Thursday, August 15, 2013

Language Lab #1: Culture Challenge


Language Lab #1: Culture Challenge
Teacher: Denyse Kuhn

Team Names:_____________________________________________________________________

Date:_____________________________________

Country:_________________________________________________

 

You have 40 minutes to find the answers to the following questions.  Then you will upload the information to your blogs and present it to the class.

1.       Pick one of the top 8 countries on the World Happiness Index from the teacher.

2.       Find the life expectancy, experienced well-being, ecological footprint and HPI (Happy Planet Index) overall spot of the Happy Planet Index 2012.

3.       Find a picture of the flag, a map showing the location of the country, a typical citizen smiling,

4.       Financial Life:

·         GDP per year per capita,

·         3 common occupations and the average salary of each one

·         cost of living: a can of coke, a bottle of water, a loaf of bread, a dozen eggs, bus ticket, a pair of Nikes.

5.       Social Life: 3 common national sports, 3 tourist attractions, 3 common hobbies or pastimes , 3 typical dishes

6.       Find a singer from the country and a link showing them singing.  Learn the chorus of one of his or her songs and sing it in front of the class (when you present your team) with the singer in the video behind you.  Dance movies are encourage and will probably win you votesJ

 

Evaluation

Complete and on time:  2pts

Pronunciation:  2pts

Correct Information:  2pts

Group Song: Memorized, Actions, Energy, Video link:  4pts

Total:  10pts

1 Bonus Point to top 3 spots.

 

 

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