niedziela, 15 stycznia 2017

A SURVEY

What do our students know about India? Not much :) See the result of our survey below:

The survey was carried out in a group of 129 students.

1. 40 people think, that Indians live in India.

2. A person who sailed around the southern tip of Africa in the hope of finding a trade route to India was:
- Christopher Columbus - 51 students
- Vasco da Gama - 6
- Bartolomeu Dias - 1
- an Indian - 1

3. People in India eat:
- rice - 14
- chicken - 5
- curry - 8
- snails, shrimps, sushi, octopuses, insects, lobsters, crayfish, clams, squid, dumplings, coconuts - 1 student each

4. Famous people and characters from India: Alladin, Columbus, Magallanes, Indiana Johns, Buddha, Indians, sacred cows, Aztecs, Inca, Mayan people

5. What is Taj Mahal?
-  a temple - 5
- a building - 4
- capital city - 3
- a castle, a desert, a mountain

6.  The capital city of India is:
-  Delhi, New Delhi, Dubai

7. Animals in India:
-  elephants - 47
- monkeys - 12
- llamas - 5 
- lions - 10
- tigers - 13
- cows - 9
- antelopes - 6
- turkeys, kangaroos, scorpions, ostriches, hedgehogs, hogs, giraffes, wolves, hens, donkeys, horses, zebras, cats, does

8.  Rivers:
- Tigris - 3
- Euphrates - 1
- Amazon - 5
- Nile - 3
- Ganga  - 1 

9.  Religious system:
- Buddhism - 8
- Islam - 2
- Christianity - 3 
- Hinduism - 8 

10.  Women wear:
- burqua - 4
- sari

11. Where is India?
- Asia - 42
- Africa - 11
- America - 5
- Europe - 3 

12.  Language:
-India - 68
- Latin - 1
- Arabian - 1
- Hindu - 5
- English - 8
- Indian - 7
- American - 2
- Hindi - 1

13.  What does the "spot" on a woman's face mean?
- she is married - 5
- she is a princess - 1
- she wants to show off - 1
- somebody takes care of her - 1
- it's her blood - 2
- she is mature - 2
- she is a "weirdo" - 2
- it's a sign of her family - 1
- she is blessed - 1
- she is honest - 1
- she is an Indian - 1
- she lives in India - 1
- she is a wise person - 1
- she needs help - 1 

And that's it :) Let's hope their knowledge will expand :) 







 





















czwartek, 22 grudnia 2016

MUSINGS ABOUT OUR GUEST - AN INTERVIEW

It's time to break some stereotypes...


Małgorzata Krauze: What did you expect to find out when you met our guest from India?
Monika Augustynik: I thought he would be dark-skinned.
M.K.: What did he look like?
M.A.: Well, he was dark-skinned and he was tall and handsome. 
M.K.: So, he surprised you.
Monika Augustynik: Yes, apart from his appearance, he was also very nice.
Marta Kornowska: He sang, danced, talked to us, paid compliments.
M.K.: What did he say about his life?
Monika Augustynik: He gets up at 5 a.m., has breakfast...
Agata Zając: He has some kind of "dumplings", with sauce.
Marta Kornowska: And then he works.
Agata Zając: His stay in Poland is his first journey abroad. His flight was very long, with several  stopovers.
Monika Augustynik: He likes it here. He appreciates our cuisine. 
Marta Kornowska: But he wants to return to India, his family is there.
Agata Zając: And his fiancee! He wants to get married next year.
M.K.: Did your knowledge expanded because of the guest?
Monika Augustynik: We found out that children in India go to school on the weekends!
Marta Kornowska: He told us about Christmas in India.
Agata Zając: The tradition is different there. At 2 a.m. they go to Mass. Then they have supper with their families and neighbours. They talk about Jesus and give each other gifts. 
M.K. : Thank you for the interview.

czwartek, 15 grudnia 2016

A SPECIAL GUEST

Last week we had a special guest - a man from India (currently living in Poland). He didn't speak Polish, so our students had an opportunity to speak English and find out some more about India. Now they know that there are 29 so called "voivodeships" and every single one of them has its own language. There are also 300 various religious systems. Our students listened to songs in Hindi and asked questions about life, work and culture.

niedziela, 27 listopada 2016

DO THEY KNOW...?

Do our students know anything about India? Anything at all? Let's check :)

We have just started our new adventure called "From Mosty to India".

We asked about various things: environment, culture, tradition, religion...

What will we find out? (well, for now our kids think that Indians live in India;))

At first, they were surprised...

... but they worked hard...

... they didn't cheat ;)...
... and it all ended well!!!