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Elder, D Assign #4 TESO1133 Instructor: S. Yuen Due: March 17, 2013

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Teaching Notes for the Lesson

Class Description

This 90-minute lesson (including a 5 mins washroom/stretch break) would be for low to

mid intermediate (CLB 4/5) adult ESL students living in British Columbia. Class size

ideally would be 12-16 ranging in age from 25 to 60. Assumptions include a basic

understanding and production ability of past, present and future tenses and common

everyday living vocabulary.

Article Selection

For a feature article of approximately 900 words, the length is probably average and

may seem long for this level. The writing, however, is relatively simple and the adult

students can relate to the topic on one or more levels. Although only one photo was

published with the story, more are available from the subject’s website, and more

photos are available to support other concepts, events and places mentioned in the

story. The story was reformulated by deleting redundant words, shortening sentences,

adding subheadings and photos and editing some grammar.

General Aim

Students will be able to identify the main ideas, attend to select details, identify places

on a map, demonstrate word recognition/understanding, discuss their own personal

experiences and produce their own stories.

Warm-up Activity – 10 mins


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Instructor shares very brief story of how his grandfather met his Irish grandmother, a

nurse, at the end of WW II and brought her back to

Canada with him. He shows students his Irish

passport and Canadian passport to indicate dual

citizenship. He responds to any questions. The

instructor forms pairs and asks students to tell their

partner why and how they or their ancestors came to Canada.

Aim: to activate prior knowledge and emotions in order to facilitate reading. This will

also form part of the Extension Activity after the reading.

Pre-reading Activity- 15 mins

Using map, photos of Vietnam war, boatpeople, settlement camp, Le Nguyen working in

restaurant, the instructor elicits the following vocabulary escape, survivor, disapprove,

settlement camp, journey, destination and introduces subject and his family as well as

television’s Survivor Man star, Les Stroud. Aim: to activate prior knowledge, introduce

subject, promote predicting and pre-teach some vocabulary and a bit of Vietnam history


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Approach for Reading Text

1st reading will be quickly for main ideas. – up to 5 mins


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2nd reading will be much slower for details and meaning. – up to 10 mins

Post-reading – 45 mins

Comprehension

After 1st reading, ask students to check the best alternate title for the article from three

choices. ( See Part I: Main Ideas, Worksheet A)

After 2nd reading, students are asked to complete the comprehension exercises that

follow. (See Part II: Details, Worksheet A)

Vocabulary

Aim: to check and strengthen understanding through practice

Word-Definition match and Complete the sentence activities (See Worksheet B)

Extension Activity

I. Use the maps to answer questions ( See Worksheet C). Aim is to help students put

the story in further context and conceptualize places and events better.

II. With the same partner you had at the beginning, pretend you are a newspaper

reporter and interview them about why and how they came to Canada. Get as much

information as you can in five minutes and then switch roles.

Homework

Write a newspaper article about your partner’s journey to Canada.

Follow-up


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Create a mind-map with the students on what it means to be a restaurateur and operate

your own restaurant. List different jobs (waitress/waiter, cook, dishwasher, cashier,

manager) duties, menus, positives/negatives, types, locations. Hand out job

descriptions. Share restaurant stories. Watch a short video on how to make sushi.

Answer questions about the video. Ask students to read a second follow-up article on

Le Nguyen and his restaurant also published in the Burnaby Now ( See below).

Original Article

http://www.burnabynow.com/Survivor+escapes+Vietnam/7826515/story.html

Survivor Man escapes Vietnam

Local restaurant owner tells tale of how he left his home country and spent days at sea

By Alfie Lau, Burnaby Now January 16, 2013

Chef's tale: Le Nguyen runs a sushi restaurant in Burnaby's Edmonds area. Nguyen

escaped from Vietnam in the '80s with dozens of other men, who boarded a boat in the

dead of night.

Photograph by: Larry Wright , BURNABY NOW

http://www.burnabynow.com/Survivor+escapes+Vietnam/7826515/story.html


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Le Nguyen's kids call him Survivor Man, and there's no title more apt for the Burnaby

restaurateur.

Nguyen opened Osaka Island Japanese Restaurant in the Edmonds area two years

ago, and while that dream is slowly but steadily growing, his journey from his

Vietnamese homeland is nothing short of awe-inspiring.

It was late 1983, and the 19year-old Nguyen had no interest in joining the Vietnamese

army.

His mother warned him that the government would not look kindly on his decision and

perhaps it was time to look for a future outside of Vietnam.

Nguyen started talking to his friends and soon, a group of 50 of them decided that they

would buy a boat and try to escape to Malaysia, a harrowing seven-day journey.

"We made a deal that whether we lived or died, we were in this together, to the end,"

said Nguyen.

