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Welcoming Winter Articles for NewsLINC

Some of you have survived one or more winters in this your new country. How did it go? Did you fall sick? Did you have fun in the snow or on ice? How was the driving like?

The door is now wide open for your sharing of tips and experiences about the winter, or any of the regular NewsLINC topics: celebrations, recipes, what-have-you. Just make sure to post your entries to your blog by November 6, and we'll have a chance to spiff it up for final submission.

Category	Description / Idea Prompts
Activity	Submissions reflecting sports and leisure activities.
Arts	Submissions related to the arts (visual arts, crafts, design, dance, film, literature, music, theatre). ·         Write a short story or poem. ·         Share your artistic talent/hobby. ·         Provide a review of your favourite book / movie / artist / etc.
Bios	Student profiles that exclude information about birth date or age.
Canada	Submissions which highlight Canada. ·         How do you describe Canada to your friends or family living abroad? ·         What do you like about living in Canada? ·         Write about a famous Canadian personality, landmark, historical event, etc. ·         Recommend places to visit or day trips in Ontario / Canada
Celebration	Occasions or events that result in celebration! ·         Share a personal success story (big or small) ·         Write about a special/milestone life event (wedding, birth, anniversary, etc.) ·         Write about a traditional celebration
General	If the submission does not fit with any of the other categories.
Heritage	Student reflections about their homeland or ethnic origins. ·         What do you miss the most about your homeland? ·         Describe a custom from your homeland ·         Write about where you came from
Recipe	Special recipes that have not been reproduced from the web or a book.
Seasonal	Submissions related to seasonal themes. Some ideas for the winter: ·         Christmas ·         New Years ·         Family Day ·         Winter outdoor activities – skating, skiing, sledding, etc. ·         Winter driving tips ·         My first winter in Canada ·         Ways to beat the winter blues ·         Favourite cold remedies
Settlement	Student settlement stories. ·         Share a funny story about settling in Canada ·         What has surprised you the most? ·         What are some of the challenges you have faced? ·         What or who has helped you to adjust?
Skills	Tips, challenges and experiences related to finding work, working or learning in Canada. ·         Workplace culture ·         Looking for work / networking / volunteering ·         Studying / learning new skills

Two Cool Articles in the Telegraph

One doesn't always come across good articles on learning a second language in a newspaper. But here are two that come from the British newspaper The Telegraph:

1. Are children really better at foreign language learning?
2. How to pronounce foreign languages

Check out the articles and think about:

1. What you agree with
2. What you disagree with
3. What you are surprised to read
4. What you plan to:

• Start doing with regard to learning English
• Stop doing with regard to learning English
• Continue doing with regard to learning English

Share those ideas--and a link back to this blog post--on your blog.

Is It More Mouthwatering or Tongue Twisting?

Ever walk into a restaurant and wonder how order the bruschetta or bowl of pho?

Or that package of quinoa or gnocchi on the supermarket shelf?

Here's a guide to help you with the iconic Canadian dish poutine and more:

As the original website disappeared ere a link could be created, here's a cheat sheet from some place else.

Welcome to a new spread of multiculturalism!

How do you say Jiaozi and Guotie?

Thank Heaven for Seven

Helpful neighbours, fresh air and clean water, a decent income, crime-free streets, time for leisure, good health, and toilets that work--some of the features of your dream country.

But how does Canada rank among the countries of the OECD? What is it like to live here compared to living in Australia, the U.S., the U.K., Japan, etc.?


Well, we might not be number one in everything, but here's an article listing seven things we can be thankful for, living here in Canada.

And while we're on the topic of "seven," here's a page on "seven things you can't say in Canada." But it lists only one and doesn't allow you to click beyond (tried it in Chrome and IE!). How appropriate!

A Tale of True Cities

 
From Town of Merchants the order came to audit the LINC schools in Meeting Place. Or was it Place Where Trees Stand in the Water? This caused a bit of concern in nearby Rugged Land Farm, Unfordable River Town, and Cape of Strangers. Beyond Boar's Head Lake, the news was met at St. Contumacy Falls, Battle Cry, Honouring God, and Goblin with less concern. They didn't think their dependence on LINC Home Study would be as greatly affected by federal concerns.

Check out these funny-sounding towns and their modern names in this article. Put your answers in the Comments below. Who'll be the first?

Congratulations, Adelfa, Luanne, and Min!

Three of our classmates got published in the latest NewsLINC, the summer edition, and I'd invite everybody to join me in congratulating them.

You guys don't have this problem.

Even more, let's all work hard and hurry up to submit our stories for the fall edition of the magazine. Check out the post below for details and instructions.

Adelfa (Maria C.), Luanne, and Min, you've done us proud. Yay, keep up the good work!