Activity 4. Questions & Answers
ACTIVITY-4A. Work as a team to listen & write Q & A.
Click at any episode below and you prepare a SET with a 10-12 open Questions (and KEY) on the two episodes you selected. Add them to your blog in two consecutive posts: with the final version revised by the team.
(BLOG-ENTRY_09_A Final)
Episode 20: "If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now."
Erik and Tiffany meet up with three expats who have found different ways to feel at home abroad. Ashley was born in Korea but grew up in the U.S. after being adopted.
Later, Erik and Tiffany meet Luis, a Mexican diplomat serving his first post. Luis takes them to a few places that remind him of Mexico, and the three discuss the importance of having those reminders when living abroad.
Finally, Ide came to Seoul from Ireland with nothing but a backpack 11 years ago. Now she is married Korean husband and sometnhng to tell....
VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/64787193
Can you answer this questions?
[if !supportLists]1. [endif]According to the video, what is the meaning of home for the expats?
[if !supportLists]2. [endif]How many children from Korea have been adopted between 1953 and 2001?
[if !supportLists]3. [endif]When Ashley Guillaume was younger, did she have the intention to return to Korea in order to find her family? Why? Why not?
[if !supportLists]4. [endif]Finally, Ashley decided to come to Korea to search for her birth family. Who did she find? How is the relation between them?
[if !supportLists]5. [endif]Why did Luis González come to Korea?
[if !supportLists]6. [endif]How many art pieces are there in the museum? From where do they come from?
[if !supportLists]7. [endif]Which are the presents Luis González believes that Mexicans are bringing with them?
[if !supportLists]8. [endif]It is known that Mexicans give a lot of importance to the face to face and a lot of respect to the time. According to Luis, how much time could a wedding last in Mexico? And in Korea?
[if !supportLists]9. [endif]How many years has Ide O’Connell been in Korea? Where does she have to move now with her family?
[if !supportLists]10. [endif]Ide O’Connell comes from Ireland. How does she feel when she returns to Ireland? Why?
Besides, send the questions (and Keys) to me (mcasti62@xtec.cat) so I could add more pages to our webquest!
ACTIVITY 4B SEOUL
Read the link below and select the 7 aspects (out of 50) which were mentioned/visited in our webquest
Write in your blog an entry (BLOG-ENTRY_010) , stating why you chose them and found them interesting for you.
(BLOG-ENTRY_010) ACTIVITY 4B SEOUL
After reading and analyzing all these aspects from Seoul, we have chosen seven of them that we consider the most special or interesting and we have been looking for similarities with our country.
24 hour studying rooms (38). This is the first item that we chose. As we have read, the education is one of the most sensitive topics for Seoul citizens and for that reason, there are 24 hour rooms available to rent. It is important for the students to have quiet provided rooms in order to ease their learning, but maybe these rooms should be financed by the government to promote their education. In our country there are a very few libraries opened 24 hours, but in most of the cases only in the big cities and during the exams period. That’s why most of the students can’t improve their studies at any time they would like.
Canine coffee breaks (18). For people who have pets it is amazing to be able to sit in a bar to take a coffee while enjoying the company of his dog. If the dog is well trained there shouldn’t have to be any problem. In our country it is difficult or maybe impossible to find that kind of bars.
Heated floors (27). It is a good idea to have heated floors installed in Korean traditional restaurants, where the tables are low and there are embroidered cushions to sit. Surely that there are more than one customer who have a nap after having lunch!
5. Bibimbap (26) and Galbi (1). We have chosen these topics because of the typical Korean dishes. The most popular Korean dish is called Galbi, which consist of marinated barbecued ribs and the second typical dish is called Bibimbap, which is a rice bowl mixed with sautéed roots. It is interesting to learn about gastronomy while you travel and taste the typical dishes, they look delicious!
More side dishes than main dishes (49). Related with typical dishes, there is also this topic. A well laid table is important for a good meal, and color is an important point that Korean people keep in mind. There are plenty of color on the table displays. We are sure that we can’t make comparisons between color on a Korean table and our tables, as ours are terribly bland.
World’s smartest and cheapest, personal assistants (3). Because of the busiest life of Korean citizens, they are able to pay a low fare for a dry and cleaning service, delivery food and any other scheduled chores. This is important to make their life easier and to have more free time to spend with their family or relax. In our country, life is also stressful, but in most of the cases this kind of services are expensive and not everybody can afford them.