Anglia theme; Commonwealth 22

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

The English Speaking World

In the upcoming

lessons, you are going to learn about

In which countries
do they speak English
as their main language?
Name as many as you can!

Why not only talk about the UK?

English is a world language. 

England discovered and dominated many parts of the world.

Let's have a look...

Dialect differences

In this next clip you'll find out about the differences in vocabulary. The people are from:

- the US

- the UK

- Australia

Pay close attention!

When an Australian talks about
'a barbie', what does he refer to?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

A 'loonie' means 1 dollar.
In which country?

1. America
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. New Zealand

Boris Johnson

1. Prime Minister of the UK
2. Prime Minister of Australia
3. President of the USA
4. Prime Minister of Canada

Justin Trudeau

1. Prime Minister of the UK
2. Prime Minister of Australia
3. President of the USA
4. Prime Minister of Canada

Jacinda Ardern

1. Prime Minister of the UK
2. Prime Minister of New Zealand
3. Prime Minister of Ireland
4. Prime Minister of Canda

Cyril Ramaphosa

1. Prime Minister of Australia
2. President of South Africa
3. President of the USA
4. Prime Minister of Wales

Joe Biden

1. Prime Minister of Australia
2. President of South Africa
3. President of the USA
4. Prime Minister of Wales

Who is this woman?

Officieel Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II is Head of State of 16 countries (Commonwealth Realms)

Huidige landen waar ze staatshoofd is:

•  Antigua and Barbuda
•  Australia
•  Bahamas
•  Barbados
•  Canada
•  Grenada
•  Jamaica
•  New Zealand
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Saint Kitts and Nevis
•  Saint Lucia
•  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
•  Solomon Islands
•  Tuvalu

Een Commonwealth realm is een Engelse term voor een onafhankelijk land binnen het Gemenebest van Naties (Engels: Commonwealth of Nations) met de Britse monarch als staatshoofd. Er zijn sinds 1992, inclusief het Verenigd Koninkrijk zelf, nog zestien Commonwealth realms.

Sports

Sports play an important part in the lives of many.

Each country has its own national sport.

Guess what the national sport of each country could be.

What is Canada's national sport?

What is England's national sport?

What is Australia's national sport?

What is New Zealand's national sport?

Commonwealth Games

You probably know about the Olympics.

Have you also heard of the Commonwealth Games?

True or False:
The USA can not compete in the Commonwealth Games

True

False

It's false - the USA are not a part of the Commonwealth, therefor they're not able to compete.

What do you bring home?

Imagine you visit a country in the English Speaking World.

Of course, you'll bring something home for your family.

Match the souvenir with the country:

1. The United Kingdom
2. The United States
3. Ireland
4. Canada

1. Canada
2. Australia
3. South Africa
4. The United Kingdom

1. New Zealand
2. South Africa
3. Canada
4. Ireland

1. New Zealand
2. South Africa
3. Scotland
4. Ireland

1. Wales
2. Northern Ireland
3. USA
4. New Zealand

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