Intermediate Level - Life in the Settlements - Student's Book

Oqaatsut is a small settlement situated 18 km north of Ilulissat. Oqaatsut means the cormorants. It is named after the many cormorant mountains that surround the settlement. Through many hundreds of years the settlement was the home of Dutch whalers, they called the place ”Rode Bay”.

Today Oqaatsut is a favourite place for tourists. A number of the old colonial houses are restaurants and holiday homes today. 50 years ago at least 200 people lived in the settlement, now only 30 people live there. In the past they lived as hunters and fishermen, today they mostly live off tourism.

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Student's book for the intermediate level

TOWNS AND SETTLEMENTS IN GREENLAND

Ole tells about the quite special settlement atmosphere... How does he describe it? Where do you feel at home and totally relaxed? Insert pictures from your place.

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Welcome to the Icefjord Centre. The Icefjord Centre is a house holding many stories of ice and life with the ice. The Centre is located at Ilulissat in Greenland.

Ole grew up in Oqaatsut, but when he was 9 years old, the family moved to Ilulissat. They did this because in Ilulissat there were better schools and better prospects for the future. Even though he moved many years ago, he often returns to the settlement. This is where he and his family can relax, this is where he has his roots.

Write, draw or find pictures of: - the place you were born - your school - the place where your family comes from - a place where you dream of living

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This is what it looks like at the Icefjord Centre in wintertime. On the next page you will see where Ilulissat is located.

Oqaatsut is a complete society with a power plant, waterworks, a municipal office, a small washhouse, a health center and a church that also holds the school. A small state within the state.

Where are the different functions placed? Draw the labels over into the picture.

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Now you will listen to a podcast called Life in the Settlements. You will hear Ole tell about the settlement of Oqaatsut, where he lived as a child and still enjoys going there. You will hear about the quite special atmosphere in a settlement. You will hear about how life is hard work, but at the same time also easy.

Ole runs a small hotel in Oqaatsut in the summertime.&nbsp; In the settlement there are a number of places where you can spend the night. One of them is Hotel Nordlys.

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Imagine that you have visited Hotel Nordlys. Tell about your experiences. Insert pictures.

Welcome to the Icefjord Centre Map Ilulissat I live here Towns and settlements in Greenland Oqaatsut Listen and talk Ole's settlement A state within the state Hotel Nordlys My reference book Settlement atmosphere

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