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AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher Teens in

5-Minute Teacher Pick an aspect of life in Canada and tell your class about it. Try to make your presentation as interesting as possible. The others will give you feedback.

Researching your topic Pick one topic from the fact sheets. Write down all the questions you want to answer in your presentation. For further information, you can research your topic on the internet and in the library. Think about how you can make your presentation more interesting. Which pictures, film scenes, songs or other items could you present to the class?

Preparing the presentation Introduction Think about what you want to tell the My topic is… – The topic of my presentation others about your topic. Then prepare your is… – Today I’d like to talk to you about... – presentation. I’m going to talk about… – Have you ever • Take a sheet of paper and divide it into a large section and a small section. wondered...? Well, today I’m going to tell • Write your text (intro – middle – end) you more about it. – I’ve chosen the topic in the large section of the worksheets. of... because I feel,... Use the language support to structure your text. Main part • Underline key words. First I would like to… – First of all, … – I’d like • Write your keywords into the small section of the worksheets. to start with… – Let’s begin with… – So

let’s start with… – To illustrate this, I have Text brought… – I‘d like to show you… – This Keywords picture/film/song/… shows really well that – The next point is… – Another important point is … – My final point refers to the idea … – Finally…

Ending Let me finish by saying… – To conclude,... – Presenting your topic And this brings me to the end of my Use your keywords only. talk/presentation. – I hope you‘ve enjoyed Start by saying what your topic is. Tell your listeners how you will organize my presentation – Thank you (very much) for your talk. Speak as freely as possible. listening. – Are there any questions left?

Teens in Canada AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher – Fact sheet I Teens in Canada

Topic I: Canada and

• The three main groups of people immigrating to Canada are: - economic immigrants who search for work etc. - parents, or sons and daughters who immigrate to reunite with their family - that left their home country because of • Refugees in Canada are allowed to work after having stayed for three months. • Immigrants in Canada have immediate and undifferentiated access to social benefits. • Canada was the first country in the world that officially implemented a legislative framework for . • Canada is often compared to a mosaic because different cultural groups can keep their characteristics and become part of one big diverse picture. • Only a minority of is skeptical towards immigration. • Refugees and immigrants receive a lot of help to integrate into society. • Canada offers pre-arrival programs in which immigrants are being informed about life in Canada before moving there. • After coming to Canada, they can benefit from language training, information service, employment assistance etc. • In 1967, a points system for potential immigrants was introduced. • There are six categories: English and/or French skills, education, experience, age, arranged employment in Canada and adaptability. • One can score a total of 100 points. Candidates with less than 67 points are not qualified to apply to immigrate to Canada as skilled workers. • Immigrants who get enough points are welcomed in Canada on a permanent basis. They first receive permanent resident status. • To become a Canadian citizen, they must: - have lived in Canada for at least three years in the past four years before applying. - prove adequate skills in English or French. - pass a test about Canada (election procedures, social history, geography...). • Finally, the new Canadian citizens attend a ‘citizenship ceremony’ and take the oath of citizenship.

Information: You can find further information about immigration to Canada on the website of Planet Schule (keyword Canada). Also take a look at the Canadian government’s website for Citizenship and Immigration.

Teens in Canada AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher – Fact sheet II Teens in Canada

Topic II: Talking About Statistics

• In 2011, 6,775,800 people that were not born in Canada lived there. • Every year, Canada accepts between 200,000 and 280,000 immigrants. • People come from close to 200 different countries. • The top three countries in 2011 were:

Country Number of immigrations % of all immigrants 152,300 13.1 122,100 10.5 121,400 10.4

• The three top countries were followed by the , , the , , , and . • In 2012, 65,008 immigrants came as parents, spouses or sons and daughters reuniting with their family members. • 23,094 immigrants were refugees. • The most important religions of Canada’s population are shown in this grid: • The distribution of Aboriginal people in Canada is described in the grid below: Religion % of all Canadians Christianity 67 People number of % of all Abori- % of all Cana- individuals ginal people dians No religion 24 59,445 4.2 0.2 Islam 3.2 Métis 451,795 32.3 1.4 Hinduism 1.5 851,560 60.8 2.6 Sikhism 1.4 All Aboriginal 1,400,685 100 4,3 Buddhism 1.1 people Judaism 1.0

Language support

The table/graph/chart deals with/gives information about/shows/illustrates... – The figures in the first/second... column represent... – The first/second... column provides information on... – The numbers refer to/relate to... – The statistics make clear/illustrate/demonstrate/reveal/suggest... – The figures lead to the conclusion... – The reason why... is that... – ... is well illustrated in the chart/ table/...

Information: You can find further information about people in Canada on the website of Planet Schule (keyword Canada). You may also want to have a look at the Canadian government’s website for statistics.

