canadian dream

« Introduction of English class Vocabulary: - foreground/ before/ forehead - In the background - on the right/ left -At the bottom/top - a boat/ a ship/ a liner - dark= bad, sadness, death, dark, evil - bright= happiness, hope, life, Good hypothesis 1: the american dream, a place to go to, attractive hypothesis 2: the boat (=immigrants) is bringing darkness The Amercian dream - Early 20th - immigrants - Ellis Island Canada: - sport: hockey -culture: French - celebreties: Celin dion/ A.davis/ Drake - politics: justin trudeau -food: poutine/ maple syrup - geography: ottawa, toronto monuments: -history: former British, colony Chapter 1: Canadian Dream Geography/ population: - largest and the most liveable country. - one of the largest and most liveable countries. - 1/3 on the population lives in the 3 largest cities (= Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto). - Go to the most famous waterfalls in the world. - Travel to the Canadian Rockies (=> the Canadian rocky mountains). -The country is know for its unspoiled (that was not touched, changed or discovered by humans) nature. Activities: - skiing -snowboarding - kayaking - fishing - visiting museum - canoeing - visiting amusement parks - discovering the wildlife -enjoying culture in Quebec -relaxing -swimming in lakes Culture/ history: - lots of people are from British or French descendents. Objective: - For me the objective behind this video is to give us a vision about a new culture, new people and new activities that maybe we ignored about Canada.

And also to attract people. - This video is promotional ad to attract tourists to Canada.

By showing some of the most famous and breathtaking (= impressive, amazing) places of the country, the video aims at making people want to come to Canada.

This way, visitors ans tourists would spend money and it would help to develop and improve the country’s economy. Vocabulary: - To aim at +-ing= viser à -To make someone want= donner envie -Accommodation=logement - Horse/shoe Activity: *Write the text of your own advertisement to promote Canada, using the elements from the video and what you may know.

The ad must be 1- min long. Imagine a country where nature is untouched and the cities are full of life — this is Canada.

One of the largest and most liveable countries in the world.

Picture yourself at the Canadian Rockies, with snowy peaks and a bright blue sky.

Feel the power of Niagara Falls, one of the most famous waterfalls in the world.

Explore exciting cities like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.

Discover the unique charm of Quebec, where French and British cultures come together.

Enjoy thrilling sports like skiing, snowboarding, or kayaking on crystal-clear waters, or choose a peaceful canoe ride. There’s an adventure for everyone.

Canada is waiting for you, ready to share its wonders and culture.

Whether you want excitement or calm, your adventure starts here.

Discover why Canada is unique.

Visit Canada, where every adventure begins. Vocabulary: - people/peoples not the same. - Vibrant= vivant. TEXT: tourism in Canada. Student c: The text says that tourism brings in 102 billion dollars every year, creats 1.8 million jobs, and makes up more than 2% of the GDP.

Tourism is also canada’s biggest service export, with a value of more than 22 billion dollars in 2018 or almost 20% of service export income. Sharing: 1) tourism essenciel: tourism accounts for a noticeable part of canada’s economy.

Indeed, its represent over 2% of the country’s GDP, and it generate more than 100$ billion each year. Moreover, almost 2 million jobs depend directly on tourism and related activities. Canada tries to attract tourits: through various political and economic decisions, Canada has renforced its worldwide communication thanks to the efforts of the minister of tourism. Furthermore, since there are more tourist coming, the country has to create more jobs to answer the needs of the growing number of visitors. Activity: Yes, of course, I want to visit Canada.

For me, it is the country of calm and nature.

In my opinion, it’s the perfect place where we can reconnect with ourselves.

For me, it's one of my goals to visit it.

When reading this text, I realized that it doesn't really make me want to go.

In fact, it gives me the impression that Canada is a very touristy country and that everything is superficial.

It also gives me the feeling that Canada depends only on tourism to keep its economy running, and this is because there are too many numbers in the text. Group 3: Working Experience in Canada. Oral comprehension: Present her experience and view of what life is in Canada - 21 YO - Australian - working in the canadian rookies - November ==> working travel but she didn’t know a lot about canada or the next place to go.... »