Friday, April 8, 2016

Friday, April 8, 2016

Friday's Assignment

After you see today's assignment, you might exclaim, TGIF!

Think about your view of Canada before coming here. How was it similar or different from this:
How different is your view of the world from the Americans'?
Here are your tasks:
  1. Role play: Reading a World Map
  2. Read this article, and in your own words write down 10 facts that you learnt from it.

  4. Scanning: Looking for patterns
    1. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "USA." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.

    2. US election: Bernie Sanders invited to Vatican by Pope

      Bernie SandersImage copyrightGetty Images
      Image captionMr Sanders said he admires Pope Francis for his views on income inequality and greed
      Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has accepted an invitation from the Pope to the Vatican.
    3. Google and then click News for "Canada" and the name of another country. Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.

    4. How Canada became a haven for the world’s unwanted dogs

      Thousands of international strays are finding a new home in Canada

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      The lives of strays such as this one, in Gansu, China, are characterized by disease and starvation (Aly Song/Reuters)
      His story begins in a phone booth—or, more accurately, under it. The puppy had pawed out a refuge from spring monsoons and lay mewling as shoppers in Mussoorie, a mountain town north of New Delhi, passed him by. The wails of stray dogs are part of India’s sonic wallpaper; an estimated 250,000 roam the streets of Delhi alone, yipping and howling amid the din of car horns and motorcycles. But after several days of listening to this one, a group of schoolboys decided they’d had enough. Wary of the animal’s fleas and mange, they gathered him into a section of newspaper and prepared to throw him over a nearby cliff.
    5. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "United Nations." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
    6. A better future starts HERE. Partner with UNA-Canada to build Canadian support for the United Nations and a world based on peace, prosperity and justice for all.
          Model UN
          A centre for excellence in empathy-based learning including Model UN and Model Arctic Council
          International Internships
          Prestigious international placements immersing Canadian youth in development and diplomacy
          UN Season
          Engaging Canadians in global dialogue on UN days focused on pressing international issues
          Canada & the World
          Seeking solutions to global challenges with leading thinkers, practitioners and engaged citizens
          Education for Action
          Innovative programmes bringing global issues alive for Canadian youth and their communities
        • Google and then click News for "Canada" and "mountains." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent
          1. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "United Nations." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
        • Google and then click News for "Canada" and "mountains." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
        • Google and then click News for "Canada" and "lakes." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
        • Google and then click News for "Canada" and "oceans." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
        • Google and then click News for "Canada" and any other search item! Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent

        • Google and then click News for "Canada" and "mountains." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.

        • . MCR Overview
          • The purpose of the Mountain Conditions Reports is to assist recreational outdoorspeople in making reasonable, informed decisions in the field
          • The information provided in the Mountain Conditions Report consists of field observations in specific mountain areas from trained and certified ACMG members who have recently traveled to those areas
          • To access these observations, visit www.mountainconditions.com
          • To download the mobile app (currently for iOS platforms only) visit: MCR iOS App
          • All reports are prepared and submitted on a volunteer basis by ACMG members who are committed to our mandate of protecting the public interest
          • The ACMG provides administrative support; Arc’teryx provides technical support
          • Feedback and comments on the MCR are welcome. Contact the ACMG Executive Director at ed@acmg.ca
           To access MCR observations
           To download the mobile app (currently for iOS platforms only)
          1. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "lakes." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.A personal watercraft passes the Great Lakes cruise ship M.S. Saint Laurent while it was moored off Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday July 28, 2015. Great Lakes cruise ships are becoming more common, and Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley believes his city should become a port of call. Elliot Ferguson/Kingston Whig-Standard/Postmedia Network
            A personal watercraft passes the Great Lakes cruise ship M.S. Saint Laurent while it was moored off Kingston, Ont. on Tuesday July 28, 2015. Great Lakes cruise ships are becoming more common, and Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley believes his city should become a port of call. Elliot Ferguson/Kingston Whig-Standard/Postmedia Netw
        • Google and then click News for "Canada" and "oceans." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent
        • A new report from Oceans North Canada is calling on the federal government to re-work its Arctic shipping corridors initiative to include environmental protections and engagement with Inuit groups. (Submitted by Kim Ploughman
        • Google and then click News for "Canada" and any other search item! Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent
        • BUSINESS BRIEFING

          Canada's oil patch seen slashing billions more in worst two-year slump since 1947

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