Over the course of two months, the group of 50 started slowly buying and storing the

supplies they would need for their run to freedom. The men, who ranged in age from 19

to 30, broke up into five groups of 10 and continued with the appearance of living

normal lives.

"We'd go out for coffee every night, and everything looked normal," said Nguyen.

"Meanwhile, we were buying diesel, we were stocking up food, we were putting money

together to buy the boat."

Their nominal leader was a 30-year-old who could read maps and knew how to navigate

to Malaysia.

"We called him the Old Man," said Nguyen. "He was the one who knew the way to

Malaysia, so he was important, but all of us did our part."

Only immediate family members knew of the plan of the 50 men, and there were no

leaks.

"If the government had found out, we'd all be put into jail," said Nguyen.

On the night of the escape, Nguyen and his team of 10 were to look for a light signal.

Three red lights and the journey was put off for at least a day; three green lights meant

it was all systems go.


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"I still remember seeing the green lights," he said. "We all got on the boat and we were

off."

Not surprisingly, the journey wasn't smooth.

"We ran out of food on the fifth day," said Nguyen. "We didn't know how close we were

to Malaysia, but it was pretty scary."

By day seven, the Old Man was doing his job and steering the boat toward Malaysia

and the lights of landfall were in sight.

"We all made it," said Nguyen. "All 50 of us were taken in by the Malaysians."

Nguyen would spend the next seven months in a settlement camp. Back in Vietnam,

when word of the escape reached the government, Nguyen's mother, along with

relatives of the other 49 escapees, were thrown into jail for six months.

"The police said they helped us escape, so they had to go to jail," said Nguyen, who

added that he couldn't get word of his successful journey back to relatives for three

months.

While in Malaysia, Nguyen had to decide whether he wanted to immigrate to Canada,

the United States or Australia.

"I looked at a map and said, 'Canada, that looks like an interesting place,'" said Nguyen.

After passing all the necessary hurdles, Nguyen flew to Vancouver in early 1984, but it

wasn't his final destination.

"Winnipeg was where I was going," he said. "I had no idea it would be that cold."

Nguyen started going to school and working as a courier for a company that made

automotive alternators and starters.

Nguyen would spend 17 years in Winnipeg, and during this time, he met wife Phuong.

The couple now have four children, daughters who are 15, nine and two-and-a-half, and

a son, 12.

In 2001, Nguyen came to Vancouver to visit his uncle, Tony Vo, who worked at a

Japanese restaurant.

Nguyen knew then he wanted to make a change and work in a restaurant.


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"My uncle said he would support me and train me, but I had to be serious about it," said

Nguyen. "This is what I wanted to do, so I learned everything I could from him."

Also during his time in Vancouver, Nguyen was able to sponsor his mother to come to

Canada, and the joyful reunion occurred in 2002.

By 2010, Nguyen wanted to run his own restaurant, and after some scouting, he chose

an Edmonds location to open Osaka Island.

"I opened on Dec. 2, 2010," he said. "I'm slowly building the business, and it's been very

good. . I want to show my children how important it is to work hard. If you work hard,

you can achieve anything."

When he told his children about his journey from Vietnam, they came up with a

nickname for him.

"They call me Survivor Man," said Nguyen. "They're amazed at how I came to Canada."

As for the 49 other people who were on the boat with him, Nguyen said he stays in

touch with some of them, and many of them have made their marks all over the world.

"We've got lawyers, we've got doctors, and we're in Canada, we're in the United States,

we're in Australia, Denmark and all over the world," he said. "We made a deal that we

were in it together, live or die and we all made it."

Simplified Article

Survivor Man escapes Vietnam

Local restaurant owner tells tale of how he left his home country and spent days at sea

Article adapted from Alfie Lau, BURNABY NOW

Le Nguyen opened Osaka Island Japanese Restaurant in Burnaby two years ago. His

dream of being a restaurateur is now a reality, but his journey from his Vietnamese

homeland is even more inspiring. His kids nicknamed him SurvivorMan.

Planning the Escape In 1983, when Nguyen was 19 years old, he did not want to join the Vietnamese army.

His mother warned him that the government would disapprove and suggested he look

for a future outside of Vietnam.


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Nguyen spoke to his friends. A group of 50 of them, ranging in age from 19-30, decided

that they would buy a boat and try to escape to Malaysia, a harrowing seven-day

journey from Vietnam.

"We made a deal that whether we lived or died, we were in this together, to the end,"

said Nguyen.

Over the course of two months, they were slowly buying and storing the supplies they

would need for their escape to freedom. They broke up into five smaller groups of 10

and kept up the appearance of living normal lives.