Teens in Canada AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher – Fact sheet III Teens in Canada

Topic III: Going to School in Canada

• In Canada, mandatory school attendance starts at the age of 6 and ends at 16. • The governments of the 13 Canadian provinces are responsible for organizing the education, so there are some differences between the school systems. • After kindergarten, at the age of six, kids go to elementary school until the sixth or eighth grade (depending on the province). • In some regions, there are middle schools for children in grades six, seven and eight. • High school, or secondary school, is for children in grades 8 or 9 to grade 12. • There, students can choose different tracks, according to their future plans. For example, those who want to go to university can choose the academic track. • A normal school day starts around 8.30 a.m. and ends at 3.30 p.m. • Pupils eat in their school and engage in extracurricular activities like training in a sports team, playing theatre, writing for the school newspaper, playing in a band etc. • Most Canadian children attend a public high school; only five percent learn at private institutes. • Parents are allowed to teach their kids at home. About 60,000 Canadian students are homeschooled.

Topic IV: • British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada’s provinces. • Population: 4.5 million – it’s the third most populated Canadian province. • Biggest town: (2.3million inhabitants) • Capital : Victoria (about 368,000 inhabitants) • Highest Point: Fairweather Mountain (4,663m) • Longest River: Fraser River (1,368km) • British Columbia has a great cultural diversity: - More than 40 major Aboriginal cultural groups are represented in the region. - Chinese and Punjabi are the most common languages after English. - There are also sizeable German, Italian, Japanese and Russian communities. • In February and March 2010, Vancouver was the host city for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Information: You can find further information about schools in Canada on the website of Planet Schule (keyword Canada). To get more information about British Colubia, have a look at the official tourism and travel website of the tourism organisation Destination British Columbia.

Teens in Canada AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher – Fact sheet IV Teens in Canada

Topic V: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

• In 2011, 1,400,685 Aboriginal people lived in Canada, making up 4.3 percent of Canada’s population. • The Canadian constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal people: Métis, Inuit, and Indians, who are nowadays mostly called First Nations. • About Métis: - Métis people are descendants from marriages between members of First Nation people and Europeans. - In 2011, 451,795 Aboriginal people in Canada identified themselves as Métis. • About Inuit: - In 2011, 59,445 lived in Canada. - There are 53 Inuit communities within 4 Canadian regions. - The Inuit regions cover one third of Canada’s landmass. - The word “Inuit” means “the people” in the Inuit language called Inuktitut. • About First Nations: - Formerly they were called “Indians”, but today, the term “First Nations” is politically correct. - There are 634 First Nation communities in Canada, most of them in the provinces and British Columbia. - Most of the First Nations people live in special reserves but there are also many who live in larger . - In 2011, 851,560 people were identified as First Nations people. • The Canadian government’s Department for Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development is responsible for fulfilling the government’s obligations and commitments to First Nations, Inuit and Métis. • On their website, you can find further information about Aboriginal peoples.

Some Aboriginal flags:

Teens in Canada AB 3: 5-Minute Teacher – Evaluation Sheet Teens in Canada

Evaluation Sheet Evaluate the presentation. Tick the field which you think fits the presentation best. Use a different colour for each candidate. Give the presenter a feedback afterwards. What was good? What could be improved?

J K  You gave all the important You gave some of the Try to give more information Content information on the topic. important information on the on the topic. You could use topic. different sources. You structured your talk in You structured your talk Try to give your presentation an excellent way./I really well./I like the way you a better structure by starting like the way you presented presented your information. with an introduction, your information. continuing with a main part and finishing it with an end.

In your introduction, you In your introduction, you did Begin with talking about briefly said what you were not say what you were going something that catches your Structure going to talk about. to talk about. audience’s attention. For example, an interesting fact or a personal story. You used all the language You used some of the You should use more terms support to structure your phrases to structure your and the language support. talk. talk. You spoke clearly and You spoke clearly most of the Try to calm down before you not too fast./You spoke time and reasonably slow./ start presenting. Practice fluently. You nearly spoke fluently. difficult words at home. You talked freely all the You did not speak freely all Try to practice more time. the time. beforehand. You looked at your You did not look at your Try to look at your audience audience all the time./ audience all the time./You all the time. If you feel You kept/established eye- did not keep/establish eye- insecure, keep eye-contact Presen- contact all the time. contact all the time. with a friend first. tation Your presentation was Your presentation was nearly Your presentation was not within the given time limit. within the given time limit. within the given time limit. It would be best if you tried it at home first. You did not look at your You sometimes looked at Practice your talk before, so notes all the time. your notes. that you don‘t have to look at your notes all the time. You were relaxed/self- You were sometimes Don‘t worry: Practice makes confident all the time. relaxed/self-confident. perfect!

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