CULTURE AROUND THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Introduction

                                                                   

There are a lot of countries and they have their own traditional culture. We are going to find out some cultural norms around the English-speaking countries.  Knowing and understanding one country’s customs and traditions allows us to have a deeper understanding as to why people live such lives, say such things or do such actions. 

 

                                                             

Task

You have to choose 1 of the 5 countries to WRITE A SHORT STORY FOT THE 5TH GRATE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL and your mission is to make it interesting and simple for understanding.

It should be 5 paragraph story with pictures and maybe even some links to YouTube videos for these kids.

Present the country:

  •                                 What is the country? Which is its capital?                                        par 1

                              (Insert a map to locate the country and its flag and introduce it. )

  •          Tell  about the greatest cultural traditions                                                              par 2

                          (It can be a list of some of the norms, traditions, and celebrations in that country

  •  Give some information about food and music                                                               par 3 and 4

                       You can add some links to the YouTube videos where they can watch and listen to it

  • Make a list of things you need to know about the people from this country                    par 5

                                 Don`t forget to describe at least 1 of your favorite feature 

                                                            CHOOSE THE COUNTRY AND MOVE ON

THE UK

                  BRITISH CULTURE                        ABOUT UK                         VIDEO                                                                                                          

THE USA

AMERICAN CULTURE                            MODERN AMERICA                 VIDEO

AUSTRALIA

         LIFE IN AUSTRALIA                 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW           VIDEO

NEW ZEALAND            

   ABOUT NZ             MEETING NZ PEOPLE        NEW ZEALAND

CANADA

STUDY OF CULTURE            CANADIAN CULTURE            CANADA

 

USEFUL VOCABULARY              USEFUL VOCABUARY 2

 

Process

1) You will research all the information presented in the task (you can use some more sites).

2) You have to explore and read as many informational resources as you can

3) You should make notes with the most important information that you will use for the final story

4) Organize yourself and try to complete at least two steps every day when you have an English lesson during this one-week project work.

5) You could use what you want for your final story, such as Microsoft  Word  

6) Share your work with the teacher via e-mail or download it to your electronic register book.

Evaluation

you will be marked on

  • 5 paragraph story
  • this story should be easy to understand for 5th-grade students
  • you should use photos, links 
  • don`t forget about grammar rules
  • use vocabulary from the task table
Conclusion

                                                         

It is incredible how much we can learn from others by exploring a country and its culture. Now that you know a bit more about the English speaking countries, which country would you like to visit? Why?