Latvia Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. NATO-Russia SCORE Activity
...he Lincoln's legs test the Senate should use. The Task You will serve in the delegation to the NATO sponsored 43 nation Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) from at least the following 14 of those countries: (1) the United Kingdom; (2) France; (3) the United States; (4) Russia; (5) Estonia; (6) Latvia; (7) Lithuania; (8) Italy; (9) Ukraine; (10) Czech Republic; (11) Poland; (12) Hungary; (13) Germany; and (14) Kazakhstan. Your job will be to represent your nation's interests to the best of your ability and at the same time create a positive climate that will insure peace as well as security for a...

2. Lesson Plan Viewer
...reaching down for the tissue might also be pulling out a shoestring stuck in the lace holes of your Rollerblades. Remember to Never Skate Fast, so you don't have to say, 'I F-E-L-L down.' You could fall on STONes, hurt your LATs, and have to Lie In The Hammock Until A Nurse Is Available. (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) Difficult? No. . . Sweat! (Norway, Sweden) Place the palm of your right hand over the map, pointing upwards. It looks like tall man fits into Denmark, your Pinky finger is where Po-folks live: Po-land. the Fake Ring on your thumb suggests. . . . (France) The Germs on your hand should sug...

3. Writing Places
...From.? 12 Oct. 2002. . . ?Where I?m From.? The United States of Poetry. Produced by Joshua Blum and Bob Holman. Directed by Mark Pellington. Washington Square Films, 1996. Student artifacts ?Where I Am From? Inspired by George Ella Lyon?s poem I am from Latvia, Russia, Romania From latkas, challah, and salty matzo ball soup;. I?m from the west side of the Golden Gate Bridge, From Twin Peaks, Fisherman?s Wharf, and the Richmond. I am the dreidel made out of clay, Spinning round and round, where will it land? Gimel, hay, shin, or nun. Gimel! ?Baruch atah ad...

4. World War II
...land 2,500,000 85% 3,300,000 Soviet 1,500,000 Union (occupied 2,100,000 71.4% area) Romania 425,000 50.0% 850,000 Hungary 200,000 49.5% 404,000 260,000 Czechoslovakia 315,000 82.5% 90,000 30.0% France 300,000 Germany 170,000 81.0% 210,000 135,000 Lithuania 150,000 90.0% 90,000 Holland 150,000 60.0% Latvia 85,000 89.5% 95,000 40,000 Belgium 90,000 44.4% Greece 60,000 80.0% 75,000 55,000 Yugoslavia 75,000 73.3% 40,000 66.6% Austria 60,000 Italy 15,000 26.3% 57,000 7,000 14.0% Bulgaria 50,000 6,000 Miscellaneous 20,000 30.0% Totals 5,978,000 72.0% 8,301,000 Figures include Jewish refugees Denmark, Eston...

5. Life Prior to Kristallnacht (1933-1938) - Jacqueline Littlefield
...lion) 7. In 1933, which countries made up central Europe? (Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Danzig) 8. In prewar central Europe, where was the largest Jewish community located? (Germany) 9. In 1933, which countries made up eastern Europe? (Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Soviet Union) 10. Which eastern country in prewar Europe had the largest Jewish population and what was it? (Poland, 3 million) 11. In eastern Europe, what was the name given to the predominately Jewish towns or villages in which many Jews lived? (shtetls) 12. What language did these Jews speak? (Y...

6. EconEdLink | EconomicsMinute | Economic Freedom, Political Freedom: Their Meaning, Their Results
...onomic freedom. Heritage's 2001 economic freedom index contains each country's index for each year, 1995 through 2001. Transitional economies are Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yugoslavia. This list is from: http://freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=46&year=2006 In which categories are these countries making the greatest progress to econ...

7. IATEFL POLAND COMPUTER SIG JOURNAL - Internet Lesson Plans
...ndon Underground operate non-stop? ( Answer: there are only two tunnels, so a few-hour break is necessary for repair purposes) How long is the network? (Answer: over 408 km or 253 miles of railway) A LETTER FROM A HOLIDAY PLACE (A GROUP POSTER) by Marina Gurbo LATE, ICT in ELT SIG coordinator Riga, Latvia marina.gurbo@izm.gov.lv Level: Intermediate and above Time: at least 4 periods (40 mins each) Objectives: - revising vocabulary related to weather and holidays (adjectives) - searching and reading for specific information - revising Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect, Pre...

8. Dan's Homepage
...ies have been highlighted in a special column in the government newspaper and in a weekly television programme. In Denmark, radio programmes on the 12 critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Platform for Action have been produced for broadcast in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Austria, Latvia, Nigeria and Swaziland are among the countries that have held gender sensitization workshops for journalists (source: ). 5. After exploring some/any of the aforementioned, students could be asked to begin an email dialogue with young students from another co...

9. How
...to divide Poland and the rest History - of Eastern Europe between them. After the German invasion of Poland Europe (September 1, 1939), the Soviet army moved into the eastern half of the country. In short order, the USSR also seized and incorporated into its territory the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, strategic portions of eastern Finland, and the provinces of Northern Bukovina and Bessarabia from Romania. The agreement with Germany held only until the Nazis invaded the USSR on June 21, 1941. Despite massive gains, however, the Germans proved unable to defeat the Soviets in a fina...

10. Weather Guesser
...t Indonesia - Badan Meteorologi dan Geofisika (BMG) Isle of Man - Meteorology Department Israel - Meteorological Service (IMS Italy - [Laboratory for Meteorology and Environmental Modeling] Japan - [JWA Japanese version] Jersey - Meteorological Department Korea - Korea Meteorological Administration Latvia - Hydrometeorological Agency Lithuania - Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba to the top Macau - Meteorological & Geophysical Services Macedonia - Republic Hydrometeorological Institute Malaysia - Malaysian Meteorological Service Mexico - Servicio Meteorologico Nacional (SMN) Netherlands - Meteorolo...