Easter IslandFrom prosperity to despair

Pre-listening

• Have you ever heard about Easter island?

south Pacific Ocean, west and slightly north of Santiago, Chile

approximately trian-gular, and is around 2,000 kilometers from the next nearest in-habited island.

Easter Island

Pre-Listening

• 1.• http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBTtC4J0OY

The Lecture

2.http

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbPoebPPCGo&feature=related

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW2D3xZSUYs&feature=related

Free Discussion

Some ideas…

1. How do you of the role of humankind in nature?

2. Can you recall any natural disasters caused by outcomes of human ac-tions?

3. How do you like the advance of technology? What do you think of the modern civilization?

4. Do you know anything about the collapse of other civilizations? i.e. Maya, Inca, Aztec? What do you find contributable to the collapse of the society?

5. What do you think of a globalization? Are you pro or con?

6. What do you think we should do to pave the way to a more sustainable and environmental friendly society?