Treaty of Waitang

Tuesday, October 6th 2015

Multicultural NZ

 Reading comprehension

1. Advantages of living in NZ:

good education for your kids (l.2-3)

safe environment, a safe community (l.2)

a lot of opportunity to be a lot of things (l.3)

1. a key word characterizing NZ’s society: multiculturalism
2. NZ still evolving: still growing up (L8) / maturing very quickly (l.8-9)
3. Saddened: attristé

Disconnection: separation/ fracture/ marginalisation

Rephrase:

“He is saddened by the sense of disconnection some ethnic communities tell him they still feel”

→ some ethnic communities say they still feel a sense of disconnection

→ the narrator is saddened by this point of view

The interviewee thinks it is a shame that some ethnic groups cannot live together in brotherhood, they cannot manage to accept / are not capable of accepting each other, as it is still the case nowadays.

1. Unity is a goal to reach:

“the best together” (L.15)

“wonderful” (L.15)

“treasure” (L.13)

7) The Samoan Islands are situated in the Pacific Ocean, in the North East of Australia, the North of NZ, the East of Papua New Guinea.

8 : “A Pacific Nation”:

“a vibrant Pacific country” (l.17-18)

“its cultural heritage from the Pacific” (l.18)

“its place in the Pacific” (l.20-21)

“it’s the wonderful connection between Asia and the Pacific” (L.23-24)

A rendre sur feuille pour JEUDI!!!!!!!!

ACTION: use your notes to make a summary of the article.

To what extend does the article illustrate the notion of Spaces and Exchanges? (150-200 words)

Tuesday, October 20th 2015

Oral comprehension: Climate refugees

What is it?

 It is a documentary entitled “The Human Face of Climate Change”, directed by Michael Nash.

What is it about?

It is about climate change and its consequences on people and places.

What are the problems?

Natural disasters (storms, hurricanes, floods, fires, tsunamis, earthquakes, sea level rise) are threat multipliers for populations. Climate change presses areas that are already stressed causing social unrest, and thus leading to more people moving around the world.

Which notion does it illustrate? Spaces and exchange

Why? Explain.

What is a “climate refugee”?

Refugee: a person who seeks refuge.

The Global Governance Project defines “ Climate refugees

“ as people who have to leave their habitats because of sudden or gradual alteration in their natural environment  related to at least three impacts of climate change: sea-level rise, extreme weather events, and drought and water scarcity.

Thursday, October 22nd 2015

The Human Face of Climate Change

Reading comprehension:

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