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Saturday 24 December 2016

SML - Summer Learning Journey, week 1 day 2

SML - Summer Learning Journey, week 1 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 - Canberra
  2. The population of the capital city is - Sydney
  3. In January, the weather in the capital city is usually - Summer
  4. The capital city is located in the southern (northern, southern, middle) part of the country.
  5. The languages most commonly spoken in the capital city are English

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.

Okay… My decision on bullfighting is that they should keep the bullfighting, but wear some helpful gears to protect there body. Mostly the people that gets on the bull are just risking there life when there life can be in danger. So my point is to  wear stronghold amor to keep there life away from danger.
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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.
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…

The two things I would like to do if I’d visited wellington would be… Going  shopping on Cuba street, and also spending quality time with my family. I heard lots about wellington but haven’t been there. So that's why I would like to go visit wellington.

1 comment:

  1. Hi Loto,

    That's some great work on the facts and Wellington. Did you know that I used to live in Wellington too? Haha, anyways I've been to Cuba and it's pretty cool. There are some good cafes there too.

    One of my favourite things to do was walk (or skate) along the waterfront, which is beautiful on a sunny day. Sometimes people jump off the wharf there (there is a specially made jumping spot). It is pretty cool.

    I can see you think that you think Bull fighting should be continued as long as it's safe for the matador, but the article you linked below seems to support the banning of bullfighting because it is deemed cruel to animals, so I am not sure which side you are on. Maybe after reading the article you changed your mind?

    Kia kaha,

    Mark

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