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EDMONTON Weekly Newscasts Lesson Plan MARCH 14, 2016 Newscasts are current news stories read at a slower pace than you might hear on the radio. These are prepared by CBC news editor Don Bell. Objectives:

● To develop listening skills ● To increase vocabulary ● To increase awareness of grammatical structures and functional language ● To increase knowledge of current events ● To provide a user-‐friendly, self-‐study tool for learners, as well as an ESL classroom

resource for instructors Contents: Three news stories are featured in each weekly lesson plan. Each lesson contains vocabulary and listening comprehension activities. At the end of each lesson, you will find a complete transcript and an answer key. This lesson plan is aimed towards learners at an intermediate language level (i.e. Canadian Language Benchmarks 4-‐5 or equivalent).

Learning English with CBC is a joint project with CBC Calgary, CBC Edmonton, and the Government of Alberta. This Lesson Plan was prepared by Deidre Lake via Communication4Integration Inc. © CBC 2015 Permission is granted to reproduce these pages for educational purposes only. For more information on copyright, please click: http://www.cbc.ca/permissions


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NEWSCAST 1: LIBERALS SHIFT IMMIGRATION FOCUS TO FAMILY REUNIFICATION, REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-‐immigration-‐levels-‐plan-‐2016-‐1.3479764

WARM UP Look at the title and the picture above. What do you think this story is about? Have you heard anything in the news recently about the Canadian Liberal government and immigration?

LISTENING ACTIVITY 1 (Audio Clip 0:12) Listen to the newscast. While you listen, follow along with the transcript below. The federal government plans to admit a large number of new permanent residents. Previously, their focus was on skilled applicants. However, now the Liberals are nearly doubling the number of humanitarian admissions and tripling the number of spots for private sponsors. They are also increasing available spaces in the family sponsored program compared to past years. These increases will result in 305,000 new permanent residents to Canada -‐ the highest in decades despite their planned decrease in economic immigration. Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel criticized the government's decision to admit fewer economic immigrants at a time when the workforce is aging, the economy is slowing, and refugees are waiting for months to have long-‐term affordable housing.


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VOCABULARY ACTIVITY 1 Look at the script of the newscast. Underline the words you do not understand. Make a list of the words below and look up their meanings in your dictionary. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS Work alone or with a partner to respond to the questions below.

1. What does the federal government plan to do?

2. What type of applicants did the government focus on previously?

3. Which word best describes spots?

marks dots locations spaces stains

4. What is happening with family sponsored applications?

5. How many new permanent immigrants are expected?

6. What is happening with the economic applications?

7. What does Michelle Rempel think of the Liberal governments plan? LISTENING ACTIVITY 2 (Audio Clip 0:12) Listen to the newscast again.


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READING ACTIVITY 1 Look at the information below. Make 5 sentences about the information provided.

Check source if table above is not clear: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-‐en.do?mthd=index&crtr.page=1&nid=1038699

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NEWSCAST 2: FAS GAS SHOOTING VICTIM TRYING TO STAY IN CANADA

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fas-‐gas-‐shooting-‐victim-‐trying-‐to-‐stay-‐in-‐canada-‐1.3482295

WARM UP Look at the title and the photo. What happened to this boy? Where do you think he is from? VOCABULARY ACTIVITY 1 Review the vocabulary before listening to the news story. VOCABULARY MEANING ongoing continuous injuries damages or harm done by a person; wounds temporary not permanent; short-‐term; limited period of time permit an official document allowing someone to do something armed robbery the taking of money or things from someone by force or intimidation counter an area in a store where business takes place with customers anyway used to confirm or support something just mentioned; in any case surgeries operations; medical treatment that involves cutting the body granted allowed; permitted; given LISTENING ACTIVITY 1 (Audio Clip 1:24) Listen to the newscast for overall comprehension.


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LISTENING ACTIVITY 2 (Audio Clip 1:24) Listen to the newscast again. Fill in the blanks with the word that you hear.

A Filipino man who was ____________________ in the face in 2013 while working at a

gas station says he needs to stay in Canada to receive ____________________ medical

treatment for his ____________________.

Jaysen Arancon Reyes (aron-‐son rays) came to Canada from the Phillipines on a two-‐

year _______________________ foreign worker permit in 2013. Less than four months

after Reyes arrived, he was shot in the face and hands during an ___________________

robbery while working as a Fas Gas ____________________ in Red Deer.

