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English Speaking Countries Presentation

Gunnesboskolan, Lunds för- och grundskolor · Senast uppdaterad: 20 april 2017

Learn about one English speaking country and compare your knowledge with Swedish conditions.

English speaking countries - presentation

  • Learn about one English speaking country that you choose from the list below.
  • Create a document here in Classroom as your script.
  • List your sources of information in the document in Classroom.
    Here is an example if my country of choice was England:
    Källa:
    NE.se: http://www.ne.se/s%C3%B6k/?t=uppslagsverk&s=l%C3%A5ng&q=engla (hämtad 20170420))
    Utrikespolitiska institutet: Landguiden.se: http://www.landguiden.se/Lander/Europa/Storbritannien (hämtad 20170420)
    British Council: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-culture (hämtad 20170420)
  • Find out facts about the country and compare three of the following to conditions in Sweden.
  • Make a presentation, either a Keynote and make your presentation live in the class or make a PowToon where you record your voice and your presentation.
  • End your presentation with two to three questions that the class will have to answer.

 

Countries

England

USA

Canada

South Africa

India

Wales

Northern Ireland

Trinidad-Tobago

Scotland

Malta

Ireland

Gibraltar

Australia

New Zealand

Jamaica

 

Facts to compare

  • Educational system
    when do kids start school?
    is school mandatory?
    private schools or state/municipal schools
  • Political system
    Democracy?
    How do they vote?
    King/queen or president?
    Independent/allied with other countries
  • Geography and climate
    Temperature the year around?
    When is winter and summer?
    What can you grow?
    Hills, flatlands, rivers, lakes etc
  • Sports
    What are the three most popular sports? Describe sports that are unknown to Swedish people.
  • Society, how people live
    Social differences
    How is their houses?
    What is their standard of living?
  • Time difference
    Where is this country in relation to Sweden?
  • Population
    How many people?
    Tribes, ethnical groups, different languages?
  • Culture such as food and traditions
    Traditional foods
    Old traditions
    National holidays, what are they like?

Religion
What is the most common religion?
Are many religions present in this society?


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