Summer Learning Journey: Week 2, Day 8, Activity 3

For this activity I had to interview a member of my family. I chose to interview my brother Daniel.

1. What is your name? - Daniel.
2. Where were you born? - New Zealand.
3. How many siblings do you have? - 2.
4. What is your favourite thing about living in New Zealand? - Being with my friends.
5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why? - I would go to Samoa because it is where the rest of my family is.

Summer Learning Journey: Week 2, Day 8, Activity 1

For this activity I have written about my family.

Members of my family:
Brothers:
Daniel
Alex
Mother:
Emmy
Father:
Nicholas

Summer Learning Journey: Week 2, Day 7, Activity 3

For this activity I have to ask one of my family members what they like to do in the summer. I asked Daniel.

1. Watching movies
2. Going to the pool
3. Going to the beach
4. Go to the library
5. Lying in bed

Summer Learning Journey: Week 2, Day 6, Activity 2

For this activity I have written a recipe for Steak and Cheese pies.

INGREDIENTS

• 800g Blade Steak
• 1 Onion, diced
• 2 Cloves Garlic, crushed
• 150mls Beer, your favourite
• 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
• 1 C Grated Cheese
• 2 tbsp Olive Oil
• 25g Seasoned Flour
• Milk to Glaze
• 200g Tomato Soup
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 150mls Beef Stock
• 1 pkt Savoury Short Pastry, thawed
• 125g Mushrooms ( optional )

METHOD

Heat the oil in a large saucepan and saute the garlic, onion and mushrooms for 1 minute.

Meanwhile, toss the Tenderbeef through the seasoned flour, then add to the oil.

Cook for 2-3 minutes until lightly browned, then add the next 9 filling ingredients.

Stir and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

When cooked and thick in consistency, spoon into a 1.8 litre pie dish and top with the cheese.

Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured bench to cover the pie dish plus an extra 5cm/2in.

Cut a 2.5cm/1in-wide strip from the outer edge and place onto the dampened rim of the dish.

Brush with milk, then cover with pastry lid. Press the edges to seal. Decorate with surplus pastry and brush with milk.

Bake at 200c for 40 minutes until golden.

Summer Learning Journey: Week 2, Day 6, Activity 1

For this activity I had to compare some breakfast foods from one country with the breakfast foods in NZ. I chose to compare with England.

Some English people have crumpets and tea while we have Weet-bix or other cereals. They are actually quite different than each other, but they still look delicious and I would definitely eat them for breakfast.

Summer Learning Journey: Week 2, Day 5, Activity 3

For this activity we have to choose 5 phrases and translate the into whatever language we want with the English beside. I have chosen to translate mine into Russian.
  
      English:                                                        Russian
Do you speak English?                          Ty govorish' po-angliyski?

I would like a Taxi                                 YA khotel by taksi

Is there a phone I could use?                  Yest' telefon , ya mogu ispol'zovat' ?

How much does it cost?                         Skol'ko eto stoit?

I'm lost, how do I get to the                    YA zabludilsya , kak mne dobrat'sya do otelya
Hilton hotel?                                            Hilton?

Summer Learning Journey: Week 2, Day 5, Activity 1

For day 5 of my Summer Learning Journey, I had to read on how to say hello and ask for directions to a hotel. This is my short poem on how I felt at the airport in a foreign country, whether I was feeling happy, sad, scared or lonely...

 

I spun around in confusion

Looking for something familiar

The words I had studied forgotten

Not a syllable remembered

 

Speaking gibberish to the locals

Making them as confused as me

I wish I was at a place I know

Where I know everything like the back of my hand

I wish for this madness to end!

 

(I have chosen confused as my emotion)