"We'd go out for coffee every night, and everything looked normal," said Nguyen.

"Meanwhile, we were buying diesel, stocking up food and putting money together to buy

the boat."

Their leader was a 30-year-old who could read maps and knew how to navigate to

Malaysia.

"We called him the Old Man," said Nguyen. "He was the one who knew the way to

Malaysia, so he was important, but all of us did our part."

Only immediate family members knew of their plan so there were no leaks.

"If the government found out, we would have all been put into jail," said Nguyen.

On the night of the escape, Nguyen and his team of 10 looked for a light signal. Three

red lights meant the journey would be put off for at least a day, and three green lights

meant it was all systems go.

"I still remember seeing the green lights," he said. "We all got on the boat and we were

off."

Surviving the Journey Not surprisingly, the journey wasn't smooth.

"We ran out of food on the fifth day," said Nguyen. "We didn't know how close we were

to Malaysia so it was pretty scary."

The Old Man was doing his job and steering the boat toward Malaysia. By day seven,

the lights on landfall were in sight.


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"We all made it," said Nguyen. "All 50 of us were taken in by the Malaysians."

Nguyen spent the next seven months in a settlement camp. Back in Vietnam, when

word of the escape reached the government, Nguyen's mother, along with relatives of

the other 49 escapees, were thrown into jail for six months.

"The police said they helped us escape so they had to go to jail," said Nguyen, who

added that he couldn't get word of his successful journey back to relatives for three

months.

While in Malaysia, Nguyen had to decide whether he wanted to emigrate to Canada, the

United States or Australia.

"I looked at a map and said, 'Canada, that looks like an interesting place,'" said Nguyen.

Refuge in Canada After passing all the necessary hurdles, Nguyen flew to Vancouver in early 1984, but it

wasn't his final destination.

"Winnipeg was where I was going," he said. "I had no idea it would be that cold."

Nguyen started going to school and working as a courier for a company that made

automotive alternators and starters.

Nguyen spent 17 years in Winnipeg. During this time, he met wife Phuong. The couple

now have three daughters and a son.

In 2001, Nguyen came to Vancouver to visit his uncle, Tony Vo, who worked at a

Japanese restaurant.

Nguyen knew then he wanted to make a change and work in a restaurant.

"My uncle said he would support me and train me, but I had to be serious about it," said

Nguyen. "This is what I wanted to do, so I learned everything I could from him."

During his time in Vancouver, Nguyen was able to sponsor his mother to come to

Canada. Their joyful reunion occurred in 2002.

Nguyen Opens a Sushi Restaurant By 2010, Nguyen wanted to run his own restaurant. After some scouting, he chose a

location in Burnaby on Edmonds Street to open Osaka Island Restaurant.


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"I opened on Dec. 2, 2010," he said. "I'm slowly building the business, and it's been very

good. I want to show my children how important it is to work hard. If you work hard, you

can achieve anything."

When he told his children about his journey from Vietnam, they came up with a

nickname for him.

"They call me Survivor Man," said Nguyen. "They're amazed at how I came to Canada."

As for the 49 other people who were on the boat with him, Nguyen said he stays in

touch with some of them, and many of them have made their marks all over the world.

"We've got lawyers, we've got doctors, and we're in Canada, we're in the United States,

we're in Australia, Denmark and all over the world," he said. "We made a deal that we

were in it together, live or die and we all made it."


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Worksheet A

Post-reading Reading Comprehension Exercises

Part I: Main Ideas

1. Check the best alternate title for the article:

a) Refugee opens restaurant in Burnaby

b) How I came to Canada

c) The Boat People

Read the article again slowly and then answer the questions that follow.

2. Match the question word with its answer:

A B

1 Who? a army service

2 What? b 1983

3 When? c Vietnam

4 Where? d escape

5 Why? e L e Nguyen


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Part II: Details

A. True or False? If the sentence is false, correct it.

____ 1. Le Nguyen spent seven months camping in Indonesia.

_____ 2. Nguyen’s mother was thrown in jail for six months.

_____ 3. Osaka Island restaurant opened in 2002 in Burnaby.

_____ 4. Nguyen met his wife Phuong in Vietnam.

_____ 5. The Old Man was not doing his job steering the boat toward Australia.

B. Answer the questions.

1. What work did Nguyen do when he lived in Winnipeg? ______________________

2. How many children does Nguyen have? __________________________________

3. Who knew of their plan to leave Vietnam? ________________________________

4. What did Nguyen learn from his Uncle Vo in Vancouver? _____________________

5. What deal did Nguyen and the other boat people make? ______________________


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Answer Key for Worksheet A

Post-reading Reading Comprehension Exercises

Part I: Main Ideas

1. Check the best alternate title for the article:

a) Refugee opens restaurant in Burnaby

b) How I came to Canada

c) The Boat People

Read the article again slowly and then answer the questions that follow.

