Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales

The document under study is an extract from an article from the newspaper Tatler, published in January 2025. It is about Prince William (heir to the throne) and his wife, Princess Catherine and their social media usage. Indeed, they share their daily lives and their work on different social media platforms. Moreover, they also share sad news for instance, they shared about Kate’s serious disease. Contrary to the Queen, they prefer to share more about their daily lives to be closer to the people.

The Royal couple is definitely modern/trendy because they use social media and share videos and pictures. They want to look like ordinary people. For Kate and William it may be easier to use social media as they grew up with it as opposed to the late Queen or King Charles who are older and may not really understand the impact of the use of social media on the nation.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales

The document under study is an extract from an article from Tatler newspaper, published in January 2025. It is about how Prince William (heir to the throne) and his wife, Princess Catherine share with the nation their life through social media. For example, they share about their parenting, bits of their family life with their children and also sad news such as Kate’s serious disease.

The Royal couple is definitely trendy/modern because they use social media platforms to share their daily lives and work. Through their posts, people can see that they are like a normal family and can have the same problems as ordinary people.

Homework: Learn teh lesson.

(at the following of what we did last time)

 In 1613 Pocahontas was kidnapped by the British settlers. There, she met John Rolfe, a tobacco planter. They got along well and decided to get married in April 1614. Their goal was to create a peaceful union and cohesion between the two peoples. As a result, Pocahontas decided to become a Christian and changed her name from Pocahontas to Rebecca, a biblical name which means “Mother of two peoples”. They had a son in 1615 named Thomas, born in Virginia.

How Relevant/trendy are the Royals Today?

The document under study is an extract from an article from the New York Times, published in May 2023. It is about what people think about the British monarchy nowadays.

The British people see the Royal family in their daily lives as they see them on TV. Moreover, they see them everywhere as the Royals are present on coins, stamps, the street names… Hence, the Royal family is a tradition, it is part of the British culture.

However, for some people, mainly under 50 years old, they think that the British monarchy is not really relevant to them. Besides, some other people think the monarchy should not exist anymore. On top of that, some people prefer to have a republican system. Besides, the Royal family is to blame for its colonial past.

On another hand, some British are proud to have a Royal family that has been existing and prevailing throughout the years with an unbroken chain.

According to Tracy Borman, an ideal monarchy should keep its tradition and at the same time, it should be able to adapt with the times.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

 The Aboriginal Peoples’ situation in Canada

The document under study is an extract from a British newspaper, The Guardian, published in 2019. It deals with the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian government. We have learned that their relationship is complicated because there are treaties between Indigenous communities and the Canadian state. Through the treaties, the Canadian government declared some authority on the Indigenous’ lands.

In this article, we have learned about a project led by the Canadian state who would like to build gas pipelines that would cross Aboriginal’s lands against their will. As a result, Aboriginals started to protest against the Canadian government to protect their rights and their lands.

In the future, the Canadian government and the Aboriginal peoples might find common ground solutions in order to live peacefully as a united nation.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

A Very Attractive Country

The document under study is a video from Citizenship immigration organization’s YouTube channel. It introduces the process to become a Canadian citizen. The country is depicted as welcoming and open-minded. Becoming a Canadian requires efforts and determination.

The reasons people decide to move to Canada are sometimes they want to escape dangerous situations (wars or political tensions in their home country) to look for safety in Canada. Some others move to Canada to study or to find a job as there are plenty of job opportunities. At the beginning of the 20^th century, many immigrants came from Europe to Canada for economic reasons. At the end of the century, more and more people from the Middle East Asia and Africa immigrated to Canada.

To move to Canada can be seen as easy on one hand, because it has had a tradition of welcoming immigrants and refugees over the last 100 years. On another hand, it takes  3 years to become a Canadian citizen: one has to learn about the geography and the history of the country, become proficient in at least one of the two official language. Moreover, they also have to learn about the Canadian rights and responsibility as a citizen. Lastly, people will have to go through a security and health checks to complete the process.

Homework: Learn the elsson.

 An Attractive Country

The document under study is a video of presentation about the process of becoming a Canadian citizen. It is from Immigration and citizenship Canada organization’s YouTube channel, published in 2015. This video gives a welcoming image of Canada. It also shows that becoming a Canadian citizen is actually a long process that requires efforts and determination.

People decide to move to Canada because they want to start a new life. Some immigrants are looking for safety because in their home countries there can be wars, and other political tensions. In the 19^th century, immigrants mainly came from Europe. Then, in the 20^th century, more and more came from Asia, Middle East and Africa. These people were led to go to Canada because this country has a tradition of welcoming immigrants and refugees.

In order to settle in Canada, one has to learn about Canada’s history, geography, at least one of the two languages and learn about the responsibility of being a citizen to prepare for a citizenship test. The process can last up to three years to be completed.

Homework: Learn the elsson.