Migration

Key Issue : Why Do People Migrate?

Define the following words and phrases

○    asylum

○    diaspora

○    emigrate

○    migrate

○    refugee

○    push factors

○    forced migration

○    IDPs (internally displaced persons)

○    pull factors
○    undocumented immigrant

Viewing and Writing Activity 1

Watch the following video from this site 

https://www.ted.com/talks/tan_le_my_immigration_story and answer the following questions

1. When and how did the speaker and her family flee Saigon.
2. What was their destination?
3. Why was this journey risky?
4. Why do you think the boat was disguised as a fishing vessel?
5. In case of capture, what did the speaker’s mother plan to do?
6. How long were they at the refugee camp?
7. What do you understand by ‘the snippets of halting English’
8. Describe the challenges that the family experienced in Melbourne.
9. Write down three adjectives to describe Tan Le’s mother. Give reasons for the adjectives chosen.
10. What does Tan Le mean when she says ‘ I have stepped outside my comfort zone’

Viewing Activity 2

The Story of two survivors

https://www.ted.com/talks/melissa_fleming_a_boat_carrying_500_refugees_sunk_at_sea_the_story_of_two_survivors

1. How old was Dooa when she left Egypt?
2. Where was she originally from?
3. How much was paid to the smugglers?
4. In your own words, explain what the word premonition means.
5. Why were the passengers getting agitated by day four?
6. Why did the boat sink?
7. Complete the blanks in the following paragraph using words from the list  below

Complete the blanks in the following paragraph using words from the list  below

1. influx

   flee

   overwhelmed

   driven

   welcomed

   temporary

   
   
   And the communities, the neighboring countries that once _______________ them with open arms and hearts are _______________. There are simply not enough schools, water systems, sanitation. Even rich European countries could never handle such an _______________ without massive investment. The Syria war has _______________ almost four million people over the borders, but over seven million people are on the run inside the country. That means that over half the Syrian population has been forced to _______________. Back to those neighboring countries hosting so many. They feel that the richer world has done too little to support them. And days have turned into months, months into years. A refugee's stay is supposed to be temporary_______________.

Homework 1

Research on the following.

1.  Define the following:

a.       undocumented immigrant

b.      illegal immigrant

c.       illegal alien

        2. Do you think that they are criminals? Why or why not?

           Note: You must at least cite two sources.

Homework 2

Prepare note  for an IOC  based on the photo below.( no more than 10 bullet points)

https://panampost.com/fergus-hodgson/2014/07/21/immigration-reform-hundreds-of-protests-nationwide-say-no-way-jose/

Social Relationships

Aims of English B

According to the Language B Guide for IB Diploma Programme the aims of the Language B course are:

1. develop students' intercultural understanding.
2. enable students to understand and use the language they have studied in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes.
3. encourage, through the study of texts and through social interaction, an awareness and appreciation of the different perspectives of people from other cultures.
4. develop students’ awareness of the role of language in relation to other areas of knowledge.
5. develop students’ awareness of the relationship between the languages and cultures with which they are familiar.
6. provide students with a basis for further study, work and leisure through the use of an additional language.

Social relationships:  

How people interrelate and behave—as members of a community, individually and in groups.

Areas studied may include: Language and identity, linguistic dominance, minorities, multilingualism nationalism, patriotism and fanaticism, relationships, religious and non-religious celebrations, social and political structures and groups, social behaviours and stances, taboos and what is socially acceptable.

Linguistic Dominance:

Bilingualism:

                               
Celebrations:

Revising Text Types

To revise Text Types see you English B Companion on the pages below. You can click on the book to view sample pages.

Letter Writing: pg. 190, 194 -195

Letter of Complaint: pg. 206

Letter to the Editor: pg. 195

Letter of Opinion: pg. 196

Email: pg. 204
Personal Response: pg. 171
Writing Instructions: pg. 29, 161
Writing a Proposal: pg. 199
Advice Column: pg. 154
News Report: pg. 305
Feature Article: pg. 45, 136
Report: pg. 63
Blog Entry: pg. 226
Opinion Essay: pg. 229
Balanced Essay: pg. 232
Essay: pg. 335
Set of Instructions or Guidelines: pg. 150
Speech: pg. 342 - 343

Pre-IB Welcome

IB Diploma English B course overview from Chloe Edwards


Activity 1

Can you match the following topics to the options studied in the course? You can use the guide to assist you.

Topic	Option
Advertising
School Uniforms
Linguistic Dominance
Radio and television
Interlinguistic Influence
Refugees
Hobbies
Global Warming
Eating Disorders
Drug Abuse
International Youth Festivals
Workplace dress codes
Environmental Awareness
Stereotypes and gender roles
Racism
Responsible travelling
Alternative Medicine

Activity 2

 In groups, find a picture that demonstrates one of the following topics. 

1. Discuss how the picture addresses the topic. You can use the following questions.
2. Who are in the picture?
3. What are they doing?
4. What is their facial expression?
5. Who do you think took the picture?
6. Why do you think they took it?
7. How does this picture address your topic?
8. Which option can you relate this picture to?
9. Ca a similar picture be found in your country Egypt?

Activity 3

Interactive Oral

The Interactive Oral addresses one of the topics in the Core or the Options.

Below are the steps you will follow in your presentation

Step 1

Play the song, movie clip or advertisement.

Step 2

Give a summary of your selection.

Step 3

Discuss how it relates to the option you selected.

Step 4

Discuss your selection in general and why it is important.

Step 5

Summarize.

Revision Paper 2

Science and technology

1. What do you understand by the statement, ‘The end justifies the means?’ 
2. Do you agree with it?
3. If you had to dissect a rat, which would you prefer, a real rat, a model of a rat or watch a simulation from YouTube?
4. Do animals have feelings?
5. If 4000 animals had to die to find a cure for cancer, is it justifiable?
6. What are clinical trials?
7. What alternatives exist to animal testing?

A. You are participating in a class debate on the motion ‘Science experiments should not involve the use of animals’. Write the text of your opening speech either agreeing or disagreeing with the motion. M 2014 IBO

Sources

https://www.oneworldeducation.org/cultural-global-issues-animal-testing

Animal Testing Essay Sample

http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/2013/06/ielts-writing-task-2-animal-testing-essay.html

B. Genetically modified foods are the solution to world hunger. Opinion Essay

Possible vocabulary and phrases to use

anti-GMO activists help feed the hungry malnutrition Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter: “Responsible biotechnology is not the enemy, starvation is.” a moral dilemma

Poverty is at the root of the problem of hunger Diet Human need The end justify the means long term negative health effects resistance to disease, pests or even drought

See a sample here

http://www.cel-eigo.com/contents/essay/0906.html