Teens in Canada. AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher

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1 AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher 5-Minute Teacher Pick an aspect of life in Canada and tell your class about it. Try to make your presentation as interesting as possible. The others will give you feedback. Researching your topic Pick one topic from the fact sheets. Write down all the questions you want to answer in your presentation. For further information, you can research your topic on the internet and in the library. Think about how you can make your presentation more interesting. Which pictures, film scenes, songs or other items could you present to the class? Introduction My topic is The topic of my presentation is Today I d like to talk to you about... I m going to talk about Have you ever wondered...? Well, today I m going to tell you more about it. I ve chosen the topic of... because I feel,... Main part First I would like to First of all, I d like to start with Let s begin with So let s start with To illustrate this, I have brought I d like to show you This picture/film/song/ shows really well that The next point is Another important point is My final point refers to the idea Finally Preparing the presentation Think about what you want to tell the others about your topic. Then prepare your presentation. Take a sheet of paper and divide it into a large section and a small section. Write your text (intro middle end) in the large section of the worksheets. Use the language support to structure your text. Underline key words. Write your keywords into the small section of the worksheets. Text Keywords Ending Let me finish by saying To conclude,... And this brings me to the end of my talk/presentation. I hope you ve enjoyed my presentation Thank you (very much) for listening. Are there any questions left? Presenting your topic Use your keywords only. Start by saying what your topic is. Tell your listeners how you will organize your talk. Speak as freely as possible.

2 AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher Fact sheet I Topic I: Canada and Immigration The three main groups of people immigrating to Canada are: - economic immigrants who search for work etc. - parents, spouses or sons and daughters who immigrate to reunite with their family - refugees that left their home country because of persecution Refugees in Canada are allowed to work after having stayed for three months. Immigrants in Canada have immediate and undifferentiated access to social benefits. Canada was the first country in the world that officially implemented a legislative framework for multiculturalism. Canada is often compared to a mosaic because different cultural groups can keep their characteristics and become part of one big diverse picture. Only a minority of Canadians is skeptical towards immigration. Refugees and immigrants receive a lot of help to integrate into society. Canada offers pre-arrival programs in which immigrants are being informed about life in Canada before moving there. After coming to Canada, they can benefit from language training, information service, employment assistance etc. In 1967, a points system for potential immigrants was introduced. There are six categories: English and/or French skills, education, experience, age, arranged employment in Canada and adaptability. One can score a total of 100 points. Candidates with less than 67 points are not qualified to apply to immigrate to Canada as skilled workers. Immigrants who get enough points are welcomed in Canada on a permanent basis. They first receive permanent resident status. To become a Canadian citizen, they must: - have lived in Canada for at least three years in the past four years before applying. - prove adequate skills in English or French. - pass a test about Canada (election procedures, social history, geography...). Finally, the new Canadian citizens attend a citizenship ceremony and take the oath of citizenship. Information: You can find further information about immigration to Canada on the website of Planet Schule (keyword Canada). Also take a look at the Canadian government s website for Citizenship and Immigration.

3 AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher Fact sheet II Topic II: Talking About Statistics In 2011, 6,775,800 people that were not born in Canada lived there. Every year, Canada accepts between 200,000 and 280,000 immigrants. People come from close to 200 different countries. The top three countries in 2011 were: Country Number of immigrations % of all immigrants Philippines 152, China 122, India 121, The three top countries were followed by the United States, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Iran, South Korea, Colombia and Mexico. In 2012, 65,008 immigrants came as parents, spouses or sons and daughters reuniting with their family members. 23,094 immigrants were refugees. The distribution of Aboriginal people in Canada is described in the grid below: People number of individuals % of all Aboriginal people Inuit 59, Métis 451, First Nations 851, All Aboriginal people 1,400, ,3 % of all Canadians The most important religions of Canada s population are shown in this grid: Religion % of all Canadians Christianity 67 No religion 24 Islam 3.2 Hinduism 1.5 Sikhism 1.4 Buddhism 1.1 Judaism 1.0 Language support The table/graph/chart deals with/gives information about/shows/illustrates... The figures in the first/second... column represent... The first/second... column provides information on... The numbers refer to/relate to... The statistics make clear/illustrate/demonstrate/reveal/suggest... The figures lead to the conclusion... The reason why... is that is well illustrated in the chart/ table/... Information: You can find further information about people in Canada on the website of Planet Schule (keyword Canada). You may also want to have a look at the Canadian government s website for statistics.

