Smithtown 2017 workbook name: While you’re in the United States, you’re expected to perform these tasks: On your own travel book ● write down your thoughts, your feelings; what did surprise / please / displease you? Why? ● Put anything that can illustrate your experience : tickets, photos, drawing, quotations... ● While attending courses at high school, take notes in your own notebook ● Write anything that could be posted on the lycée Lesage blog, or Holalavannes.jimdo.com grade: On this workbook ● Complete the first quiz about American history by talking with your French and American mates, and the family which welcomes you ● Take this workbook while visiting New York, in order to complete the other small quizzes ● While shopping don’t forget to report prices of goods ● Complete the questionnaire about youth values and ask 3 American young people to fill it out ● Complete the skill assessment grid You shall return ● your travel book ● your workbook Ms Le Gurun Ms Herviou on Monday, 24 April. There will be a global mark and a skill evaluation.
Quiz: do you know everything about American history ? part I 1. “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.” Who said that ? ◯ John F. Kennedy ◯ Ronald Reagan ◯ George W. Bush ◯ F. D. Roosevelt 2.The United States is made up of ◯ 30 states ◯ 60 states ◯ 50 states 3. The American flag is called ◯ The Scar and Ripe ◯ The Stars and Stripes ◯ The Fare s And Gripes ◯ Old Glory ◯ The Star Spangled Banner 4. The American Flag has ◯ 13 stripes and 50 stars ◯ 50 stripes and 13 stars 5. The national Emblem of US is the ◯ Bear ◯ Horse ◯ Buffalo ◯ Eagle 6. The population of the United States is approximately ◯ 318 million ◯ 218 million ◯ 418 million 7. Rank these towns in decreasing order (given their population) ◯ Los Angeles ◯ Chicago ◯ Ny ◯ Houston ◯ Paris ◯ London ◯ Philadelphia 8. The US unemployment rate is around ◯ 15% ◯ 10% ◯ 5% 9. New York is also called ◯ The City ◯ The Big Apple ◯ The Big Cheese ◯ The Big Brownie 10. What is the best known borough of NY ? ◯ Queens ◯ The Bronx ◯ Manhattan ◯ Staten Island ◯ Brooklyn 11. The Spanish, French and Dutch begin exploring the coast of North America in the ◯ 15th century ◯ 16th century ◯ 18th century 12. Persecuted in Europe because of their religion, the Pilgrim Fathers (English Puritans who refused to convert to Anglicanism) reach America ◯ In 1420 ◯ In 1520 ◯ In 1620 ◯ In 1820 13. Their ship was called ◯ The Juneleaf ◯ The Aprilbud ◯ The Mayflower 14. Salem witchcraft trials took place in ◯ Massachusetts ◯ California ◯ Colorado 15. In 1773 the colonists are angered as having to pay taxes to Britain since they are not politically represented : " no taxation without representation!" was their slogan. When the British government try to impose a tax on tea, the colonists boarded the ships in Boston and threw the tea they carried into the sea. That's why these colonists are called ◯ The Boston Teatime ◯ The Boston Tea Party ◯ The Boston British Supporters 1
Quiz: do you know everything about American history ? part II 16. The war for the independence, between the colonies and Britain began in ◯ 1575 ◯ 1775 ◯ 1875 17. France helped the American colonies during the war for the independence ◯ True ◯ False 18. 1776 is the year of the Declaration of Independence. But which day was it? ◯ July 4th ◯ June 4th ◯ August 4th 19. Then George Washington was ◯ A Loyalist (on the side of the Britain) ◯ A Patriot (on the side of the colonies) 20. The limit between civilized and "wild" territories (from East to West) was called ◯ The Frontier ◯ The Limit ◯ The Wall ◯ The Border 21. This limit gradually moved westward until 1890 ◯ Today ◯ 1940 ◯ 1890 ◯ 1820 22. North American Indians have been gradually forced to live in ◯ reservations ◯ deserts ◯ mountains 23. In 1845-55 the first large wave of immigration , mainly from ◯ South America ◯ Ireland ◯ Africa ◯ Europe 24. Who became president