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209 Activities Unit 8, exercise 26b Group B The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been updating its ‘Doomsday Clock’ since 1947. The clock conveys how close we are to destruction (or ‘midnight’) and identifies the ways that humans could obliterate themselves. One of the main reasons since the late 1940s has been a possible nuclear war. However, climate change and new life- science technologies have become important new factors. The clock was re-adjusted on January 22, 2015, moving from six minutes to midnight to three minutes to midnight. The reasons for this? The modernisation of nuclear weapons in the United States and Russia, the problem of nuclear waste and climate change. However, a small sign of hope is that developed and developing countries alike are making promises to limit the climate-changing gas emissions that would make our planet uninhabitable. It’s six minutes to midnight … 1 Where is the clock and what is its purpose? 3 What reasons do people have to be slightly 2 What areas of risk affect the time shown optimistic? on the clock? 4 Mark any points you agree and disagree with. Unit 9, exercise 6b Work in A/B/C groups. Group A, look at advert A. Group B, look at advert B. Group C, look at advert C. 1 What effect do the adverts suggest the drink has on people? 2 What qualities do you think they promote? What do the people represent? 3 How old do you think the adverts are? How do you know? Work with students from the other groups. Look at all the adverts together. 1 Put the adverts in chronological order. What helped you decide? Which advert is clearly linked to a particular time? 2 Match these qualities to the adverts. 3 Which advert is associated with a particular: a moment or feeling? b pleasure or leisure activity? c country? 4 How are women presented in advert 1? Do you think the presentation of women in advertising has changed? 5 Which advert do you think is most effective? Why? 6 Can you think of another Pepsi ad? Describe it. energy  success  friendship  popularity  taste health  youth  refreshment  attractiveness A B C Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv