Title: CULTURAL PRESENTATION 2: Presentation on an English-speaking country
Course: YTO englanti 3 osp, valinnainen 2019-2020 > Section: Part 3 Cultural awareness / Eri kulttuurien huomioon ottaminen

CULTURAL PRESENTATION on an English-speaking country

- Choose one of the English-speaking countries listed on this website: http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/english-speaking-countries/
- Find information and create EITHER a video (max. 8 minutes) or PowerPoint presentation
- Feel free to add photos, maps and graphics to your presentation
- Submit your presentation here and, if possible, please  put a copy of or link to your presentation in the Discussion board, so that other students can also learn about the country!
- If you like, you can work together with a partner in this task. You can use the Discussion board to find a partner. Please remember to inform the teacher of your collaboration(yhteistyö).

You can find a lot of useful information on the websites below.

!!! Please don't copy the text directly from these or other sources. Write/Speak in your own words and name the sources you used, or you will be failed.

!!! If you aren't sure what is the right way to use and name your sources, just ask and I can send you instructions! :) Here is a quick video about this: https://youtu.be/PzZsButRaHs

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/profileguide.html

https://www.commisceo-global.com/resources/country-guides/

SUGGESTED INFORMATION TO INCLUDE:

-name of the country (not a suggestion but a requirement, vaatimus!)

-general information: population, capital city, other major cities, languages spoken, currency, land area(=pinta-ala), major religions, form of government: e.g. is it a monarchy or a republic and its head of state (=who is the country´s leader; queen/president/prime minister…), time zone, year of independence/establishment (=itsenäistymis- tai perustusvuosi), climate(=ilmasto), major geographical features: the longest river (+ its length), the tallest mountain(+ its height), the largest lake(+ its area)

-IMPORTANT: social customs and business culture (tapakulttuuri ja työelämän tavat) - How do these compare to Finland? What should a Finn know if he or she went to work there?

-typical food (names of dishes, typical ingredients)

-typical animals (names and descriptions)

-popular sports

-what the country is most famous for

-3-5 famous people from this country (name, professions, why they are famous, city of birth… etc.)

-3-5 famous places to visit (what, where, why famous, etc.)

-other interesting facts or trivia about the country

-the sources you used