Summer Learning Journey-Day 3- Week 1

Day 3 - Buying a ticket

Now that you have chosen your country it is time to start planning your trip. One of the first things you will need to do is to buy an airplane ticket. There are many, many airlines that fly around the world. Some of the most common are:

Air Canada Air New Zealand

                               

Emirates             Air Asia

                

When you get onto the airplane you will be asked to watch a short safety video that tells you how to stay safe when flying in a plane. Arguably, the best airplane safety videos are produced by Air New Zealand.

Activity 1

Watch both of the current Air New Zealand safety videos. The first is a video that stars the All Blacks. The second is a video that stars Rhys Darby and Anna Faris (Hollywood actress).  Links for the videos are found below:

Air New Zealand ‘Men In Black’ video

Air New Zealand ‘Safety in Hollywood’ video

Once you have finished watching the videos, go to your blog and list three things that you need to do to stay safe on an airplane.

1. Loose items that you’ve brought on board, must be secured and safely stowed.
2. Make sure that you buckle your seat belt when you find your seat on the plane
3. No smoking aboard the planes so that you won’t disrupt the other passengers. Also because of health of the other passengers (Wouldn’t want them inhaling smoke).

Activity 2

Imagine that you have been asked to create your very own airline. What would you call it? Design a simple logo for your airline and post it on your blog. You must include a short explanation of your logo below the picture

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https://secure.logomaker.com/logomaker/ -Site where I created my logo

I chose Louisiana because I think it represents my name as a country, plus it’s very fun to say for me. By adding the flights into my “company” name, it verifies that my so called company is about planes and flying. My slogan is “It starts with L”, I just figured it’ll sound sophisticated. I found a photo of a plane and ship which I thought would brighten up my logo and add more contrast.

Bonus Activity - Airplane tickets can be very expensive. The table below lists the cost of one return ticket for one person from Auckland, New Zealand to the capital city of each country included in the Summer Learning Journey programme. The costs are listed in the local currency (money) of the country and not in New Zealand dollars.

Name of City	Cost of Return Flight
Canberra, Australia	826            AUD              Australian Dollars
Tokyo, Japan	147172      JPY                Japanese Yen
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	7182          MYR             Malaysian Ringgit
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	7219           AED             United Arab Emirates Dirham
Cape Town, South Africa	27296          ZAR             South African Rand
Berlin, Germany	2182            EUR             Euros
London, England	1442            GBP             Great British Pounds
Santiago, Chile	1 582 030    CLP              Chilean Peso
Mexico City, Mexico	90 664         MXN            Mexican Peso
Ottawa, Canada	2064            CAD             Canadian Dollar

Use the XE currency converter website [http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/] to find out how much each ticket would cost in New Zealand dollars [NZD $$]. On your blog, tell us:

1. How much it would cost in New Zealand dollars to fly to each country.

Australia- $862.479

Japan-  $1815.59

Malaysia-$2263.83

United Arab Emirates-$2752.51

South Africa- $2768.78

Germany- $3258.62

England-$2571.22

Chile- $3306.972

Mexico- $6154.94

Canada- $2174.81

2. Which country is the most expensive country to visit

Mexico because of the cost which is $6154.94

3. Which country is the least expensive country to visit

Australia because the cost is $862.479

Summer Learning Journey-Day 2-Week 1

Day 2 – Learning the basics

Now that you have chosen your country, it is time to decide where, within your country, you would like to visit. Many tourists will choose to visit the capital city of a country. It is often quite large and full of interesting things to see and do.

Activity 1

Before you go overseas it will be important that you learn a bit about the capital city of your country. Hop online and find out about the capital city of your country. Use this information to complete the five sentences below:

1. The name of the capital city is Berlin
2. The population of the capital city for 2016 has not been determined. The estimated population for 2014 was 3.4 million. In 2015 the population was approximately 3.6 million.
3. In January, the weather in the capital city is usually rainy and snowy.
4. The capital city is located in the northern, eastern (northern, southern, middle) part of the country.
5. The languages most commonly spoken in the capital city are Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Polish, Kurdish, Vietnamese, English, Serbian, Croatian, Greek, and other Asian languages.

