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Showing posts with label countries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label countries. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 December 2016

Summer Learning Journey-Day 6-Week 2

Day 6 – Hola!
Kia ora! G’day! Selamat! Guten Morgen! Hola! Welcome to the beautiful country of your choice. Before you leave the airport and go to your hotel, you will want to learn how to say hello in the language of your country. Look at the table below to learn basic words and phrases that you may need when you are travelling around the country.
English
Canada, United Kingdom, Australia
Spanish
Chile, Mexico
German
Germany
Malay
Malaysia
Japanese
Japan
Arabic
United Arab Emirates
Afrikaans
South Africa
Hello
Hola
Hallo
Hello
Kon'nichiwa
Marhabaan
Hallo
Thank You
Gracias
Danke
Terima kasih
Arigatogozaimas
Shukraan
Dankie
Do you speak English?
¿Habla usted Inglés?
Sprechen sie Englisch?
Adakah anda bercakap Bahasa Inggeris?
Eigo o hanasemasu ka?
Hal tatahaddath alanjlyzy?
Praat jy Engels?

Activity 1
Once you have read these phrases you will be ready to leave the airport and head to your hotel. Take a moment and imagine how you might feel if you were standing in the airport in a foreign country and you had to figure out how to communicate with people in a brand new language. Would you be scared? Would you feel confident? Write a short poem that describes how you might be feeling (i.e. excited, happy, scared, nervous, etc).
I’m a nervous wreck
Loads of sweat running down my neck
Trying to understand, listen to every word they say
It’s like speaking to a predator, yup i’m the prey!
Leaving a good reputation, ought to make my day
I’ll be waving delightfully, skipping screaming “YAY”
The end of my poem


Activity 2
Take a selfie that captures how you might be feeling. I think that I would most likely be feeling scared.


I would be feeling quite left out and confused. But mostly left out because I have no idea what they are saying, and I would just want to know what exactly they are saying. Also because I would want to fit in as well.
Bonus Activity
Translate the following five basic travel phrases into Spanish, German, Malaysian, Japanese, Arabic or Afrikaans. Use the Google Translate website to do the translations.
Type the English phrase into the box on the left. Choose the language that you want it translated into on the right and then click the blue ‘Translate’ button. It will translate the English word or phrase into another language. Pretty cool ‘eh?!
Good morning = Buenos días, Guten Morgen,Selamat Pagi,おはようございます,صباح الخير, Goeie more (Same order as above!)
Good bye = Adiós, Auf Wiedersehen, selamat tinggal, さようなら, وداعا, totsiens.
How much does this cost? = ¿Cuánto cuesta este?, Wie viel kostet das?, Berapa harga ini?, この費用はいくらですか?, كم سعر هذا؟,Hoeveel kos dit?
When is the next bus? = ¿Cuándo pasa el próximo autobús?, Wann fährt der nächste Bus?, Bilakah bas seterusnya?, 次のバスはいつですか?,متى ستأتي الحافلة القادمة ؟,Wanneer is die volgende bus?
Where is the nearest hospital? = ¿Dónde está el hospital más cercano?, Wo ist das nächste Krankenhaus?, Mana hospital yang terdekat?, 一番近い病院はどこですか?,أين يقع أقرب مستشفى؟,Waar is die naaste hospitaal?

Wednesday, 21 December 2016

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
C:\Users\rwil313\Desktop\Air Canada logo.png                                C:\Users\rwil313\Desktop\Air New Zealand image.png

Emirates             Air Asia
C:\Users\rwil313\Desktop\Emirates logo.png                 C:\Users\rwil313\Desktop\Air Asia logo.png
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 ZealandSafety 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

  1. Which country is the most expensive country to visit
Mexico because of the cost which is $6154.94

  1. Which country is the least expensive country to visit
Australia because the cost is $862.479