According to an RCMP report, Reyes placed money on the ____________________ but

the man shot him ____________________. Reyes says when he was in hospital he just

wanted to die.

Reyes left hospital after several _______________________, but was unable to return

to work due to his injuries. He lost his _______________________ to work and instead

stayed in Canada on a visitor's visa. That visa expires in August.

Reyes says he can't get the _____________________ help he needs if he has to return

to the Philippines and that he also won't be able to find a good job because of his

injuries.

The parent company of Fas Gas, hired an immigration lawyer to help Reyes apply for

____________________ residency on humanitarian grounds and has a job for Reyes if

he is ____________________ permanent residency.

(See answer key)


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NEWSCAST 3: EARL’S RESTAURANTS CHANGE DRESS CODE BASED ON CBC REPORT ON SEXISM

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-‐dress-‐codes-‐earls-‐1.3483432

WARM UP Look at the title and the picture. Have you ever been to an Earl’s restaurant? What is a dress code? Based on the photo above, what can you guess about the dress code? Look at the definitions below before listening to the newscast. Sexism (noun)

• unfair treatment of people because of their sex; especially women • behaviour, conditions, or attitudes that promote stereotypes of social roles

based on sex (male or female) Stereotype (noun)

• a widely held idea about a particular type of person or thing Discriminatory (adjective)

• showing unfair treatment of a person or group of people from other people or groups of people, especially based on race, age, sex, or religion

Allegation

• a claim or accusation that someone has done something wrong, typically without proof


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LISTENING ACTIVITY 1 (Audio Clip 3:11) Listen to the newscast once for overall comprehension. LISTENING ACTIVITY 2 (Audio Clip 3:11) Listen to the newscast again. While you listen, respond to the questions below.

1. What is Earl’s?

2. What policy is being changed?

3. Why is Earl’s changing this policy?

4. What was Earl’s dress code for women?

5. What will women now be allowed to wear?

(See script and/or answer key)

CONCLUSION

Consider or discuss the following questions.

• What do you think of this story? • What other types of workplace dress codes are you familiar with? Give

examples. • Can you think of other places or industries that have dress codes like the one

that Earl’s had previously? • Are dress codes common in your country? Give examples. • This CBC news story was shared over 9,000 times. Why do you think this story

has been shared so many times.


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TRANSCRIPTS OF WEEKLY NEWSCASTS WEEKLY NEWS STORIES TIME Introduction Hi. This is Don Bell. You’re listening to Learning English with

CBC for the week of March 14th. 0:00

Newscast 1 Liberals shift immigration focus to family reunification, refugee resettlement http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberals-‐immigration-‐levels-‐plan-‐2016-‐1.3479764

The federal government plans to admit a large number of new permanent residents. Previously, their focus was on skilled applicants. However, now the Liberals are nearly doubling the number of humanitarian admissions and tripling the number of spots for private sponsors. They are also increasing available spaces in the family sponsored program compared to past years.

These increases will result in 305,000 new permanent residents to Canada -‐ the highest in decades despite their planned decrease in economic immigration.

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel criticized the government's decision to admit fewer economic immigrants at a time when the workforce is aging, the economy is slowing, and refugees are waiting for months to have long-‐term affordable housing.

0:12


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Newscast 2 Fas Gas shooting victim trying to stay in Canada http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fas-‐gas-‐shooting-‐victim-‐trying-‐to-‐stay-‐in-‐canada-‐1.3482295

A Filipino man who was shot in the face in 2013 while working at a gas station says he needs to stay in Canada to receive ongoing medical treatment for his injuries.

Jaysen Arancon Reyes (aron-‐son rays) came to Canada from the Phillipines on a two-‐year temporary foreign worker permit in 2013. Less than four months after Reyes arrived, he was shot in the face and hands during an armed robbery while working as a Fas Gas clerk in Red Deer.

According to an RCMP report, Reyes placed money on the counter but the man shot him anyway. Reyes says when he was in hospital he just wanted to die.

Reyes left hospital after several surgeries, but was unable to return to work due to his injuries. He lost his permit to work and instead stayed in Canada on a visitor's visa. That visa expires in August.

