Sweden 2017 workbook name: While you’re in Sweden, 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 Swedish society by talking with your French and Swedish mates, and the family which welcomes you ● Take this workbook while visiting, 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 Swedish young people to fill it out ● Complete the skill assessment grid You shall return on Monday, 24 April. There will be a global mark and a skill evaluation. Ms Le Gurun ● your travel book ● your workbook
Quiz: do you know everything about Swedish society ? part I 1. AIn the past, Sweden has been in union with Finland and what other country? ◯ Scotland ◯ Iceland ◯ Germany ◯ Norway 2.Sweden is officially called the ◯ Republic of Sweden ◯ Kingdom of Sweden ◯ Empire of Sweden 3. The main official language of Sweden is Swedish (svenska), but the country also has other official language. How many ? ◯ 2 ◯ 3 ◯ 4 ◯ 5 4. The capital and largest city in Sweden is Stockholm, other notable cities include ◯ Gothenburg ◯ Riga ◯ Oslo ◯ Malmö ◯ Uppsala 5. Sweden has a population of about ◯ 20 million ◯ 10 million ◯ 30 million ◯ 90 million 6. in sweden, the unemployment rate is ◯ high ◯ low 7. In sweden, the birth rate is ◯ high ◯ low 8. the welfare system ◯ is highly developed ◯ doesn’t really exist 9. The standard of living is ◯ one of the highest in the world ◯ one of the lowest in the world ◯ the same as the world average 10. Forests cover over 50% of Sweden, there are also : ◯ 100,000 lakes ◯ 10 000 lakes ◯ 24 000 islands ◯ 2 400 islands 11. The Spanish, French and Dutch begin exploring the coast of North America in the ◯ 15th century ◯ 16th century ◯ 18th century 12. Sweden's right to public access laws allows these areas to be fully accessible by the public. ◯ True ◯ False 13. in the 8th-10th centuries the former Swedes were a fearsome group, highly skilled at warfare they invaded and settled throughout Northern and Eastern Europe. What was their name ? ◯ The Franks ◯ The Saxons ◯ The Wisigoths ◯ The Alamanni ◯ The Vikings 14. Sweden emerged as a great power in Europe with the Swedish Empire gaining territories in Eastern Europe during... ◯ the 15th century ◯ the 17th century ◯ the 19th century ◯ the 21st century 15. Sweden has remain neutral in all wars since 1814, including World Wars I and II ◯ True ◯ False 1
Quiz: do you know everything about Swedish society ? part II 16. Nowadays Swedes over 19 years have to complete up to 15 months of military service. ◯ True ◯ False 17. France helped the American colonies during the war for the independence ◯ True ◯ False 18. Sweden is a part of EU ◯ True ◯ False 19. Sweden is a part of the Euro Zone ◯ True ◯ False 20. Sweden is renown for producing great pop bands and singers, including ◯ Abba ◯ The Cardigans ◯ The Wall ◯ Europe ◯ Bjork 21. A number of prominent manufacturing and technology company's were founded in Sweden including ◯ Ericsson ◯ Bang & Olufsen ◯ Volvo ◯ IKEA ◯ Electrolux ◯ H&M 22. A traditional and famous dish of Sweden is Swedish meatballs, served with ◯ gravy ◯ French fries ◯ boiled potatoes ◯ lingonberry jam ◯ peas 23. What food could you eat at the “Kräftskiva”, the traditional Swedish celebration in August ? ◯ Pecan pie ◯ haggis ◯ Crayfish ◯ dill 24. The Sweden's main sports are ◯ Ice hockey ◯ cycling ◯ Judo ◯ Football 25. “ Hur står det till? Bara bra, tack. Och du ?” What does it mean ? ◯ Are you cold ? No, I am not. ◯ Excuse me, where is the toilet? There. ◯ How are you ? I’m fine, thank you. 26. How would you say “I love you” in Swedish ? (might be useful…) ◯ Jag hatar dig ◯ Jag älskar dig ◯ Jag är ledsen 27. in Sweden the Coffee break (including the socialising that goes with it)is called ◯ Påtår ◯ Lagom ◯ Fika 28.What is Gravlax ? ◯ a pastry ◯ a drug ◯ a salmon recipe 29.A very famous 19th century theatre author is Swedish: ◯ A. Strindberg ◯ E. Ionesco ◯ S. Larsson 30. “Fifi Brin d’Acier” comes from Sweden ◯ True ◯ False 2
Quiz: do you know everything about Swedish society ? part III 31.In Sweden, parents can take a parental leave, which means: ◯ 480 days of paid parental leave ◯ 200 days of paid parental leave ◯ 90 days of paid parental leave 32.How many days of daylight are there in summer ? ◯ 12 ◯ 24 ◯ 56 ◯ 0 33. What percentage of the population does live in citie? ◯ 36% ◯ 56% ◯ 86% 34. What is this animal ? ◯ goose ◯ moose ◯ loose 35.What percentage of Sweden’s waste goes to a rubbish dump ? ◯ 50% ◯ 1% ◯ 60% ◯ 10% 36. Do you know these Swedish movie stars ? ◯ Viggo Mortensen ◯ Ingrid Bergman ◯ Greta Garbo ◯ Aki Kaurismaki ◯ Paul Verhoeven ◯ Alicia Vikander 37. In Sweden rape and abduction have been prohibited in ◯ 1850 ◯ 1650 ◯ 1250 38. Most of governments have been led by the Social Democrat Party for 80 years ◯ True ◯ False 39. All women gained the right to vote in ◯ 1919 ◯ 1810 ◯ 1949 40. In 1938, birth control and abortion have been legalized ◯ True ◯ False 3
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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 5
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 ” 6
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 ! 7 ◯ 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” 8
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 9
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” 10
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 11
Skill assessment grid Listening and speaking me Put a cross in the cases that correctly describe your language skills during our stay teachers 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 teachers responsability good humor helpful curiosity, openness friendship trustworthiness leadership involvement in community activities Attention My work I have accomplished all the expected tasks 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 me teachers 12
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? 13
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