FÓLKASKÚLIN ENSKT M E N T A M Á L A R Á Ð I Ð. Framseting 10. flokkur. 18. mai 2017 kl

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1 FÓLKASKÚLIN M E N T A M Á L A R Á Ð I Ð ENSKT Framseting 10. flokkur 18. mai 2017 kl

2 A1. Visit Faroe Islands - Eivør (Far Away) Watch and analyse the commercial: Visit Faroe Islands - Unspoiled, Unexplored, Unbelievable What is the message of the commercial, and how well do you think it gets across to the viewer/tourist? How does the music affect the mood? Which visual tools are being used to stimulate our longings? Does the texting matter? How? Essay title: Visit the Faroe Islands Visit Faroe Islands - Eivør (Far Away) Talgilt tilfar enskt-10-famseting-a1.mp4 2

3 A2. Seven reasons why Icelanders hate Tourism in Iceland Read the text Seven reasons why Icelanders hate tourism in Iceland. Tourism is a fast growing business in the Faroes, but the question is: Are we prone to get the same problems as the Icelanders? Why? / Why not? Write an article aimed at tourists on what you think is reasonable for locals to ex- pect as appropriate behaviour by tourists visiting the Faroes... or Write an article aimed at Faroese readers on what you think needs to be done to avoid tourism becoming a burden and a strain to life in the Faroes... Essay title: The Pros and Cons of Tourism Seven reasons why Icelanders hate Tourism in Iceland If you try to search on the internet for reasons why Icelanders hate tourism, you are bound to find several websites that discuss this issue. Below are seven reasons why Icelanders hate tourism in Iceland. They are: 7. Party and Sex tourism - colliding with the very strong gender equality awareness in Iceland. 6. Travellers camping at inappropriate places - trespassing private property instead of using designated areas. 5. Travellers defecating anywhere and everywhere - lack of respect for public toilet facilities. 4. Hotels rising all over central Reykjavík - which seem to destroy the city s original charm. 3

4 3. Rising prices in Iceland - because the Icelandic króna has such low value compared to other currencies. 2. Nature pass or entry fees? - to pay for maintenance of vulnerable sites caused by the wear and tear by the many tourists. 1. Vandalism - tourists ought not to leave personal impressions upon the sites(graffiti etc.) in order to keep them equally unspoiled for the next group of tourists. 4

5 B1. Seven billions? Comment on the comic. How is it composed? What is the overall message? How does the artist try to convince us? Do you agree? Why/why not? Essay title: Seven billions? Seven billions? 5 7

6 B2 Hans Rosling Watch the video. What is the underlying message of his teachings and do you think this message is conveyed in the video? What techniques does Hans Rosling use to get through to us viewers? Do you think he succeeds? Essay title: Why facts matter! Hans Rosling enskt-10-famseting-b2.mp4 Talgilt tilfar Hans Rosling s famous lectures combine enormous quantities of public data with a sports commentator s style to reveal the story of the world s past, present and 6

7 future development. Now he explores statistics in a way he has never done before - using augmented reality animation. In this spectacular section of The Joy of Stats he explains the story of the world in 200 countries over 200 years using 120,000 numbers - in just four minutes. Plotting life expectancy against income for every country since 1810, Hans shows how the world we live in is radically different from the world most of us imagine C1. The Crack Comment on the quote. Essay title: Make your own title The Crack 7