Reyes says he can't get the medical help he needs if he has to return to the Philippines and that he also won't be able to find a good job because of his injuries.

The parent company of Fas Gas, hired an immigration lawyer to help Reyes apply for permanent residency on humanitarian grounds and has a job for Reyes if he is granted permanent residency.

1:24

Newscast 3 Earl’s restaurants change dress code based on CBC report on sexism http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-‐dress-‐codes-‐earls-‐1.3483432

One of Canada's largest chains of casual dining restaurants will change its policies about clothing worn by female serving staff following an investigation into allegations of sexism in the industry by the CBC-‐TV program Marketplace.

Earls said in a statement they understand that its suggested dress code could be considered discriminatory for female staff. That dress code called for a black skirt, no shorter than one inch above the knee for women. Earls says that female staff will now be allowed to wear black pants.

3:11


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ANSWER KEY FOR NEWSCAST 1: LIBERALS SHIFT IMMIGRATION FOCUS TO FAMILY REUNIFICATION, REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. What does the federal government plan to do? The federal government plans to admit a large number of new permanent residents.

2. What type of applicants did the government focus on previously?

Previously, their focus was on skilled applicants / Skilled applicants

3. Which word best describes spots?

marks dots locations spaces stains

4. What is happening with family sponsored applications? They are increasing.

5. How many new permanent immigrants are expected?

305,000

6. What is happening with the economic applications? They are decreasing.

7. What does Michelle Rempel think of the Liberal governments plan?

She doesn’t agree with the federal government’s plan to admit fewer economic immigrants.

READING ACTIVITY 1 Responses will vary. Examples include:

1. Canada plans to admit between 280,000 and 305,000 new permanent residents in 2016.

2. The target for spouses, partners, and children is 60,000. 3. The admission range for refugees, protected persons, humanitarian and other

category is 2,800-‐3,600. 4. The target range for privately sponsored refugees is 17,800. 5. The target for highly skilled applicants is 58,400.


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ANSWER KEY FOR NEWSCAST 2: FAS GAS SHOOTING VICTIM TRYING TO STAY IN CANADA LISTENING ACTIVITY 2

A Filipino man who was shot in the face in 2013 while working at a gas station says he

needs to stay in Canada to receive ongoing medical treatment for his injuries.

Jaysen Arancon Reyes (aron-‐son rays) came to Canada from the Phillipines on a two-‐

year temporary foreign worker permit in 2013. Less than four months after Reyes

arrived, he was shot in the face and hands during an armed robbery while working as a

Fas Gas clerk in Red Deer.

According to an RCMP report, Reyes placed money on the counter but the man shot

him anyway. Reyes says when he was in hospital he just wanted to die.

Reyes left hospital after several surgeries, but was unable to return to work due to his

injuries. He lost his permit to work and instead stayed in Canada on a visitor's visa. That

visa expires in August.

Reyes says he can't get the medical help he needs if he has to return to the Philippines

and that he also won't be able to find a good job because of his injuries.

The parent company of Fas Gas, hired an immigration lawyer to help Reyes apply for

permanent residency on humanitarian grounds and has a job for Reyes if he is granted

permanent residency.


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ANSWER KEY FOR NEWSCAST 3: EARL’S RESTAURANTS CHANGE DRESS CODE BASED ON CBC REPORT ON SEXISM LISTENING ACTIVITY 2

1. What is Earl’s? A Canadian restaurant / It is one of Canada’s largest casual restaurant chains.

2. What policy is being changed? Their policy about clothing worn by female serving staff is changing.

3. Why is Earl’s changing this policy?

They are changing it based on allegations of sexism in the industry (by a CBC TV program called Marketplace).

4. What was Earl’s dress code for women?

The dress code was a black skirt, no shorter than one inch above the knee.

5. What will women now be allowed to wear? Earls says that female staff will now be allowed to wear black pants. SCRIPT

One of Canada's largest chains of casual dining restaurants will change its policies about clothing worn by female serving staff following an investigation into allegations of sexism in the industry by the CBC-‐TV program Marketplace.

Earls said in a statement they understand that its suggested dress code could be considered discriminatory for female staff. That dress code called for a black skirt, no shorter than one inch above the knee for women. Earls says that female staff will now be allowed to wear black pants. Thank you for using Learning English with CBC. If you have any questions or comments, please email [email protected]

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