in 1860 ? ◯ George Washington ◯ Thomas Jefferson ◯ Abraham Lincoln ◯ Herbert Hoover 25. The American Civil War was an internal conflict fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. The Union won the war, which remains the bloodiest in U.S. history. Link the various descriptions with The Confederate States or the Northern States: 26. The first Transcontinental railroad, which accelerates the movement westward, has been built in ◯ 1829 ◯ 1939 ◯ 1869 27. In 1870-1920, the 2nd large wave of immigration arrived, mainly from ◯ Southern, Central and Eastern Europe ◯ Africa ◯ China ◯ Australia ◯ Japan 28. In 1876 General Custer is defeated by the Sioux (led by Sitting Bull) at the Battle of ◯ Little Big Hornet ◯ Little Big Man ◯ Little Big Horn 29. In 1879 the electric light bulb has been invented by ◯ Thomas Edison ◯ Nikola Tesla ◯ Graham Bell 2
Quiz: do you know everything about American history ? part III 30. The last decades of the 19th century witnessed the emergence of economic growth. That’s why they are called ◯ The Golden Age ◯ The Gilded Age ◯ The Jazz Age ◯ The Roaring Twenties 31. At the time captains of industry accumulated enormous fortunes, such as ◯ Rockfeller ◯ Carnegie ◯ Vanderbilt 32. Ford started producing his his Model T car and developed efficient plants with assembly-lines increasing the output. What does-it mean ? ◯ productivity increased ◯ the workflow was organized less efficiently ◯ They produced various models of cars ◯ They produced one standardized model 33. In the United States Women got voting rights in ◯ 1944 ◯ 1934 ◯ 1920 ◯ 1910 34. The decade 1920-29 is a period of prosperity, during which consumerism reached a climax : electrical appliances, cars, the radio, advertising became extremely popular. This is reflected in literature by the writings of the ◯ Lost Generation ◯ Beat Generation ◯ Y Generation 35.1929 marks the beginning of ◯ prosperity ◯ The Great Depression ◯ economic growth ◯ economic downturn 36. The first movies by Charlie Chaplin have been shot in Hollywood in the 1910’s.But what nationality was he ? ◯ North American ◯ British ◯ Irish 39. President Roosevelt started a new economic policy to get economic growth going again. This keynesian policy was called ◯ The New Thing ◯ The New Contract ◯ The New Deal 40. In 1960-63, President Kennedy started a social policy which was called ◯ The New Deal ◯ The New Frontier ◯ The New America 41. The Civil Rights Act abolished segregation in ◯ 1964 ◯ 1954 ◯ 1974 42. “ Come mothers and fathers/ Throughout the land And don't criticize /What you can't understand / Your sons and your daughters / Are beyond your command Your old road is/Rapidly agin'./Please get out of the new one/ If you can't lend your hand /For the times they are a-changin'.” These are the lyrics of a very famous song, written by a recent Nobel Prize laureate in literature. Who is he ? ◯ John Lennon ◯ Michael Jackson ◯ Bob Dylan ◯ Elvis Presley 37. GIve the title of a very famous movie during the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930-40’s: 38. Give the name of 2 very famous actors during the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1930-40’s : 3
Mini-quizzes while visiting NY (made by your classmates) 4
Mini-quizzes while visiting NY (made by your classmates) 5
Price Survey While shopping don’t forget to report prices: product cereal a phone bundle / a phone package a cinema ticket The cost of the driving licence gasoline a pair of sneakers jeans Chips Cookies Chocolate bars Softs : soda Water Toothpaste Ketchup A Big Mac Meat : pork Mascara Other: price 6