4 AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher Fact sheet III Topic III: Going to School in Canada In Canada, mandatory school attendance starts at the age of 6 and ends at 16. The governments of the 13 Canadian provinces are responsible for organizing the education, so there are some differences between the school systems. After kindergarten, at the age of six, kids go to elementary school until the sixth or eighth grade (depending on the province). In some regions, there are middle schools for children in grades six, seven and eight. High school, or secondary school, is for children in grades 8 or 9 to grade 12. There, students can choose different tracks, according to their future plans. For example, those who want to go to university can choose the academic track. A normal school day starts around 8.30 a.m. and ends at 3.30 p.m. Pupils eat in their school and engage in extracurricular activities like training in a sports team, playing theatre, writing for the school newspaper, playing in a band etc. Most Canadian children attend a public high school; only five percent learn at private institutes. Parents are allowed to teach their kids at home. About 60,000 Canadian students are homeschooled. Topic IV: British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada s provinces. Population: 4.5 million it s the third most populated Canadian province. Biggest town: Vancouver (2.3million inhabitants) Capital City: Victoria (about 368,000 inhabitants) Highest Point: Fairweather Mountain (4,663m) Longest River: Fraser River (1,368km) British Columbia has a great cultural diversity: - More than 40 major Aboriginal cultural groups are represented in the region. - Chinese and Punjabi are the most common languages after English. - There are also sizeable German, Italian, Japanese and Russian communities. In February and March 2010, Vancouver was the host city for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Information: You can find further information about schools in Canada on the website of Planet Schule (keyword Canada). To get more information about British Colubia, have a look at the official tourism and travel website of the tourism organisation Destination British Columbia.

5 AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher Fact sheet IV Topic V: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada In 2011, 1,400,685 Aboriginal people lived in Canada, making up 4.3 percent of Canada s population. The Canadian constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal people: Métis, Inuit, and Indians, who are nowadays mostly called First Nations. About Métis: - Métis people are descendants from marriages between members of First Nation people and Europeans. - In 2011, 451,795 Aboriginal people in Canada identified themselves as Métis. About Inuit: - In 2011, 59,445 Inuits lived in Canada. - There are 53 Inuit communities within 4 Canadian regions. - The Inuit regions cover one third of Canada s landmass. - The word Inuit means the people in the Inuit language called Inuktitut. About First Nations: - Formerly they were called Indians, but today, the term First Nations is politically correct. - There are 634 First Nation communities in Canada, most of them in the provinces Ontario and British Columbia. - Most of the First Nations people live in special reserves but there are also many who live in larger cities. - In 2011, 851,560 people were identified as First Nations people. The Canadian government s Department for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development is responsible for fulfilling the government s obligations and commitments to First Nations, Inuit and Métis. On their website, you can find further information about Aboriginal peoples. Some Aboriginal flags:

6 AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher Evaluation Sheet Evaluation Sheet Evaluate the presentation. Tick the field which you think fits the presentation best. Use a different colour for each candidate. Give the presenter a feedback afterwards. What was good? What could be improved? Content J You gave all the important information on the topic. You structured your talk in an excellent way./i really like the way you presented your information. K You gave some of the important information on the topic. You structured your talk well./i like the way you presented your information. Try to give more information on the topic. You could use different sources. Try to give your presentation a better structure by starting with an introduction, continuing with a main part and finishing it with an end. Structure In your introduction, you briefly said what you were going to talk about. You used all the language support to structure your talk. In your introduction, you did not say what you were going to talk about. You used some of the phrases to structure your talk. Begin with talking about something that catches your audience s attention. For example, an interesting fact or a personal story. You should use more terms and the language support. Presentation You spoke clearly and not too fast./you spoke fluently. You talked freely all the time. You looked at your audience all the time./ You kept/established eyecontact all the time. Your presentation was within the given time limit. You did not look at your notes all the time. You were relaxed/selfconfident all the time. You spoke clearly most of the time and reasonably slow./ You nearly spoke fluently. You did not speak freely all the time. You did not look at your audience all the time./you did not keep/establish eyecontact all the time. Your presentation was nearly within the given time limit. You sometimes looked at your notes. You were sometimes relaxed/self-confident. Try to calm down before you start presenting. Practice difficult words at home. Try to practice more beforehand. Try to look at your audience all the time. If you feel insecure, keep eye-contact with a friend first. Your presentation was not within the given time limit. It would be best if you tried it at home first. Practice your talk before, so that you don t have to look at your notes all the time. Don t worry: Practice makes perfect!