English Speaking Countries 9F

A project where you will learn more about English speaking countries around the world.

Group Project - English speaking countries 

 

 

Centralt innehåll:  

Realia: Levnadsvillkor, traditioner, sociala relationer och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska används.  

Informationssökning: Olika sätt att söka, välja och värdera texter och talat språk på engelska från internet och andra medier.  
Skriftlig produktion: Muntliga och skriftliga berättelser, beskrivningar och instruktioner.  

 

Kunskapskrav i år 9:  

Realia: Eleven diskuterar /.../ några företeelser i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska används, och kan då också göra /.../ jämförelser med egna erfarenheter och kunskaper.  

Informationssökning: Eleven kan välja texter och talat språk från olika medier samt /.../ använda det valda materialet i sin egen produktion och interaktion.  

Skriftlig produktion: I [...] skriftliga framställningar i olika genrer kan eleven formulera sig /.../ i skrift. [...] I [...] skriftlig interaktion i olika sammanhang kan eleven uttrycka sig /.../ anpassat till syfte, mottagare och situation.  

 

 

Time: Three lessons + two lessons for presentations wk 19. 

 

Presentation: Use your imagination and make the presentation interesting! You need to do a presentation for the class and you can choose between making an imaginary trip or a presentation based upon facts. Make a power point-presentation with pictures and key words. 

Your oral presentation should take about  

5-10 minutes. Make sure that everyone is part of the work process and the presentation!

 

 

Countries: Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Malta, Ireland, Nigeria, Kenya, Jamaica, The Philippines and India. 

 

 

 

 Groups: Individual work or in pairs

 

 

 

Content:

1. BASIC INFORMATION 

Find out about the capital city and other important cities in the country, climate, the flag, languages, population, average incomes and currency 

 

2. GEOGRAPHY 

Find out about the highest mountains and main rivers, continent, and neighboring countries 

 

3.MAIN ATTRACTIONS 

Find out about the most important places to visit, the most popular sport, music and the typical food 

 

4. WHATEVER FACTS YOU FIND INTERESTING 

 

 

USEFUL LINKS 

AUSTRALIA: 

Australia - Engelsk (SF) - NDLA

http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/australia 

http://www.csu.edu.au/australia/ 

http://daytranslations.com/australia_profile.aspx 

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/article/0,28138,485854,00.html  

  

INDIA

India - Engelsk (SF) - NDLA

India - English speaking Countries

All about India for Kids | Learn cool facts about this fascinating country

India | History, Map, Population, Economy, & Facts | Britannica

 

IRELAND

Ireland | History, Map, Flag, Capital, Population, & Facts | Britannica

Ireland facts for kids | National Geographic Kids

18 facts about Ireland | Contiki

Ireland Country Profile - National Geographic Kids

 

 

 

JAMAICA

Jamaica - English speaking Countries

Jamaica

Jamaica | History, Population, Flag, Map, Capital, & Facts | Britannica

16 Interesting Fun Facts About Jamaica - Caribbean Warehouse

 

 

NEW ZEALAND 

New Zealand - Engelsk (SF) - NDLA

http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/nzealand 

http://www.newzealand.com/travel/International/ 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEW_ZEALAND

 

 

NIGERIA

Nigeria - Engelsk (SF) - NDLA

Nigeria | History, Population, Flag, Map, Languages, Capital, & Facts | Britannica

Nigeria

13 Things You Need to Know About Nigeria — Google Arts & Culture

facts about nigeria - Google Search

 

 

 

MALTA

Malta | History, Language, Map, People, & Points of Interest | Britannica

20 Fun Facts About Malta_FINAL

20 Fun Facts About Malta_FINAL

Malta for Kids | Facts about Malta | Travel | Geography | Food

  

SOUTH AFRICA 

South Africa - Engelsk (SF) - NDLA

http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/safrica 

http://www.southafrica.info/about/geography/ 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_africa    

  

History: 

AUSTRALIA 

http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/australia/facts-history  

http://daytranslations.com/australia_profile.aspx  

http://www.australianexplorer.com/australian_history.htm  

http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215290/history.htm 

  

NEW ZEALAND 

http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/history/history-home.cfm  

http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/aus-nz/index.pl?read=163  

http://history-nz.org/timeline.html  

  

 SOUTH AFRICA 

http://www.southafrica-travel.net/history/eh_menu.htm 

http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/history-of-south-africa.html 

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/article/0,28138,590858,00.html 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1069402.stm 

 

Main attractions: 

AUSTRALIA 

http://www.bourke-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/wherewelive/australia/australia.htm 

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/australia/reef.htm 

http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com/aboriginal.htm 

http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/O1998-Oct-15/http://www.ozramp.net.au/~senani/mainpage.htm 

 

NEW ZEALAND  

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/Newzealand.shtml 

http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/nature/nature-home.cfm 

http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/about-new-zealand/nature.html 

  

 

SOUTH AFRICA 

http://www.southafrica.net/sat/content/en/za/home 

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/goplaces/0,12405,384364,00.html  

http://www.southafrica-travel.net/Parks/e_parks.htm 

http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/culture-in-south-africa.html