Survey about youth values (anonymous) Selon une enquête menée par le sociologue Olivier Galland, « les jeunes de différentes nationalités sont, dans l’ensemble, aussi éloignés entre eux sur le plan des valeurs que le sont les adultes. Un jeune français est plus proche d’un adulte français que d’un jeune danois ou que d’un jeune italien », et ce, malgré les nouveaux moyens de communication. According to a survey directed by the sociologist Olivier galland, “values of young people of different countries are generally as different as they are between adults. Values of a young Frenchman are closer to values of a French adult than to those of a young Dane or a young Italian…. and this, despite the new medias. Is this sociologist right ? Your task : ● Please have different students complete this questionnaire in order to compare our cultures. This is an anonymous questionnaire. ● Don’t forget to complete your own questionnaire ! questionnaire number 1 Country M Gender F age social class (circle the answer choice) lower class / middle class / upper class < 2000 < 5 000 YES Which one(s) ? ● sport ● theatre ● music ● dance ● chess ● politics ● environment ● religion ● digital tools ● other : place of residence < 50 000 1/ Do you belong to an association ? (circle the answer choice) NO < 199 000 > 200 000 2/ Using a scale of strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement : “I think that each individual has to find a way to handle his choices without state support ” 7
3/ Do you belong to a religion ? NO YES Which one ? ● Catholic ● Protestant ● Muslim ● Jewish ● other : 4/ Using a scale of strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement : “I feel confident in the political institutions of my country” 5. Do you agree that in your country young people have been well-integrated in the economic and social life? ◯ I don’t agree ◯ I agree ◯ I agree ◯ No ◯ No ◯ No ◯ I don’t know 6. Do you agree that your country’s education and training system is well adapted to the current world of work? ◯ I don’t agree ◯ I don’t know 7. Would you like to work or study in another state? ◯ Yes ◯ I don’t know 8. Would you like to work or study in another country? ◯ Yes ◯ I don’t know 9. Would you like to start your own business in the future? ◯ Yes 10. What job would you like to do in the future? 11. Do you sort waste ? ◯ Always ◯ I don’t know ◯ Sometimes ◯ hardly ◯ No ◯ I don’t know ◯ never 12. Do you think that sustainable development is a major challenge for youth? ◯ Yes 13. Do you feel optimistic or rather pessimistic when you think about future ? ◯ optimistic ◯ pessimistic ◯ Adventure ◯ Autonomy ◯ Citizenship Thank you for your answers ! 8 ◯ Creativity ◯ Leadership ◯ Equality 14. What are the 3 things that mean the most for you in this list: ◯ Personal achievement ◯ Faith ◯ I don’t know ◯ Learning ◯ Pleasure ◯ Safety ◯ individual freedom ◯ Solidarity ◯ Other : ◯ Friendship ◯ Family ◯ Wealth ◯ Love ◯ Popularity ◯ Religion ◯ social status
questionnaire number 2 Country M Gender F age social class (circle the answer choice) lower class / middle class / upper class < 2000 < 5 000 YES Which one(s) ? ● sport ● theatre ● music ● dance ● chess ● politics ● environment ● religion ● digital tools ● other : place of residence < 50 000 1/ Do you belong to an association ? (circle the answer choice) NO < 199 000 > 200 000 2/ Using a scale of strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement : “I think that each individual has to find a way to handle his choices without state support ” 3/ Do you belong to a religion ? NO YES Which one ? ● Catholic ● Protestant ● Muslim ● jewish ● other : 4/ Using a scale of strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement : “I feel confident in the political institutions of my country” 9
