Thursday, October 1, 2015

Thursday's Assignment

Why did you and/or your family come to Canada? Some people come to Canada to have a better life. Others give up a better life to give their children a better life here. Still others come to Canada to make babies!

Interestingly, many Canadians have gone the other way, to other parts of the world, to a worse life. They have gone to places of disease, destruction, desolation, and death. What impact have some of them brought to the global village? This morning you have some reading and listening to do!

1. Here are your tasks:
   
   1. Read the headings in this article.
   1. Click on some of the links to find the original sources.
   2. How does Canada fare in the global village.
   3. How about the country of origin?
   4. Discuss with a partner possible reasons for a country's international success.
   2. What about second language learning and ESL? Listen to this video: 12:46 - 14:36.
   1. Click on CC for captions to help you along.
   2. Did any fact surprise you?
   3. Discuss why you agree or disagree with the speaker.
   3. How was Canada involved in the global village?
   1. Search (Ctrl-F) this document for Canadian missionaries.
   2. Locate the last name "Goforth" in the same document.
   3. Google for "Jonathan Goforth," and publish 3 interesting facts about him. Then leave a comment on your classmates' blogs.
   4. Extra reading: One of Mrs. Goforth's reports

Which country is the best one in the world? Every year the experts might give us different answers. According to a study by the EIU which looked at 80 countries, scoring them which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead. The results, mapped out above, are both surprising and not. Canada ranks ninth behind Switzerland, Australia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Singapore, New Zealand, Netherlands, scoring 7.81. China ranks 49th out of 80. I'm not surprised because I'm come from China, even China now has the second-largest number of billionaires in the world and show astounding  gains, but those gains have not benefited all Chinese equally, the rising cost of living and worsening income inequality mean that China is still not a great place to be born.