Category
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Description & Idea Prompts
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Activity
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Sports and leisure activities:
• Write
about a sport or leisure activity
•
If you like to walk, where do you like to walk?
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Arts
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The arts (visual arts, crafts, design, dance,
film, literature, music, theatre):
• Write a
short story or poem
• Share
your artistic talent/hobby
•
Share information about your favourite singer /
actor / music / movie
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Bios
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Autobiographies
(excluding birth date or age): Write about your life story
• Describe
yourself and who you are
•
Share a story about an event, experience or choice
that impacted your life
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Canada
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People, places and things in Canada:
•
How do you describe Canada to your friends or family
living abroad? What do you like about
living in Canada?
• Write
about a holiday or day trip in Canada
•
Write about a famous Canadian personality, landmark,
historical event, etc.
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Celebration
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Occasions or events that result in celebration:
• Write
about a special life event (wedding, birth, anniversary, etc.)
• Write
about a traditional celebration
•
Share a personal success story
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Education
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Education related:
• Compare
the education system in your own homeland with Canada’s Write
about why you are interested in continuing your education What was
your favourite subject in school and why?
•
Describe the educational path or credentials
required in Canada for your profession
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Employment
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Tips, challenges and experiences related to
finding work or working in Canada:
• Compare
job hunting in your homeland with job hunting in Canada
• Describe
your current job or volunteer position in Canada
• Share a
personal story about finding a job in Canada
•
What advice do you have for other newcomers looking
for a job?
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English
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Learning English:
•
Compare learning English in your homeland to
learning English in Canada How has learning English helped
you?
•
Describe your experience with the LINC Home Study
program
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General
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Submissions that do not
fit with the other categories.
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Health
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Advice and information related to health and
wellness:
• Compare
healthcare in your homeland with healthcare in Canada
• Share a
home remedy cure
•
Describe what is important for you when looking for
a doctor and why
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Homeland
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Reflections on homeland and ethnic origins:
• What do
you miss the most about your homeland?
• Describe
a custom from your homeland
•
Write about a special place from your homeland
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Parenthood
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Stories or advice related to being a parent or
raising kids:
• Compare
your life before and after having kids
• Share a
funny experience as a parent
• Do you
think children should do housework?
•
Do you think parents spend enough time with their
children nowadays?
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Recipe
|
Special recipes that have
not been reproduced from the web or a book.
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Seasonal
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Topics related to the upcoming season:
• Describe
the winter season in Canada
•
Write about your first winter in Canada What are
some tips for winter driving?
• Summarize
the important points in an article about seasonal affective disorder:
•
Copy 3 different definitions for winter and cite
your source(s)
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Settlement
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Settling in Canada:
• Describe
coming to Canada
• Share a
funny story about settling in Canada
• What was
the most difficult aspect of adjusting to life in Canada?
•
What barriers have you encountered since coming to
Canada?
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Technology
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Technology and innovations:
• How is
technology helping or hindering society?
•
Describe an invention that has made a big difference
in the world Do you think computers make life
easier?
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Travel
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Travel destinations outside of Canada and
vacations:
• Share
information about a vacation you took or plan on taking
• Describe
a place you visited on a holiday outside of Canada
•
What time of the year do people in your homeland
usually take a vacation?
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