The Meatrix II is now online. It is a captivating Flash animation against factory farming in the style of Matrix (the film). You can also show your students the Meatrix one, about porks and hens, with a stress on how cruel and polluting this type of intensive farming. The second shows the cow. Both contain the same message, which is developed in the ‘inside the meatrix’ and ‘learn more’ sections, where you can learn a lot about sustainable farming.
Meatrix II :
http://www.meatrix2.com/
Meatrix I :
http://www.themeatrix.com/
http://www.themeatrix.com/inside/
http://www.themeatrix.com/learnmore/index.html
Our colleague Annie Gwynn has worked a lot around the Meatrix I. You can find several online or off line exercises, including an audio comprehension and a ready to use worksheet:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/annie.gwynn/cours/meatrix/Meatrix.PDF
– An online video : The Meatrix II
