Saturday, November 30, 2013

"The King's Speech"


To really enjoy the movie, you need to know some history, about World War Two



Look at the World War Two events on the paper from Kevin. 

Click on the link and write the YEAR the event happened. 


This is the "time-line" of World War Two. 

The war was between the "Axis Powers" and the "Allies"


The "Axis powers"  (Germany, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) 


The "Allies" (U.S., Britain, France, USSR, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Yugoslavia).



This is the "time-line" of World War Two. 


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/ww2_summary_01.shtml



Write the year after the event:

a.   Allied victory in North Africa enables invasion of Italy to be launched.

b.    Russians reach Berlin: Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders on 7 May.

c.    British and Indian forces fight Japanese in Burma.

d.    British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans.

e.    After atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders on 14 August.

f.    Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain.

g.    Hitler begins the invasion of Russia.

h.    Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins.

i.    Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia.

j.    Britain and France declare war on Germany

k.    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and the US enters the war

l.    German 'Blitzkrieg' overwhelms Belgium, Holland and France.

m.    Singapore falls to the Japanese in February - around 25,000 prisoners taken.

n.    Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat.

o.    Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops.

p.    British and Indian forces fight Japanese in Burma.

q.    The Allied invasion of France. Paris is liberated in August.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Maria, Em-on, Martha and Gerardo's letter

31-97 Steinway Street
Astoria, New York 11103
718-777-2998
Alejandroflores@hotmail.com

Mr. Kevin Lathrop
General Manager
Laguardia Community College
310 Thomson Avenue
L.I.C., New York 11101

Dear Mr. Lathrop,

I would like to apply for the job of teacher at Laguardia Community College. I come from the city of Quito, where my family owns a school. I worked in the Spiritu Santo Catholic school part-time after finishing high school. After high school I studied High School Education at the Central University of Quito. I came to the U.S. in 1994.

Ulkar, Eduart, Padam and Erika's letter

Mr. Kevin Lathrop
Laguardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Avenue
L.I.C., New York 10002

Dear Mr. Lathrop,

I would like to apply for the job of physical education teacher at Laguardia Community College.

I come from London, England. I used to be a professional basketball player. I studied Physical Education at Oxford University of London.

I came to the U.S. in 2005 because I wanted to continue my education at New York University. Since I came to the U.S., I have worked in several colleges. I am trilingual, speak English, French and Greek.

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Gender equality research

Look at the map of the world:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24650912

find and WRITE (on a piece of paper)  the answers about gender equality in these 5 categories:

A. Overall  (in general)  B. Health  C. Education D. Economics  F. Politics


1. which country is the best to be a woman.

2. which country is the worst to be a woman.

3. What ranking (1-133) is your country.

4. What ranking (1-133) is the United States


You should have 20 answers.