í samræðum um kunnugleg málefni og látið skoðun sína í ljós. • Samið texta og leikið sér með málið þar sem sköpunargáfan og ímyndunaraflið fá að njóta sín.
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