2. Match the question word with its answer:

A B

e 1 Who? a army service

d 2 What? b 1983

b 3 When? c Vietnam

c 4 Where? d escape

a 5 Why? e L e Nguyen


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Part II: Details

A. True or False? If the sentence is false, correct it.

__F__ 1. Le Nguyen spent seven months in a settlement camp in Malaysia.

__T___ 2. Nguyen’s mother was thrown in jail for six months.

__F___ 3. Osaka Island restaurant opened in 2010 in Burnaby.

__F___ 4. Nguyen met his wife Phuong in Winnipeg.

__F___ 5. The Old Man was doing his job steering the boat toward Malaysia.

B. Answer the questions.

1. What work did Nguyen do when he lived in Winnipeg? courier

2. How many children does Nguyen have? 4 (three daughters and a son)

3. Who knew of their plan to leave Vietnam? only immediate family

4. What did Nguyen learn from his Uncle Vo in Vancouver? Japanese cuisine/cooking

5. What deal did Nguyen and the other boat people make? they were in it together


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Worksheet B

Vocabulary Building

1. Match the word with the definition.

A B

1 nickname a fuel

2 harrowing b usual; regular

3 scouting c overwhelm with wonder

4 hurdles d substitute or addition to proper name

5 stocking up e cause great distress

6 amazed f make search

7 diesel g Obstacle; difficulty

8 normal h gather supplies

2. Complete the sentence.

survive put off inspiring navigate

restaurateur escape steering disapprove

deal leaks emigrate scary

a. They were lucky to __________ the ocean journey.

b. If there are any __________ in the boat, it could fill up with water and sink.

c. They made a __________ to stick together and help each other.

d. His courage to leave his homeland was __________ to his children and others.

e. She had to decide whether to __________ to Canada, the U.S.A. or Australia.

f. You need a map and a compass to __________ around the rocks and islands and to

stay on course.

3. With a dictionary, look up the definition and part of speech of the other unused words

from the list above.


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Worksheet C

Extension Exercises

A. Using the Pan Pacific map and Canada map, locate the following cities and countries:

1. Vietnam 2. Malaysia 3. Winnipeg 4. Vancouver/Burnaby 5. Cambodia

6. Australia 7. United States 8. Cambodia 9. China 10. Ottawa


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B. Get back together with the partner you had earlier when you shared stories about

how you came to Canada. Pretend you are a reporter and you are writing a story about

your partner. Interview your partner on how s/he came to Canada and take as many

notes as possible. After five minutes, change roles.

C. Homework

Write a short story about how your partner came to Canada.


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Original Follow-up Article

Fresh approach at Osaka

By Alfie Lau, Burnaby Now February 13, 2013

http://www.burnabynow.com/Fresh+approach+Osaka/7957884/story.html

Ryan Nguyen puts together a sashimi plate at Osaka Island Japanese Restaurant in the

Edmonds area of Burnaby. The restaurant has been open for more than two years and

is steadily growing.

Photograph by: Larry Wright , BURNABY NOW

Le Nguyen spent nine years training under his uncle at a Japanese restaurant to learn

the art of making great sushi.

And when the time came to open his own space, he scoured Vancouver and Burnaby to

find just the right spot. He eventually settled on Edmonds Street where, in December

2010, he opened Osaka Island Japanese Restaurant.




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"I could see how this area is growing," said Nguyen. "The swimming pool is opening

soon, there are so many new apartments and there are so many people moving to this

area."

For more than two years, Nguyen, along with wife Phuong and nephew Ryan, have

steadily built the business up, but the emphasis hasn't changed.

"I make sure we buy the freshest ingredients and we prepare everything in-house every

day," said Nguyen. "That's what I learned from my uncle and that's what I'm trying to

teach Ryan."

Nguyen said he takes a special satisfaction from watching his customers finish off their

dishes and he's always looking for ways to improve.

"If someone doesn't finish, I ask them why," said Nguyen. "Usually, it's because they

want to take it home for later or for lunch."

The restaurant, which seats 56 people, is open six days a week, closed on Mondays.

As for the name of the restaurant, Nguyen knows that Osaka isn't an island, but he

wanted to have Osaka in the name.

When he discovered Osaka Japanese Restaurant was already in use, he added Island

to the name because it brought back the good memory of his successful escape from

Vietnam years ago. (His story was profiled last month in the Burnaby NOW.)

Osaka Island Japanese Restaurant is located at 7617 Edmonds St. To order takeout or

make a reservation, call 778-3978884. For more information, go to www.

osakaisland.com.

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