Desert survival

Surviving the desert.

Scenario: You and two friends are travelling to Las Vegas in a truck. All three of you work as scientists at a research station in the Black Rock desert in Nevada. It is Fall, and the desert is very hot during the day, over 40 degrees c, but drops down to 0 degrees at night. You were driving along the only road from your research station to Las Vegas, when your truck suddenly broke down. You get out of the car, and discover that the truck has a broken fuel pipe and you have no more gas. The research station is a 3 day walk from your car at this point, and it is still 10 hours of driving to reach Las Vegas.
In your trunk you have a large list of supplies, but you and your friends can only take 4 items to survive the trek back to the research station. You and your group must choose the best 4 items to take with you.

Questions:

1) Approximately how many kilometers is it from the car to the research station if it takes three days on foot?

2) What kind of food do you think is most important to eat when you are surviving in the desert?

3) Can you think of any possible ways to get water if you are walking in the desert?

4) Other than starvation, what are the biggest dangers in this situation?

5) What kind of skills do you need to survive in the wilderness?

6) What is the most difficult outdoor activity you have ever done?

7) If you do not have a map or compass, what tricks can you use to tell direction?

8) How long can someone survive without food? Without water?

Items in the trunk of the car:

Survival activity
Tent
Swiss army knife
Blanket
Fresh fruit
A dozen eggs
A flashlight
A book of matches
A compass
A Nintendo DS
A change of clothes
Night vision goggles
50 chicken nuggets from mcdonalds, with dipping sauce
3 Litres of water
A tarp
Duct tape
2 litres of milk
Tooth brush
Coffee
Skate board
Parachute
Mirrors
Maple syrup
Fishing line and hook
1 chicken
Rabbits feet
Peanut butter
Tin foil
A drum of kerosene
A rifle with 3 bullets
A crossbow with 20 arrows
Peyote
A lap dog
An iphone
Face cream
Toothpaste
Scissors
Thick wool sweater
Down jacket
A box of flares
A bottle of Tylenol
A single speed bike (if you take this item, you can only take one other item)
A GPS handset
A Guitar
Spare shoes

preposition exercise

Preposition Exercises 1

Test your knowledge of the prepositions in / at / to / nothing - showing place and movement. Choose either in, at, to, or nothing and click on the arrow to see you have answered correctly.

1. He lives ____ Zielona Gora.
2. She went _____ home.
3. Piotrek works _____ Gorzów Wlkp.
4. He went ____ his friend's house.
5. She arrived _____Manchester for the celebrations.
6. I'm going to stay home _____ this weekend.
7. Joanna works ____ the hospital.
8. Why don't we go ____ the movies tonight?
9. I'm going to see Hania France ____ this summer.
10. I arrived ____ work early this morning.
11. She came____ home early.
12. We stayed ____the Mieszko Hotel.
13. They visited ____ England ____last summer.
14. She's going to travel _____ Finland this summer.
15. I'll be _____ school later today.

prepositions

English	Usage	Example
on	days of the week	on Monday
in	months / seasons time of day year after a certain period of time (when?)	in August / in winter in the morning in 2006 in an hour
at	for night for weekend a certain point of time (when?)	at night at the weekend at half past nine
since	from a certain point of time (past till now)	since 1980
for	over a certain period of time (past till now)	for 2 years
ago	a certain time in the past	2 years ago
before	earlier than a certain point of time	before 2004
to	telling the time	ten to six (5:50)
past	telling the time	ten past six (6:10)
to / till / until	marking the beginning and end of a period of time	from Monday to/till Friday
till / until	in the sense of how long something is going to last	He is on holiday until Friday.
by	in the sense of at the latest up to a certain time	I will be back by 6 o’clock. By 11 o'clock, I had read five pages.

Canadian Superstitions

Superstition	Meaning
Baseball Bat	Spit on a new bat when using it for the first time to make it lucky.
Bed	It’s bad luck to put a hat on a bed.
Bell	When a bell rings, an angel has received its wings.
Cats	If a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck.
Clover	It’s good luck to find a four-leaf clover.
Knives	If a friend gives you a knife, you should give him/her a coin.
Ladybugs	It is bad luck to kill a ladybug.
Ladder	It’s bad luck to walk under a ladder.
Mirror	If you break a mirror, it’s seven years bad luck.
Salt	If you spill salt you must throw some over your left shoulder.
Umbrella	It’s bad luck to open an umbrella in the house.
Wood	Knock on wood anytime you mention good fortune.
Yawn	Cover your mouth so your soul doesn’t go out of your body.
Itchy Ear	Someone is talking about you.
Friday the 13th	This day is traditionally unlucky unless you were born on it.

