English Speaking Countries

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 Powerpoint presentation

3. Present your project to your partners speaking English

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

How to prepare for an oral presentation 3 eso
Oral Presentations Guidelines

Example of a bad power point ( too much writing )
Example of a correct power point ( only pictures and some sentences or key words)
Example of a prezi presentation
Example of a native speaker

Some examples:

Miami
Minneapolis

USEFUL LINKS

UNITED KINGDOM

http://projectbritain.com/

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