Stand by me. An example of how music is the universal language of all.

Music is the universal language for all people in the world. And this is a clear example of it. People singing “Stand by me” in Sta Monica-California, New Orleans-Louisiana,  Amsterdam-Netherland,  Zuni-New Mexico, Toulouse-France, Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, Mscow-Russia, Caracas-Venezuela, The Congo,  Gulutelu-South Africa, Barcelona-Spain, Umlazi-South Africa, Pisa-Italy, Mamelodi-South Africa at the same time.
Watch and listen to this video and enjoy a perfect synchrony of voices all around the world.
Stand by me is sung in this ocassion with some different starting verses. Can you guess them?

http://vimeo.com/7051218 stand by me

What images do you think of when you hear Canada?

Niagara Falls, maple trees, maple leaf, maple syrup, forests, mountains, vast landscapes and not too many people...
You´re right, Canada is all these things and more: The Inuit, the igloo, the beaver, the moose, The Mountie, Lacrosse... And as it sits among three oceans: The Artic, The Atlantic and The Pacific, it is so diverse.
Let´s see how many of these images you recognise at first sight. The aim of this simple game consists of matching pictures to names and /or descriptions.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24725659/Images_of_Canada._Matching_exercise.htm

Ottawa. A picture paints a thousand words...

The capital of Canada, Ottawa is situated in Ontario on the border between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It´s located 352 Km east of Toronto, 192 km west of Montreal, and just a short 1,5h flight from New York or Boston. It´s the second largest city in the Province of Ontario and the fourth largest in the country.

Ottawa is connected by several bridges to its Quebec neighbour on the shores of the Ottawa River. On 2010, Ottawa had the 2nd highest quality of living of any city in America, and the 14th highest in the world.

Talking about Education, Ottawa has the highest per capita concentration of engineers, scientists, and residents with PhDs in Canada. It is known as the "most educated city in Canada" with over half the population having graduated from College and/or University.
Roughly 40% of Ottawa´s population, are able to speak English and French the co-official languages of Canada,with rates approaching 80% in the age category under-25 due to wide scale education programs.

Source: Wikipedia

Toronto

A relatively modern city, Toronto´s history dates back to the late 18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy. The settlement was later established as the Town of York and proclaimed as the new capital of Upper Canada. In 1834, York was incorporated as a city and renamed to its present name. Toronto was damaged in two grreat fires in 1849 and in 1904.

Toronto´s population is cosmopolitan and international. It´s one of the world´s most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, with about 49% of the population born outside Canada. It´s one of the most ethnically diverse in the world.

Source:Wikipedia

Tasks for 4º ESO Diversificacion:

Watch the video and answer the following questions about it.

1. What´s there in the centre Arch over the pond in Nathan Philips Square?

2. When was the present City Hall built?

3. Which area is the most densely built-up in Toronto?

4. How tall is the CN Tower?

5. What can you find in Eaton Centre?

Give your opinion about the video.

Things happen when least expected

Surfing the net is surprising, you start searching whatever and suddenly you find something interesting, amusing or simply unexpected.
Whatever you think of or imagine, somebody has written and thought of before, and certainly in an incredible accurate way.This has just happened to me with this web, made by teachers and as varied as interesting. All sort of exercises can be found there.
Let´s visit London, London Monuments, People and Places and much more....
So let´s have a look at it and try some!

http://www.englishexercises.org/
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5930
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3772

A more serious History of Canada

My wiki

This is my wiki. I hope it will be useful to you as the tool to share information and cooperative work for all of us.
Enjoy as much as I do with it . And thanks to you for putting your trust in my work. http://londonsightseeing24.wikispaces.com/