Talking about countries

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Friday October 14th

Planning

Marks test

What are we going to do after the autumn break?

Activating pre-knowledge  

Quiz 

Today's goal:

I can talk about about foreign countries

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Countries

Where does the croissant originally come from?

1. Germany
2. Austria
3. France
4. Italy

There are no ...... in Iceland

1. People
2. Volcanoes
3. Trees
4. Mosquitos

How many stars are there on the flag of China

1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 7

Which country has the most lakes?

1. Canada
2. Finland
3. United States
4. Norway

How many habitants does Sweden have?

1. 3 million
2. 7 million
3. 10 million
4. 12 million

What country's capital is Canberra?

1. South-Africa
2. Brazil
3. New-Zealand
4. Australia

English Culture

Learning more

What is this:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"

1. A character from Lord of the Rings
2. An actual place where people live
3. The noise you make when you're choking
4. You just hit your head on your keyboard

Engeland

Ierland

Australië

Schotland

Amerika

Which is an ingredient in the traditional Scottish dish Haggis?

1. Heart
2. Liver
3. Lung
4. Heart, liver, ánd lung

I know right?!

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach.

(Wikipedia)

Name the buildings 

The Walkie Talkie

The Cheese Grater

The Shard (de scherf)

The Gherkin (de augurk)

How many people live in London?

1. Less than 7 million 7,5 miljard
2. Less than 6 million
3. Somewhere between 8 and 9 million
4. Somewhere between 6 and 7 million

Which of these is an actual cheese related event in Gloucester, England?

1. Rolling cheese down a hill and chasing it
2. Fondue parties with hundreds of people
3. Building little houses made out of cheese
4. None. Cheese is forbidden in Gloucester

Seriously...

Engeland

Amerika

Schotland

Ierland

Australië

Which country is green?

Engeland

Ierland

Schotland

Amerika

Australië

To do

- Look up the name of your country in English

- Find the flag (and make sure you can describe it in English)

- Look up how many citizens your country has 

Speak up to inform your classmates!

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