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Monday 19 December 2016

Summer Learning Journey Day 2

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? Ottawa
  2. The population of the capital city is? 883, 391
  3. In January, the weather in the capital city is usually? high and low temperatures for the 33 largest Canadian cities 
  4. The capital city is located in the? Ottawa (northern, southern, middle) part of the country.
  5. The languages most commonly spoken in the capital city are ? French or both languages most often at home

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.
It should be banned because he might get hurt from it and they might go to other country's to play bullfighting.
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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.
I didn't go to 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…
I would go out for dinner on Quay Street because i like eating and it might have yummy food to eat.

1 comment:

  1. Hello again Helena!

    I really enjoyed reading your facts about Ottawa. Although I'm not sure it would be that warm there in January, it gets pretty cold in Canada at this time of year. If you're planning on taking your 3 months trip at this time of year, I'd suggest packing warmly!

    I agree with you about the bullfighting in Spain. The bullfighters do get hurt quite often, but also it is very cruel to the bulls involved. The bulls are often mistreated badly, and many of them do not survive a bullfight. Why do you think some people might want to keep bullfighting?

    If you ever get the chance to go to Wellington one day, I would highly recommend it! It is a great city with a really interesting culture. My brother lives down there, so I try to visit whenever I can. I have had dinner in Wellington a few times, and I can tell you that there are lots of yummy places to eat!! My favourite kind of food is Vietnamese, and there are so many delicious spots to go to. What else would you like to do in Wellington?

    Keep up the great blogging Helena! I'm really enjoying following your journey :-)

    Dan.

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