Project: English around the world

How much do you know about English? And what about the countries where English is spoken?

This project will help you to find information about the most important English-speaking countries. You will learn about their location in the world, their symbols, their music, sport and main attractions. Have fun!

In this project, you will :

1. Surf English web pages and find information about English-speaking countries

2. Organize the information in order to create a Prezi presentation

3. Present your project to your classmates speaking English

4. Work in groups, sharing your ideas and your abilities in order to do a good job!

TASKS

TASK 1.

Check the world map and colour the countries where English is spoken.

TASK 2.

Go though the information and complete the worksheet

TASK 3.

Choose one of the following English speaking country. Make sure each group works on a different country.

AUSTRALIA IRELAND USA NEW ZEALAND SCOTLAND SOUTH AFRICA

MALTA

What do you have to do?

1. BASIC INFORMATION

Find out about the capital city and other important cities in the country, the flag, population and currency.

2. GEOGRAPHY

Find out about the highest mountains and main rivers

3.MAIN ATTRACTIONS

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

4.LET'S PREPARE OUR ORAL PRESENTATION!

Make a presentation using PREZI to tell your partners about the country you've been working on.

EVALUATION

you will have two marks: a group mark and an individual mark.

For the group mark, your teacher will assess:

The quality of the information and if you have included all the information in the PREZI presentation
The correct use of English (vocabulary, grammar, spelling,…)
The layout of the presentation (colours, photos,…)

For the individual mark, your teacher will assess:

Your participation in the group work
Your speaking performance during the oral presentation: preparation, fluency, pronunciation, etc.

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USEFUL LINKS

AUSTRALIA:

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

NEW ZEALAND

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

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

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

IRELAND

http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/ireland/fact-sheet

http://www.travelinireland.com/general-information/information/15-facts-about-ireland-2.html

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

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/usa/fact-sheet

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0850088.html

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

SOUTH AFRICA

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

IRELAND

http://www.travelinireland.com/general-information/information/15-facts-about-ireland-2.html

http://www.discoverireland.com/us/about-ireland/history/

http://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/countries/ireland/brief-history

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/aw/wr/article/0,28138,1720975,00.html

UNITED STATES

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/USaHistory/UsaHistoryIndex.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0850088.html

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/history

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

IRELAND

http://www.irishtourist.com/directory/places_to_visit/

http://www.discoverireland.ie/Things-to-See-and-Do.aspx

http://www.stpatricksday.ie/cms/events.html

http://www.squidoo.com/top10_attractions_ireland

http://www.travelinireland.com/general-information/information/15-facts-about-ireland-2.html

UNITED STATES

http://na.tenfootsquare.com/united-states/top-10-places-to-visit-in-the-united-states/

http://www.planetware.com/top-tourist-attractions/usa-us.htm

http://www.discoveramerica.com/ca/

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

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