Superstitions

Superstitions

1)
What is a superstition?

Why do we have superstitions? Do you think they are good or bad?

Do you agree with any superstitions from the list? Which ones do you think are the craziest, or the best?

What kind of superstitions do Canadians have?

Do you believe in any superstitions, why or why not?

Do you carry a lucky charm? What do you do if you want to improve your luck?

What objects or numbers are considered lucky or unlucky in your country?

have you ever seen a ghost?

Do you believe in anything supernatural? Aliens, , miracles, etc.

What is the difference between myth and superstition?

Do you know any people who are very superstitious? Why are they like this?

What is the difference between faith and superstition?

2) With your group, write a list of 10 superstitions. At least 3 of them have to be fake. For example,
"In Canada, if you break a mirror, you will have 10 years of bad luck" (True). In Canada, if you go the store after dark, you will get sick" (fake)

3) With other groups, you will compare your superstitions and see if others can guess which are real and which are made up.

I am Canadian

“I am Canadian”

Comprehension

1)      Which animal is ‘noble” according to the speaker?

2)      What type of Canadian hat does the speaker mention?

3)      What parts of Canadian slang and accent does the speaker refer to?

4)      What type of furniture is a chesterfield?

5)      According to the speaker, where does Canada rank in terms of ‘land mass’ (size)?

Discussion

What feeling is the video trying to give Canadian viewers? How does it do this?

As a visitor to Canada, how does the video make you feel? Does it change your view of Canadian stereotypes?

Which stereotypes do people have about people from your country?

Canadian Slang

CANADIAN SLANG

Loonie - the Canadian one-dollar coin. Although not actually slang, the way it sounds has lead other people to believe it is.

Toonie - the Canadian two-dollar coin, pronounced "too-nee." Also not slang.

Garberator- disposal for biodegradable garbage found in kitchen sinks, referred in the US as "garbage disposal"

Kerfuffle - Awkward or stressful situation.

Highway - A major road, Canadian equivalent of the American "freeway"

Hoover - Vacuum, deriving from the brand name. To say someone "is like a hoover" means they eat very fast.

Homo Milk - homogenized whole milk, 3% milk.

Beauty - expression used to refer to something done extremely well. Much less common, but still said by a fair amount of us.

Runners - athletic sport shoes. Taken from 'running shoes'.

Timbits - The "doughnut hole" pastries available at Tim Hortons.

Timmies - Slang for Tim Hortons, a chain of coffee shops named after a famous hockey player.

Brutal- Something excessively harsh or unfair. ex. "Oh man, that fall was brutal."

Eh - (pronounced "ey", as in "hey" or "hay") word you add to the end of a sentence, to ask for a response of agreement or disagreement, similar in meaning to "don't you think?", or "right?" (ex. "Looks like a storm comin' in, eh?"). It is also sometimes used with "I know", and in that case it doesn't really mean anything. ("Wow, the Calgary Flames really kicked butt tonight!" -"I know, eh?").

Two-Four - (may be pronounced "Two-Fer") a case of beer, so-called because it contains 24 bottles. In fact, Victoria Day, a federal holiday honoring Queen Victoria (or the current reigning British monarch), and which takes place the Monday on or before May 24th, is often referred to as "the May two-four," since it's considered an excellent time to get good and hosed.

Toque - (pronounced "tuke" (like Luke)) a knit cap usually worn in winter. Known as a Ski Cap in the USA. Popular amongst skateboarders year-round.

Toboggan - a simple sled and a traditional form of transportation. Now used primarily on snow to carry one or more people (usually children) down a hill for recreation.

Click- a kilometer, which is how most of the world measures distance, as opposed to the American and British mile. For reference, a mile is 1.7 kilometres.

Peameal or Back bacon -back bacon cured in maple syrup. Often coated in peameal. Referred to by Americans as 'Canadian Bacon'.

Rattled - When someone is embarrassed or angry