Activity 2

One of the most popular activities in Madrid, the capital city of Spain, is called ‘Bullfighting.’ It has been a part of Spanish culture for centuries. In bullfighting people called ‘toreros and ‘matadors’ fight with a live bull. The toreros do most of the fighting and, ultimately, capture the bull and tie it up. Once it has been caught, the matador joins the fight and kills the bull. Although most toreros and matadors are men, there are some women who also compete in the sport.

Not everyone supports bullfighting in Spain. In fact, about 30% of the population want it to be banned (stopped) completely. What do you think? On your blog tell us whether or not you think that bullfighting should be banned in Spain. Please provide, at least, two reasons to support your decision.

1. I believe that bullfighting should be stopped because it could lead to severe injuries to the matadors or anyone who comes face to face with the bulls. Injuries such as death(not exactly an injury) or concussions, cuts from the horns of a bull and injuries from being stepped on by the bull.
2. Also because killing bulls aren’t really necessary. It’s hard to believe that people pay to watch people violently kill a bull slowly just for satisfaction.

https://www.clearlyveg.com/blog/2015/11/01/eu-votes-cut-subsidies-bullfighting-spain

Bonus activity

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. Have you been to Wellington? If so, please tell us about two things that you did when you were in Wellington.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to go to Wellington, follow the link to learn more about this very cool city: Discover Wellington.

On your blog, tell us what two things you would like to do if you had the chance to visit Wellington. Would you go to the botanical gardens or visit the Beehive? Perhaps you would prefer to go shopping on Cuba Street or go out for dinner on Quay Street…

If I were to visit Wellington, I would definitely go out for dinner on Quay street with a couple of friends and family. On the last day of my visit I would go to their Space Place Planetarium in Kelstrom to learn more about our earth as well as our solar system. If I have enough time, I would visit their botanical gardens and enjoy my last moments in Wellington.

Summer learning journey- Day 1

Day 1 -Choosing A destination

The world is a very big and very cool place. There are currently 196 countries and approximately 7.1 billion people living on earth. For this project we are going to focus on just 10 countries across 6 continents – Canada (North America), Mexico (Central America), Chile (South America), England (Europe), Germany (Europe), South Africa (Africa), United Arab Emirates (Middle East), Japan (Asia), Malaysia (South-East Asia), and Australia (Australasia).

Please click on the ‘World Map’ tab on the main menu. It will bring you to a big map. One by one click on the names of the countries and ready the ‘Quick Facts’ about each place.

Activity 1

Germany

I would like to go to Germany because I want to learn and adapt to the German ways for I am part German, also so that I can hopefully learn more about my German ancestors.

I would also like to go to visit the Neuschwanstein Castle, I have heard a lot of stories about the nineteenth century castle and I would feel very fascinated to be in an actual castle (making my child dream come true).

Activity 2-

On Google, research the country that you have chosen to visit and write, in your own words, three interesting facts about that country. They must be facts that weren’t already provided on the World Map.

Facts about Germany

• Over 100 Germans have been awarded the Nobel prize in their field, including Albert Einstein, who was born in Germany
• Germany has had an unsettled history, including the Nazi, hitler and the conflict between east and west of Germany.
• Germany has legal say on what babies are named

• Germany's capital centre has shifted seven times – these cities are Aachen, Regensburg, Frankfurt-am-Main,  Nuremberg, Berlin,  Weimar, Bonn (and East Berlin), and, since 1990, Berlin again.

Activity 3- Write a letter to a friend or family member to tell them that you are going to visit your country of choice. In your letter, please tell them where you are going, why you have decided to go to the particular country and how long you will be away. Feel free to invite them to join you, if you’d like!

Dear Mum and Dad!.

I have great news, I have decided to move to Germany but before you start worrying I will not be staying permanently of course. The cause of my decision is because I want travel the world, first starting off with our home country. I will be touring around the capital city and it has been confirmed that I will be visiting a real life castle (Neuschwanstein Castle). Hope fully on the way I would meet with some of my German friends, and learn how to speak German. For a starter I have already learnt how to say Hi (Hallo) and Goodbye (Auf Wiedersehen). Also on the last day of my visit I will be having a private lesson with a German teacher from Berlin, about our ancestors and learn about the German folk stories. It’ll be great fun!, no need to worry about me, i’ll be coming back in a week. Oh and i’ll be bringing back some souvenirs for you guys and the family.

That's all from me now. See you mum and dad.

Sincerely yours Luisa