5. Do you agree that in your country young people have been well-integrated in the economic and social life? ◯ I don’t agree ◯ I agree ◯ I agree ◯ No ◯ No ◯ No ◯ I don’t know 6. Do you agree that your country’s education and training system is well adapted to the current world of work? ◯ I don’t agree ◯ I don’t know 7. Would you like to work or study in another state? ◯ Yes ◯ I don’t know 8. Would you like to work or study in another country? ◯ Yes ◯ I don’t know 9. Would you like to start your own business in the future? ◯ Yes 10. What job would you like to do in the future? 11. Do you sort waste ? ◯ Always ◯ I don’t know ◯ Sometimes ◯ hardly ◯ No ◯ I don’t know ◯ never 12. Do you think that sustainable development is a major challenge for youth? ◯ Yes 13. Do you feel optimistic or rather pessimistic when you think about future ? ◯ optimistic ◯ pessimistic ◯ Adventure ◯ Autonomy ◯ Citizenship ◯ Creativity ◯ Leadership ◯ Equality 14. What are the 3 things that mean the most for you in this list: ◯ Personal achievement ◯ Faith ◯ I don’t know ◯ Learning ◯ Pleasure ◯ Safety ◯ individual freedom ◯ Solidarity ◯ Other : Thank you for your answers ! ◯ Friendship ◯ Family ◯ Wealth ◯ Love ◯ Popularity ◯ Religion ◯ social status 10
questionnaire number 3 Country M Gender F age social class (circle the answer choice) lower class / middle class / upper class < 2000 < 5 000 YES Which one(s) ? ● sport ● theatre ● music ● dance ● chess ● politics ● environment ● religion ● digital tools ● other : place of residence < 50 000 1/ Do you belong to an association ? (circle the answer choice) NO < 199 000 > 200 000 2/ Using a scale of strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement : “I think that each individual has to find a way to handle his choices without state support ” 3/ Do you belong to a religion ? NO YES Which one ? ● Catholic ● Protestant ● Muslim ● jewish ● other : 4/ Using a scale of strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement : “I feel confident in the political institutions of my country” 11
5. Do you agree that in your country young people have been well-integrated in the economic and social life? ◯ I don’t agree ◯ I agree ◯ I agree ◯ No ◯ No ◯ No ◯ I don’t know 6. Do you agree that your country’s education and training system is well adapted to the current world of work? ◯ I don’t agree ◯ I don’t know 7. Would you like to work or study in another state? ◯ Yes ◯ I don’t know 8. Would you like to work or study in another country? ◯ Yes ◯ I don’t know 9. Would you like to start your own business in the future? ◯ Yes 10. What job would you like to do in the future? 11. Do you sort waste ? ◯ Always ◯ I don’t know ◯ Sometimes ◯ hardly ◯ No ◯ I don’t know ◯ never 12. Do you think that sustainable development is a major challenge for youth? ◯ Yes 13. Do you feel optimistic or rather pessimistic when you think about future ? ◯ optimistic ◯ pessimistic ◯ Adventure ◯ Autonomy ◯ Citizenship ◯ Creativity ◯ Leadership ◯ Equality 14. What are the 3 things that mean the most for you in this list: ◯ Personal achievement ◯ Faith ◯ I don’t know ◯ Learning ◯ Pleasure ◯ Safety ◯ individual freedom ◯ Solidarity ◯ Other : Thank you for your answers ! ◯ Friendship ◯ Family ◯ Wealth ◯ Love ◯ Popularity ◯ Religion ◯ social status 12
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Skill assessment grid Listening and speaking me Put a cross in the cases that correctly describe your language skills during our stay I understand better what is said to me I can express myself better in English My attitude me Put a cross in the cases that correctly describe your attitude during our stay responsability good humor helpful curiosity, openness friendship trustworthiness leadership involvement in community activities Attention My work me I have accomplished all the tasks expected Travel book I took notes while attending courses My quiz about American history has been completed The other mini quizzes have been completed I recorded prices in the Price survey My 3 questionnaires about youth values have been completed I contributed to the Lycée Lesage blog / euroclass site Holala Vannes teachers teachers teachers 15
At the end of your stay, take a moment to write your impressions after this experience. How do you feel? Did it change you? How? What? 16
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